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    Topic: Does the death penalty deter people from committing murder? Thesis Statement: I completely disagree that the death penalty deters people for committing murder. Search strategy and evaluation resources: The start of my research began by investigating the view points of those who believe the death penalty deter people from committing murder. I began with the Gale opposing viewpoints context in the ASA online database which are tools I used to explore current topics that include pro/con view

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    the General Theory of Verbal Humour (GTVH) to conversational narratives and to relate it to socio-pragmatic approaches. Script oppositions are considered as the necessary preconditions of humour while its perlocutionary effect (i.e. eliciting laughter) as the characteristic feature of the humorous text. Although one of the most frequent social functions of humour is exactly the construction of solidarity and in-group identity‚ relatively little sociolinguistic research has been conducted in

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    Chaplin’s Film “Modern Times” – Thesis Statements Modern Times Posted on April 25‚ 2013 by Carita Carryl Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times”‚ an entertainment piece at the surface‚ also serves as a political commentary criticizing the flourishing industrialization and commoditization of big-business America‚ which has developed at the expense of it’s workers. Posted in Charlie Chaplin’s Film "Modern Times" - Thesis Statements | Comments Off Uncanny Through Laughter Posted on February 18‚ 2013

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    The impact of humor in advertising: a review. Journal of Advertising  | December 01‚ 1992 | Weinberger‚ Marc G.; Gulas‚ Charles S. | ( Hide copyright information ) Copyright ----- and Harlan E. Spotts (1989)‚ "Humor in US Versus UK TV Advertising‚" Journal of Advertising‚ 18 (2)‚ 39-44. ----- and ----- (1992)‚ "Differences in British and American Television and Magazine Advertising: Myth or Reality‚" (forthcoming) in Proceedings of the Association for Consumer Research: European Summer Conference

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    which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid of battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.-George S. Patton. Thesis Statement: The Battle of Hastings was a deadly and horrible battle in England with William the Conqueror not liking the king’s rules and that’s how the Battle of Hastings all happened. Before the Battle William spent most of 1067 in Normandy‚ returning

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    Topic: Excitement Thesis Statement: This descriptive essay will describe what excitement is and how does it feel‚ when or where do you we get excited. Outline: I. Introduction A. What is excitement 1. A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness. 2. Something that arouses such a feeling; an exciting incident. II. Main Body A. How does it feel? 1.  Positive‚ pleasant feeling 2. Over whelming emotion 3. Positive stress B. When do

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    Thesis Statement: Yellow Fever is a potentially dangerous virus but by following the right steps it can be prevented and hopefully eliminated. I. Overview of disease A. Basic Information 1. Causes a) Yellow Fever virus transferred by mosquitoes to humans b) Since 1974 only one genetic type can still be identified c) Transmitted between monkeys and mosquitoes and then from mosquitoes to humans. 2. Symptoms a) Incubates in body for 3-6 days before symptoms occur b) 2 disease phases (1) "acute"

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    Humor and Persuasion Jake Swenson 5/30/2011 The actor John Cleese once said‚ "If I can get you to laugh with me‚ you like me better‚ which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make‚ by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.” (Mortensen‚ 2004) Humor disarms an audience‚ making them more likely to open up to you. In a book by Kurt Mortensen‚ called “Maximum influence: the 12 universal laws of power persuasion”‚ he stated: ”…once your

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    Position Paper Outline Thesis Statement: Although human cloning is a scientific discovery of great significance which is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human it has some medical advantages; however‚ it raises high debates because of its religious‚ ethical‚ and scientific disadvantages. I. Topic sentence: One of the main aspects that hinder the application of human cloning is the religious aspect. A. First Supporting reason: Cloning is a way of playing

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    regime economic problem of Debt. Paragraph 2: Heavy taxes on lower class very small bit about media Paragraph 3: Media shows inequality through images Conclusion: Discussion of old regime‚ high cost of living‚ taxes‚ media. My Thesis: The media brought to light the burden of the heavy taxes and debt which lead to an economic crisis and triggered the revolution. Actual Thesis: “Media was used to convey ideas of unfairness between the estates during a stage of the Revolution

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