How do the two speakers use language here to describe the problems the family has faced? Support your answer by referring to specific examples from the transcription. This transcript focuses on a radio programme discussing dangerously high levels of lead being found in the water supplied to newly built houses. Two people (presumably married) Meg and Cameron are discussing how these high levels of lead affected their son Brandon and how they managed to discover and solve the problem. The radio
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A native speaker is a person who has spoken the language from the earliest childhood. It other words‚ It is known as ‘Mother Tongue’. Is it true that a native English speaker makes a better English teacher? The answer is no. Not all native English speakers make a better teacher. Being an English teacher‚ you must not only know how to speak in English‚ but to know how to teach. According to Justin Murray‚ the most important characteristic of being any teacher is to know how to teach to the level
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The speaker loves blackberry picking. It’s evident in the first stanza where he describes his blackberry picking adventure. Even though something was there to ruin it‚ the speaker wanted to go back next year. The author‚ Seamus Heaney‚ uses diction‚ imagery‚ and analogies to convey a deeper meaning of blackberry picking. In the first stanza‚ the speaker is describing the blackberries. The “glossy purple clot; it’s flesh sweet like thickened wine”‚ was motivation for the speaker to go blackberry picking
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In this chapter “Argumentation‚ Speaker‚ and Audience”‚ Perelman discusses argumentation‚ correct demonstration‚ audience‚ and the three kinds of rhetorical speeches. First‚ he explains the difference between argumentation and demonstration. Demonstration deals with truths while argumentation deals with ambiguities. The speaker uses argumentation to change the audience’s minds‚ conform them‚ and arouse them to take action. Perelman also mentions that there are some topics that we should not question
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for the Third Speakers in framing their rebuttals and for the Summary Speakers to frame their Reply speeches. The Second Speakers are also in a good position to add new dimensions to the debate by developing their argumentation further. This allows the team to broaden the scope of the debate and demonstrate that its approach to the motion does not rest on a single line of argumentation or logic. For instance‚ if the debate has focused mainly on economic issues‚ the Second Speakers can switch to
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president Kennedy to the lunar landing in 1969 was ham packed with events that shaped American history. Although America was engaged in the Vietnam War‚ there was plenty of development at home to run the idea that a new era has arrived. With influential speakers such as MLK and JFK‚ it was obvious that change was coming to the then segregated America and would leave America not only less racist but willing to help other minorities. The lunar landing in the late 60s showed Americans what the human potential
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MOTION: This house condemns the buying and selling of authentic cultural artifacts BENCH: Affirmative POSITION: 3rd Speaker Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen .Our topic is about the condemning of the buying and selling of Philippine artifacts. As our first speaker had said‚ it is wrong to buy and sell Philippine artifacts because if we sell our artifacts‚ the next generations would not be able to see the only evidences of our ancestors’ life. She also talked about the “National
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Please read and study the case “Introducing Scrum at P2P” in Larson and Gray‚ 6e‚ pages 609-613. Please prepare your answers to the following questions (1.5 line spacing‚ maximum 4 pages) and submit your answer document to Canvas. Please also bring your answers to class for our discussion. Part A: 1. How well is Scrum working? The case is basically a tale of two sprints. During the first sprint‚ Scrum guidelines were adhered to and significant progress was made on the project. The team has evolved
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Reaction Paper about the Guest Speaker Last Wednesday‚ September 5‚ 2012‚ was our National Science Month Celebration with the theme: “Science in the K-12 curriculum‚ sustaining a better future.” Our guest speaker was born on July 15‚ 1965 in Cotabato City. She finished her study on Western Mindanao State University in 1978 as third honourable mention. She passed the examination for the qualifications on studying in Philippines Science High School and studied in Philippines Science High School-Diliman
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Helping the Nonnative English Speakers with Reading Filipinos are nonnative speakers of English. There are people who speak English from the time they’re able to utter a word. Others use the language only when communicating with foreigners. In our situation‚ whether we like to learn English or not‚ we are forced to do so because it is included in the school curriculum. We could not escape from using it because not all the subjects are taught in Filipino. However‚ there’s a need
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