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    based on imagination or fiction‚ other books contain true stories. For some people reading fiction is more exciting than true stories and for others it is non-fiction. Again it depends upon the age of the reader to select either one of them. Reading fiction is exciting as it is imaginary..It allows the reader to go along with the dream and be the main character to get carried away with the story. As for the imagination there are no limits or boundaries of time and space. Studies have

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    READTHEORY Name________________ Date________________ • Reading Comprehension 1 Level 12 Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. The word euthanasia is of Greek origin and literally means “a good death.” The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as “the act of killing a person painlessly for reasons of mercy.” Such killing can be done through active means‚ such as administering a lethal injection‚ or by passive means‚ such as withholding medical care or food and water.

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    addressed to me‚ it’s being asked of a writer who has taught writing‚ on and off‚ for almost twenty -What years. would it say about mq my students‚ and the hours’wete spent in the classroom if I said drat any attempt to teach the writing of fiction is a complete waste of timl? I should probably just go ahead and admit that lve been com mi tting criminal fraud. to f-l an creative *iting be taught? t ] rt" " r."roo.6l" qu"Jtiorr‚ but no matter how \-/ often I’ve been asked it‚ I never krrow guite

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    and The Lottery‚ both are symbolic society questioner‚ with its many symbols undermines the American and British societies. But both short stories carry within them even more‚ they talk of breaking the norms; they speak of minorities‚ giving up‚ and waste of life. The Existentialists say man is free to choose yet the choice and having to choose is inevitable and this is seen in The Destructors where T is moved to a position of leadership as he made the choice to do something different even though

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    BOOKS AND READING Topical Vocabulary 1. Categorisation: Children’s and adult’s books; travel books and biography; romantic and historical novels; thrillers; detective stories; science fiction/fantasy; non-fiction; pulp fiction. absorbing; adult; amusing; controversial; dense; depressing; delightful; dirty; disturbing; dull; fascinating; gripping; moralistic; obscene; outrageous; profound; whimsical; unputdownable

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    Reading and approaches to reading strategies. I am an ardent reader who reads for hours as a hobby. Most times while reading‚ I would subconsciously scan ‚skim‚ mind map and take notes ‚ just for the pleasure of it without really knowing that these are very important concepts in Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. After listening to the presentation and reading through the article by Kouider Mokhtari and Carla Areichard‚I realized that metacognition provides personal insights into a person’s

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    Based on the seminar‚ the topic is all about Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property is the idea or invention of the human mind. Just for example‚ the inventions we made‚ literary and artistic work‚ designs‚ symbols‚ images and names. Intellectual Property have different rights which is patent‚ utility model or industrial design‚ layout design‚ geographical indication‚ trademark‚ copyright and related rights and protection of undisclosed information. It has three most common classification;

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    chairs around it. All around the backyard was the stereotypical white picket fence that has now been changed to a dull‚ light brown‚ wooden fence. Angela‚ the mother of the family‚ is a thirty-seven year old housewife that has a part time job as a pre-school teacher. The man of the house‚ whose name is David‚ is forty-one years old and works as a police officer‚ but is also the football coach at the local high school. Angela‚ or as she likes to be called Angie‚ has strawberry blonde

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