...personally believe that I have grown in my writing. I do know that I have some problem areas in my writing, however. When I start with a rough draft I always write in first person. I have some trouble with my grammar, but I continue to grow as I further my education. My Media essay, “Sexism Manifest in The Arena”, dealt with the issue of how prevalent sexism is in our society even in popular public figures like Hilary Clinton. In my RBAA essay I talked about how America needs to correctly respond to the intimidating terrorist group, ISIS....
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...Comparing two adverts This essay will be about two adverts which I will be comparing, these adverts are; Dominoes; Oven Baked Subs! And Ribeana; drink! The Dominoes advert had a very effective tagline because it was short and snappy, however the Ribeana drink tag line was also quite catchy and it suits the product well. The colour which have been used in the Ribena advert are well suited for the drink; because the colours are nice natural colours, light colours which give off the soft, calm, relaxing effect that Ribena may have one you. The font is nice and large so it stands out and it is eye catching. On the other hand the colours on the Dominoes advert are very bright, and bold. It is very eye catching and colourful, and it is very distinctive, so it stands out and is recognisable, and the font is very large too, which makes it stand out even more! The graphics on the adverts are both very big, and eye catching; so they attract the attention of customers. Also on the Dominoes advert there are three big pictures of three different lunch Subs, which can instantly make any mouth water. Saying that, the Ribena advert is also persuasive, because there is a natural background, which automatically gives of the impression that Ribeana is natural; the ingredients are natural and healthy and a good drink I think the target audience, and who the advert appeals to for the Dominoes advert are people who, would be out, possibly at work on a lunch break and are going to...
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...Vita Kellett Kate Hamm English 050 November 4, 2012 Audience My audiences are the people who think about adopting internationally and people who just might be interested in finding out more about adoption outside of the United States. I will try to use many examples of international adoption and how that affects the child. Anyone could read this paper but I believe that this information would be more interesting for those who want to find some answers about international adoption. Purpose The purpose of my paper is to inform and to those who want to adopt internationally about straggles they might have and what’s the better way to deal with them and how to find answers. Also I will try to persuade my audience to adopt more and to change lives of those who aren’t so luck and happened to not have any family. Thesis statement If the U. S. department of state international adoption services would provide classes on what to expect when you adopt independently overseas then the families that are adopting would be more prepared. Content: Background of the Problem When you adopt overseas you are indeed changing not only your life but the life of the adopted children. You are showing them what it is like to have a lovely home and a family that takes care about you. But why do some of these children still have a hard time adapting to it? It is obvious that they will have to learn new ways in the new country but there is more to that. Some of the adopted children...
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...Topic 1 Introduction to Communication 1.1 WHAT IS COMMUNICATION? Communication is a learned skill. Communication is defined as the giving, receiving or exchanging of information, opinions or ideas so that the message is completely understood by everybody involved. The sender sends a message out with a certain intention in mind. The receiver of the message tries to understand and interpret the message sent. He then gives feedback to the original sender who, in turn, interprets the feedback. This process, repeated continuously, constitutes communication. ➢ Elements in Communication There are several major elements in the communication process - a sender, message, channel, receiver, feedback, context. There is both a speaker’s intention to convey a message and a listener’s reception of what has been said. If you want to get your message across accurately, you need to consider three things: - The message; - The audience or receiver; and - How the message is likely to be received. ➢ Factors Affecting Communication Barriers to effective communication:- (a) Status/Role (b) Cultural Differences (c) Choice of Communication Channels (d) Length of Communication (e) Use of Language (f) Disabilities (g) Known or Unknown Receiver (h) Individual Perceptions/Attitudes/Personalities (i) Atmosphere/Noise/Distraction (j) Clarity of Message (k) Lack of Feedback 1.2 DEFINING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION - Oral communication involves conveying ideas, thoughts or information...
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...for a persuasive speech as Anit-Homeschooling surely is. It’s kind of hard to be ‘persuasive’ without facts and statistics to back up your (assigned) stance. And, unfortunately (for the sake of your assignment, at least), the only *statistics* and *facts* out there put homeschooling in a decidedly favorable light. What you *will* find are mere opinion pieces arguing against homeschooling. However, keep in mind these articles provide no substantiating evidence to support their “anti-homeschooling” stance. Such articles, unfortunately (for your assignment, at least), are based on mere myths--some of which have been expressed right HERE by some of your responders. To wit: A) quote:“Home schooled people [will] be passed over for someone that has been through a school that has testing standards as well as requirments (sic) and guidlines (sic) for the teachers them selves.” Wrong. Homeschooled students consistently outperform public school students on standardized tests. [http://www.academicleadership.org/empric... and elsewhere] Moreover, it is no secret that our public schools are failing and that we are far behind other industrialized nations in academic achievement. See: Public High Schools Failing: Colleges Now Spend Billions On Remedial Classes For Freshmen http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2... http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YmJ... What’s Wrong With Our Schools http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/09/time.co... http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articl...
