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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Introduction- I would say that the perspective linking US strategic and economic interests to so-called ‘humanitarian interventions’ is a correct one. Following the Cold War‚ the US still maintained its designs for global hegemony. It had economic interests in many regions of the globe. The health of these interests mainly depended on accessibility and security for US investment in resource-rich areas. More importantly‚ in order to preserve the existence of NATO(which the US counted on in order
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Functional Roles of Group Members: The process consultant must be keenly aware of the different roles individual members take on in a group. Both upon entering and while remaining in a group‚ the individual must determine a self-identity influence‚ and power that will satisfy personal needs while working to accomplish group goals. Preoccupation with individual needs or power struggles can reduce the effectiveness of a group severely‚ and unless the individual can expose and share those personal needs
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ASSIGNMENT 01 DUE DATE: 12 August 2013 UNIQUE NUMBER: 204488 COMPULSORY: YES INSTRUCTIONS: Read through your Study Guide and answer the following questions. Section A: Thinking Use your journal to answer the following questions (this is a reflection exercise. Do not submit) Activity 1 What is motivation? Activity 2 What motivates you to do things (money‚ success‚ future‚ your peers‚ your family‚ the past)? Activity 3 Have you ever been demotivated? How did you deal with it? 22 Activity
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Divine Intervention The belief in divine powers controlled civilian life in the ancient world. Piety‚ sacrifice‚ and complete devotion were necessary to keep these gods happy. In both ancient texts‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Aeneid‚ this sort of respect and dedication to the gods is seen. Although ruling at different times‚ both kings in these epic adventures face uniquely different divine powers that have a diverse way of handling each culture. The role of the gods‚ although present in both
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The application of sanctions by the legal system has been at the forefront of society’s efforts to control criminal behaviour. The most recent trend‚ especially in the U.S.‚ has been to use prison sentences‚ particularly what are known as mandatory sentences‚ to achieve this goal. Mandatory sentences are grid-like sentencing prescriptions that attempt to make the "punishment" fit the crime. Judicial discretion is severely limited as regards weighting of individual circumstances in sentencing. Almost
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Topic Sentences Does a strong topic sentence make a difference in the way readers will view your work? A topic sentence could be the key to hooking your readers‚ or losing their interest just as fast. The position you are stating in your first sentence helps the readers become immediately oriented with your topic‚ and gives them a brief description of your idea. The topic sentence is a very helpful aspect in unifying your work‚ because it serves as a main idea that all other sentences will support
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Sentence Stress in English In dialogues 1 to 8‚ fill in the blank spaces with the correct sentence A-H from the column on the right. Then practice the dialogues with a classmate. 1. A. Where did you get these flowers from? The cemetery? B. Yes.... A. You weren’t supposed to steal them! __________D________ 2. A. Here are the flowers Bob asked me to get. B. Eh? Bob didn’t say anything‚ _________A________ 3. A. Why do these roses have your mother’sname on them? B. I got them
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Q.1: Write composition of 500 words for both the topics mentioned below. For each paragraph make a topic sentence and develop it with controlling ideas. : 1. The possible effects of videogames or violent toys on children 2. The pros and cons of being vegetarian Q.2: Write one topic sentence for each of the below mentioned paragraphs. 1. ______________________________________________. First‚ you know everyone and everyone knows you. This helps you to feel safe‚ and it is friendlier
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arguable opinion is about government intervention. Experts who suggest government intervention focus on the epidemic of obesity and unethical ploys of the food companies such as indeterminate modifiers. They think the government should intervene to protect people. However‚ other experts who disagree claim obesity is a personal problem. They also warn about the ineffectiveness of regulating unhealthy foods. Although some experts say that the government intervention is not a good solution to obesity problems
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