If you could define the word artifice‚ how would you define it ? The word Artifice would mean to me like cruel or evil. It is important because the reader needs to find what Hedges’ is trying to argue with. Chris Hedge may be misusing the word artifice‚ and it doesn’t necessarily make sense on what his argument is trying to say. When Hedges’ argument says “ The most essential skill… is artifice.” Which part of the paragraph do you think is the artifice part. What make sense or adds up to what Hedges’
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1. Paul Roberts draws us in to his essay‚ "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words‚" by presenting us with a relatable situation. This is an effective technique for maintaining the attention of the audience because it shows the writer knows where we are coming from. Once this connection has been established we may find it easier to believe the material that the writer presents us with. 2. Because the student doesn’t hold a strong a opinion on the essay’s subject matter he begins by leaning towards his
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And as I promised I will tell That strange adventure which befel A poor blind Highland Boy. A _Highland_ Boy!--why call him so? Because‚ my Darlings‚ ye must know‚ In land where many a mountain towers‚ Far higher hills than these of ours! He from his birth had liv’d. He ne’er had seen one earthly sight; The sun‚ the day; the stars‚ the night; Or tree‚ or butterfly‚ or flower‚ Or fish in stream‚ or bird in bower‚ Or woman‚ man‚ or child. And yet he neither drooped nor pined‚ Nor had
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Scott Kernan The F-Word: A Rhetorical Analysis In the book excerpt by Firoozeh Dumas‚ “The F-Word”‚ Dumas uses several techniques to hook her readers and keep their interest in her piece. It was her style‚ however‚ that did most of the work. Dumas’ article has a very strong single argument that she works toward throughout her entire piece. She claims that the English language could do with a bit more “spice”‚ as she calls it (Dumas). Though this argument is only listed only twice in the
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A thousand words and million thoughts There is a saying that "a picture is worth a thousand words and a million thoughts". When my mother sent me a picture of my little brother DJ playing football in his first year‚ I had a million positive thoughts running through my head. Many thoughts not just thoughts of him playing football but about everything. That photo represents a lot more to me and my family than what meets the eye. This
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The word “GIRL” Have you ever tried to say the word girl in a different pronunciation? Did people understand when you said it? When I took my first step into the United States‚ my biggest worry was pronunciation. In my entire life‚ this was the first time I took a journey to a different country. Everything was so new to me; white and black faces‚ tall and muscular people. Most of all‚ their eyes attracted my attention. I came to the United States seven years ago. Back then‚ I didn’t fully understand
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Descriptive Words Smile‚ grin‚ beam‚ smirk . . . Frown‚ scowl‚ glare‚ glower‚ grimace . . . Stare‚ gaze‚ gape‚ watch‚ gawk‚ ogle‚ look‚ examine‚ leer . . . Flinch‚ recoil‚ balk‚ cringe‚ shy away‚ pull back‚ wince‚ cower‚ shrink‚ tremble . . . Incredulous‚ disbelieving‚ skeptical‚ doubtful‚ dubious‚ uncertain‚ suspicious‚ questioning‚ vague . . . Quizzical‚ questioning‚ puzzled‚ surprised‚ perplexed‚ inquiring Interested‚ curious‚ involved‚ attentive‚ concerned‚ attracted‚
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could only describe myself with a single word it would have to be a wonderer. I have always lived my life as a free spirit. I do have never been one to stay in a single place for very long. If I stay in one thing for too long I tend to get antsy and long to move on to the next chapter of my life. As a child I was always in the world‚ whether in the city or in nature. I constantly explored what was going on in the world through the news‚ internet‚ from the words of others or just by watching how things
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re-write a phrase or sentence with the same meaning but using different words. Paraphrasing is a very important skill for most English tests‚ including TOEFL iBT‚ IELTS and TOEIC Speaking and Writing. In TOEFL iBT‚ for instance‚ paraphrasing is an important skill in the reading section‚ in the listening section and‚ above all‚ in the speaking and writing sections of the test. Here is a quick example of paraphrasing using a phrase from the paragraph above: 1. "Paraphrasing is a very important skill for
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SIGNALLING WORDS Examples 1. Time/order At first At first the freemen of both town and country had an organization and a type of property which still retained something of the communal as well as something of the private‚ but in the town a radical transformation was taking place. Eventually Eventually the group did manage to buy some land in a village not far from London‚ but the project had to be abandoned when the villagers zoned their land against agricultural use. Finally Finally‚ there have
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