Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams My first words after the video were‚ “What an inspiring man.” Randy spoke with such excitement and joy. His body language was light and free. His voice was honest‚ relaxed‚ clear and confident. I had to start the video over in the very beginning‚ because I was confused on whom he was. I had to be reminded that he was the one with cancer‚ not someone he was talking about. I enjoyed listening to his positive and encouraging
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MY ANALYSIS What are the good features of a handout? It is specific and concise. It highlights the important ideas and concepts about a certain topic. It is organized for the convenience of the students. Which of these features are present in the handout I made? All of the features that I mentioned above are present on the handout I made. All the important details of the pieces of information that I included are carefully selected and laid out in organized manner. Which features are not present in
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Language Analysis – Smoking in Public In this analysis I will be talking about the different types of language used in the article “Time smokers were made to clear the air”‚ written by: Alice Clarke‚ published in the Herald Sun on February 11th 2013. The Headline tells the readers that it is a serious article about putting more bans on smoking. The writer starts the article with a humorous‚ but interesting sentence‚ she says “I say this with love‚ but people are stupid”. This opening sentence
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if we are willing to listen.” The Last Speakers page 242 K. David Harrison is a linguist‚ activist for language preservation and documentation‚ and author of The Last Speakers. Written in a journalistic style his most recent book‚ The Last Speakers‚ sheds light upon the global language extinction crisis. It is a mix between a scientific notebook and a travelog‚ featuring photos‚ interviews‚ and personal stories from the “last speakers” themselves. In The Last Speakers‚ Harrison expresses his views
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Introduction Tom the CEO of last Mile Corporation‚ that has been doing well during the past few years .The company its own facility for 2 years was a pioneer in technology for wireless board band access. As the years rolled by technology changed faster and the generation period of new technology has been cutting down. Being that Last Mile is a small company‚ they were not financial stable to keep up with the new technology and build the company market. Tom was given 2 choices/options from Mid West
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Vanderpool used her choice of diction to create a pensive mood in the story. “Hearing Gideon tell about it was like sucking on butterscotch. Smooth and sweet. And when he’s go back to not saying much‚ I’d try recalling what it tasted like. Maybe that was how I found comfort just them‚ even with him being so far away. By remembering the flavor of his words. But mostly‚ I could taste the sadness in his voice when he told me I couldn’t stay with him for the summer while he worked a railroad job
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Serena Shen English H Mrs. Mirabella February 13th‚ 2015 The Taming of the Shrew Language Analysis Language is the way people use to communicate and interact but consists of not only the verbal and writing‚ but also touch‚ sound‚ smell‚ and body. Language provides people with symbols they need to model for themselves‚ to themselves‚ inside their head‚ and the universe around them. In William Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew many of the characters use words to deceive the world
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very easy going. My grades are what they should be at all A’s. I hope to continue that as I go on through the eighth grade. My lunch is pretty fun‚ I sit across from Jason‚ but due to his request we also have to sit by his girlfriend and her friends (which I don’t like two out of the four). Other than that lunch is pretty fun and exciting. I love my classes‚ and gym‚ my special. I don’t mind the fact that this is my last year in the Middle School‚ and will surely be my best. My year is going very
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Skin cancer is an important part of life in Australia. Most spend plenty of time in the sun hoping to get a tan‚ the others know the dangers of undergoing such acts ant avoid the sun all together. In the article “We know about the risk of baking in the sun‚ don’t we? Published in 2008‚ the writer talks about the necessity of stronger and more controlled ‘sun-smart’ throughout children’s lives in the education system of Australia. He is very tough on the parents of the children‚ shadowing them and
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Second language is known as the language that we learn after our mother tongue. It is the secondary option of the individual. People learn second language for multiple purposes; to communicate with people of different ethnic‚ to get job‚ to feel easy to live in strange country or environment‚ to learn foreign culture and lifestyle etc. As it is very important to know or speak the language of the place where we live. However‚ my second language –English is the most the most difficult to learn in a
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