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    secretly gathered and did the conjuring tricks in the wood. They danced‚ drank the chicken blood and called their lovers’ names. According to the Puritans in 1692‚ these actions were accompanied with the witchcraft and could lead these girls to the death sentence. The sudden appearance of Mr. Parris‚ Betty’s father‚ on the dancing night created the tragedies of the play. Frightening caused inert and hysteric symptom for Betty‚ a ten-year-old girl. The

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    Classist Discourse

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    The normalcy of racial discourse in everyday language can be accredited to the fact that it has loosely been a part of early childhood development‚ such as when children are first learning how to read. For example‚ several jokes books and photography books with titles such “How to Speak Chinese Funny” and “Lost in Translation” encourage children to find humor in foreign language’s translation mistakes. Additionally‚ these books encourage racist discourses at a young age‚ teaching children that mimicking

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    Discourse Community

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    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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    islamic discourse

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    Every discourse is made up of a given number of components and presents its own characteristic. A discourse can only by serious and constructive if these components and these characteristics come together. The Islamic discourse is therefore the most genuine and truthful expression and translations of the characteristics of the Islamic society‚ and the civilizational identity of the Islamic world. A discourse cannot be Islamic unless it reflected the Islamic Ummah’s identity‚ defended its interests

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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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    Discourse community

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    My story To be a part of a discourse community‚ one must be credible‚ possess factual knowledge and draw on the values of its members to be accepted into the community. At the same time‚ a person must learn typical ways people in that community communicate and argue. When I entered the discourse community of my high school athletic department I acquired knowledge‚ established credibility‚ and drew on the values and emotions of other members of the community. Although‚ one might question my standing

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    the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics‚ classroom discourse‚ the “purposeful exchange of ideas through classroom discussion‚ as well as through other forms of verbal‚ visual‚ and written communications” (NCTM‚ 2014‚ p. 29)‚ is a core practice of effective‚ high quality mathematics instruction. While it is a teacher’s responsibility to create a learning environment that encourages productive or meaningful discourse‚ that is discourse that promotes mathematical understanding (Anthony & Walshaw

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    According to Cook‚ the politeness principle has a series of maxims that people follow in communication so as to show their politeness. In respect of the politeness principle‚ a

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    Discourse and Ideology

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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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    Discourse on the method

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    1 Assignment 1 Essay Descartes’ Discourse on the Method Part IV 1 In 1637 Philosopher Rene Descartes set out on a mission to apply mathematics and logic to understanding the natural world. In his search to confirm the truth about God and his existence‚ he uses principles that were already known but tries to verify them using truths. In part four of the "Discourse" Descartes takes away all sensory knowledge such as sight and hearing; these senses can deceive all

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