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    Connor Martin 1/31/2017 Sonny Haynes ENG 111 760 Timed Writing Assignment When reading "Hidden Intellectualism" by Gerald Graff‚ I noticed that he used a lot of examples and illustrations. Throughout this article‚ he uses this rhetorical strategy as a way to create a mental image in the reader’s head. One example of this is where he states "In the Chicago neighborhood I grew up in‚ which had become a melting pot after World War 2 our block was solidly middle class" (Graff 246). For me‚ it not

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    todays in class discussion over The Most Dangerous Game‚ many great questions were brought up. One of the questions mentioned was if you agree with General Zaroff when he says‚ “Instinct is no match for reason” (Connell 7). Although the ability to reason is important‚ I don’t completely agree with General Zaroff because I believe instinct is equally important and it really all depends on the situation. One might not always have time to reason‚ and acting upon instinct will happen naturally and will

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    “To Build a Fire” and “The Most Dangerous Game” Part A. In the story “To Build a Fire” it provides a great amount of writing devices‚ such as: Foreshadowing - to show or indicate beforehand; omen or warning. 1. The behavior of the dog represents foreshadowing‚ how it uses it’s instincts to survive the weather and stray from “danger” 2. The terrible cold. It says several times in the story “Fifty degrees below zero” over and over again‚ a human being can only survive so long alone in the cold

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    three to four pages in length‚ of Gerald Graff’s essay‚ “Hidden Intellectualism.” Getting Started: Make sure you understand the meaning of analysis; according to the Norton Field Guide‚ “Your goal in analyzing a text is to lead readers through careful examination of a text to some kind of interpretation or reasoned judgment” (69). Consider it your job to attempt to define and explain what you see in Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism.” Rather than just answering the question‚ “What is here?” Think

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    Freud‚ humans act on instinct at the most basic level. This means that when society does not exist and man is on his own‚ he will act purely on natural instinct; the desire for reproduction‚ food‚ safety. When society enters the picture individual behavior begins to be developed by culture and those around them. But Plato says when necessity arises and society cannot supply that necessity‚ one must revert to instinctual fit behavior driven by selfish desires to survive. Instinct still exists it is

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    Sederra Ross Mrs. Wilson English Composition 105-06 23 September 2012 The Cult of Anti-Intellectualism Discussion Questions 1. Define the term “Cult of Victomology.” Then explain how it works as a factor in encouraging poor academic performance. “Cult of Victomology” is defined as the black Americans fixation upon remnants of racism and resolutely downplays all signs of its demise which becomes a keystone of cultural blackness to treat victimhood not as a problem to be solved but as an

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    Fire?! Yes‚ FIRE. Katniss unbuckles herself from the perch in the tree and high-tails it out of there. She runs from the heat and smoke along with the rest of the fleeing woodland creatures. Katniss realizes that the fire is no accident: it must be a ploy by the Gamemakers to flush out the scattered tributes and bring them all together. Why? For action‚ of course. There’s an audience watching at home‚ after all. Katniss’s jacket catches half on fire (she stomps it out)‚ then her throat starts

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    and is the most widely used scale in survey research. The customer is asked to evaluate each statement and in term of their perception and expectation of performance of the organization being measured. (“Customer Satisfaction‚” 2008) From the Build –A – Bear workshop case stated that their retailer had implanted an innovative Guest Satisfaction program that is tied to financial rewards for the Workshop managers. They think that guest satisfaction increase is the best indicator of how truly successful

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    means children will want to buy this products and enjoy those unhealthy food just like    what they saw in those advertisements‚ and a big amount of junk food eating will    makes children over-weight.Chips’s companies use attractive pictures to push children    buy their chips‚ and chips also will makes children over-weight. Janet(1998) found    that  pictures are important dressing to make even a boring book looks    charming.So‚attractive pictures and words make school-age children pay attention to 

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    FC2 – FIRE SAFETY Candidate’s fire risk PRACTICAL APPLICATION assessment notes Sheet number 1 of 6 To be completed during workplace inspection Student name: Andrew Smart Student number: 00289987 Location: Harman Barracks/LAD Building Date undertaken 01 / 07 /2015 The fire inspection was conducted in Harman barracks on the Light Aid Detachment building (LAD). The building consists of 3 buildings that are adjoined; the main building is centrally positioned

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