The short story The Things People Say‚ written by Elizabeth Kolbert examines the consequences of group polarization and cyber polarization using the outbreak surrounding President Obama’s birthplace and citizenship. During the 2008 elections the media spread the concept that President Obama was not born in the United States and that the birth certificate he produced was a fake. The author analyzes not only the falsehood of the story itself‚ but also the larger idea regarding the internet’s interference
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In the introduction to “They say/I say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to engage students to critically and academically think at the college level and in life. Specifically‚ Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer students the necessary means to formulate and structure their writing in an effective manner. As the authors themselves put it‚ "the underlying structure of effective academic
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What might be done to encourage more people to vote in elections? Firstly in this essay I would like to say why voting is relatively important nowadays‚ the second thing I will discuss is why the public tends to avoid voting on elections‚ third thing will be an issue of how to encourage more people to vote and lastly I will conclude with my opinion. Nowadays‚ in our society‚ which is mostly democratic‚ everyone tends to participate in politics. Participation in politics can also be seen as the
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Question: . Some people believe that group sport as football or hockey too competitive and encourage the worst side of human behavior They should be replaced by non-competitive exercise- based activities like jogging swimming that also keep us fit. What do you think? Playing sports is beneficial for our health‚ especially for people who have lots of work to do‚ which takes up much sporting time nowadays. There are two types of sports: competitive sports and non-competitive sports. In some sense two
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In the preface and introduction of the book: “They Say‚ I Say”‚ Graff and Birkenstein contend that well written argumentative writing should emphasize on hearing and responding rather than making claims. Based on the suggestions given by students‚ the revised 2nd edition of the book includes more chapters and features to give students a better understanding of academic writing. It is a general argument among the experienced instructors that good writing requires reaction with another’s arguments
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An Example of a more complex “They Say- I Say”- Using sources & Entering the Conversation “Proposal for Final Project: The Kite Runner: The Power of Sentiment in Turbulent Times” by (a master’s degree university student). Annotated Bibliography Algoo-Baksh‚ Stella. “Ghosts of the Past.” Rev. of The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. Canadian Literature Spring 2005: 143-144. This review explains how Hosseini’s story “mirror[s] Afghanistan’s political‚ social and religious tensions and complexities
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overseas. Imagine life without the Internet… The rise of the Internet in the past few decades has brought massive changes in political‚ social‚ economical and even environmental aspects across the world. These changes are not only for the better‚ but some of them are for the worse. I believe that these benefits‚ however‚ outweigh the Internet’s negative impacts. Traditionally‚ to get information a trip to the library would be made‚ which could take a long time. The Internet gives us access to an
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How Tobacco Advertising Influences Young People. At the age of fourteen‚ I had my first puff of smoke. Even before that I knew a lot of cigarette brands due to advertising. Since then I started smoking and when I went to cafeterias and clubs the people who were promoting cigarettes would offer me a new brand to try and gave me free packs of cigarettes and a lighter with their brand. They didn’t mind how old I was‚ they just wanted to give them away and promote their product. But except this
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“They Say‚ I Say” Introduction Reflection In the opening pages of the book “They Say‚ I Say”‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein introduce the readers with the use of writing templates. As a way of hooking their audience and making the material relatable to all readers‚ they give a comparison. They instructed the reader to think about a complex task such as basketball‚ cooking‚ or driving a car. The reason behind this movement was to prove that writing is no different and is simply a matter of practicing
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Through her poem‚ “Some Say Plants Don’t Speak”‚ Rosalia De Castro stressed the importance of respecting the natural world. She was a Spanish writer and heavily influenced the people of that culture. She believed that for a person o really connect with themselves‚ they should listen to what nature has to say through its naturalness. For example‚ she writes that “Stars and fountains and flowers‚ don’t murmur against my dream; could I delight in you without them‚ without them‚ could I live?” (Line
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