When I entered the University of the West Indies‚ I thought I was at the summit of English Language‚ the summit of writing‚ the summit of analysis‚ but I was in for a rude awakening when I entered my first class for Writing in the Disciplines‚ FD14A. The foundation course Writing in the Disciplines on a yearly basis intends to shape the students of the West Indies into an ideal UWI graduate that is‚ being a critical and creative thinker‚ being a better analyst‚ a problem solver‚ team player etc.
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strengths and weaknesses in my essay writing. For strengths‚ I have noticed that my skills in integrating a quote is strong because I can now integrate a quote smoothly into a sentence without an error. An example can be found in my "Synthesis Essay of "Dream House" and "His Life on the Reservation‚" where I wrote "Therefore‚ this allows him to practice his traditions‚ like playing "Scrabble [in his] tribal language" (Alexie‚ 8). Another strength that I have in the area of essay writing is that I am able
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Freshmen year of college is a frightening thing to think‚ especially the frightening things you hear about it‚ such as a twenty-page essay APA style. Although actually going through your freshmen year you learn so much more than the four years of high-school you were enrolled in. Over the Spring semester I’ve developed more skills or habits when writing essays in this course as well in my other classes such as History‚ Marriage and Courtship‚ and Assessment and Observation. I’ve gotten much better
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prisons has increased by 50% since 1996. In the UK the number of elderly prisoners trebled in the ten years up to 1999 (Dawes‚ 2005). In Australia from 1987 to 1997 the number of prisoners over the age of 65 have tripled (Dawes‚ 2005). The characteristics of the sub groups of aging prisoners may give you an idea of why there is a ’greying population’. Firstly‚ child sex offenders make up a considerable number of elderly prisoners. The nature of their offending and the fact that many victims
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completing group work for 10 weeks‚ there were many problems that occurred within my group that had an effect on the report set. This essay will focus on communication and conflict in particular and on how experiences were reflected on effectively and learnt from. Being a social person I have always enjoyed meeting new people and learning things about them however group working has always been a problem for me as I always go into it with the mentality of ‘I don’t want to do this‚ I can achieve the same
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Ageism: The Aged and the Elderly Senile‚ decrepit‚ wrinklesare words that might pop into some people’s heads when they think about the aged and elderly. Ageism is defined as a social construct that discriminates or holds stereotypical ideas about people of a certain age group (Blythway‚ 1995). While ageism can affect anyone‚ this paper will focus mainly on the discrimination of the aged and the elderly. Most people want to live long lives‚ consequently growing older as a result. The only
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Reflective Essay At the beginning of the semester‚ my impression on writing essays was that doing them was bothersome and tiring. Towards the end of the semester‚ my feelings have completely changed. First I changed my writing style and then I changed my personal habits. For the actual writing part I took more time developing the outline. With concern to my own personal habits I simply organized the way I managed my allotted time between working on the paper’s structure and the paper itself. Moving
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Session & Reflective Essay PRACTICE SESSION This assessment requires you to make an audio and visual recording of a practice session in which you apply interpersonal skills and then to write a reflective essay in which you reflect upon and critique your interpersonal skills used in the practice session. The scenario is to be a choice from those two listed in the Assessment Requirements Section of the Unit. INFORMATION ON RECORDING AND REFLECTIVE ESSAY The recording and the reflective essay are
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Creating a Working Outline A working outline is an informal outline and is different from a formal outline. A working outline is simply a way to bring structure and organization to your planning process. A working outline can be words and phrases. It does not have to be complete sentences‚ nor does it have to contain a full CD. Once you complete a working outline you will be able to do a self-assessment of your needs. That is‚ you will be able to see clearly where you have adequate information
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consequences if he continues his inappropriate actions. Encourage the nurse to communicate more with the colleagues about his problem outside the clinical setting privately or he can approach the senior nurse manager if he faces any difficulties working with the expertise such as the physician. The nurse manager can talk to the students about the situation and discuss with them about the consequences of doing such actions. The nurse manager can approach the
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