The purpose of descriptive writing is to make our readers see‚ feel‚ and hear what we have seen‚ felt‚ and heard. Whether we’re describing a person‚ a place‚ or a thing‚ our aim is to reveal a subject through vivid and carefully selected details. Each of the five paragraphs below responds‚ in its own way‚ to the guidelines in How to Write a Descriptive Paragraph. The writers (three of them students‚ two of them professional authors) have selected a belonging or a place that holds special meaning
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How to Fine Dine Dining etiquette is much more than simply “pinkies up” and refraining from belching at the table. Being well versed in the unsaid rules of etiquette is sure to be a useful life skill because you never know when you may need it. There are multiple instances throughout your life when having the skills and practice in fine dining will be beneficial in helping you succeed. Perhaps you have an important business meeting over a meal‚ or you’re invited to a gala‚ or perhaps you’re trying
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’Gifts Rapped’ is a magazine article that was published and featured in the British magazine ’The Spectator’ on Saturday‚ January 24th‚ 2004. Written by the author of the ’Alex Rider’ series‚ Anthony Horowitz‚ the article exposes his criticism of modern day toys. He also argues that toys in the present are inferior to the toys in the past and that the industry has begun to escalate. The devices used within the article are used to increase the audience’s awareness for children who too easily discard
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Everywhere you go‚ everything you see‚ statistics is all around. I for one‚ did not realize how important and relevant statistics was in our everyday lives until taking this course. Everything is run by statistics; the kind of coffee available in Dunkin’ Donuts‚ the flavors of ice cream at Dairy Queen‚ and even the clothes we buy in stores. Statistics evaluates what works in our growing and complex society nowadays. All of these selections would not be available to us without the statistical
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Business Statistics Semester II 2008/2009 Chapter 1 Introduction of Business Statistics An important decision-making tool in business and is used in virtually every area of business. Among the more common meaning of the word are: 1) the science of gathering‚ analyzing‚ interpreting and presenting data 2) a branch of mathematics 3) a course of study 4) facts and figures 5) a death 6) sample measurement 7) type of distribution used to analyze data Statistics are broadly
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Today‚ 564‚708 people in the U.S. are homeless (“2016’s Shocking Homelessness Statistics”). As we speak‚ the rate of homelessness continues to rise. There are many reasons for homelessness: national debt‚ natural disasters‚ and unemployment. Although national debt and natural disasters are important factors of homelessness‚ society mainly focuses on unemployment and limited job opportunities. In fact‚ society stigmatizes homeless people as lazy and hopeless individuals. For example‚ many people think
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Fatme Hassan Statistics in the workplace Statistical Methods Mrs. Barry Statistic in Nursing Working in the healthcare field requires critical thinking‚ analysis and observational studies on patient’s health in order to use the most appropriate treatment for the patient. Nursing involves protection‚ compassion‚ and abilities to reduce illnesses and injuries. Also‚ enhancing diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and providing support in the care of individuals
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How to Write a Descriptive Essay More than many other types of essays‚ descriptive essays strive to create a deeply involved and vivid experience for the reader. Great descriptive essays achieve this affect not through facts and statistics but by using detailed observations and descriptions. What do you want to describe? As you get started on your descriptive essay‚ it’s important for you to identify exactly what you want to describe. Often‚ a descriptive essay will focus on portraying one of the
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Mid-Exam for Statistics 2 for IBA 12 March 2013; duration: two hours It is NOT allowed to use a graphical‚ programmable calculator; only a simple pocket calculator is allowed. Write the answers to the questions on the attached answering form (on pages 7 and 8); only the answers‚ no derivations. (For this midterm‚ only the final answers to each individual question count.) This mid-exam contains 8 pages: 4 pages with information and three exercises‚ 1 page with a few formulae and 2 pages for
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Statistics can be defined as “ the science that deals with the collection‚ classification‚ analysis‚ and interpretation of numerical facts of data‚ and that‚ by use of mathematical theories of probability‚ imposes order and regularity on aggregates of more or less disparate elements” (Dictionary.com‚ LLC‚ 2008). Yet how do we use these specific elements in our everyday working lives? Many don’t realize the extent to which we as a culture base our decisions on statistics. We us them in something
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