READTHEORY Name________________ Date________________ • Reading Comprehension 1 Level 12 Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. The word euthanasia is of Greek origin and literally means “a good death.” The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as “the act of killing a person painlessly for reasons of mercy.” Such killing can be done through active means‚ such as administering a lethal injection‚ or by passive means‚ such as withholding medical care or food and water.
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Our environment is a system of interaction between the natural system and the social system for meeting. Our human needs and wants are dependent on the biophysical environment‚ which is governed by a set of sovereign immutable laws. This will enable us to make a rational and appropriate use of environmental resources for suitable development. The word ’Envoronment’ has originated from French word environ‚ means surroundings and "ment" means the actioning. The term ’environment’ etymologically means
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watching a movie or reading a book‚ most people grab the DVD remote control quicker than you would think. The truth is that watching movies takes much less concentration and effort. In a world where people are looking for the easiest route to take‚ it makes sense that they would rather watch a movie than stimulate their brain mentally. So‚ a great reason not to watch movies is to find something better to do with your time. Firstly reading is much better for everyone. Reading allows the mind to be
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In the essay On Reading a Video Text the writer confronts the challenges that are pointed by others that video texts are not an up-to-date -day channel for cultural interchange. The author started by stating all the notable advantages of video text as the author eloquently mentioned it. The author mentioned the pleasure of having close up position‚ rewind‚ applying music while showing a video and others. Then the writer proceeded and elaborated the critical analysis of video texts may be used to
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practice makes perfect in almost everything we humans do and reading is no different. 2. Reading exercises our brains. Reading is a much more complex task for the human brain than‚ say‚ watching TV is. Reading strengthens brain connections and actually builds new connections. 3. Reading improves concentration. Again‚ this is a bit of a no-brainer. Children have to sit still and quietly so they can focus on the story when they’re reading. If they read regularly as they grow up‚ they develop the
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they are essentially being someone else and imagining the types of activities and events that they go through. And when they stop reading‚ they have different views thus changing their opinions about something. So by being someone else‚ readers can improve their empathy and help them view things differently. Another thing that reading fiction can do is that reading fiction can help improve theory of mind. Theory of mind is thinking what another person may be thinking based on the situation at hand
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LITERATURE REVIEW #1 - Pinedo’s Introduction & Chapter 2: “The Pleasure of Seeing/Not-Seeing the Spectacle of the Wet Death” (1997) MLA Citation: Pinedo‚ Isabel Cristina. Introduction. "Chapter 2: “The Pleasure of Seeing/Not-Seeing the Spectacle of the Wet Death”." Recreational Terror: Women and the Pleasures of Horror Film Viewing. Albany‚ NY: State University of New York‚ 1997. N. pag. Print. Reading Summary: Pinedo’s work exemplifies the effects on behavior and feelings of a person through
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Are Higher Pleasures Unique to Human Beings? John Stuart Mill argues in Utilitarianism that higher pleasures are unique to human beings. Higher pleasures are those pleasures that require some minimum of cognitive capacities to enjoy. More specifically‚ higher pleasures are intellectual pleasures while lower pleasures are sensual pleasures. Mill argues that animals are not capable of experiencing higher pleasures because animals are not aware of their higher facilities; animals lack the conscious
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dass can encourage you and form the basis of a community that will help and sustain you. But that dass‚ as helpful as it was‚ is not where I learned to write. *itirg ike most-maybe all-vriters‚ I learned to write by and‚ by example‚ from reading books. Instead I answer by recalling my owu most valuable experienee not as a teacher‚ but as a student in one of the few fietion workshops I have ever taken. This was in the 1970s‚ during ny brief careLr as a graduate student in
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The importance of reading Reading has at all times and in all ages been a source of knowledge‚ of happiness‚ of pleasure and even moral courage. In today’s world with so much more to know and to learn and also the need for a conscious effort to conquer the divisive forces‚ the importance of reading has increased. In the olden days if reading was not cultivated or encouraged‚ there was a substitute for it in the religious sermon and in the oral tradition. The practice of telling stories at bed
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