you that considerable thought has been given to how longer paragraphs can be developed into well focused presentations of single units of thought. What follows is an (imaginary) article invented to illustrate many of the "modes of discourse"--the traditional methods by which writing is developed. In succession‚ the following paragraphs are narration‚ exposition‚ definition‚ classification‚ description‚ process analysis‚ and persuasion. (The process analysis paragraph has been broken into a bulleted
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Part of Gee’s primary discussion focuses on discourses‚ which are essentially the specific words or ways of thinking that people use when they are around certain groups of people (51). He explains how they apply to the ideologies of all cultures and communities‚ stating that the individuals use discourses every time they communicate with each other (54). Lastly‚ Gee highlights the differences between learning and acquiring knowledge and ties everything to his definition of literacy‚ which is
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In our book‚ Writing About Writing‚ John Swales defines a discourse community as a group of individuals who share “a broadly agreed upon set of public goals” that use “mechanisms of intercommunication among its members” in order to achieve their objectives (795). I have chosen to examine how the College World‚ the Adrian College school paper‚ operates as a discourse community through the use of various mechanisms in order to solve the main issues that arise. More precisely‚ the research will explore
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UCF Robotics Club‚ a Discourse Community A discourse community can be defined many ways; however I tend to agree with Swale’s definition of it. Swale’s classification of a discourse community is that it has six main characteristics. Those being a "broadly agreed set of common public goals"‚ "mechanisms of intercommunication among its members"‚ "uses its participatory mechanisms primarily to provide information and feedback"‚ "utilizes and hence processes one or more genres in the communicative
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is usually known‚ a long prayer follows the farewell discourses. This prayer is also usually designated as the "high priestly prayer" of Jesus. John surrounds this prayer of several chapters‚ which describe Jesus’ preparation to His way to the Cross. John affirms that this preparation begins by the footwashing‚ which shows the disciples the ministry of servanthood Jesus expected from them (Jn 13: 1 – 20). Then‚ in the first farewell discourse‚ Jesus gives His new commandment of love (13: 31 – 38)
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Environmental Discourse Analysis as Applied to Ecosystems Environmental Sociology FRANCYS JANE DERRICK Environmental Discourse Analysis as Applied to Ecosystems What is an ecosystem? At first glance‚ this seems to be a straightforward question‚ one to be answered by environmental scientists. However‚ the concept of an ecosystem‚ or more specifically‚ the action that posits the existence of an ecosystem‚ raises a series of questions that challenge some basic assumptions about the environment
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Council of Teachers of English) ‚ a discourse community is “the grouping of people who share common language norms‚ characteristics‚ patterns‚ or practices as a consequence of their ongoing communications and identifications with each other”‚ with that being said the discourse community of Political Science is one of relevance and interest to myself. There are many different articles and pages that serve to help one understand all about discourses and the discourse of Political Science solely. The goals
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This discourse analysis essay will be critically analyzing the advertisement for LEGO that has been attached above. I will pay close attention to the purpose‚ structure‚ audience and tone of this advertisement as well as unpacking its linguistic features. The purpose for this LEGO advertisement will be identified first; followed by the study of how its structure‚ audience‚ tone and certain linguistic features will affect its persuasiveness. The purpose of this advertisement is to persuade (UNISA
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The Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli and Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes provide two views on popular resistance that stand in stark contrast with each other. Whereas the former celebrates class conflict as essential to the health of a Republic‚ the latter condemns nearly all forms of resistance (save for one exception). In my essay I will elaborate on Machiavelli’s view of class conflict‚ Hobbes’ view on the matter‚ and then contrast their views and the underlying reasons for these differences
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Roxana: The Unfortunate Mistress and the Discourse of Marriage “...I thought a woman was a free agent‚ as well as a man‚ and was born free‚ and cou’d she manage herself suitably‚ might enjoy that liberty to as much otherwise as the men do; that the laws of matrimony were indeed‚ otherwise‚ and mankind at this time‚ acted quite upon other principles; and those such‚ that a woman gave herslef entirely away from herself‚ in marriage‚ and capitulated only to be‚ at best‚ but an upper-servant‚ and
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