...kin31937_ch.02.qxd 10/23/06 2:06 PM Page 11 THESIS SENTENCE TEMPLATES A thesis sentence is a sentence in the introduction that tells the reader what the topic or argument of the essay is. Experienced writers have little difficulty writing thesis sentences. This is because they have read and written thousands of them. You, the emerging writer, don’t have it so easy. So, you have to accelerate the process. You do this via thesis sentence templates. A thesis sentence template is the basic machinery of a thesis sentence, what makes it work. It is like a car minus the hood, the doors, the engine, the side panels, the wheels, and the air conditioner. On that basic structure, thousands of different cars can be built. From a thesis sentence template, thousands of thesis sentences can be constructed. The introduction for any piece of writing is very important. This is where you establish a relationship with the reader. The introduction will always be read, while the body of the paper might sometimes be glossed over (not carefully read) by graders of standardized tests like the SAT® or TOEFL®. ? HOW THE THESIS SENTENCE TEMPLATES WORK Each type of thesis sentence presented in this section is followed by two or three examples of how very different thesis sentences can be written using the template. Then you will write two or three thesis sentences of your own using the template. If you find the template difficult, just do one sentence on your own. But the more you...
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...BEGINNING AND STUFF T HE I N THE BEGINNING, I wasn’t there. I don’t think the Ancient Greeks were, either. Nobody had a pen and paper to take notes, so I can’t vouch for what follows, but I can tell you it’s what the Greeks thought happened. At first, there was pretty much nothing. A lot of nothing. The first god, if you can call it that, was Chaos – a gloomy, soupy mist with all the matter in the cosmos just drifting around. Here’s a fact for you: Chaos literally means the Gap, and we’re not talking about the clothing store. Eventually Chaos got less chaotic. Maybe it got bored with being all gloomy and misty. Some of its matter collected and solidified into the earth, which unfortunately developed a living personality. She called herself Gaia, the Earth Mother. Now Gaia was the actual earth – the rocks, the hills, the valleys, the whole enchilada. But she could also take on 1 Text copyright (c) Rick Riordan. Courtesy of Penguin Books Ltd 9780141355412_PercyJacksonAndTheGreekGods_TXT.pdf 1 23/06/14 3:27 PM P E R C Y J AC K S ON ’S G R E E K G OD S humanlike form. She liked to walk across the earth – which was basically walking across herself – in the shape of a matronly woman with a flowing green dress, curly black hair and a serene smile on her face. The smile hid a nasty disposition. You’ll see that soon enough. After a long time alone, Gaia looked up into the misty nothing above the earth and said to herself: ‘You know what would be good? A sky. I could really go for a sky...
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...leader, so it is easier to decide on things. Disadvantage - Stress on the leader So many decisions coming to the leader puts a lot of stress on the leader Short Term Effects Decisions will be easy and efficient, and the company can expand fast Long Term Effects Employees might not be happy to be under control of one person, as evident in the testimonies from ex-Microsoft workers A decentralized company is a company which implements several individuals which help to make all the decisions, not just one person who does all the decisions for the company. A very good example of a company that utilizes the decentralized organizational substructure is Apple. Advantage - Broad Based Knowledge A broad base and many different groups and people make it easier to acquire different kinds of knowledge. Disadvantage - Conflicting opinions Decisions can be hard to make because of the different people making decisions. Short Term Effects There will be a lot of innovation as different kinds of ideas help provide a variety. Long Term Effects Slow decisions have a possibility of making the company slowly fall. Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages. In this case, Bill Gates might have wanted more control over his company, therefore he chose to implement the centralized structure to his organization. Testimonies from employees say that they do not get say on decisions, which supports the fact that Bill Gates wants more control. Personal Thoughts Some...