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...Voice of a Revolution: Thomas Paine Thomas Paine is considered to be one of the most influential writers of the American Revolution. He was born in England and soon became upset with the English Parliament. Influenced by Benjamin Franklin, another influential man of the American Revolution, Paine decided to come to America. Upon his arrival in Philadelphia in November of 1774, Thomas Paine commenced work with the Pennsylvania Magazine. From this point forward, Paine’s legacy and influence on the revolution began. Paine is known as being one of the greatest pamphleteers this world has ever seen. His voice and his words were highly persuasive to the American people. Paine’s writing was audacious and fearless. The highly acclaimed works of Paine brought a sense bravery and valor to those who read them and influenced those people to act on the situation at hand, which at the time was a war with England. Paine scripted a plethora of articles during the American Revolution most notable were a pamphlet called Common Sense and a set of essays called The Crisis. Although he authored many compositions during the time period, Paine’s most notable work was Common Sense. Common Sense was published and released in January of 1776. The pamphlet became an instant sensation across the nation. Common Sense brought a sudden sense of clarity to the nation about what exactly they were fighting for. With his powerful words, Paine offered the “common sense” idea of total independence...
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...depends on how the author grabs his reader’s attention and how he plays the story throughout the book. When I find a book that I’m interested in, I will read the entire novel. Or even something that is scary will keep hooked on the story. Scary stories are my favorites because the story just keeps my suspense in play. Celebrity gossip is definitely something that I get into reading. There is always something new with these celebrities. Since these celebrities are well known, their lives are somehow interesting to us. We love the celebrity gossip because they’re famous and any juicy story about a celebrity will catch our attention. The writers of these magazine articles know how to grab my attention. It’s almost like they just suck all your attention into the story to where your face is only an inch from touching the magazine. In order for these writers to...
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...Lies and Communication: Why Is It So Hard For Men And Women To Talk To Each Other?” Professor of linguistics Deborah Tannen go over the distinctness between men and women and present some answers to the subject. She says that the lack of communication is often the cause of divorce. She noted that most women’s complaints in a marriage or any other relationship were that the women believe that their men do not listen to them. However, after an analysis with many couples and same sex-friends, she concluded that the problem was not that men do not listen, but they listen differently. Throughout her essay, Tannen has focused on the problems and...
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...In Susan Bordo’s “Beauty (Re)discovers the Male Body”, she discusses the idea of men as sex objects, their effect on society, and the stereotypes of male modeling. She discusses some very interesting topics and is not afraid to offend readers while digging into ideas of controversy. As I read her writing, i felt swung to believe the same things she does. Her diction and tone were very compelling. She also did not steamroll through her argument. She mentioned other ideas and counter arguments throughout the writing, then either rebutted them or provided another way of thinking. As a reader this was very powerful and lead me to believe most things she said. This is something I have implemented in my writing and will continue to work on....
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...crucial decisions on our behalf for our benefit. But how does a country that’s divided within itself make the right choice? As competent Americans, we must use what resources we have at our disposal to point out the motives of those who long for our support in order to lead our great nation into prosperity. The Nation magazine and National Review magazine present us with such a debate to consider. Should we, or should we not pull our military forces out of the Middle East? “Stay” poses a very liberating debate on why our troops should stay in Iraq. With talk about military success, the National Review uses large amounts of logos when referring to the onslaught of Iraqi resistance and how we are making significant progress and pulling troops out of the country would destroy any hope of success. They fail to personalize the reader with any real emotional ties beyond simply comparing our military force to theirs and stating that if we leave they won’t be able to fend for themselves and they fail to drive their ultimate point home to the American audience, especially since they do quite well with defending themselves against us. “Why Must We Leave Iraq” is the more persuasive article. With the plethora of pathos combined with logos aimed at the average citizen, The Nation speaks to a larger audience and drives home the point...
