Masaryk University in Brno Faculty of Education Department of English Language and Literature TIPS FOR USING FANTASY BOOKS WITH TEENAGERS Diploma Thesis Brno 2009 Supervisor: Written by: PhDr. Alena Kašpárková Kateřina Vařechová 1 Acknowledgements: I would like to give special thanks to my supervisor‚ PhDr. Alena Kašpárková‚ for her kind help and advice. She willingly commented on my thesis. 2 Declaration: I declare that I worked on the thesis on my own
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Jassi J.L. Aberdeen May 7‚ 2013 Watching a movie or reading a book People become curious when they are hearing the phrase “once upon a time”. How do people get to know stories they desire? By watching and reading. Therefore‚ the same story can be told via a movie or a book but the processes and results are various. Watching a movie is an enjoyable way to gain direct perception of a story. Viewing films is more entertaining as a visual and auditory feast. For the entire story‚ people have less
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Information Appliances E-Books and the Future of Reading M any of us who work in both the research and the design communities try to assess future directions for technology as part of our day-to-day occupation (or perhaps preoccupation). With the new millennium here it seems particularly appropriate to take a moment to consider where we’ve been and to speculate on what lies ahead. One key area of potential innovation is information appliances. My own interest‚ previously at Xerox
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THINGS FALL APART: AN ATONEMENT OF THE PAST As one of the many Africans who had been Europeanized‚ Chinua Acehebe’s faith had been at crossroads with his knowledge of the Igbos. In his essay‚ Named for Victoria‚ Queen of England‚ he recounted how his family would sing praises to the Lord and read the Bible all day long and how the next day‚ his relatives would come over and offered food to idols. According to Achebe‚ he didn’t feel any undue distress or experience spiritual agonies for such
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Thermoelastic Properties of Printed Circuit Boards: Effect of Copper Trace Hu Guojun‚ Goh Kim Yong‚ Luan Jing-en‚ Lim Wee Chin and Xavier Baraton STMicroelectronics‚ 629 Lorong 4/6 Toa Payoh‚ Singapore 319521‚ Singapore Tel: +65 63897056. E-mail address: guojun.hu@st.com Abstract After encapsulation‚ thermo-mechanical deformation builds up within the electronic packages due to coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch between the respective materials within the package as it cools to
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Tim O’Brien‚ in his collection of short stories called “The things they carried”‚ develops the theme of soldiers ‘carrying’ many burdens throughout their lives. Through his persona‚ also named Tim O’Brien‚ O’Brien contradicts the stereotypical reason as to why the men joined the war. Jimmy Cross explores the unwanted burden placed on a Lieutenant of the platoon member’s responsibility. Further O’Brien explores the affect of the Vietnam War on the soldiers on their wellbeing through Norman Bowker
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Summary and Response Essay Is Cursive Writing A Thing of the Past? How often do we actually use cursive writing these days? And if we don’t write incursive‚ should we continue to teach our children how to? This is one of the biggest questions in our education system today. Many states are eliminating this practice‚ while others are trying to preserve this slowing fading art. Dr. Vi Supon‚ tells us is in the article‚ Cursive Writing: Are It’s Last Days approaching?‚ “Indicators are that technological
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Effects of Reading Comic Books on the Young Reader OUTLINE TITLE: EFFECTS OF READING COMIC BOOKS ON YOUNG READERS INTRODUCTION I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW A. Rise of the Comic Strip B. The Comic Book Superheroes C. The Philippine Comic Book Industry II. COMIC BOOK CHARACTERISTICS A. Unique Characteristics B. Parts of the Comic Book C. Comic Book Genres III. EFFECTS OF COMIC BOOKS A. Negative Effects of Reading Comic Books B. Positive Effects of Reading Comic Books CONCLUSION
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Media Management 2nd Term A.Y. 2012-2013 De Las Alas‚ Denniel G. October 16‚ 2012 READING ASSIGNMENT #1 Chapter 5: The Printed News System Answer the following Questions: 1. What is a Gatekeeper as it is portrayed in the chapter? How does the Gatekeeper influence the news we see on a news-page? On the reality that we know? What can you say about this? Gatekeeper
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF READING BOOKS? 10 Benefits of Reading (or Ways Reading Makes You Better at Life) I’ve found that no matter what I read‚ the act of reading every day has helped me in nearly every aspect of my life. Here are a few of my favorite ways that reading has improved my quality of life‚ and will definitely improve yours. 1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progressof (or possibly even prevent) Alzheimer’s and Dementia‚ since keeping
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