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    Writing Templates from They Say‚ I Say With Readings (2009)‚ eds. Graff‚ Birkenstein‚ and Durst To capture authorial action… X acknowledges that… X agrees that… X argues that… X believes that… X denies/ does not deny that… X claims that… X complains that… X concedes that… X demonstrates that… X deplores the tendency to… X celebrates the fact that… X emphasizes that… X insists that… X observes that… X contends that… X questions whether… X refutes the claim that… X reminds us that… X reports that…

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    Say No TO Plastics:-Not long ago in Cairns a beautiful whale beached itself and sadly the wahle died. When the scientists conducted an autopsy to find out what made it die they found 6aq m – that’s 6 sq m – of plastic bafs inside the whale’s digestive system. The poor thing had beached itself because it was slowly choking on all that man-made plastic – the exact plastic bags we get from Coles‚ Woolies or the mall. Say no to plastic bags. Whales are not the only animals dying from plastic bags

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    Summary of How to Say Nothing in 500 Words The article “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” is an essay done by Paul McHenry Roberts that describes how one can become a stronger writer. Paul Roberts declares that “all subjects‚ except sex‚ are dull until somebody makes them interesting‚” meaning‚ one who is writing about a particular subject should restrain from writing about what is assumed. Instead‚ one should choose a different route‚ one the reader would not have imagined. Roberts suggests that

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    her book even though the word “outsider” was never recorded in the book itself making it the title was an intelligent move on her part. However‚ an outsider‚ in my opinion‚ is someone who doesn’t follow the flow that everyone else follows. For instance‚ many things could make you an outsider‚ including your appearance‚ your family‚ the way you live‚ and how you perform with other people. But why was it so critical for Hinton to use the word “outsider” when she could’ve used “greasers” or “socs”?

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    Imagery In The Poem “Our Grandmothers” by Maya Angelou Image (Imagery) – Descriptive poetry flourished. One basic meaning for ‘image’ is provided by that context‚ but other‚ looser and more treacherous‚ meanings have accreted: any sensuous effect provoked by literary language; any striking language; metaphor; symbol; any figure. Maya Angelou’s poem‚ “Our Grandmother’s‚” vividly exemplifies a sense of imagery that is brought to

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    created was known as the dynamic loudspeaker. It was created in the 1920’s by Edward Kellogg and Chester Rice. The loudspeaker produces a magnetic field which then causes a coil or magnet to move. The coil or magnet is connected to the diaphragm. There are more speakers than just the horn‚ such as‚ such as‚ electrodynamic loudspeaker‚ flat panel - planar‚ electrostatic‚ multi-cell diaphragm and piezoelectric. Speakers are used to produce sound. Sound is an energy which is created by passing through

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    Over the years‚ billions of people have died. With that has come various last words‚ some ordinary such as "I love you"‚ and some random and plain out dumb such as "I did not get my Spaghetti-Os". When Johnny Cade laid out‚ in agony and distress on his death bed‚ he muttered the last words "Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold..." (page 157). If one who hasn’t read the novel "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton‚ they can assume these last words mean nothing‚ or that Johnny was delirious. However‚ when you think

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    Modern living has made people of India weak‚ unhealthy and disease prone...Modern living means adopting the western culture‚ smoking‚ drinking‚ eating pizzas and burgers‚ etc.Also working at night times in a BPO or a Call Centre is now a days modern living.....But this makes u obese and also mentally sick as scientifically it is proved that brain automatically relaxes...So the people working in the companies become mentally ill and sick......Now don’t we see teens and adults smoking in shops‚ in

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    this essay‚ I will explain an unfortunate situation that occurred to me due to being negligent and irresponsible. The way I handled a certain situation also leads me to be speaking about the importance of keeping your items safe inside your barracks room and securing your items. I will be explaining a recent theft that happened to me and how it could have been avoided‚ had I followed regulations listed in the barracks handbook. Unfortunate things happen when proper measures are not taken. I have witnessed

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    MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA “ION CREANGA” STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES ENGLISH PHILOLOGY CHAIR DIPLOMA PAPER FIGURATIVE USE OF WORDS IN W.S.MAUGHAM`S SHORT STORIES) Submitted by: IONAŞCO SILVIA‚ the 4th year student‚ group 404 Scientific adviser: SMOCHIN OLGA‚ Senior lecturer Chişinău – 2011 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...3 Chapter I. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF STYLISTIC

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