Marisa Homan Professor Paul Lee English 1301 28 September 2014 Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can’t Lose. An instance of me joining a discourse community was the time I joined my high school varsity tennis team. This discourse community was founded on athletic skills‚ mental toughness‚ and academic success. In order to contribute to this discourse community and to become a successful tennis player I needed each of these qualities. Through the three appeals of logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos I will acquire
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The word discourse originates from the french word “discours” which refers to speech and dialogue. This‚ linked with “discursus” in Latin which means to “run around”‚ means we can take literally that discourse means “to run around speech” or in other words‚ to assess speech in all aspects. There are many varying meanings of the word “discourse” written by theorists and literary writers. These meanings all overlap in areas and provide several alternative meanings of the broad term. Despite being
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Sample Letter of Inquiry The Virtual Community Group‚ Inc. 17 Park Road Rural Town‚ NH January 2‚ 2011 Jane Smith‚ Executive Director Xavier Foundation 555 S. Smith St. Washington‚ D.C. 22222 Dear Ms. Smith‚ I am writing to inquire whether the Xavier Foundation would invite a proposal from the Virtual Community Group‚ Inc.‚ requesting an investment of $50‚000 per year over two years to support our Enterprise 2000 initiative. This grant would provide part of the funds needed for us
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Oral and written communication within a discourse community goes beyond plain academic language‚ it rather involves a detailed understanding of how a community works which includes its values‚ goals‚ jargon‚ and protocols. As a college student‚ knowing these elements in a particular discourse community can considerably help to determine proper ways to move effectively across a discourse community‚ have a successful communication and better career development. I identify myself as a member of the
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A qualitative method‚ the focus of discourse analysis (DA) is any form of written or spoken language‚ such as a conversation or a newspaper article. The main topic of interest is the underlying social structures‚ which may be assumed or played out within the conversation or text. It concerns the sorts of tools and strategies people use when engaged in communication (also known as linguistic repertoires)‚ such as slowing one’s speech for emphasis‚ use of metaphors‚ choice of particular words to display
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Action Inquiry Buford Manion Grand Canyon University EDA 555 Shawn Feaster Johnson‚ Ed. D. April 19‚ 2010 Learning To Teach By being Learner’s First Introduction Nationally‚ there appears to be a growing recognition that teacher education programs do not fully prepare beginning teachers for the rigors of school teaching. However‚ rather than attempt to defend the need for universities to be able to meet this demand‚ I believe that it is more
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Fourth Year Electronics & Communication Engineering Saint Louis University‚ Baguio City February 8‚ 2013 National Panasonic Philippines 356 South Superhighways Parañaque City Attention: Eng’r Kimura Watanabe‚ Head‚ Production Department Dear Sir: Due to my desire to accomplish my project to be submitted on or before February 12‚ 2013‚ I write this letter to ask for a schematic diagram of a 500 watts amplifier with design specifications and an option for an AM/FM tuner/ receiver
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discourse analysis Discourse Analysis A discourse is behavioral unit. It is a set of utterances which constitute a recognizable speech event e.g. a conversation‚ a joke‚ a sermon‚ an interview etc. In its historical and etymological perspective the term is used in different perspectives e.g. Verbal communication. All this fine talk. Direct / indirect speech. To chat. In order to narrow down the range of possible meanings‚ the
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As a young girl‚ I remember watching many Disney movies. Learning about child development in this section of the class‚ the movie Tarzan came into my mind. In this movie‚ a baby boy is left to fend for himself after a leopard in the wild kills his parents. Tarzan‚ after being orphaned‚ is found by a mother gorilla. Tarzan quickly begins to integrate with the way of the apes that he lives with. All the while‚ he is fully aware at all times how different he is from the animals he is in company with
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Contents: Page 1: What is an STI Page 2: Risk Factors Page 3: Prevention of an STI Page 4: Role of family and friends. Page 5: Symptoms Page 6: Personal action/prevention. What is an STI? Sexually transmitted infection: An infection that can be transferred from one person to another through sexual contact. In this context‚ sexual contact is more than just sexual intercourse (vaginal and anal) and also includes kissing‚ oral-genital contact
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