INTRODUCTION This thesis studies Role-play as an approach in enhancing advanced learners’ comprehension of English and American short stories. Primarily set in Literature classes of Foreign Language Faculty of UTE the research employs both experiential and experimental methods. The first chapter of the thesis presents some factors that may affect the study‚ specifies the problems and aims of the study‚ and briefly describes the methodology. 1.1 Background of the Study Literature is a very versatile
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Some boys who did not work attended schools such as grammar school. These schools were not any easier than working‚ however‚ and it did not provide money for the family so only the wealthy could afford to send their kids to schools. These schoolboys usually worked similar hours and had breaks for meals. Corporal punishment in these learning facilities was not uncommon. Teachers could punish children by smacking their bare butts with birch twigs or hold naughty boys down by their necks. The aristocratic
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ES. 10/13/13 Integrity Over Life Itself In the spectacular play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the leading protagonist was a man named John Proctor. John Proctor was married to Elizabeth Proctor and was a local farmer in Salem‚ Massachusetts. He was a harsh toned man who hated hypocrisy and was not a die hard Puritan like a majority of the people living in his community‚ but still followed God. Unfortunately his wife Elizabeth became very ill and was not able to
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Classical Rome employed leisure time productively and incorporated many pleasurable activities such as public games‚ religious festivles‚ chariot racing...ect. Public entertainment in particular played an important role in Rome and to a large extent‚ in the province as well.14 Originally public games (ludi) were held at some religious festivals‚ but gradually the entertainment aspect became more important and the number of annual games increased.15 Chariot racing was the oldest and most popular entertainment
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assertive in a patriarchal society. Women were able to vocalize their own opinions and wear people down through the use of fear (Bever 2002). While witchcraft provided power to women at times it was also used as a means of subordinating women‚ who were essential members of their community (Bever 2002). Accusations of witchcraft were an easy way to relieve conflict that would arise due to economic issues or mere relational issues (Bever 2002). While women have often made out to be meek and have had to assert
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In colonial America the economies of the northern and southern states varied drastically. While agriculture played a large role in the northern economy‚ there was also money to be made as a craftsman or manufacturer. Of course this does not involve the mass production of today’s society‚ but rather one at a time production that makes every item unique. These items are then sold in marketplaces by merchants and traders. However‚ the economic activity in the colonial south had no sense of craftsmanship
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Department of Negro Affairs; this meant that they were to serve as aids to persons who gave secular and religious instruction to blacks in Virginia and North Carolina. In March 1863‚ Secretary of War Edward M. Stanton‚ ordered the beginning of the systematic recruitment of Negroes. Though Butler began a process of educating blacks‚ he now was facing another difficult task‚ of how to properly train these men. The recruiting process was difficult‚ there was a communication barrier and these slaves
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Explain why the adversary system of trial is the best system for achieving justice in criminal trials? The adversary system of trial is the best system for achieving justice in criminal trials for a number of different reasons. The use of a jury‚ the standard of evidence relied upon and the standard of proof‚ the cross-examining of witnesses and the ability to plead guilty‚ contribute greatly to reaching justice in the adversary system. They are all reasons which help the adversary system in accomplishing
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What is the role of police in society? What would happen if the role of the police were lessened as it applies to the theory and practice of community policing? The role of the police is to protect the community. Policing is depicted as a way of crime control‚ policing refers to organized forms of order maintenance‚ peace keeping‚ rule or law enforcement‚ and crime investigation. Meaning the government is charged with the regulation and control of the affairs of a community‚ and that the department
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Q3. What role should six sigma play in corporate strategy? Six sigma is a methodology and describes the process of; Define – Measure – Analyse – Improve- Control This process means that Six sigma has to be kept in mind from the identification of needs and objectives all the way through to when the objectives are met and need to be sustained. When Six sigma is implemented within 3M‚ different objectives will be set with six sigma and the reduction of waste in mind. These objectives are usually
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