Unit 213 Preparing text from notes 1. Understand preparing texts from notes 1.1 Describe different types of documents that may be produced from notes and the formats to be followed A document is information produced in either printed or electronic (on-screen) format. All documents can be produced using standard applications packages. We can use different kind of formats: Standard word documents: Use for the creation of most documents such as letters‚ memos‚ minutes‚ etc. Template: It is a sample
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Linguist : A person who studies linguistics How does linguistics differ from traditional grammar ? 1. Linguistics is descriptive not prescriptive that means ( linguists are interested in what is said not what they think ought to be said ) 2. they describe all aspects of language but don’t prescribe rules of correctness . 3. Linguists regard the spoken language as primary not the written . 4. Linguistics doesn’t force languages into a Latin-based framework ‚ and they are trying
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The purpose of this paper is to tell about one of the greatest ancient historians Thucydides‚ his ideas and to compare his point of view with other great philosophers and writers. Thucydides famous by his work ‘The war of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians’. He is the first western historians who strictly chronicled nearly 30 years of war between Athens and Sparta. The Peloponnesian War‚ one the largest conflicts in the Greek City State era. When Thucydides wrote about the war between Athens and
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my property line and catering to the demands of the plump man. I know he didn’t mean to portray his business as such‚ or at least that’s what I wished to believe; however‚ considering the concoction of my encounter with him‚ the discovery of time’s volatile nature‚ and a growing suspicion that his hastiness was due to the displeasure of Richard Vance’s discovery of anything mine being near anything his‚ my thoughts became ruffled and distorted with distaste. I tried to remind myself that just moments
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown‚" the story is told from a limited omniscient third-person narrator point of view. Limited omniscient third-person narrator means that the focal point of the story is limited to one character. This technique works well with the story because it allows the narrator to portray what Goodman Brown is doing‚ and also allows him to assess and remark on Goodman Brown’s doings throughout the story. Sometimes this method is used to convey the beliefs of the author
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Character and Point of View in “The Red Convertible” “The Red Convertible” is a short story by Louis Erdrich‚ in which two native American brothers named Marty and Henry decide to buy a red convertible Oldsmobile together. The two brothers spend much of the summer travelling around together in the car until the older brother‚ Stephan‚ is deployed to Vietnam. When Stephan returns‚ he is not the same and Marty tries desperately to recover their past relationship. The round‚ static‚ perseverant character
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told in first person through the eyes of Nick Carraway. The primary story is regarding Jay Gatsby and his devotion to his dream. Other stories‚ also told through Carraway’s eyes‚ include Tom’s reconciliation with Daisy‚ Nick’s own relationship with Jordan‚ and Nick’s evolving friendship with Gatsby. Nick is only able to tell these stories through his limited omniscience. At times‚ he is able to narrate scenes despite not being present. Although the story is told in the first person‚ Nick is able
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How treating other how you would like to be treated is depicted through Scout’s point of view in To Kill a Mockingbird In the historical fiction novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ Scout (Jean Louise) Finch is one of the main characters in the novel who help to propell the story forwards. Throughout the novel Scout learns a lot of things as she grows up one of the main things she learns is sympathy and to treat others how you want to be treated. In the novel Scout’s younger perspective
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Discussion Questions to Consider from The Catcher in the Rye 1. The Catcher in the Rye centers on a young man – can women relate to this novel‚ too? What about Holden is gender-specific‚ and what is common to all teenagers? Women can relate Common to all teenagers Rebellious nature Negative thoughts Feeling inferiority Illusion of Future Curiosity Not belonging Gender-specific Not as impulsiveness as girls 2. Let’s talk about the ending to the Catcher in the Rye. Is it optimistic? Negative? Gloomy
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Plot vs. Point of View in Chopin ’s "Story of an Hour" Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” tells the tale of an evolution of a character in a single hour. Chopin accomplishes this by using a specific point of view and unique plot to carry out her vision. These elements work together to create a theme that has the greatest impact on the reader. Ann Charters defines “point of view” as “the author’s choice of narrator for the story”(1009). “The Story of an Hour” is told
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