that readers approach the work in ways that can be viewed as aesthetic or efferent. The question is why the reader is reading and what the reader aims to get out of the reading. Is the site established primarily to help readers gain information with as little reading possible‚ or is the site established in order to create an aesthetic experience? * Efferent reading: reading to "take away" particular bits of information. Here‚ the reader is not interested in the rhythms of the language or the
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large number of countries with a wide variety of native languages. In the modern world‚ thanks to the Internet‚ English continues to spread as the major medium through which both small businesses and large corporations do business. Other People Are Reading The Advantages of Learning English The Importance of Communication in the Modern World English as a Common Business Language England began to develop overseas colonies as early as the 12th century in Ireland‚ and soon expanded to the New
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Reading‚ as important an activity as it is‚ is often neglected by many on their day to day lives. Being myself guilty of such far too often‚ it’s refreshing to read a collection of articles that tries to challenge one out of their apathy and into becoming better readers. While reading these articles‚ I learned much about reading‚ thinking‚ and writing; and that is the joy in reading‚ it makes me understand it better‚ and I can relate to some of the struggles the characters were going through. Sometimes
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Joy of My Life Shirley Evans English 121 Professor Jen Miller January 20‚ 2013 Joy of My Life I never considered myself blessed in anything‚ or knew the purpose of my life‚ until the birth of my grandson. Robert is my first grandchild and greatest blessing God has given me‚ and the center of my universe for which I give thanks every day. His life started with difficulties‚ but his unquenchable élan has brought joy to those who meet him. Robert entered my life on Monday‚ February 23‚
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Accounting 381 Reading Assignment 1: Accounting and Professionalism Due: Tuesday‚ January 12‚ 2010 (at beginning of class). Please be prepared to discuss the questions and your responses in class on this date. Required: Answer the following questions based on your examination of the readings listed below. This should be completed on an individual basis. Your discussion should be no more than 2 pages in length‚ single-spaced. You do not need to use a particular format to prepare your
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“JOY OF CARING AND SHARING” Sharing‚ taking‚ earning‚ losing‚ stealing‚ squandering‚ hoarding. These are all human impulses‚ and very natural otherwise we wouldn’t be human without them. Yet on this list only one item — sharing — appears in the world’s wisdom traditions. Why is giving or sharing set apart? After all‚ there’s no mystery to why someone might want to earn‚ hoard‚ squander‚ or steal a million dollars. One way or another‚ most of our daily actions follow the principle of more is better
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Although Joy is presented as the ideal feeling‚ Sadness is a valuable and necessary emotion; therefore the film asserts the importance of embracing sadness instead of ignoring or attempting to correct it. Throughout the movie‚ the other emotions‚ predominantly Joy‚ talk down upon Sadness‚ and she receives the foot of the blame in most situations. Joy’s condescending diction is directed toward Sadness when she touches the memories‚ and they begin to turn blue. Joy’s carefully chosen words and tone
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all do not have the ability to be superman. Becoming superman means one of two things with the first being that we make the choice to be part of the solution or two become part of the problem. The question then comes that with this power are we ready to accept its responsibility and with that responsibility are we willing to accept the consequences. We all have come to understand
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The essay “Superman and me" by Sherman Alexie’s talks about how he first learned how to read‚ His intelligence as a young Indian boy‚ and Alexie as an adult teaching creative writing to Indian kids. In the first paragraph‚ Alexie explains that he first learned to read with a Superman comic book. But before he could read the comic‚ Alexie taught himself about paragraphs and how they relate to the real world. He thought of everything as paragraphs such‚ as his reservation he lived on was a paragraph
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for their lives in fear‚ made my heart pound fast! It was a hot day at Six Flags Great America. I kept wiping my forehead. When the Superman roller coaster past over our heads my eyes popped out in amazement. The line moved forward. When finally it was our turn to get on the scariest ride ever‚ I jumped back and gasped in fright. It was my first time riding superman‚ and I was jumping around everywhere in excitement. This was probably the most terrifying ride I had been on. My dad exclaimed‚ “
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