04-Marshall-4864.qxd 2/1/2006 3:16 PM Page 97 4 Data Collection Methods ❖ ❖ ❖ Q ualitative researchers typically rely on four methods for gathering information: (a) participating in the setting‚ (b) observing directly‚ (c) interviewing in depth‚ and (d) analyzing documents and material culture. These form the core of their inquiry—the staples of the diet. Several secondary and specialized methods of data collection supplement them. This chapter provides a brief discussion of the primary and
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Survival One of my fonder memories of the previous summer was a rather ordinary night. I wouldn’t say that it changed my life forever‚ but regardless‚ I believe I’ll remember it for a lifetime. I am fond of it because it serves as a simple reminder of what to live for: for the flavorful moments of life brought about by the enjoyment and pleasures of shared experience between friends and loved ones. That is what it’s all about. We all sat in the small‚ yet comfortable room together‚ exchanging
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Compare and contrast Blakes depictions of society in ‘The Ecchoing Green’ and ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ In ‘The Ecchoing green’‚ Blake depicts a society that is very much in touch with nature. On the other hand‚ in ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ he presents a communitythat has been destroyed through it’s mistreatment of children. In the first verse of ‘The Ecchoing Green’ the impression of a rural community is given and that society in this poem is very much in touch with enjoying the beauty of outdoors.
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horrific time of her life. Depression is her first phase‚ when she starts to paint the trees that were hit by lightning. It is also shown by her not talking to many people. She starts to realize that she cannot be perfect when she imagines a beautiful oak tree but really cannot carve it properly. Her third phase comes when the trees outside her house has a few sick branches and she decides to let go of the present Melinda who is not letting her grow and nurture the old Melinda‚ the one before the party
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XXXXXXX Teacher Name Academic writing II XXXX 2014 The Struggle Over the years‚ I’ve often wondered what is it about men and women that caused us to be so different‚ and to think so differently. I’ve tried to understand men‚ rationalize their thought processes and to be honest it seems unfathomable. Is it the hormones that flow so freely through our bodies or maybe the pheromones in the air? Or perhaps it’s an emotional thing? No one can say for sure‚ but these were the questions that coursed through
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fashioned"‚ he refuses to adapt modern practices to "design" wines‚ like adding artificial flavours. He prefers to produce wine the traditional way like most of the European wineries. That means for example no additional ingredients and using expensive oak barrels for aging premium wine. INNOVATION On the other hand the Mondavi Winery introduced many new technologies to the Californian wine industry. For instance beginning in 1993 the company cooperated with NASA on a project to apply remote-sensing
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the fierce dispute‚ Betwixt damnation and impassion’d clay Must I burn through; once more humbly assay The bitter-sweet of this Shakespearian fruit. Chief Poet! and ye clouds of Albion‚ Begetters of our deep eternal theme‚ When through the old oak forest I am gone‚ Let me not wander in a barren dream‚ But when I am consumed in the fire‚ Give me new Phoenix wings to fly at my desire. COMMENTARY : The poem under study was written in 1818 after the completion of John Keats’s 4‚000-line poem
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Also she likened the hardship to forest (deep and still wood). When Phoenix looks behind her where she had come‚ she thinks that it seems easy when she looks down from the up; however there is also a trap: “up through pines‚ now through oaks.” Pines and oaks both mean hardship of life‚ which means that life is same as the path that there are uphill and down hill. Her duty is indicated by a little boy‚ an illusion that she see while she mounts the log. It revels when she goes to a hospital that
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turtles‚ and California ground squirrels visible from a manmade walkway. It is also very close to a freeway‚ cars‚ and human access with high risk of the area being polluted. An example of an area given a score of one is stop 10 (Peter J. Shields Oak Grove) because it is a large area used to preserve‚ display‚ and educate the public about native species of plants and animals‚ with a purpose of education rather than
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Mental Consolation Comes From Loneliness Being left alone is not always a bad thing. In fact‚ it might be a cherished experience. Evidence to prove this point can be found in The Exeter Book‚ the largest collection of Old English poetry in existence. In “The Seafarer”‚ “The Wanderer” and “The Wife’s Lament”‚ Anglo-Saxon poets indicate loneliness motivates people to seek remedies for current sufferings. “The Seafarer” discusses the loneliness brought by traveling on the sea during winter ; “The Wanderer”
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