it is of my experience that a healthy dose of skepticism works wonders in pointing out biases. That healthy dose of skepticism can easily reveal that Pitts in this essay is very biased. First things first‚ there’s an elephant in the room that needs to be addressed. That elephant is the writer’s overuse of quotations used in a “sarcastic” form. Many times throughout this essay he uses words such as “uncomfortable” in a seemingly sarcastic tone. This first and foremost is a dead giveaway that Pitts
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It is reported that the amount of time spent at work affects the time available for other activities‚ such as rest‚ caring for family members‚ learning‚ leisure or volunteering. In recent years with the increase of communications technology‚ more workers spend at least half their time on e-mail. Another report‚ comments that workers spend just over a quarter of their time in the office surfing online or goofing off. With so much time spent at work many people bring their “personal life” to the office
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1. David F. Dalton pointed out that Arabic speakers would find it difficult to distinguish between / p / and / b / ‚ Japanese speakers will not be aware of the difference between / l / and / r / and Spanish speakers will hava a trouble realising consonant clusters like [ sts ]. Topic : Teaching English Language. Subtopic : Teaching English pronunciation. Author: David F. Dalton Date : January‚ 1997. Quotation : We can predict that Arabic speakers will have difficulty distinguishing between
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1. Porter’s five forces Threat of new entrance: low From our opinion‚ there are many difficulties for any new entrants to enter the soft drink market. • Huge business capital: Starting a new business in beverage industry is not an easy issue. A new entrance needs a big amount of starting money. - High advertising cost: The advertising and marketing spend (Case Exhibit 5 & 6) in the industry is in 2000 was around $ 2.6 billion (0.40 per case * 6.6 billion cases) mainly by Coke‚ Pepsi and their
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The couple in Ernest Hemingway’s "Hills Like White Elephants" faces a difficult situation‚ how to deal with an unplanned pregnancy. To further complicate the issue‚ it’s pretty clear that one partner wants to settle down and have the baby‚ while the other partner doesn’t. What we see in the story is a discussion of the matter in a train. Written in 1927 when sex education and discussion of birth control were federal crimes in the U.S.‚ the story also comments on what little was known about reproductive
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“Who’s Love are you to Choose” In the "Hills like White Elephants‚" by Ernest Hemingway the setting emphasize on a decision facing a couple that disagree about whether the woman should have an abortion. The story’s about a girl named Jig and her older American lover‚ sitting at a train station sipping drinks and discussing whether they should proceed to abort their unborn baby. Jig opposes the plan‚ although she refuses to say so openly. Her lover‚ on the other hand‚ sees it as a solution to
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George Orwell “Shooting an Elephant” In the essay “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell argues that imperialism ruins and hurts not just a countries’ economic‚ cultural and social structure‚ but has other far reaching consequences; oppression undermines the psychological‚ emotional and behavioral development of mankind. Orwell served his country‚ the British Empire‚ in Burma during the early 20’s as a police officer. The country was colonized by the most powerful economical leader in Europe.
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June Whitlock Henry Miller Marketing July 5‚ 2016 Hazardous Materials Found in E-Waste Most people in the United States are now aware that disposing of electronic equipment by traditional methods—such as dumping in landfills—is harmful to the environment. It is intuitive to people that placing large items that will never completely break down in landfills is a wasteful use of land‚ but the reasons for special treatment of electronic waste go beyond that. Electronics contain hazardous materials
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Communication in Hills Like White Elephants In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway‚ the dialogue provides the driving force in the plot and gives the reader an overview of the characters’ persona. The American’s masculine character and ways of communicating differ greatly from that of the passive girl. They engage in a discussion in a train station surrounded by hills about whether to get an abortion for the pregnant girl. The American is pushing for an abortion while
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Water for Elephants‚ after reading the rave reviews of the book posted on several social media sites by friends and acquaintances. The truth is‚ it is summer and I am desperate for a distraction away from my recent obsession with Grey’s Anatomy reruns fueled by Netflix’s instant queue. So I purchased the book and slowly began retreating from my computer screen that stole 42 minutes of my day as I sat captivated by Dr. Owen Hunt’s passionate kissing. Moreover‚ my favorite animals are elephants‚ so from
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