Suggested time allotment: 14 hours MODULE 1 THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT Overview Everything that we see around us makes up our environment. The landforms and bodies of water that make up the landscape‚ the mountains and valleys‚ rivers and seas; the climate‚ the rains brought by the monsoons‚ the warm‚ humid weather that we frequently experience; the natural resources that we make use of; every plant and animal that live around us. Truly‚ the environment
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Critical Discourse Analysis of Obama’s Political Discourse Juraj Horváth Abstract This paper examines the persuasive strategies of President Obama’s public speaking as well as the covert ideology of the same‚ enshrined in his inaugural address. Our analysis is grounded in Norman Fairclough’s assumptions in critical discourse analysis‚ claiming that "ideologies reside in texts" that "it is not possible to ’read off’ ideologies from texts" and that "texts are open to diverse interpretations"
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thrown by Jay Gatsby attract the “foul dust” of East and West egg like moths to a lamp. Those in attendance at Gatsby’s parties tend to be the elite scum of the earth caring for no one and nothing except their own personal social reputations. Two occasions are particularly relevant to the development of the novel; the consistently present soirees and Gatsby’s funeral together illuminate the realities of the attendees values‚ develop the readers empathy towards Gatsby‚ and help uncover a deeper moral
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Failure‚ Success‚ and Kindness Graduation commencement speeches are usually inspirational‚ not only to the graduating students but also to anyone who reads them. The speech given by J. K. Rowling at Harvard and the one by George Saunders at Syracuse University in 2013 are some of the best commencement speeches. Rowling and Saunders are both experienced speakers. Rowling’s speech focused on the benefits of failure‚ a subject she had first hand experience on. Saunders’ speech was on kindness and included
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Special Probability Distributions Chapter 8 Ibrahim Bohari bibrahim@preuni.unimas.my LOGO Binomial Distribution Binomial Distribution In an experiment of n independent trials‚ where p is a the probability of a successful outcome q=1-p is the probability that the outcome is a failure If X is a random variable denoting the number of successful outcome‚ the probability function of X is given P X r nCr p r q nr Where q=1-p r=0‚1‚2‚3‚….. X~B(n‚p) The n trials
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Randy Pausch: Inspiration to Both Students and Teachers Randy Pausch was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. In September‚ 2006 he learned that he had terminal pancreatic cancer and a year later he delivered a speech commonly referred to as a “Last Lecture” titled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”. A video of this speech was posted on the internet and was watched by millions of people. Randy states that while this lecture was given to students and faculty at
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Awesome Student Professor English Date The Special Tinga We all have that one special dish that in every family is served for a delicious feast. In my family‚ the Tinga Chicken is most likely our favorite dish to eat on special occasions. The way that it’s prepared is simple. First thing is to cook the meat and right after it’s done‚ cut it into little pieces. Once the meat it cut‚ then it’s time to fry it with a little oil. While the meat is being fried‚ it’s time to add tiny bits of garlic‚
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NGOs and Civil Society Empowerment Writing on BAREFOOT COLLEGE As an Inspiration for the Under-Privileged Communities By: Larissa Kristany 2011330026 The Faculty of Socials and Politics University of Catholic Parahyangan Bandung 2013 “For 40 years‚ our ‘Barefoot Professionals’ have brought sustainable change to their villages all over the world. The demystified and decentralized ‘barefoot approach’ of community management‚ control‚ and ownership has demonstrated the
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The Purpose of Revolutionary Speeches The “Crisis No 1” written by Thomas Paine‚ was one of the many great speeches written during the Revolutionary War. Speeches like “The Crisis” have inspired people even in this day and time to fight for their country. Speeches like Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis”‚ are some of the most important speeches of the Revolutionary War. Speeches during the Revolutionary War were used to persuade people‚ including the common man‚ of their beliefs‚ and to boost soldiers
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Martin Luther King Jr. was one of many activists that spoke up and took action for the African American people. A little background of Martin Luther King is he was born in Atlanta‚ GA on the date of January 15‚ 1929. The article “Martin Luther King Jr.” on Biography.com shows that in the early years of his life Martin Luther King dealt with racism and discrimination. As he attended seminary he encountered with Morehouse College President Benjamin E. Mays. He was the one that influenced King to use
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