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...of his generation” (Gioia). “Kooser wants a poetry anyone can read without shame and understand without labor, because he thinks poetry has too long been in the hands of poets who go out of their way to make their poems difficult if not downright discouraging” (Logan). Although many authors poetry is extremely hard to understand, Ted Kooser’s well-constructed poetic language and simple eloquent style, conveys a heartfelt message toward subjects like loved ones, everyday items, and rural America that are effortless to comprehend throughout his poetry as a result of his tone, imagery, personification, and the uncomplicated metaphors. Kooser has always been identified primarily as a poet. “While I was at work, I did everything that was required of me and kept getting promoted. But never did I aspire to be anything in the life insurance business” (Kooser). Kooser’s poems are typically brief, metaphors of ordinary people, items and everyday moments in life. Kooser was the winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in poetry. He was named the first U.S. Poet Laureate from the Great Plains in August 2004 and was reappointed for another year. After receiving a call...
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...Acknowledgements This study would not have been completed so successfully without the assistance and cooperation of many. I would like to thank the sex workers for the time they spent answering the questionnaires given. Also, I would like to thank the members of my family for their encouragement. My teacher, Mrs. Myers deserves a lot of gratitude for guiding me in every step of the way. Last, but not least, I would like to give thanks to God for the strength and knowledge to complete this study. Topic: Sex Trafficking Research Question: Do male sex workers make more than female sex workers in the New Kingston and Port Henderson Road region? The researcher’s locations are the New Kingston and Port Henderson Road regions. The researcher chose this topic because he/she has seen sex traffickers in the previously stated locations on more than occasion. The researcher was intrigued by their work and when given the chance, jumped at the opportunity to find out about the different aspects of sex trafficking e.g. income. .Method of Data Collection Questionnaires were issued to thirty sex workers, seventeen (17) female and thirteen (13) male to collect data for this research paper. Participants were chosen at random by the researcher. The researcher gave the sex workers ten (10) minutes to answer and return the questionnaires. METHOD OF INVESTIGATION In order to collect data for the survey, the researcher decided to...
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...There is a lot of peer pressure in the world today for our children. Teenagers get approached just about every day by their peers to do something negative and many of them fall victim to it. Although this was given as an example, I find that it is a very significant problem that needs a breakthrough now. What I plan to do my paper on is teenagers and drugs. Drug use and abuse is bad for all parties involved (adults and teenagers). But it is really destroying our teens. Today it is so easy for teenagers to obtain just about any type of drug that they would want. These drugs include marijuana(also known as weed, pot, kush, loud, etc..), methamphetamine (also known as meth, crystal, christine, christina, speed, ice, etc…), cocaine, crack, herion, PCP, sherm, ecstasy or molly’s, and lastly a very long list of prescription drugs. Anything that has a way in causing addiction in my opinion is a problem and needs to be at the front of the line to be addressed especially when it comes to our children. Teens use to have to go out into the streets and search for the drug of choice, but today many of use parents are bringing the drugs right to them and into our homes and giving our children an in home supply without even knowing it. Yes the drugs are right there in our bathroom medicine cabinets, on our dressers, and even in our purses. They are also readily available at just about any store that sells cold medicine. Something needs to be done soon before...
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...practice to help in living the way according to Buddhism a sin free life. I believe that what is taught in the eightfold path is similar to the Ten Commandments and other passages in the Bible. Rather it is the Bible or any other teachings the similarities in all can be helpful in teaching how to live a righteous life. The eightfold path is not in any particular order but are all used or intertwined to work together to build on self. First, Right view supports wisdom and understanding of things as they are or seeing things in its true nature within ourselves or an insight of. Christianity is similar as to knowing ourselves because we are to look within ourselves to find what is hindering us and pray to God almighty to help make changes that need to be made to better ourselves. Right intention is part of the path that cultivated wisdom. There are three parts or kinds of right intentions. The intention of renunciation (desire), the intention of good will (ill will), and the intention of harmlessness (harmfulness) so all that we are is followed by our thoughts. In Christianity our thoughts are apart of whom we are so we are to control them. For example, if I have thought about someone in a sexual way I would have already sin in my thoughts, Mark 7:20-23 says, Mark 7:20 And he said, that which cometh out of the man that defileth the man. Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Mark 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness...
