Synthesis task Question: It has been said that popular science is little more than trivial rubbish. What is your view? Essay: Popular science has been widely integrated into our lives that we see and hear them every day. From newspaper articles‚ to radio commentaries‚ to even billboards heralding the successes of scientific experiments‚ we are now bombarded with information with regards to the science world. From there on‚ two camps emerged. On one side of the argument‚ people have exclaimed that
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Formal‚ Non-formal and Informal Learning: What Are the Differences? Earlier this year I did some applied research on the differences between formal‚ non-formal and informal education in both the sciences‚ as well as literacy and language education. These terms have been used by the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) as well as researchers and practitioners around the globe. Here’s a simplified explanation: Formal education – Organized‚ guided by a formal curriculum‚ leads
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In order for an amendment to be added to the constitution there is a long process that needs to be abided by. There are formal and informal ways to make an amendment. The informal way is that the president can change the constitution without actually amending it. In the formal way there needs to be three-fourths of the amendment passed by the state‚ then two-thirds of a majority vote by the house of representatives and senate. There can also be a constitutional convention held by the state legislatures
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1. What is tone? Tone is a writer’s style‚ character‚ or attitude. It can have a positive or negative effect of the reader. 2. What is the difference between formal and informal tone? Formal tone means that you should not use some words that are used in casual writings. Informal tone is similar to a spoken conversation. 3. What is your angle on writing your research topic? I don’t have an angle. It is going to be as unbiased as possible. 4. What is the difference between context and conventions
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Lab #5-Enzymes NAME DATE LAB PERIOD Introduction Enzymes are proteins‚ though highly complex and diverse‚ they serve one basic function; to work as an organic catalyst. A catalyst‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ is a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate ("Catalyst-Definition and more."). They function by reducing the activation energy‚ or energy required to start a reaction. The way enzymatic reaction works cannot be altered‚ but the
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Determination of Reaction Rate Law from the Reaction of Crystal Violet with Sodium Hydroxide ______________________________________________ Abstract: This experiment helps determine the rate of reaction of crystal violet while it reacts with sodium hydroxide with respect to crystal violet. The amount of sodium hydroxide is varied in this experiment while crystal violet is kept at a constant. The transmittance of crystal violet is observed and recorded using a colorimeter and the data obtained is
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Individual differences: Learning styles‚ learning strategies and motivation Are you a good language learner? • 1. Do you try to use words you have recently learnt? • 2. Do you answer the teacher’s question silently in yourself when he/she calls on another person? • 3. Do you succeed in finding out unknown words/expressions while reading or listening?. • 4. Are you willing to talk in English at a reception where there are a lot of foreigners? • 5. Do you correct other students’ mistakes in yourself
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The Houston Center for Photography has a photo titled Jordan up the pole Rusell Heights by Doug Dubois. The photo was taken in 2010 and printed in 2015. The title of the photograph is depicted exactly as such in the picture. An adolescent male‚ is shown with his legs crossed on the very peak of a telephone‚ with only one hand hold on to the steel pole. It is unsettling at first glance to see a young male so far away from the ground‚ as one may think he is about to fall at any time. The young child’s
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are not important enough to be “Dear”. It would be too formal to say “To Whom it May Concern”. I cannot say your name without cringing. Aside from formalities‚ I am writing to you to let you know that I forgive you‚ even though you overlooked the fact I begged you to stop and you ignored how I cried tears of helplessness. I do not expect or even want a reply to this letter. I would not respond or even read it if a reply was sent to me. This letter is for my benefit and only my benefit. It is not meant
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Welcome to Writing Recommendation Letters Online A Handbook for Faculty Building on the foundation laid by the popular earlier print editions of his faculty handbook on writing recommendation letters‚ Joe Schall digs deeper in this new online edition‚ addressing issues ranging from the ethical considerations faculty wrestle with when writing letters to the new challenges posed by the information age. Citing sources ranging from The Chronicle of Higher Education to refereed journal articles
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