written and on reading‚ so class work would have to have a considerable component of oral and communicative work to supplement the text. This would not be difficult for me‚ as a native speaker‚ but would limit the usefulness of this text for those who wish to teach English but are not native speakers. The introduction to the text says that this text will be used to "acquaint [the reader] with the English words that are most frequently used". If the user of such a book is a beginning ESL learner‚ this
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The book‚ “Pastor. The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry‚” authored by Willimon William is a comprehensive and educative guide to the ups and down of the pastoral ministry. The book can be described as a gift to anyone who is interested in the field of Pastorhood. It can act as the reason why someone chooses to go into the field or chooses to opt out. Willimon is candid in his descriptions and makes sure that the target audience is aware of his position. From the book‚ the author
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Though some may try to argue that the American Revolution was not a real revolution since the upper class was not displaced‚ it was in fact a revolution because it transferred power from an entrenched British monarchy into the hands of local state legislatures. The American Revolution was representative of a great change which occurred in the way that in Britain‚ parliament viewed Americans as a small cluster of people who could be taxed without representation‚ to where in America the government
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The American Revolution was as a result of the colonists questioning the intrusion by Great Britain into their progress. It erupted into armed conflict in the year 1775. The political upheaval that occurred in the thirteen colonies lead to the formation of the United States of America after the British were overthrown. The armed conflict ended in 1783 but the young American nation had a bigger task to set up a government. Independence was the beginning of America’s’ problems as the country faced
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The book “Canyons” by Gary Paulsen is a good book that should be read by kids that are interested in stories about challenges. It should mostly be read by middle school students. It takes place in El Paso Texas‚ a dry and hot area near canyons. Brennan Cole‚ an older boy in highschool goes camping in the canyons and finds a skull and takes it home. The skull is getting to Brennan and is bothering him so he decides to do something about it and goes to Mr. Homesley‚ his biology teacher‚ for
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JOHN FORBES NASH JR. CLARKE R. REECE MATHMATICS PROF. KEVIN DENT 08/03/2012 John Forbes Nash Jr. was born June 13‚ 1928 in Bluefield‚ West Virginia. Mr. Nash Jr. is an American mathematician who won the 1994 Nobel Prize for his works in the late 1980’s on game theory. Game theory is the study of strategic decision making or more formally known as the mathematical models of conflict and cooperation between intelligent and rational decision
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The Book I chose was Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The genre of this book is young adult fiction. It takes place in the forest of Canada. The book doesn’t mention the time that the story takes place. Although‚ it does say the his mother dropped him off in Hampton‚ New York in the beginning. This book is about a boy named Brian Robeson who is riding in a private airplane to Canada. At the beginning of the ride‚ the pilot invited him to help in the cockpit and then the pilot had an unfortunate heart attack
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The American Revolution was not like the ones that happened in France in 1789 or in Haiti 1791. In these revolutions had over thrown their governments unlike the American Revolution which had changed how the government worked. The American Revolution is still consider a revolution because the original 13 colonies had revolted against the English crown. In sense the American Revolution was only a was only a partial revolution. Politically there was a change where the king had not been in charge on
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Biography of Ogden Nash Fredric Ogden Nash was an American humorist who lived from 1902 to 1971. He was born in 1902 in Rye‚ New York‚ where he grew up with well educated parents. Microsoft Encarta 95 said that his parents names were Edmund Strudwick Nash and Mattie Nash. During his childhood years‚ Nash was educated at several private schools. At these schools‚ he enjoyed writing his own comical and dramatic free verse poems. After graduating out of grammar school‚ Nash moved on to one of
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his concentration on foreign policy rather than domestic didn’t help‚ and there was a wave of anticommunism that weakened liberal and leftist forces. 3. How did the Korean War shape American foreign policy in the 1950s? P. 800-805 The Korean War shaped American foreign policy in the 1950s by showing the American
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