The Great Gatsby Questions Ch.8 1. Gatsby tells Nick the truth about the whole incident with Myrtle‚ and that he will protect Daisy by saying that it was him to was behind the wheel. 2. Gatsby did not to go back to Oxford because he’s still not reunited with Daisy. 3. George is sitting in chair depressed and moaning “oh my god” as he’s figuring out Myrtle’s secrets and how is it that she died in that tragic accident. 4. Wilson shows Michael a dog leash (that Tom gave her) he found on their
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Charles Ababio 10/17/12 Reading Response I read two essays‚ “Violent Media Numbs Viewers to Pain of Others”‚ by Diane Swanbrow and “Hate Violence? Turn It Off!” by Tim Goodman. In the first essay the author states that violent media exposure can reduce helping behavior. Basically meaning that people that watch violent media are less willing to help others when it’s needed because they are used to the violence and adapt to it. In the second essay‚ the author states that people feel that watching
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Uttarakhand floods Nature or Human have aggravated the miseries Uttrakhand floods are one of the consequences of excessive human intervention in nature’s scheme. Increase in irresponsible human activities of encroaching into nature’s territory produced such unacceptable and brutal results. Demand for energy and needs of ever increasing population have forced the human to exploit natural resources without considering its impact over the environment. Unchecked emission of green house gases such as
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Tones can be primary and secondary. They convey the attitude of the speaker. Hallyday’s theory is based on the syntactical function of intonation. The founder of the American school of intonation K. Pike in his book «The Intonation of American English» considers «pitch phonemes» and «contours» to be the main units of intonation. He describes different contours and their meanings‚ but the word «meaning» stands apart from communicative function of intonation. There is wide agreement among Russian
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In contemporary society the Standard variety of English is the most commonly used as it is respected and associated with a higher prestige. Its usage is also advocated by prescriptivists who believe that it is the ‘correct’ and only variety that should be used. Standard English is usually seen in formal settings‚ where its usage is necessary for official and public purposes. However‚ contextual factors play a vital role in determining the most appropriate variety to be used‚ which is supported by
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American English CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………3 Chapter I. Historical background of American English…………………………………..6 Chapter II. Characteristic features of American English………………………………...12 2.1 . Phonology…………………………………………………………………………13 2.2 . Vocabulary…………………………………………………………………………17 2.3 . Grammar…………………………………………………………………………...23 Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………..27 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………30 Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Introduction
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[pic] Descriptive Essay This type of essay is represented by a written task describing the case to the reader so that it becomes clear to them. The case of the essay can be a place‚ a person‚ a famous building or any generic object. Description of People Essay containing description of a person or people has to be structure as follows: 1. The introduction must include general facts about a person being described and provide the details circumstances of your encounter. 2. The
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Using Drama Activities and Techniques for Teaching English What is Drama? Drama is a unique tool to explore and express human feeling. Drama is an essential form of behavior in all cultures‚ it is a fundamental human activity. In this site we are investigating the benefits Drama can have on child development when applied functionally within a primary classroom. Drama has the potential‚ as a diverse medium‚ to enhance cognitive‚ affective and motor development. A high degree
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English III- segment 2 Semester 2 17 Assignments Week 5 Pre-Test‚ 5.03‚ 5.04A‚ 5.06‚ 5.08 Week 6 6.02C‚ 6.03‚ 6.04A‚ 6.08B Week 7 7.03A‚ 7.03B 7.05B‚ 7.08 Week 8 8.01‚ 8.02A and B‚ 8.03‚ 8.05 (segment exam) 5.03- A rose for Emily Part I: Character Identification in "A Rose for Emily" In complete sentence format‚ identify each of the following characters. Remember reporters‚ be sure to include as much information as possible to give your readers a vivid picture of each of the following
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English Portfolio Luis Gonzalez English 95 Professor Shiloh Winsor May 8‚ 2013 Luis Gonzalez Professor Shiloh Winsor English 95 May 8‚ 2013 Reflection Throughout my Writing experience I have always had trouble with making the sentence make sense‚ making it sound professional and doing what the assignment tells to do. I think that this class has actually helped me a lot more than in High School. The new paragraph is better because I listened to what my peers advised me to do and what
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