Did you know that there are four types of discourse communities? There’s the professional community‚ which is your job‚ career or working environment. Your social communities are your friends and family. The civic community is the clubs‚ hobbies and extracurricular activities you attend to or participate in. The last one is your cultural group‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ environment cultures all play into this one. My discourse community happens to be a mix of all four of these. I am a competitive dancer
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Ending Starvation Across the globe in impoverished third world countries an estimated 50‚000 children die of starvation every day (Quine 36). We have all seen the images of these children--bloated bellies‚ fly covered‚ bulging eyes--in television pleas by various charitable organizations. While these images sicken us‚ we idly sit by (often flipping the channel to avoid them)‚ refusing to help these less fortunate kids. The problem is made worse by the ever-increasing population. Even the wealthy
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A Chapter with Annie Jane “Reach out and grab my hand Annie!” I shouted to my sister from across the chasm. Her tanned face and glazed‚ hazel eyes were paralyzed with fear although she tried to smile. Her feet were unsteady on the boulder as she reached out her quaking hand adorned with gypsy rings. A gust of mountain wind ripped past her shoulder length‚ dusty-blonde hair and tossed her wispy‚ retro ensemble that hugged her Marilyn Monroe curves. She swiftly retracted her arm. “I can’t!” her
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Escaping society and all its rigmarole was a difficult task‚ especially once you’d accepted an invitation. ‘’ London hasn’t changed.’’ James muttered under his breath while standing in the shadows getting some much needed fresh air on the balcony. Open double doors allowed him to keenly observe guests attending the Hargrave ball. A ball he himself regretted attending. Lifting a lit cigar to his lips he blew out another puff of cloudy smoke that hung thick in the air creating a heady mist. Truthfully
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Montag walked slowly next to the gray moonlit river‚ still in shock from the blatant bomb. The clicking of his shoes echoed through the trees‚ making a break in the silence. Montage turned to see Granger steadily catching up to him “How are you doing?” Said Granger “Okay‚ considering.” uttered Montage softly Granger nodded “Once we reach the city we will have a better understanding of what happened.” Montage shook his head in agreement with him; after a few minutes Granger got the cue that Montage
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Essay. Belonging is a fundamental part for all individuals in which we strive for acceptance and security through others. Understanding is a main part of feeling like you belonging. Individuals belong when they fell connected to others and the world. However to do this they must first have an understanding and acceptance of self which will nourish their sense of belonging. A lack of understanding of the concept of belonging and yourself leads to preventing your identity‚ relationships‚ acceptance
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topic of the Meditation Three discusses the concept of God and the proof of His existence. Descartes begins with the assertion that he is a ’thinking thing’ and therefore‚ he exists. Next‚ he further questions the source of his thoughts and certainty of anything else‚ because there are things that he previously admitted as certain and evident that later discovered to be doubtful (P.70). Therefore‚ Descartes concluded he has to find out whether there is God and that He is not a deceiver‚ to remove
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own regard. One of the most significant of these individuals was Rene Descartes. Rene Descartes was an admirable individual due to his contributions to philosophy‚ his remarkable findings in mathematics‚ and his explanations of the physical world that are still relevant today. Descartes came up with the philosophical arguments of Cartesian doubt‚ the Mind-Body problem‚ and Cartesian certainty. In regards to Mathematics‚ Descartes discovered numerous principles and theorems that paved the way for future
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the Body”‚ Descartes tasked himself with using philosophical reasoning in determining truths of the universe and of his own being. Motivated to justify that which he has held to be true‚ and to use those truths to find answers for questions that he poses both of the truths themselves and of his own existence‚ Descartes became suspicious of even the most basic elements of himself. Therefore‚ he needed to explore one innate form that he could be absolutely sure of: his own mind. Descartes closes the
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Audio lingual method The Audio lingual method or the Army Method is a style of teaching used in language Instruction. It is based on behaviorist ideology‚ which professes that certain trait of living things‚ and in this case humans‚ could be trained through a system of reinforcement and correct use of a trait would receive positive feedback while incorrect use of that trait would receive negative feedback. So in the Audio Lingual Method‚ the instructor would present the correct model of
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