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    blame for the belief that every aspect of this world is categorized according to genders because this idea has been in our society for ages and there has always been a debate on this topic. In Christina Hoff Sommers’ article “You Can Give a Boy a Doll‚ But You Can’t Make Him Play With It” published on the 6th of December 2012‚ in the newspaper The Atlantic she seems to be a firm believer that genders are different‚ each sex has separate needs and tendencies but remain equal. This is the reason why

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    other hand‚ not everyone has the potential of becoming successful. I think that if we have the mindset of being positive‚ great personality‚ good aptitude and not taking anything for granted‚ we will succeed in life. Carol Dweck claims that having a growth mindset of working hard‚ practice and training‚ we will manage to increase our attention‚ our memory‚ our judgement and to become more smarter than we were before. She insisted that if we have the never ending curiosity‚ go the extra miles of trying

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    How Far Do You Agree With The View That Lady Bracknell Does Create Comedy in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’?  When deciding if a character creates comedy or not it is important to weigh up the pros and cons of their main attributes. For me‚ overall Lady Bracknell does create comedy so I agree with the view but as with anything else it is arguable. It is clear the her triviality‚ character inversion and Wilde’s use of stock character create comedy although it can be argued that she is nonsensical

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    In the article Bilingual Lives‚ Bilingual Experience‚ Alice Wierzbicka is truthfully capturing the perks and flaws of the bilingual life‚ while also showing the inner struggle an individual goes through when using his choice of words‚ rather than simply sticking to the vocabulary differences. To lead a bilingual life‚ one must learn how to properly unite his feelings and chosen language‚ so it can create an accurate way of truly expressing himself or herself through their choice of words. In the

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    Rapping Rapping (or emceeing‚ MCing‚ spitting bars‚ or rhyming) is "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The components of rapping include "content"‚ "flow" (rhythm and rhyme)‚ and "delivery". Rapping is distinct from spoken word poetry in that it is performed in time to a beat. Rapping is often associated with and a primary ingredient of hip hop music‚ but the origins of the phenomenon can be said to predate hip hop culture by centuries. It can also be found in alternative rock such as that of Cake and

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    If you could make one important change in a school that you attended‚ what change would you make? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. If you could make one important change in your school‚ what would you change? Most people want to change the school uniforms to look more fashionable. But for me i would prefer to gain more experience in practicing than theory.I will give the following reasons to explain why I want to change the ways First of all‚ I feel that the students

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    In the article “ Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um… Focus” author Alina Tugend presents various problems on how multitasking can hurt you rather than help you. Edward Hallowell argues “you have to keep in mind that you sacrifice focus when you do this” (Hallowell) while multitasking between talking on the phone and doing laundry disturbs and interrupts your focus on the conversation you’re having on the phone. In Alina Tugend’s article “ Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um… Focus” shows the disparate

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    Doris says that Yolanda has “problems that make her act crazy.” In your opinion‚ does Yolanda have any positive qualities? If so‚ what are they? Yes‚ Yolando does have positive qualities. A positive quality that Yolanda has is she is very courageous. Yolanda expressed this quality in the story by standing up for what she believes in. 2. What are the negative outcomes of Doris’s decision to run away from trouble? Some negative outcomes of Doris’s decision to run away from trouble is she doesn’t

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    with you‚ as the parent. Some of this communication is informal‚ such as phone calls‚ comments in your child’s notebook‚ a chat at the bus stop or at a school function. Other forms of communication are more formal and will need to be written.  Letters provide both you and the school staff with a record of concerns‚ and suggestions. Putting your thoughts on paper gives you the opportunity to take as long as you need to state your concerns specifically‚ to think over what you’ve written‚ to make changes

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    Poe makes us understand that the narrator is mad by making him talk and shout directly at us‚ by using exclamation marks as his punctuation. When you read what the narrator is saying to youyou can feel the emotion‚ and hear the speed and volume of his voice. He does this by the use of punctuation‚ short sentences‚ and putting some words into capitals; one example of a capital worded sentence is‚ ‘it was A LOW‚ DULL‚ QUICK SOUND – MUCH SUCH A SOUND AS A WATCH MAKES WHEN ENVELOPED IN COTTON.’ The

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