INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH SAMPLE MID-TERM TEST Writing AE2 Task 1: Identify 6 cases of non-academic language in the text below and edit them to make an academic text. In the box below, write the original words/phrases in the left hand column and your editions in the right-hand column. You have an example. (30 pts) CAN MEDICATION CURE OBESITY IN CHILDREN? A Review of the Literature In March 2004, U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona called attention to
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“LANGUAGES HELP MOULD THE WAY WE THINK.” (Sapir-Whorf’s Hypothesis) The assumption of Sapir-Whorf’s hypothesis that the structure of language is inherent the structure of mind, in our way of thinking is not only logical mendacious and inconsistent. First, if languages mould thinking, then people can think only what they can express in language by saying it. It means there was first language, and then thinking evolved. If this assumption was true, there must have been something before the
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Does Language Fundamentally Alter Thought? One extreme view is that language forms the fundamental basis of our thinking and, therefore, certain linguistic systems make particular thoughts unthinkable or completely different. Known popularly as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, this idea is also probably false. Language is a tool that fills the needs of its speakers. When an easy word or expression is lacking, one is invented or imported from other languages. Modern, major world languages which have
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his wife, and their children financially. Throughout the story the author, Annie Proulx manages to show us the miserable live of Leeland Lee, without even adding any emotion to her writing. Meaning that there is no point in the story, when we hear about how Leeland feels, about his miserable life. The writing is in typical Annie Proulx fashion, with short, fragmented sentences There is not a moment in the story, where the action takes a different turn, however we keep on hearing about
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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION Letters of recommendation are used to gather additional information about a candidate for employment, graduate study or other opportunity. It should give an overall picture of the candidate's: personal characteristics performance experience strengths capabilities professional promise Preferably, the person writing the letter of recommendation has been in a working or academic relationship with the applicant. It is recommended that the student provide
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An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal[->0] point of view[->1]. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism[->2], political manifestos[->3], learned arguments[->4], observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition of an essay is vague, overlapping with those of an article[->5] and a short story[->6]. Almost all modern essays are written in prose[->7], but works in verse[->8] have been dubbed
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the format you have opted for (stacked or blended) this will consist of either the second discipline or the second discussion point (in which each discipline must be present) Ensure that you include a reference list of sources used in writing the second third of the paper. Your reference list should consist only of those sources used in the second third of the paper. At least 2-3 of your sources should be academic. Remember that your final paper will need a minimum of 10 sources of which
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Definition of ESSAY 1 : to put to a test 2 : to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform: try — es·say·er noun Examples of ESSAY 1. There is no hint as to which of the approaches essayed in this book will prove most useful. 2. <he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move> First Known Use of ESSAY 14th century Related to ESSAY Synonyms assay, endeavor, attempt, seek, strive, try Related Words fight, strain, struggle
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writer or taking up writing as a career? Well as with all creative pursuits’ content writing also demands a fair bit of creativity apart from consistent quality. But when you have both, writing can be a fulfilling calling indeed. This small content/copy writing interview guide lists the interview questions common to all jobs apart from focusing on the questions more likely to be asked in any interview for a content or Web copy writer. While I was planning to write a small content writing interview guide
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accurate this test was, so I used a sample writing between a classmate and myself from a week one discussion post along with the classmates response. Considering we are in the same class, both have Army husbands who were Drill Sergeants and are roughly the same age, I think it was quite close for the information provided. I am not sure if this information is all that useful for myself but it was interesting to see as I didn’t check the information about our writing until after I pasted it and answered
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