When I entered the University of the West Indies‚ I thought I was at the summit of English Language‚ the summit of writing‚ the summit of analysis‚ but I was in for a rude awakening when I entered my first class for Writing in the Disciplines‚ FD14A. The foundation course Writing in the Disciplines on a yearly basis intends to shape the students of the West Indies into an ideal UWI graduate that is‚ being a critical and creative thinker‚ being a better analyst‚ a problem solver‚ team player etc.
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By working on one assignment and breaking it up into pieces over the duration of the course I was able to dedicate a large amount of time and effort into my research essay. This in return‚ allowed me to create a strong argument by focusing on who my audience was and what I needed to address in my paper in order to persuade them. Secondly‚ I developed a better appreciation for activism and everyone who is a part of it
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documentary. the first piece of research i did was all about the types of documentaries this was for the characteristics on context essay. I found a very useful site which is slide share‚ slide share has a lot of different slides on all kinds of subjects but i was looking at documentary types and characteristics they hold this helped me define them types in the essay and also helped me apply them to my own documentary. The second major piece of research i did was the origin of tattoos as my documentary
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Book Review in History 2 Memoirs of a Geisha Date: January 6‚ 2011 Summary Well done! I couldn’t say more. This is one of the greatest master pieces ever written. The alluring literary book of Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of Geisha has totally hit the rock! The story of Nitta Sayuri‚ a very renowned geisha of Japan shared her spiced up childhood and her struggle of becoming a geisha. Taken away from home as young as nine‚ little Chiyo Sakamoto (Sayuri’s birth
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meaning and connotations of words. The members of a society can take a word and make it mean something very different seemingly overnight. Word changes to fit our constantly growing society and we change them so they can fit our current societal situation. There may be times when the change of a word might not make complete sense‚ but society has accepted the change to fit in with our societal position. Take the word ratchet for instance‚ according to Webster’s Dictionary‚ the word ratchet is defined as
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Creative Spark Charles A. Orders PHL/458 July 7‚ 2014 Jarrod Hyde For this assignment‚ I chose Sir Ken Robinson’s talk on how schools kill the creativity of the children they teach. In his roughly 20 minute speech in Monterey California‚ in February 2006‚ he took center stage to deliver a humorous monologue on the spark of creativity. He pointed out that it was his belief that everyone has an interest in education‚ and it runs deep with us as a society‚ because it drives the way our
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Assessment / Reflective Essay Strayer University Abstract In this essay I’m sharing with you some of the struggles I endured as a teenager and I explain how I learned from a lot of the mistakes I made. Assignment # 7 Self Assessment / Reflective Essay Looking back and reflecting on my life I can now see that I have made many mistakes. Most of the mistakes I have made were due to my lack of patience and never listening to older family members. If I had listened to their words of wisdom
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the Holocaust. The author took events from Germany and the war and made it into his own story. Furthermore the power of words is conveyed throughout this book using many examples. Power manifests itself in many different ways through the novel. Power is highly manifested in the book by the rising power of Hitler‚ the power of words‚symbols in a multitude of ways. Symbols and words are a very important part of the book. That is shown in the book from the scenes of the bonfire‚ Max’s books‚ Hitler also
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abstract‚ points to readers. If I pay attention to the connotation and the denotation of words‚ I can fill my sentences with power. For example‚ strong language can evoke passionate emotions in readers‚ whereas milder language will create a more passive mood. In addition‚ word choice can create a rhythm and cadence in writing‚ complementing tone and setting a tempo for readers’ thoughts. By writing meaningful words in fluid structures‚ I form my thoughts into prose ideal for persuading
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Whenever someone asks me what I do‚ my first response is always “I’m a dancer”. Although this seems like a fairly simple answer‚ this means much more than a statement of my hobbies. Dance has been a part of my life since I was five years old. Ever since I can remember‚ I was in a dance studio surrounded by mirrors and a ballet barres. The classical music has become a part of my day to day soundtrack‚ I count in eights‚ and I live in leotards and tights. Stepping into a dance studio was like stepping
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