...Exercise 31.6: Identify each sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. 1. Rock and roll originated in the 1950’s - Simple 2. Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley were early rock-and-roll greats. - Simple 3. Teenagers loved the new music, but it disturbed many parents. - Compound 4. As much as the music itself, it was the sexually suggestive body language of the performers that worried the older generation. – Complex 5. The social turmoil that marked the 1960’s influenced many performers, and some began to use their music as a vehicle for protest. - Compound Exercise 31.7: Circle the simple subjects and verbs in the following passage. Place one line under each independent clause and two lines under each dependent clause. (Recall that as independent clause can stand on its own as a complete sentence.) Many argue that the blues and jazz are the first truly American musical forms. With its origins in slave narratives, the blues took root during the 1920’s and 1930’s as African-America composers, musicians and singers performed in the cabarets and clubs of Harlem. Jazz, however, has is origins in New Orleans. Today, we can still appreciate the music of Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, and B.B. King. Rock and roll is also a distinctively American form of music. Our country’s first “rock star” was without a doubt Elvis Presley, who emerged in the nation’s airwaves in the mid-1950’s with such hits as Heartbreak Hotel, Don’t Be Cruel, and All Shook...
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...Simple rules for a complex world All companies have goals crafted for them to achieve and to achieve those goals they form strategies. In this article as per the authors’ research, if a company wants to achieve their goals, they have to work on simple rules. Complexity is not always intended. It is not necessary that the solution for a complex problem has to be a complex and tricky one. To make better decision, As per the author there are five simple ways of defining simple rules which are Identifying the bottle neck where in companies identify the opportunities and focus on one or two critical areas with greatest impact ad step is Let data outmaneuver opinion i.e. rather than relying on data mangers should look on small numbers of strategic events to analyze. Letting users make their rules can help the cross functional team to sort the tough decisions as these people are more near to the process than CEOs. Rules should be easy to understand as simple as they can be answered in yes or no and Rules should be evolving. Following these simple rules companies can overcome the complex issues In Case of America Latina Logistica (ALL) a freight railway company in Brazil. In late 1990s they were struggling with bureaucracy, with only $15 Million capital available for spending on either projects or repairs, and they required about 10 times more of capital for upgradation of infrastructure and trains.in 1997 they saw a management change. Management team aligned the activities with...
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...Grammar Exercises on Types of sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound Complex) Question Excerpt from Sentence Structure: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences | 1 | Their practice field is a stretch of asphalt, and their heroes make a living driving cars. | | A) | simple | | B) | compound | | C) | complex | | | | | 2 | Their tools are screwdrivers and spanners rather than basketballs and footballs. | | A) | simple | | B) | compound | | C) | complex | | | | | 3 | This new brand of college athlete is involved in the sport of auto racing. | | A) | simple | | B) | compound | | C) | complex | | | | | 4 | Most of the students are engineering majors, and they devote every minute of their spare time to their sport. | | A) | simple | | B) | compound | | C) | complex | | | | | 5 | Although the sport is new, it has already attracted six collegiate teams in the Southeast. | | A) | simple | | B) | compound | | C) | complex | | | | | 6 | The students work on special cars designed for their sport. | | A) | simple | | B) | compound | | C) | complex | | | | | 7 | The cars are called Legends cars, models of Fords and Chevys from 1932 to 1934, and they are refitted by the students with 1200 cc motorcycle engines. | | A) | simple | | B) | compound | | C) | complex | | | | | 8 | Although their usual speed ranges from 50 to 90...
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...follows Anton through the course of his life, he receives multiple explanations about the night of the incident. These explanations both simple and complex. In order for an explanation to be complex, the descriptions of the event need to be incredibly detailed, and the reasoning behind each action are required to be quite in depth. The novel ultimately states that complex explanations are more effective for reasons such that with simplicity, some truth is lost, and contextual evidence of why the event occurred is lost. With complexity, further details are gained about...
