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    would ever get done." Despite the risk of sounding cliché by opening with a Ludwig Wittgenstein quote‚ this is where we shall begin. It is something that relates back to a basic human instinct that is so deeply rooted in our DNA. Why do we yearn so intuitively for ideas that are silly and nonsensical? The answer is balance. Everything in the universe‚ including us is constantly striving for equilibrium. The Industrial Revolution was an expression of human logic and innovation. We wanted to produce

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    Dress Codes In Schools

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    utilized for years. But are these rules necessary? They often suppress students’ individuality as well as students’ self-expression. At the same time these rules also discriminate and needlessly sexualize young women. Dress codes were put in place to establish a distraction-free environment for students. And yet‚ they are doing the opposite‚ and thus‚ modifying or eliminating them would be most logical. The first dress code discussion developed in the Tinker v. Des Moines case in 1969

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    English 10-1 Exam Study Notes Elements of Fiction/Short Story Unit Plot Exposition: background info and may include antecedent action Rising Action Climax: highest point of emotional intensity Falling Action: working towards the resolution Denoument/Resolution: unknotting of the plot Plot Manipulation: an unmotivated action by a character or when the author relies too heavily on chance or coincidence to bring about the solution to the conflict Conflict Man vs. Man – against another character

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    Constructive Feedback Job Aid Use this job aid the next time you are asked to give or receive feedback. Refer to it to help you recall concepts from the tutorial. What Is the Purpose of Feedback? • Receiving feedback helps a writer become less attached to his or her work. • Giving feedback helps a reviewer practice analytical skills: o Criticize and examine work o Question errors o Suggest improvements How Do I Give Feedback? Peer review is a method for giving and receiving feedback:

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    We All Make Mistake

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    We have all made mistakes it is part of being human‚ but there is always that one mistake you make that turns into an unwanted life lesson. When life knocks you down you get up and brush of the dirt and keep moving forward- Sounds a little cliché but it’s true. I do this all the time. I yearn for the thrilling adventure that can make me cringe in fear or tear up in laughter. Every day I am flung into the air spinning‚ twirling and kicking my body. Coming down I put trust into three people hoping

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    The Writing Process

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    Spelling errors; grammatical errors such as punctuation; improper use of homophones (words which sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings) like their and there; staying on topic and not going off on tangents. 3a. A cliché is an expression (frequently a metaphor or analogy) that has been used so often it loses its freshness and often‚ its original meaning. 3b. Because she tends to go on interminably when telling a story‚ we have to nip it in the bud‚ and not give her the

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    How to Render an Article

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    1. Headline / Title of the article The article is headlined... The headline of the article is... The article goes under the headline... The article under the headline... has the subhead... The title of the article is... The article is entitled... 2. Place of origin The article is (was) printed / published in... The article is from а newspaper under the nameplate... 3. Time of origin The publication date of the article is... The article is dated the first of October 2008. The article is

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    It has become something of a cliche to talk of the period after the Second World War as one of enormous upheaval in which the traditional patterns of life in Britain were swept aside to be replaced by a new‚ and superficially less class-ridden system. Sociologists have dwelt in particular upon the disintegration of the working-class community and have demonstrated how the demolition of the traditional environment of back-to-backs and corner shops merely signified deeper and more intangible changes

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    Anime Vs American Anime

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    Japanese animation‚ or anime‚ differs from what you would typically find in an American cartoon. Cartoons are usually intended to induce laughter; thus‚ revolve around humorous concepts. There are some cartoons in the market that are educational in nature and have amusing qualities that are generally targeted towards toddlers and kids. Although‚ a lot of children are interested in watching American animation then anime‚ it’s still superior to American animation because of the complex character development

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    A Comparative Analysis of Tenses in Newspapers Headlines and Reports Introduction. The aim of this course paper is to compare tenses used in newspapers headlines and reports on the analytical basis‚ and to find out for what particular reasons the usage of tenses in headlines and newspaper articles differ. First‚ I am going to focus on the characteristics of different functional styles found in the English language. In the light of oratorical‚ colloquial‚ poetic‚ official and other styles‚ we

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