Week 2 Assignment 1 Michael McCue HUM111 World Cultures I Dr. Andrew N Allphin 16 October 2012 •No one can say for certain what happened to the Mayan people‚ but theories abound and include varied possible alternatives to explain the abrupt and mysterious disappearance of the Mayan civilization. Many historians have questioned “how” or “why” the Mayan civilization disappeared after the 10th century; however there is no definitive answer to this question. One possible theory is
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Everything Mark does is very calculated and well thought out‚ which is a key characteristic of a green type personality. This can be seen when he shaves his head. When his hair is finally all shaved off‚ Mark asks‚ “My ma used to make me keep my hair real long‚ cause that’s where she’d hit me. Is my head still lumpy?” (Cretton 38). Even though he has been away from his mother for a very long time‚ he still kept his hair long‚ but right before he turns 18-years-old‚ he decides to shave it off. This
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We got rid of our cable about a month ago in an attempt to watch less TV. What I’ve learned is that you don’t really need a TV service. We can watch most of our favorite shows online for free and‚ of course‚ we have Netflix to take up hours upon hours of our time. We’ve tried not to watch too much TV‚ but this past weekend I found a show called 13 Reasons Why and became interested in the plot about a woman who takes her own life and then describes the 13 reasons why she does so. I’m on episode 12
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In the short story "Everything That Rises Must Converge"‚ by Flannery O’Connor‚ the author creates a struggling relationship between two main characters‚ Julian and his mother. Through this relationship the author shows us how Julian and his mother use racist tendencies in quite different ways to fulfill their interests and to contribute to the theme of racism in the story. In the story‚ Julian’s mother is described as a woman from the "Old South" where racial tendencies are
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Assignment 2 – Focus on the learner LEARNER’S PROFILE Sonia Meirelles is a 27-year old Brazilian student‚ in the Intermediate English class‚ who has been studying English for 13 months (since August‚ 2011). Sonia has a degree in Biology and used to work as a biology teacher in a regular school‚ however she is currently unemployed. She then decided to start taking English lessons‚ so she could have more chances when trying to find a job. She enjoys the English classes as she believes
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in John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace” appear to be sheltered from the influences of the international conflicts as a result of attending an all-boys boarding school. The novel focuses on the friendship between Finny and Gene‚ two friends who bonded during the carefree summer sessions at the Devon School. When the winter approaches‚ the students find themselves having to deal with stricter administration and rules. The new order and increasing impact of the war causes the students to stress and worry
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don’t use the auxiliary verb when forming the negative and interrogative form: Haven’t we have to sleep? We haven’t to sleep. Solution: First‚ elicit examples from students and compare the correct form vs. the incorrect one on the board. Later‚ during correction provide an incorrect example and ask students to correct. Problem: Students don’t link the words have and to pronouncing them as two independent words and changing it to /ˈhæv/ /tuː /. Solution: Draw linking on board under the words
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Attitude is everything The two men that Frederick Langbridge was talking about could very well be prisoners‚ looking out of their cell through the metal bars in their window. However‚ they don’t see the same thing; one sees merely what is right outside‚ mud‚ cold and depressing. On the other hand‚ the other man looks beyond‚ he looks upwards to the sky‚ he sees the starts‚ twinkling and free‚ possibly striking a chord in his heart — his own longing to be free. Frederick Langbridge’s statement
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CELTA Pre-course task Section 1 Task 1 1. Monolingual‚ adult group classes‚ part time‚ mixed gender‚ similar ability‚ day‚ teachers with English speaking backgrounds 2. After the course finishes I will be teaching the same. Task 2 1. I decided to teach adults because I like to listen to the various life experiences the adults have‚ I also like the adults hunger and willingness to learn. Adults are usually very motivated and make for an interesting class. 2. I find I’m well suited
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We as new generation of human should not think that money is part of our lives. With only money‚ not all things you can get‚ So‚ I will say money is not everything. STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC PURPOSE II. Don’t always depend on money. PREVIEW OF MAIN POINTS III. Reason why people should not depends on money. A. Money can’t help us when we are dying. B. Affect the morality of people to negative situation. C. Money brings destruction to lives. TRANSITION: We as human always thinking
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