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...concepts are consequently copies of these sense experiences. So under empiricism we will point to sense experience to back up our beliefs and ideas. As a result we can never imagine a totally original idea, it will be a manipulation of the composition of and already existing thing. To illustrate when we have an idea of an angel this is not an original idea - in fact it is based on the sense experience of a birds wings and a body of a person. This leads on to the other significant feature of empiricism, this is the use of simple and complex ideas. We learn simple concepts by associating them with experience, then the word/concept becomes meaningful. For example the word "horse" will only become meaningful to a child when the word has been associated to an experience at a petting zoo for example. We then can generate complex ideas from manipulating simple ideas, to illustrate Hume used the example of manipulating the simple ideas of "gold" and "mountain" to the complex idea of "gold mountain". Locke is a second example of an empiricist who states that from birth we are a "tabula rasa" with no knowledge as we are yet to experience anything. Locke claimed that the rationalist suggestion of innate ideas as the origin of ideas is wrong, as Locke states that if they were to exist "children and idiots" would possess the same level of...
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...Simple carbs are sweet tasting but raise blood pressure fast than complex carbs. Complex carbs are formed by longer saccharide chains. Some simple carbohydrates include concentrated fruit juice, cookies, soda, jams and so on. Whereas complex carbs include, oatmeal, whole-grain bread and beans. Interesting Facts A carbohydrate has 4 calories per gram. Processed foods such as candy, cakes, and cookies are usually high in simple carbohydrates. These types of carbohydrates often lead to weight gain if eaten too often. Complex carbohydrates include beans, whole grains, and many vegetables. Complex carbohydrates tend to have higher amounts of fiber than simple carbohydrates. They also contain healthy amounts of vitamins and minerals. Monosaccharides dissolve in water and are very sweet tasting. Lactose is a disaccharides. Complex carbohydrates include starches, glycogen, cellulose, and chitin. Many plants store their energy in starches, which we consume in the form of vegetables such as potatoes, and then use the energy as we digest the food. Animals store their energy in glycogen, which is stored in their muscles and liver and used when required by the body for...
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...Complex Analysis Complex Numbers: A complex number z is an ordered pair (x,y) of real numbers x and y. z = (x,y) = x + iy The Real Part of z ie.Re(z) = x and the Imaginery part of z ie. Im(z) = y. Moreover,i2 = -1 which is an imaginery unit. a. The two imaginery numbers x + iy and a + ib are equal iff x = a and y =b, b. For z = x + iy, if x = 0,then z = iy (A pure imaginery number) and if y = 0 then z = x ( Pure real number). If z1 = x1 + iy1 and z2 = x2 + iy2, then the Addition, Multiplication, Subtraction and Division of two complex numbers respectively is defined as follows: z1 + z2 = (x1 + x2) + i(y1 + y2) z1 z2 = (x1 x2 - y1 y2) + i(x1 y2 + x2 y1) z1 − z2 = (x1 - x2) + i(y1 - y2) z = x/y = x + iy,where x = , y = ,z2 ≠ 0. Complex Conjugate Number The complex conjugate of the number z = x +iy is = x-iy Re(z) = x = (z + ) and Im(z) = (z - ) When z is real, z = x then z = Polar Form of Complex Numbers Let (x,y) be the Cartesian coordinates and (r,Ө) be the polar coordinates,then x = r cos Ө , y = r sin Ө Therefore, z = x+iy = r (cos Ө+ isin Ө) r = which is the absolute value or the modulus of z. Ө = arg z = tan which is the argument of z. Important Properties Generalized Triangle Inequality : Let Then, De Moivre’s formula : Nth Root of z : Limit, Continuity and Derivatives of Function of Complex variable: Limit :...
