CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES‚ UNIMAS PBI 1032: ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING Learning Unit 2: READING SKILLS By the end of this session‚ you should be able to: identify what the writer has stated literally (read the lines) infer what the writer has stated (read between the lines) apply ideas within the text to what you already know (read beyond the lines) A. Reading Academic Texts Academic texts are relatively formal in structure and style. They might be textbooks or just straightforward
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Having no money to spend‚ he stays off the streets and spends most of the day in his room. Sophie urges him to read some "worthwhile books" but he is in no mood for them: "Lately he couldn’t stand made-up stories‚ they got on his nerves." Rising Action- Events "Then one night" George sees Mr. Cattanzara‚ a little drunk‚ walking toward him. He hands a nickel to George‚ saying "Go buy yourself a lemon ice‚ George‚" as he used to do when George was a "squirt." Asked to name one book on the list
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history‚ there have been multiple courageous attempts by individuals to gain freedom. The right of freedom is constantly being struggled for and is not easily earned. In the texts‚ Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi‚ “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and “Cairo: My City‚ Our Revolution” by Ahdaf Soueif great actions of striving and demanding freedom were demonstrated. Although citizens struggle to earn their freedom‚ the unity and determination of the people has proven to bring success. While
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Action Plan Proposed targets for selfdevelopment with justification of how they might be achieved 200912929 Action Plan: proposed targets for self-development with justification of how they might be achieved. One of the most difficult obstacles in achieving personal self-development is the lack of a good action plan. It is not a difficult task‚ but requires learning to be efficiently executed. The result should be an effective practise to reach my goal. This is done by the inclusion
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Reading for Appreciation and Enjoyment Reading literary selections like poems‚ short stories‚ novels‚ plays‚ or essays‚ not only provide pleasure. It also develop your analytical skills as you must consider each part of the text separately before you can interpret the meaning of the entire work and eventually appreciate it. Poems express ideas in a tighter‚ more compact way than prose as they do not include details and explanations common to the short story or novel. They are more concentrated
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Reading Lolita in Tehran 1. Explain the Blind Censor. How does Nafisi use the Blind Censor to help express what she and her girls hope to do when they meet at her house every week? The book informs the reader that the Blind censor was "the chief film censor in Iran up until 1994" and before that‚ " he was the censor for a theater and he would sit in the theater wearing thick glasses that seemed to hide more than they revealed." We were also told that he had an assistant who sat by him who would
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Affirmative action is a controversial topic topic‚ especially in American society. Affirmative action is an active effort to improve the employment or education opportunities of members of minority groups and women. It also means a similar effort to promote the rights of other disadvantaged persons. In America‚ affirmative action is for a disadvantaged group to have equal opportunities‚ regardless of: race‚ religion/creed‚ sex‚ national origin‚ and disability (OFCCP). Many surround the words affirmative
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propose a simplified definition of the Action film. The repeated use of action scenes "of quest and discovery‚ and spectacular . . . combat‚ violence and pursuit" (Tasker‚ Yvonne 2)‚ shot and edited using techniques known to increase tension‚ defines the Action genre. Nonetheless‚ there are "broadly consistent and identifiable themes underpinning action” (Tasker 2) that influence the story and style of the Action genre. The story structure‚ or narrative‚ of Action films borrows broadly from the mythic
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MIND READING COMPUTERS K.V.S.B.Devi (3/4 B.Tech CSE) K.Divya Sowjanya (3/4 B.Tech CSE) G.Nissi Deepthi (3/4 B.Tech CSE) Andhra University College of Engineering for Women Team Id: 2499 Topic Chosen From Computer Science Engineering Abstract Mind reading encompasses our ability to attribute mental states to others‚ and is essential for operating in a complex social environment. The goal in building mind reading machines is to enable computer technologies to understand and react to people’s
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Presidents and Affirmative Action In 1965‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal contractors to undertake affirmative action to increase the number of minorities that they employ. He wanted to ensure that minorities were recruited to have real opportunities to be hired and then eventually get a promotion. In 1969‚ the Department of Labor exposed widespread racial discrimination of the Construction Department so President Richard M
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