student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature‚ it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. William Strunk‚ Jr. (1869–1946). The Elements of Style. 1918. I. INTRODUCTORY This book is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study
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children. Leading and teaching is challenging work that requires a high level of understanding and patience. What do good principals do? The audience at the leadership institute identified what they perceived to be the top elements. These included the following items below where I have added some of my personal thoughts: * Great communicator: Principals need to be able to communicate what the school is all about. School leaders don’t always do the best in terms of epitomizing effective communication
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Final Essay Fact Pattern Throughout the over-the-top case of Professor Frieda Speak and President Smacksem‚ several legal issues were persistent in the lawsuit. However‚ Professor Speak attempted to bring a lawsuit on several issues where President Smacksem has done no wrong. These issues pertain to his Easter display‚ his prayer breakfast‚ and several aspects of the bill that he promoted with Senator Tellinemwhatodo. The first issue that Professor Speak had was with the display that President
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Taken is an action‚ thriller film directed by Pierre Morel. The film is a typical action thriller‚ where the heroic protagonist beats the heck out of everyone who gets in the way of him attaining his goal‚ action film. Director Pierre Morel has used genre-typical techniques such as fight choreography to have a predictable effect on the audience. Throughout the film of Taken Bryan Mills played by Liam Neeson is a Former U.S Central Intelligence Agency operative becomes the Hero of this film. With
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Could the Nazi takeover of the German state and national consolidation of power have been prevented? Who could have prevented it‚ and what would they have needed to do? If a Nazi dictatorship could have been prevented‚ what was the most likely alternative outcome? The rise in power of Hitler in January 30‚ 1933 did not come through a revolutionary way‚ but through lies and manipulations that eventually secured Hitler his election in a political office. Having already attempted to take
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Tessellation Patterns MTH/157 Tessellation Patterns Tessellation Patterns are a way to express creativeness. A tessellation is a repeating pattern of shapes covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. Choosing a pattern with triangles that are black and white was a way to express a pattern. There are so many different ways to create a tessellation pattern and use of transformation. Normally‚ tessellations are created using polygons‚ this one was created using triangles. Reflections occur
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Could World War II have been avoided or taken by Japanese‚ ? There are many information about reasons why WWII started‚ and looking at those reasons in my opinion‚ they could avoid this war‚ but not for a long time. There would be World War II sooner or later because there were many failures in WWI such as‚ Treaty of Versailles‚ the League of Nations‚ and the Munich Agreement. Also‚ Since Adolph Hitler was alive and a leader of Germany‚ so he would start the war anyways. Hitler became the voice
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labelling theory‚ the media sentitises crime (i.e. grabd public attention)‚ amplifies crime (i.e. makes worse) thus creating a social construction of crime‚ folk devils (trouble makers) and moral panics (public fear of crime/deviance/disorder in society)‚ which is exaggerated by the media. The Media as a Cause of Crime Imitiation (copy cat behaviour)‚ arousal (showing violent imagery)‚ desensitation (repeated viewing of violence)‚ transmitting knowledge of criminal techniques via programmes such as crime
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To what extent may attitudes predict behaviour? Why do people act in different ways? Some are kind‚ some are mean. Some do good‚ while other mean only harm. Some of them are aggressors‚ while others are peace holders. Some of them are positively prejudiced rather than others who almost always have a negative outlook of life and its diversities. Some of them feel a sense of sympathy towards an object or a subject‚ while others dislike it. Exploring and understanding behaviour and all
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B.F. SKINNER Operant condition is the condition of responses Parents have long known that children respond to a system of rewards and punishments. While to say that this is a simplification of the theories of famed American behaviourist B.F. Skinner would be an understatement‚ it is accurately descriptive of the most basic aspect of his beliefs. Operant behaviour and operant conditioning‚ Skinner’s most widely acclaimed work‚ is based on a system of both positive and negative reinforcement
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