How does Ellen MacArthur succeed in enabling the reader to appreciate the grueling and difficult nature of the incident described? Ellen MacArthur became famous in 2001 when she competed in the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world competition. She later wrote a book about her journey and the troubles/dangers that she faced. The moment that we start the extract‚ we are shown the first difficult situation that McArthur is faced with ‘it was the hardest climb to date’. Ellen goes on and tells the reader
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INTRODUCTION Reading is an interactive process which involves many factors like the text‚ the reader‚ fluency and strategies. In this process the readers have to combine the information from the text with their background knowledge to comprehend the content of the text. However the text sometimes is above the readers’ level‚ this makes them difficult to achieve its content. And so comprehension may be broken down. To help learners solve this problem during their learning process‚ the teacher should
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Taking care to protect the environment against damage Each and every living organism has specific surroundings or medium with which is continuously interacts‚ and to which it is fully adapted. This surrounding is the ‘natural environment’. The word ‘natural environment’ brings to mind broad aspects of landscape‚ such as soil‚ water‚ desert or mountains which can be more exactly described in terms of physical influences such as differences in moisture‚ temperature‚ texture of soil‚ and biological
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Students should already have an understanding on right triangles. Explain a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse. b. Students should be able to solve two-step equations. c. Students should be able to calculate and estimate square roots. d. Students should be able to evaluate expressions or equations with single digit exponents Students should already have an understanding on right triangles. Explain a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse. b. Students
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American judicial system ’s need for an effective strategy to combat crime has been a continuously debated issue. While employing the adversarial models of crime control and due process‚ America struggles to find balance on a pendulum between individual rights and social order. In this window of opportunity‚ crime control and due process are examined and reflected into the eyes of society. The primary goals of the American Criminal Justice system are simply to enforce the law and maintain social
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Technology Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons) CIT4114 Final Year Project Proposal Writing Guidelines Academic Year 2012/ 2013 1|Page BIT CIT4114 FYP Proposal Writing Guideline V1.0-012012 Project Proposal Writing Guideline Important note about writing a proposal: Proposals are informative and persuasive writing because they attempt to educate the reader and to convince that reader the importance of the project to be conducted. The goal of the writer is not only to persuade the reader
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plays a part in our health‚ safety‚ security‚ well-being‚ employment‚ education‚ daily activities‚ using resources and equipment and in community participation. But some adults‚ for example disabled people or older people‚ are often discouraged from taking risks. Traditionally they are not encouraged to take risks in areas such as budgeting‚ planning‚ employment and daily living skills. This may be either because of their perceived limitations or fear that they or others might be harmed. Everyone
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Safety-Lock Syringe I feel that the theory of Due Care is most appropriate to apply to this case. My reason for this is because Becton Dickinson’s decision first to not look in to a redesign of their original syringe and their decision to not manufacture the Safety-Lock Syringe for all sizes but only the 3-cc syringe violated the fact that they had a duty to take special care to ensure that consumer’s interests are not harmed. The basis of the Due Care Theory is that the manufacturer is in a more
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Say I call you a fool! Have you become a fool? Maybe! It is up to you. Let anyone call you a fool‚ ugly‚ dumb‚ smart and all the other adjectives like these. There would be a long list. But one person cannot be all of these personalities. In short‚ you are actually what think‚ what you feel and how you react with other’s words. If a silent calm person can control his willpower and is determined‚ would remain the same even if any person in the world tries to distract him by various words.
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Dress Codes For Students Requiring a dress code for students is like making the Pope wear red‚ you just don’t do it. The Pope wears white because it’s his right in the United States to dress how he wants so there’s no logical reason that school districts should take away students’ rights to freedom of expression. Most kids and teenagers across the globe express themselves and their personality through what they wear. It’s like their identity. The argument that implementing a dress code would eliminate
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