A Silent Killer Chairperson: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I’m Joleen and standing next to me are Fred and Eva. We are a group of 14 year olds trying to make a better community. We are here to speak to you about our future. Have you ever come home with the stench of smoke clinging to your clothes? Or inhaled a cloud of smoke as a group of smokers passed‚ causing you to cough and choke? Neither experiences are pleasant and this is why smoking should be banned in public areas. Smoking is
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The Silent Way Presentation 1) What are the goals of teachers who use the silent way? Goals of teachers: - Students gain self-confidence in the use of the language - Rely on themselves → develops independence from teacher - Development of own inner criteria for correctness → ability to use language for self-expression (thoughts‚ feelings‚ etc.) 2) What is the role of the teacher and what is the role of the students? Role of the teacher: - technician or engineer give
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The Silent Way a. Theory of language Each language is composed of elements that give it a unique rhythm and spirit. Functional vocabulary and core structure are key to the spirit of language. b. Theory of learning Processes of learning a second language are fundamentally different from L1 learning. L2 learning is an intellectual‚ cognitive process. Surrender to the music of the language‚ silent awareness then active trial. c. Objectives Near-native fluency‚ correct pronounciation‚ basic practical
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silent night SILENT NIGHT: The Song Heard ’Round The World by Bill Egan‚ Christmas Historian 180 years ago the carol "Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht" was heard for the first time in a village church in Oberndorf‚ Austria. The congregation at that Midnight Mass in St. Nicholas Church listened as the voices of the assistant pastor‚ Fr. Joseph Mohr‚ and the choir director‚ Franz Xaver Gruber‚ rang through the church to the accompaniment of Fr. Mohr’s guitar. On each of the six verses‚ the choir repeated
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The Silent Killer Today’s world many individuals suffer from the effects of high blood pressure; however‚ most of them are not aware of the causes. High blood pressure is a very dangerous health condition‚ which‚ if left untreated can become life-threatening. Although most people strive for their pressure readings to be normal‚ many do not realize they can prevent much of it through maintaining a healthy diet and working to minimize the stress in our daily lives. There are three other categories
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1 Silent Buzz THE SILENT BUZZ The Silent Buzz Bedel Saintange EN 112 Final Paper April 11‚ 2008 Abstract American agriculture is addicted to honeybees and in the past few years we have begun to run short of them. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)‚ a significant disappearance of honey bee colonies that may be affecting bees in more than 22 states‚ threatens the production of crops dependent on bees for pollination as well as honey production. Of the 2.4 million
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Smirnov 1 Daniil I. Smirnov Mr. Rienhoff AP Lang & Comp 18 Sept. 2012 Silent Spring Chunk Essay Dangerous insecticidal practices run rampant across the United States‚ and no one is doing a single thing to stop them. Rachel Carson published an infamously controversial book hailed as Silent Spring in1962 in which she tries to convince her audience that it is their civic duty as human beings to prevent unreasonable pesticide methods from ever taking place. Carson denounces the simple act of farming
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Patrick Henderson Ms. Gabaldon English 4H March 6 2013 The Silent Killer Nicholas Carr‚ in the article “How the Internet is making us stupid” cites that the internet and social medias such as facebook‚ twitter etc. is making out brains more exposed to distractions. Carr supports his cities by explaining how his research shows signs that people who use the internet more tend to get more distracted than people who use the internet less. Carr purpose is to inform everyone of the effects of going
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The following quote "The sedge is withr’d from the lake‚ And no birds sing‚" (Keats) seems like a very simple sentence with no meaning to it. However‚ after reading Chapter 6 of Silent Spring ‚ I realized how loaded the comment is with meaning. The quote is describing humans and how humans treat the plants here on earth. The quote describes a scene where humans continue to destroy plants because they feel that they are in the way or that the plants are not appealing to look at. However
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Maribel Ruvalcaba Biology 384N T/Th 1:30-3:10 December 7‚ 2010 Silent Enemy Many people have serious health problems they may not be aware of. One of these health problems is Osteoporosis. Most people do not even know that Osteoporosis exists; they have no knowledge of what this disease is about or how to prevent it. In the article “c-Maf and you won’t see fat” Laurie McCauley defines Osteoporosis as “a metabolic bone disease that results from an imbalance between the process of bone formation
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