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...Social facilitation states that there is an increased likelihood that someone will perform better at a task due to the mere presence of others (either in the form of a co-actor or an audience). This was brought up by Norman Triplett, who looked into social facilitation within cyclists. He found that when cycling alone, the times were slower than when cycling in a group. This was a very early study, which led on to many more. Arousal theory states however that performance is not as straight forward as aforementioned. According to Zajonc, arousal acts as a drive that brings out the dominant response. The ‘dominant response’ refers to the behaviour we are most likely to perform in a given situation. In an easy or well practised talk, dominant responses tend to be correct so social facilitation occurs, but in a task which is difficult or not well learnt, the dominant responses tend to be incorrect, so social inhibition occurs. However, arousal only increases with performance until an optimum point, where it will then decline; this is called the ‘inverted U hypothesis’. This theory states that a well skilled player needs a lot of arousal to get started in the first place, where as too much arousal for an unskilled player leads to a quicker optimum point, where it will then decline (due to too much arousal). A study by Michaels et al is evidence to this theory. The aim was to see if the presence of an audience would facilitate well-learned behaviours and inhibit poorly learned ones...
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...The world is not a Rube Goldberg: The complex causal chain argument Rube Goldberg, a cartoonist, engineer, and inventor, gave us cartoons of many machines that illustrate the complexity of cause/effect events in the real world yet are still simple. His machines and cartoons, known as Rube Goldbergs, often contain complicated steps that a machine will go through to do something very simple. An example of this is the “self-operating napkin” (Goldberg): [pic][pic] In this Rube Goldberg, one can see that as he lifts the spoon to eat (A), it pulls the cord (B) that flicks the spoon (C). The spoon tosses the bread (D) that the bird (E) goes for and so the stuff on the other side of the balance (F) falls into the bucket (G). As the bucket drops (H), it pulls the string (I) that opens the box that lets out the fire (J). The fire ignites the fire-cracker (K), which pulls the scythe (L). The scythe cuts the cord (M), which lets the napkin move according to the ticking of the clock and wipes the man’s mouth. The plethora of events and cause/effect connections in this description seem complex compared to the simple act of picking up the napkin oneself and doing it. As complex as these events seem, they are still simple compared to any real set of events in the world. In this Rube Goldberg, the causal chain is that A causes B which causes C and so on. This is a linear chain of events where A and only A causes B which only causes C and so on. Even though the explanation of what happens...
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...theme of “The Flowers” is a lesson about young child’s first journey away from home, which went from a particularly simple life at home into a very complex dangerous world; and three literary devices the author uses to advance her theme is the use of setting, irony, and symbolism. First, the setting of “The Flowers” plays an extremely important role in the theme because it helps paint a better picture in the readers mind. The story takes place in a rural setting, most likely the southern United States, because the family lives on sharecropping farm, which grows corn, cotton, and peanuts and has chickens and a pigpen. The family is poor because of the author describing the cabin as rusty, and also another clue the authors give is it’s a sharecropping farm, which is a government-funded program to help struggling farmers. The author uses the setting to provide the author with a sense of how simple the young child’s life must have been like on the farm. Second, the author uses irony to show how simple the world can be and also how complex the world can be. With the help of the setting, the author creates irony in the beginning of the story. It starts out with the young child playing on a farm, which shows how simple her life is, but the author throws in the fact that it is a share-cropping farm, which is ironic because the families life is much more complex than the child’s. Also, when the author uses the white bubbles in the stream which disrupts the thin layer of black...
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...(Received 31 July 1961) What chiefly distinguishes cerebral cortex from other parts of the central nervous system is the great diversity of its cell types and interconnexions. It would be astonishing if such a structure did not profoundly modify the response patterns of fibres coming into it. In the cat's visual cortex, the receptive field arrangements of single cells suggest that there is indeed a degree of complexity far exceeding anything yet seen at lower levels in the visual system. In a previous paper we described receptive fields of single cortical cells, observing responses to spots of light shone on one or both retinas (Hubel & Wiesel, 1959). In the present work this method is used to examine receptive fields of a more complex type (Part I) and to make additional observations on binocular interaction (Part II). This approach is necessary in order to understand the behaviour of individual cells, but it fails to deal with the problem of the relationship of one cell to its neighbours. In the past, the technique of recording evoked slow waves has been used with great success in studies of functional anatomy. It was employed by Talbot & Marshall (1941) and by Thompson, Woolsey & Talbot (1950) for mapping out the visual cortex in the rabbit, cat, and monkey. Daniel & Whitteiidge (1959) have recently extended this work in the primate. Most of our present knowledge of retinotopic projections, binocular overlap, and the second visual area is based on these investigations...