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...developing countries while the other 15 million live in developed countries. World hunger has been and will continue to be an ongoing issue until ethical action will be taken. The world produces enough food for everyone, however, not many people have sufficient land to grow, or income to purchase enough food. But what is being done to minimize world hunger? There is a societal responsibility as well as a governmental responsibility that should be utilized in order to reduce this issue. However, neither category of people will take the time to realize how bad world hunger has really become. There are several ethical issues involved with the minimization of world hunger including those of the three theories of ethical thought: consequential, deontological, and humanist theories. I, also have my personal opinion about the actions or lack thereof, involved with this minimization. It's simple to ignore something you can't necessarily see. Understanding that there is world hunger is one thing, but taking action to minimize it is another. It is a population's responsibility as a whole to work together in order to make a difference in the world's hunger rate. This includes society's responsibility and the government's responsibility. It would take a median of $50 extra of taxpayers per year in order to cut world hunger in half. When asked if they would be willing to pay this extra amount per year, 75 percent of Americans said they would be willing to pay while 19 percent said they would not...
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...Gabrielle McQuire Prof: Mr. Flood English 101 December 1st, 2014 Digital Technology is Positively Here to Stay Since more than half of the people in our nation use some form of digital technology, it is safe to assume that it is here to stay. Digital technology restructured our society and changed the way that we do things. Almost everyone, from the very young to our senior citizens, is learning how to use some form of digital technology. It aims to support us in communicating with others, achieving an education, and succeeding in the workplace. There are countless ways that digital technology is being used both positively and negatively. However, the most commonly shared belief is that the good outweighs the bad. We have to rely on our digital tools and toys that it seems impossible to envision life without them. The advancement in digital technology changed the way people communicate with friends and family, seek job career opportunities, and the foundation of the education system. It is important to realize that many people don’t get to see their family and friends on an everyday basis. For this reason, digital technology is a great source for people to remain in contact with their loved ones. There are many social media sites where people can keep in touch with their family and friends. Several of them are Facebook, Instagram, Skype, Twitter, Tumbler, Foursquare, and Face Time. Since many families today are mobile, immediate families and their extended...
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...omnipotence of God. Verses: - Job 11:7-9 - “Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.” - Matthew 19:26 - “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’” - Psalm 147:5 - “Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.” Quotes: “We cannot have a right conception of God unless we think of Him as all-powerful, as well as all-wise. He who cannot do what he will and perform all his pleasure cannot be God. As God hath a will to resolve what He deems good, so has He power to execute His will.” - Arthur W. Pink “His Omnipotence means power to do all that is intrinsically possible, not to do the intrinsically impossible. You may attribute miracles to Him, but not nonsense. There is no limit to His power….It remains true that all things are possible with God: the intrinsic impossibilities are not things but nonentities. It is no more possible for God than for the weakest of His creatures to carry out both of two mutually exclusive alternatives; not because His power meets an obstacle, but because nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God.” - C.S. Lewis “Clearly, the Scripture tells us that we lack the capacity to grasp God's infinite mind or the way He intervenes in our lives....
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...Why or why not? Why (or why wasn't) your strategy successful? My strategy was to equalize both the red and blue assets, as it is impossible to predict before hand which asset would have more value. But I couldn’t implement my strategy, as it is not easy to maintain that equivalence especially when the entire market is active with too many active participants. Though I did not implement my strategy, as I was unable to compete in the active market and couldn’t buy or sell the assets, I am among the people with highest amount. This is because I had 5 red assets initially and the value of red asset was way too high than blue asset. If I had implemented the strategy I would have had lesser money, as the value of blue asset is very less than the red ones and ones with more red assets would benefit more. Frankly I didn’t have any estimate of what each asset would value at. The probability for each number is equal and hence prediction is difficult. Then in game 2 most of the people might have had the thought of increasing the red assets but I thought the value might drop and blue might weigh more. With this view I did not sell any of the blue assets I had. As a result my instinct was true and I was again among the players with most money. So irrespective of the strategy I was successful in the 2 games. 2) Did the assets trade at prices near their expected values? In the first game the market exceeded the expected price where the red assets value was very high and the...
