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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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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Framing Obesity: Perspectives on Discourse Over the years‚ my perspective on obesity has been informed by education in the fields of public health‚ family therapy‚ and feminist theory. While obesity may appear to have a clear definition‚ BMI of 30 or greater‚ speak this word in any of the three aforementioned disciplines and you will receive some opposing views. My goal for this report is to outline some key terms surrounding obesity based on field and argue for a more inclusive‚ interdisciplinary
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BENEFITS OF INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA COURSEWARE by Steven Hick Ph.D. Professor‚ Carleton University‚ and President‚ TRICAN MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS INC. Copyright ã 1997 by TRICAN MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the author. Benefits of Multimedia Courseware This section provides short descriptions of the key benefits of learning using interactive multimedia courseware. The list is meant to assist
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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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forms of written discourse‚ though they can typically be divided into four basic categories that cover most pieces of writing. Expository writing is a piece that is written to explain something or provide information about an issue‚ while descriptive writing presents a description of a particular thing through sensual language. Narrative discourse is typically a written work that tells a story‚ often with a basic structure that includes a beginning‚ a middle‚ and an end. An argumentative written discourse
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history‚ there are major differences between mainstream Public and Oppositional discourse. From these differences‚ controversy and tensions arise. First‚ there is the difference of public discourse of having more of a structural basis to it than the marginalized group who has more of the ability to speak out with no restraints. Another‚ are the facts that are being reported directly from the source (public discourse) and the way the media (marginalized group) will report something. Native Americans
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Name: Jolisette Bamanga Class: ENGL 1301 Professor: Debby Olson Assignment: Discourse Community Analysis Date: 9/15/2014 Old Navy all the way!!! In my senior year in high school‚ I had to pass two classes only in order to graduate. I didn’t have to stay in school the entire day‚ but I had to find a job in order to leave school early or I was going to be given six more classes to meet with the regular school schedule. I applied for a job at many places‚ but couldn’t find one for about two months.
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1301‚ these past two weeks have given me a better understanding of ethos‚ logos and pathos appeals. Being in a discourse community has made me put these appeals into perspective. Understanding that being in that community made me a stronger woman. This will give me a chance to show you‚ my professor and classmates that softball is indeed a sport. I will prove why I attended this discourse community in softball at a young age to now by explaining the mental state of understanding the rules‚ the physical
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Discourse on Colonialism - Group Work Connections with Things Fall Apart: In “Discourse on Colonialism” mentioned on page two‚ paragraph three‚ the author makes a connection with the misinterpretation of how the Europeans thought that those who did not practice Christianity were savages. “...is Christian pedantry‚ which laid down the dishonest equations Christianity=civilization‚ paganism=savagery‚ from which there could not but ensue abominable colonialist and racist consequences‚ whose victims
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