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...to four kinds. Simple Sentence A simple sentence consists of only one independent clause containing a subject and a verb and it expresses complete thought. There is no dependent clause. “An independent clause (also called main clause) is called a simple sentence.” Examples. He laughed. She ate an apple. They are sleeping. I bought a book. Compound Sentence A compound sentence consists of at least two independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions. There is no dependent clause in compound sentence. The coordinating conjunctions use to join independent clauses are “for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so”. Independent clauses can also be joined by a semicolon (;). A comma may or may not be used before the conjunction in compound sentence. Examples I like an apple but my brother likes a mango. I helped him and he became happy. He failed two times yet he is not disappointed. I asked him a question; he replied correctly. Complex Sentence A complex sentence consists of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause joined by subordinating conjunction (because, although, since, when, unless etc) or relative pronoun (that, who, which etc). Examples I met the boy who had helped me. She is wearing a shirt which looks nice. You can’t pass the test unless you study for it. If a complex sentence begins with...
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...Help to tone and style analyse: Style: * Diction * Word choice * Simple or complex language * Concrete or abstract language * What does a word connote, and what does the word denote * Syntax/ sentence structure * Short or long sentences * Sentence fragments * Periodic or cumulative sentences * Simple or complex sentences * Detail * Amount of details * Great depth? * Narrative or sparse prose? * Dialogue * Any dialogue? * Literary devices * Imagery * Symbolism * Personification * Irony * Metaphor * Rhythm * Pattern of flow and movement * Repetition? * Alliteration? * Rhyme? * Parallel structure? * Single words? * Fragments? Tone: * Attitude toward his/her subject and toward the readers * Creates an atmosphere or mood for the story * Can be humorous, satirical, passionate, zealous, sarcastic, condescending * Humor can include surprise, exaggeration, incongruity, absurdity and parody. * Tone is also the effect the writing has on the reader. What mood does the writer create in the mind of the reader? Style: * Diction * Word choice * Simple or complex language * Concrete or abstract language * What does a word connote, and what...
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...Everyone makes the mistake of judging items by their appearance or reputation and not taking the time to look beneath the surface. In “The Safe” by Tim Gautreaux, the traditional image of the dirty junkyard is contradicted by the magic of the special sewing machine. In the junkyard there is a sewing machine made with a very artistic hand which inspires Snyder to change his profession. It helps to bring out hidden characteristics that the workers of the junkyard, including Snyder possess. The attractiveness of the sewing machine forces Alva, the junkyard owner, to realize that he is surrounded by a beautiful family and his work. The complex design in something simple like the sewing machine causes Alva to add more elements to his businesses...
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...1 Summary: The story is about a country mouse and a city mouse. The country mouse lives in a simple house and eats simple food. By comparison, the city mouse lives in a beautiful house and eats well every day. The country mouse wants the life of the city mouse. However, after he goes with the city mouse to taste experience (CH) city life, he does not like it any more. The country mouse prefers to be poor and happy rather than be rich and afraid. (82) Commentary: In my opinion, the story is quite interesting and inspiring in general because it teaches us a life lesson. To me (=I think), the ending seems the most interesting part of the story. This is because in the end the country mouse suddenly realizes/learns that he does not want a rich and dangerous life, but a simple and happy one. I like this part because it also inspires us/leads us to think deeply about our own lives. We might think that a good life means a rich life. However, (=But) according to the story, a good life should be simple and happy. It gives us a different idea about life, which I also agree with itthis . Therefore, (=so) I think this story is interesting and inspiring. (122) Deconstruction: yes, this forms a very good base for your teaching script – well done! VPs: GREEN: Mental*8; > BLUE: Relational*6; > PINK: Material*3 Mental process and relational process are significant in this commentary. A few material verbs occur. Reason: Mental verbs construe both the change of...
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