Memory Techniques 1. Organize - List facts in alphabetical or chronological order. Get a general idea of the textbook material‚ note the simple to complex and general to specific. Logical facts are easier to remember. 2. Make It Meaningful - Look for connections in what you are studying. For example‚ packing a parachute by itself can be boring‚ however‚ the excitement of jumping out of a plane gives a whole new meaning to this process. Focusing on the "Big Picture" helps provide meaning to the
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org/10.M65/amr.2012.0165 EDITOR’S COMMENTS: REFLECTIONS ON THE CRAFT OF CLEAR WRITING Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time‚ or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard‚ it’s because it is hard (Zinsser‚ 2006: 9). Most of us struggle with our writing. We thrash and hack our way through paragraphs‚ writing and editing and rewriting until we think we’ve made some progress on that God-forsaken
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John Steinbeck once said of Curley’s wife‚ ‘She’s a nice girl‚ not a floozy’. How does Steinbeck present Curley’s wife in ‘Of Mice and Men’? In this essay I will show how Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife in a number of ways throughout the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ showing both how she is portrayed as a ‘nice girl’ as well as a ‘floozy’. This novel was set during the great depression and is written around two key themes of the American dream‚ which every ‘ranch hand’ owned their own patch of land
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DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES Things to look out for in plays. Context You will need to write about techniques used in plays during your KS4 course. You will be expected to be able to look closely at how the playwright creates tension and characters through different techniques You can use this homework to help you develop your skills when writing about any play but not all plays will use the same techniques. Objective To identify dramatic techniques in plays. What you need to do. 1. Read the help sheet ‘Dramatic
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in the whole damn world is scared of each other” (Steinbeck 35). Not many people travel together during the Great Depression thus creating many examples of isolation and loneliness. John Steinbeck demonstrates loneliness and the need for companionship through the characters Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curly’s wife in his novel Of Mice and Men. In this novel‚ Steinbeck uses his character Crooks to show loneliness. Character dialogue was one way Steinbeck showed loneliness in his novel. Crooks says to Lennie
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Glittering Generalities: Glittering generalities was one of the seven main propaganda techniques identified by the Institute for Propaganda Analysis in 1938. It also occurs very often in politics and political propaganda. Glittering generalities are words that have different positive meaning for individual subjects‚ but are linked to highly valued concepts. When these words are used‚ they demand approval without thinking‚ simply because such an important concept is involved. For example‚ when a
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Through a variety of literary and cinematic techniques respectively‚ John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men and Sean Penn’s Into The Wild illustrate how the fulfilment of one’s life‚ and their pursuit of happiness‚ hinge upon friendship‚ dreams‚ and one’s attitude towards life and happiness in general. Steinbeck’s 1937 novella Of Mice And Men illustrates the importance of friendship and dreams in a context of hardship and economic downturn. This is done by using George and Lennie and their dream of landownership
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Explore how Steinbeck presents and develops the character of Crooks‚ in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ In the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ written by John Steinbeck‚ the author presents and develops the character ‘Crooks – The stable buck’ to highlight one of the major themes of Racism and Discrimination in the novella which was a problem that troubled American Society in the 1930’s‚ during the great depression. Steinbeck explores the character Crooks by examining the nature and effects of the racism
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- By John Steinbeck ------------------------------------------------- Part One: Plot The first section of the book is entitled Merlin. The story begins by telling how Arthur came to be born and then flows into the life of Arthur. When Arthur is in his earlier years‚ God brings about a sword driven into an anvil set in stone. The gold writing on the stone claims that only the person meant to be King of
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Projective techniques in market research: valueless subjectivity or insightful reality? A look at the evidence for the usefulness‚ reliability and validity of projective techniques in market research Clive Boddy Middlesex University Business School Projective techniques are often used in market research to help uncover findings in areas where those researched are thought to be reluctant or unable to expose their thoughts and feelings via more straightforward questioning techniques. However‚
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