After reading the book “Becoming a Learner” by Matthew Sanders‚ I was able to better appreciate the effect that positivity has on learning in a college setting as well as throughout our entire lives. There were a few key points that stood out to me‚ that I want to touch on briefly. Sanders said‚ “The primary purpose of college isn’t learning a specific set of professional skills‚ the primary purpose of college is to become a learner.”‚ I think that this statement is so true. Often times as young
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Visual Aid Speech (Selfie) Introduction: Attention-Getting Device: I. These days everyone knows what selfie is. II. Snapchats and Selfies III. selfies are now in all around the world. Body: I. A selfie is a self-portrait photograph‚ typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone. Selfies are often shared on social networking services such as Facebook‚ Instagram‚ or Twitter. They are usually flattering and made to appear casual. A. Most selfies are taken with a camera held at arm
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Study Skills: Managing time as an Adult learner Justin Simmons College 100 Foundations of Online Learning American Military University Alfred Cicere Study Skills: Managing time as an Adult learner Being able to manage time as an adult is sometimes very difficult. Learning how to defeat this speed bump is truly easier than it looks. There are many types of learning‚ each with their own advantages and disadvantages. The following essay will show you the simple ways of making learning easier
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THEORY OF VISUAL RHETORIC IN ADVERTISING Visual rhetoric is one of the most fundamental concepts in theory and practice of advertising because it encompasses the methodology that has arguably been used by every company over the world in the past decades. Phillips and McQuarrie (2004) argue that visual rhetoric is a fair descendant of verbal rhetoric as it utilizes the same principles and resorts to same conceptual devices as its parent concept. One can come up with dozens of examples of verbal rhetoric
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Principal’s welcome speech on 40th Anniversary Inauguration Ceremony dated 7th February 2009 Dear Guest of Honor‚ Brother Patrick‚ Reverend Brothers‚ Distinguished School Principals‚ Friends‚ Parents‚ Old Boys‚ Teachers‚ and Students‚ On behalf of the school‚ I have great pleasure to welcome all of you to the 40th Anniversary and Open Days Inauguration Ceremony of Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College. It is a day of rejoice because we will recall together a lot of touching stories we had experienced in CSK in the last forty years
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JABBERWOCKY Lewis Carroll (from Through the Looking‐Glass and What Alice Found There‚ 1872) `Twas brillig‚ and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves‚ And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock‚ my son! The jaws that bite‚ the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird‚ and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!" He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long Lme the manxome foe he sought ‐‐ So rested he by the Tumtum tree‚ And stood awhile in thought
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I am writing this letter in regards to my failure in my study of Bachelor of Nursing at North Sydney campus. I would like to explain my circumstance and appeal for another opportunity to show that I can succeed‚ given the right circumstances. On the 13th of December 2013‚ I received a letter notifying me of my failure to achieve the necessary academic standards and was made aware of regulation 7.2.1.2(a) requirements. The reason for my appalling academic result is because I had serious family
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The Experiences of living in the global village can begin to challenge and have a negative impact on an individual’s values‚ beliefs and attitudes. Living in the global poses challenges such as the differentiating values of mateship‚ traditions and the notion of fairness and justice. These aspects are highlighted in the film The Castle (1997) directed by Rob Sitch. On the other hand The article Digital natives‚ Digital immigrants (2001) written by Marc Prensky highlights the complex dynamics of
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Sitting cross-legged on the bay window at home‚ I study my canvas. A toddler sits in her pram‚ brown curly locks flying in all directions. Her cheeks are dimpled and her smile is gummy. Her hand holds a rattle‚ but she’s looking at me intently. At first glance‚ she’s exactly the way I remembered her when I first saw her while vacationing at a hill-station. (something not quite right about this sentence) My eyes linger on hers; the curve seems just right‚ the pupils a lovely hue of green-yellow‚ her
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I found many of the topics discussed in Becoming a Learner useful‚ but the things I found most useful were how most college students go into college and how it is wrong. Sanders describes how many students go into college with the assumption that college will give them a good life. Talking about this he says‚ “The problem with this conversation is that it can turn education into an obligation instead of an opportunity” (Sanders 26). I can relate to this because many times I have thought that college
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