Atlanta) "Being fat takes the fun out of being a kid‚" read graphics of a TV ad in which a young girl tells of how she doesn’t like going to school because she’s bullied over her weight. It is part of a video and print campaign to combat childhood obesity in Georgia‚ which has one of the highest childhood obesity rates in the nation. But could the ads end up stigmatizing overweight kids instead of solving the problem? "Blaming the victim rarely helps‚" said Dr. Miriam Labbok‚ director of the
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Rhetorical Devices 1. Narration - Recounts a personal experience or tells a story based on a real or fictional circumstance. All details come together in an integrated way to create some central them or impression. 2. Point of view - The person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story. (Does not refer to the author’s/character’s feelings‚ opinions‚ perspectives‚ etc.) e.g. - Third-person‚ first-person 3. Exposition - The kind of writing that is intended primarily
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Types of Storage Devices A storage device is a device capable of storing data. The term usually refers to mass storage devices‚ such as disk and tape drives (www.webopedia.com). In this paper I will explore different types of storage devices and which ones are optimal for different situations. I will also explain what situations are appropriate for the following devices and explain why: a. Hard disk b. Floppy disk c. RAM d. CD ROM e. Tape Hard Disk A hard disk is a magnetic disk on
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citizens or about 1.5%. The increase of arrests was definitely due to policy change‚ as is illustrated when comparing population growth numbers by the increase in people actually stopped and those arrested. Current law allows police officers to conduct stop and frisk searches of persons based on reasonable suspicion‚ as determined by Terry v. Ohio where supreme court decisions determined that individuals can be searched not only for probable cause (where an individual is under suspicion of committing
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cases‚ it has become the only acceptable way to communicate. According to “The Machine stops” short story written by E.M Forster‚ the lives of individuals are controlled by a machine that works under the surface of the earth. We are in a logic forced into agreement to gain knowledge of computers; otherwise opportunities will continue to become harshly increased as time goes on. In the story " the machine stops" it had made the life of the human race to be so easy and simple to the point that humans
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A Dominant Community’s Attitudes towards the Teaching of Amazigh (Berber) in Morocco di Mina Afkir Abstract Two linguistically and culturally different communities have been living in Morocco since the Arab-Islamic conquests in the seventh century AD‚ namely the Amazigh-speaking and the Arabic-speaking communities. The language policies that were implemented by the Moroccan government from independence in 1956 till 2001 greatly promoted the Arabic language‚ which
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protection against all STD’s. Oral sex is usually less risk for STD’s than anal and vaginal sex‚ but it is still possible to get certain STD’s whether you are giving or getting oral sex. With abstinence‚ no barriers or pills are necessary because the person is not having sex. You don’t have to be a virgin to practice abstinence. Sometimes people who have been having sex decide not to continue having sex. Even if a person has been having sex‚ he or she can still choose
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Alexus Neal April 15‚ 2013 English 101 The Devices of Advertising In his essay “With These Words I Can Sell You Anything” William Lutz informs readers about devices companies use to get people to buy their product. He explains many devices and techniques used in ads or commercials and how each of them work. There are many devices explained but there are 7 devices that are used most frequently. A dramatic claim uses a word and presents a dramatic claim after. Meaningless words are verbs that make
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CHAPTER 2. Peculiarities of translation of stylistic devices in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.1. Main characteristics of translation of stylistic devices 2.1. Reproduction of simile in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.2. Reproduction of metaphor in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.3. Reproduction of epithets in the short stories by E.A.Poe 1.3.1. Simile . According to K. Ya. Lotots’ka simile is an imaginative comparison which is also called literary comparison.[27‚ p
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PERIPHERAL DEVICES Peripheral devices can be attached by cable or wireless technology to the computer to perform specific functions. Peripherals are plugged into special sockets (ports) using cables. INPUT DEVICES Keyboard - Consist of typewriter-like keys that enable users to enter information into a computer. Mouse - Control the movement of a cursor or pointer on a display screen. The most common pointing device is the mouse. Scanner - Copies a picture
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