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...What are the most popular Bible verses on BibleGateway.com? We thought it would be interesting to find out, so we crunched some numbers from a (relatively) small sample of 25 million Bible passage searches from March and April. This list isn’t actually based on a straight popularity count; simply tallying the most-read verses results in a top 100 list that consists almost entirely of John 3:16 and verses from 1 Corinthians 13, Genesis 1, Romans 8, and Psalm 23. Our list instead considers instances in which BibleGateway.com users looked at three or fewer verses at one time. If you’re curious to know what the least popular Bible passage is, it’s 1 Chronicles 23-27, which details the organization of the priests and officials under King David. Here are the top 100 most-read Bible verses on BibleGateway.com (all verses quoted from the NIV): John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Jer 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Rom 8:28: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Phil 4:13: I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Gen 1:1: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Prov 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding...
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...Maura Walsh Honey Frydman September 17, 2014 DSSA100M Kohlberg’s Development Theory In my personal opinion Kohlberg’s theory was well thought out. He believed that people progress in life through a series of stages. Kohlberg’s theory was put into six different stages and classified into three separate levels. Kohlberg’s theory is very accurate due to the fact that all though some kids may be in a more challenging group than the stage they are meant to be in, that gives us a measurement of how maturity can be major factor. Kohlberg’s stages are based on different levels; level one is pre-conventional, stage one is obedience and punishment orientation (how can one avoid punishment), Stage two is self-interest orientation (what’s in it for me), level two is conventional, stage three is interpersonal accord and conformity (social norms), stage four is authority and social order maintaining orientation (law and order morality), level three is post conventional- stage five is social contract orientation, and lastly stage six is universal ethical principles (principled conscience). Kohlberg’s stages are reasons we have morals, you basically go through six stages to become more knowledgeable about life. Stage one is most crucial in growing up. Obedience- kids should be frightened of getting punished, one can have religious morals where they don’t partake in some activities because they are scared “God will send them to hell.” Stage two is dealing with self-interest, in...
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...I hit the scratchy wall hard as if I wanted to break it in half. I quickly whipped around to see the timing board. My legs were shot, so I started to sink. What does that say? I anxiously thought as I whipped my goggles off. They were full of water and I couldn’t make out the number next to my team’s name. We were standing in the High School parking lot waiting for the school bus to pull in. “Ready for today? It is a big day,” my coached asked as he looked me up and down with a quizative expression. I knew he was trying to read me to see how nervous I was. Did he really have to say it was a big day? I anxiously thought to myself as the pressure to do well weighed on me like a ton of bricks. As we drove to Jenison’s school I listened to...
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...– and if others followed suit, we were a leader. As we get older, we grasp a more elaborate definition of a leader and strive to one day fit that description. In my opinion, a leader is someone who can influence others, whether it is positive or negative influence. A leader is that person that others listen to, respect, and follow. Daniel Goleman and Mitch McCrimmon both have views on what makes a leader. Goleman (1998) discusses how a great leader has emotional intelligence, which is the control over one’s emotions; while McCrimmon (2005) focuses more on thought leadership, which is based on innovation. Both articles provide an in-depth insight into the world of leadership. Emotional Intelligence of Leaders Daniel Goleman’s article, “The Emotional Intelligence of Leaders,” written in 1998, is definitely an eye-opener to the role emotions play in effective leaders. Goleman (1998) provides a small background to this thought process as he explains how he tried to give some money to a homeless man with no legs, when – in an unfortunate turn of events – a breeze carries the money into traffic. Next, in a fortunate...
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