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... Writing assignment #2 will be an essay in which you analyze either causes or effects. You have two choices for this essay, both of which are very wide open. For both choices, you are required to integrate two sources into your essay to support your argument. 1. TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION Analyze the effects of a particular trend in educational technology. Our discussions in the class up to this point might be helpful for you as you consider ideas for this topic. You might analyze any one of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic. a. The potential effects of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in higher education. You might focus on a particular field of study for this choice. b. The effects of online courses on education. You might focus on a particular field of study for this choice. c. The effects of using digital media in online courses d. The effects of computer use in writing courses or courses in other disciplines e. The effects of certain forms of technology on reading skills or reading habits f. The potential effects of video games being introduced into schools and used to help educate students You must use at least two sources to support your points in this essay. You will cite your sources in APA style, using both in-text citations and a “References” page at the end of the essay. Some interesting articles that might give you ideas for this essay, and that you could use for one or two...
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...second supporting paragraph (second point in thesis): [Insert topic sentence] A. Supporting idea 1 [Describe in a few words] B. Supporting idea 2 [Describe in a few words] C. Supporting idea 3 [Describe in a few words] D. Transition sentence into next paragraph [Describe in a few words] III. Topic Sentence for third supporting paragraph (third point in thesis): [Insert topic sentence] A. Supporting idea 1 [Describe in a few words] B. Supporting idea 2 [Describe in a few words] C. Supporting idea 3 [Describe in a few words] D. Transition sentence into next paragraph [Describe in a few words] IV. (Continue support paragraphs until you have fully explained and supported your thesis) V. CONCLUSION: Tie your bow. How will you end your essay in a way that reemphasizes what you learned from this...
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...Factbook (2009), researched by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of USA, English is accepted as the official language in approximately 60 countries and regions. With the wide range of use in the world and its long history, English borrowed certain amount of vocabulary from other languages. As a result, an extremely common language feature can be detected in the large amount of English words which is synonyms. Synonyms are pairs of words sharing similar meaning or semantic features (Jackson & Amvela, 2007). Nevertheless, as recognized by many linguists, the meaning of synonyms differs for their connotations, dialects, collocations and syntactic features. In this research essay, a corpus-based study on the similarities and differences of synonyms will be conducted by examining claim and state. The essay will be divided into three parts, which are Literature Review, Methodology and Findings and Results. After that, a conclusion will be drawn as the summary and revision. Literature Review Synonym is considered to be an important part of the semantic study which focuses on the relational meanings of lexis. It is generally agreed that the meanings of words are closely related to the collocations and contexts in the sentences. Also, as mentioned in the introduction, synonyms are referring to the words which “have same meaning in some or all contexts” (Fromkin, Rodman & Hyams, 2011). This is according with the definition of synonyms made by Jackson and Amvela (2007). They...
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...In “Five Myths about Nuclear Energy,” Kristin Shrader-Frechette begins by simply stating that atomic energy is one of the most “impractical and risky” fuel source available (231). She continues her essay, published in America, a Catholic Jesuit magazine, using facts and statistics to negate popular myths about nuclear energy as a way of convincing the reader that there are more effective forms of energy. Shrader-Frechette’s argument, besides a few minor fallacies, is very effective with the use of her statistics as well has her tone contributing to the overall successful argument. Shrader-Frechette speaks in a matter-of-fact tone that I would actually consider a fallacy within itself. Since Shrader-Frechette is so fluent and lofty, this is a snob appeal that appeals to the readers’ desire to be more intelligent and well-rounded. As Shrader-Frechette uses statistics to explain her point, her overall character portrays a more intellectual person because she knows these little details. Also, her diction, or word choice, depicts a more factual and knowledgeable tone. The use of words such as “proliferation” as well as her knowledge of the “Swedish Nobel Prize winner” shows her intelligence which makes the reader more fascinated by Shrader-Frechett’s argument in a subconscious use of snob appeal (235). Since she uses such a matter-of-fact tone in her argument, the reader is more susceptible to accepting the argument in order to be identified with Shrader-Frechette who seems...
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...Syllabus HUM/186 Version 4 1 Syllabus College of Humanities HUM/186 Version 4 Media Influences on American Culture Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The course provides an introduction to the most prominent forms of media that influence and impact social, business, political, and popular culture in contemporary America. It explores the unique aspects of each medium as well as interactions across various media that combine to create rich environments for information sharing, entertainment, business, and social interaction in the United States and around the world. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Lule, J. (2012). Exploring media and culture. Irvington, NY: Flat World Knowledge, Inc. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: The Formative Influence of Mass Media on American Culture Details ...
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