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    and five both tell the story and account of Deborah. Even though they both are about the same set of events‚ there are still very glaring differences in them. The first is that they are different types of literary genre. Chapter four is merely a retelling of the story of Deborah‚ while chapter five is “The Song of Deborah and Barak.” They both tell the story of what happened‚ they just have different literary styles of doing so. Also‚ the song of Deborah is incredibly poetic in nature and it even

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    Martin Luther King Jr. sits alone on a cold park bench holding a steaming cup of coffee. It is 2:30 am in January 21st‚ 1965 (one month before Malcolm X’s assassination). Martin hears footsteps and looks up. Malcolm X: Hello there Martin MLK Jr: Hello brother Malcolm‚ thank you very much for meeting me here. I brought you coffee. Malcolm X: Ah‚ thank you. It’s freezing out. How long have you been here for? MLK Jr: Oh‚ not too long before you. I’m sorry I’ve called you here at such a late hour

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    This book was written by Deborah Ellis in 2002. Deborah Ellis has been in Afghan refugee camps and heard many stories like Parvana’s. Its historical fiction. This book cover attracts the reader by the picture which shows that the book based on a country like Afghanistan by the look of the girl clothes and the background like the desert. Parvana’s journey is historical fiction and was published in 2002. The story set in Afghanistan where Taliban rules . Parvana is the main character in the novel‚

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    In the article from “Sponsors of Literacy”‚ Deborah Brandt compared two children from two different families‚ and how each of them have been affected when accessing and developing literacy because of the environment of family. One‚ Raymond Branch‚ was born in a rich family and lived in resourceful town. Different from Branch‚ Dora Lopez‚ was born in a poor family and lived in the same town as Branch but poor resourced environment. Although these two children had grown up in the same town‚ environment

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    In chapter six of Strategic Writing Deborah Dean honestly admits the difficulty of teaching students the importance of revision. Dean concedes that‚ “most [students] resist revision” (148). It’s difficult for to students to view their writing from another perspective (Dean‚ 148). Revision often isn’t viewed as an opportunity to improve‚ but as a mindless writing chore you have to go through at school (Dean‚ 148). Peer review has failed many students when it comes to improving their writing (Dean

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    Miscommunications Deborah Tannen’s “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” is a brief look at how men and women communicate with one another and the cross-culture differences between their individual styles and needs for conversation. Women often say that men do not listen or do not want to talk. Tannen gives reasons why women tend to believe that men are not listening‚ and shows that just because men have a different approach to communicating does not mean they are not listening to what women are saying

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    be out of the fun? 13. Come along‚ lads – 14. But you’ll come on all right – 15. For there’s only one course to pursue‚ 16. Your country is up to her neck in a fight‚ 17. And she’s looking and calling for you. ‘Who’s for the game’ is a conversational poem through which Jessie Pope’s representation of war encapsulates the jingoistic opinion of her culture: that war was fun‚ jovial and full of glory that any young man could earn if only he had the courage.  In essence‚ this poem is based

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    Human Genome Project Reflection Paper 1 The history of mankind has traditionally been filled with curiosity about one’s abilities and limitations. We are narcissistic by nature and have a need to expand one’s knowledge base more and more every day. The Human Genome Project (“HGP”) is an example of such a curiosity. HGP is a research effort with the goal of taking the human DNA and determining the location of an estimated 100‚000 strains of genes. The genes will then be arranged into sequences

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    to devise women to be seen but‚ not to be heard‚ to acknowledge their beauty and delicacy but‚ to discredit their intelligence and potential. In the light of emotionlessness behavior that women exert‚ psychologist Deborah Tolman had a lot to say about why women act this way. In Deborah Tolman’s publication Dilemmas of Desire‚ she includes themes that discuss women in society as passive individuals. Women are seen as passive in regards to their sexual desires‚ body image‚ and family relations.

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    communication problems. Deborah Tannen does a wonderful job explaining this effect in her essay “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation.” She tells how body language has been a major impact in divorces because wives tend to believe their husbands are ignoring them when they do not make eye contact‚ or appear to not be completely focused. Tannen then goes on to explain how women often tell their spouses that they aren’t listening to them. This is a prime example of miscommunication in marriage that Tannen believes is caused

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