undoubtedly a benefit of living in a capitalistic society; however‚ there is also a flip side to which many scientists and philosophers call attention. This is the ideology of consumerism‚ which is often embodied in a consumer’s urge to purchase goods in ever-greater amounts‚ even if those goods that are not needed. Consumerism is supported by manufacturers‚ who do their best to sell their products by encouraging people to buy more and more. A solid example of this is the smartphone market. According
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Guess Paper – 2013 Class – IX Subject – ENGLISH LANGUAGE ___________________________________________________________________________ • Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. • You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. • This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. • The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. • Attempt all four questions. • The intended marks for questions or parts of
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wrote an article titled “Capitalism promotes consumerism” on the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center writes‚ “Consumerism was a necessary component of US capitalism from the 1820s to the 1970s. As an ideology uniquely suited to that capitalism‚ it was articulated‚ cultivated‚ and supported by different social groups” (Wolf p. 9). Even to this day‚ capitalism is still a big deal in our American economy‚ and this idea has ultimately helped promote consumerism. Wolff argues that advertising shouldn’t be
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Sentence Frames Responding to the Essential Questions: Sentence Frames According to the text‚ Americans decided to move West because ___________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ The _________________________________________________ law was passed to allow pioneers to move West. This law stated _____________________________________________________________________. According to the text‚ an experience European settlers
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Compare the following sentences: Your little boy broke my kitchen window this morning. My kitchen window was broken by your little boy. In the first sentence‚ the person who did the action (your little boy) is the subject‚ and comes first; then we say what he did (with the verb‚ broke) and what he did to (the object‚ my kitchen window). In the second sentence‚ the opposite happens: we start by talking about my kitchen window (the object of the first the sentence has become the subject of
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answer from me it ’s because I kno Questions 1 to 20 Select the best answer to each question. Resolved Question: Type Your Question Here... Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. 1. Which one of the following sentences contains an unnecessary word? A. Why don ’t you leave before the crowd arrives? B. The snake raised up its head and struck. Ryan is online now C. She left early‚ though he told her not to. D. Rich was angry‚ but he concealed his feelings
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Harsh prison sentences will prevent people from committing crime. Punishment is defined as the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense (Oxford Dictionary). In this essay‚ an attempt will be made to discuss whether harsh prison sentences will prevent people from committing crime. Firstly‚ in countries like Indonesia different crimes are punished with the death sentence which causes problems in families of those that are executed. Secondly‚ prison conditions have been
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the topic is easy‚ but the question then turns to what you want to say about the topic which is the controlling idea. Topic sentences should always contain both (1) a topic and (2) a controlling idea. Read the following topic sentences. They all contain a topic (in red) and a controlling idea (in green). When your introduction contains a clearly stated topic sentence such as one of the following‚ your reader will know what to expect and‚ therefore‚ understand your ideas better. 1. People can
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University of Waterloo Faculty of Environment ENBUS 306: Research Design Literary Review and Submission on Green Consumerism Prepared By: Wendy Ngai Student ID: 20351676 3B Environment and Business October 02‚ 2012 This literary submission will take on a systematic‚ convergent approach in focusing on five separate articles regarding green consumerism. The five peer-reviewed articles which have been selected for this paper have been placed in the appendix of this submission in the
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Essay #1 Descriptive Essay 10/26/14 American Dream Right before I started high school we were building our very own customized house on the five acres my parents had just bought up on five mile prairie. I was definitely enjoying picking out the carpet and paint colors for my room and bathroom. It was 1996 when that house was finished and we moved into it. Everything was put together just as we’d asked and everything was brand new and untouched. I was a sophomore and my only concern was how much
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