Book Discussion Questions for Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman 1. Do you think the title fits the book? Why or why not? I do think the title fits the book as the whole narration is about the character not being able to express loud and clear what he really felt due to a medical condition. He expresses how this feeling of impotency make him feel like he was “stuck in neutral”- not advancing or progressing‚ just “being”. 2. Why do you think the book was written in the first person? I personally
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Lowering the Affective Filter In Chapter 4 Judith Lessow-Hurley writes (p. 58) “Krashen refers to the affective component of language learning as an affective filter‚ a kind of emotional barrier to language learning that must be lowered if acquisition is to take place.” Discuss three activities which you would use in your own classroom to lower this affective filter. The Affective Filter hypothesis embodies Krashen’s view that a number of “affective variables” play a facilitative‚ but non-causal
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Neutral citation number: [2015] UKSC 34 Haile (Appelant) v London Borough of Waltham Forest (Resppondent) On appeal from : [2014] EWCA Civ 792 Judgement date: 20 May 2015 Hearing date: 29 January 2015 Case summary: Justices: Lord Neuberger‚ Lady Hale‚ Lord Clarke‚ Lord Reed‚ Lord Carnwath Nature of the case: causational‚ intentional homelessness Facts: On 25 October 2011 the appellant voluntarily surrendered her tenancy in a hostel because of an unpleasant smell and moved for a temporary
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I felt comfortable about the three components of an attitude‚ which are affective component‚ behavioral component‚ and cognitive component. Affective component deals with a person’s feelings or emotions. Someone who is scared of snakes would be an example of an affective component. Secondly‚ behavioral component would be when the attitude a person has that influence the way that they act or behave. Avoiding snakes or freaking out when a person sees one would be an example of a behavioral component
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Affective Filter is the fifth hypothesis by Krashen that is composed of ‘affective variables’ which consists of motivation‚ self confidence and anxiety. These variables are said to play a role in second language acquisition. I agree with Krashen that these variables are indeed important in learning for it happened to me in one of my subjects in high school. I don’t really like my teacher and I really hate to attend her class because I don’t like the lesson - paired with her monotonous voice and
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Seasonal Affective Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder‚ or SAD‚ is a common problem of people living in northern United States. People who are affected by this disorder commonly suffer from depression‚ lethargy‚ inability to concentrate‚ overeating and weight gain. People from the north tend to suffer more from this disorder because of the shortened days. It appears‚ that due to the deficiency of sunlight some people suffer from these symptoms. The shortened days have a hormonal effect on
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Affective Negotiation Support Systems Joost Broekensa*‚ Catholijn M. Jonkera and John-Jules Ch. Meyerb a MMI‚ TU Delft‚ Mekelweg 4‚ 2628 CD‚ Delft‚ The Netherlands Computer Science‚ Utrecht University‚ Padualaan 14‚ 3584CH‚ Utrecht‚ The Netherlands b Abstract. Negotiation is a process in which two or more parties aim to reach a joint agreement. As such negotiation involves rational decision making about options and issues. However‚ negotiation also involves social interaction and dilemmas
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Should the internet be neutral? I agree on internet neutrality to an extent. Since the begging of time generation‚ to a more modern one. Technology has been a common question to humans. The internet is one of the biggest information charring components. One of the biggest question is should the government set rules for those that control broadband. Theology is growing more and more every day and is changing our lives. Internet neutrality can be possible but there has to be a commitment to
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"Neutral Tones" by Thomas Hardy is very neutral in tone; its melancholic note is created by a narrator reflecting on the termination of a relationship. Throughout‚ a soothing yet depressing language illustrates this duality. Hardy uses a variety of techniques to highlight sadness and emotions in the narrator. In the first stanza the scene and atmosphere is set‚ "we stood by a pond that winter day".No harsh sounds are present and the sentence epitomises the tranquillity yet disheartening nature of
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Should Toys Be More Gender-Neutral? This topic is one that does hit me close to home because I have a ten year old sister and a few other cousins younger than her. Though I did not really think about this topic much until now. It is the twenty-first century after all‚ shouldn’t gender-neutral toys be a thing? With this I researched this topic more with this help of my sister to learn more about. Though sadly I do believe that toys should be more gender-neutral even though they currently aren’t.
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