An Introduction to Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides “I was born twice; first‚ as a baby girl… and then again‚ as a teenage boy.” (Middlesex‚ 3) From just its opening line‚ Jeffrey Eugenides’s sophomore novel‚ Middlesex‚ provides an interesting paradox. The book’s title instantly suggests a biological ‘in-between’ of literally being of a middle-sex‚ whereas the opening line introduces the issues of gender‚ birth and self as a binary of being one or the other. This juxtaposition poses an intriguing
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of this‚ exposition‚ the intention is to explain something: for instance‚ to make some idea clear to the reader‚ to analyze situation‚ to define a term‚ to give directions. The intension‚ in short‚ is to inform. One of the four major forms of discourse‚ in which something is explained or “set forth” EXAMPLE: Outdoor Education remains my favorite field trip of all time due to all of the memorable activities we experienced. For instance‚ I was able to touch and hold a wide variety of animals
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News is presented to the public in numerous mediums‚ including newspapers‚ magazines‚ television programs and the internet. With all of these sources providing information‚ it is obvious that some of the articles or stories will not be as reliable as others. By being news literate‚ capable of analyzing news reports and judging their credibility‚ the news consumer can accurately determine what information should be taken‚ and what should be discarded as opinion and unreliable. Criteria for good
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Financial Literacy /Silver Saving assignment “Beyond Classroom walls” was a very sad but true documentary it showed the lives of a few families that have attended CCBC. The families in the documentary were all going through similar situations .There names were Angel‚ Jack‚ Lisa and Caurdray .Angels segment in the documentary touched me because she was only 27 with 4 children and lived a very rough life ‚Going days without light and still finding time to study has to be one of the hardest things
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FINANCIAL LITERACY “Financial literacy is one of the most important investor basics‚ especially if you want to be a safe investor‚ an inside investor‚ and a rich investor. Anyone who is not financially literate cannot see into an investment. Just as a doctor uses X-rays to look at your skeletal system‚ a financial statement allows you to look into an investment and see the truth‚ the facts‚ the fiction‚ the opportunities‚ and the risk. Reading a financial statement of a business or individual
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especially since it was in such a little time claiming they could all have been fabricated or claiming I haven’t proven the choir as a discourse community. That is why I also to elaborate on the Logos-skills that was necessary for me to obtain so as really fit in. One of them is communication skills. According to educator and researcher John Swales in “The concept of Discourse Community”‚ intercommunication and relationship are essential in such communities. So‚ through constant activity and communication
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My definition of a discourse community is basically any group of people who share similar interest and knowledge about a topic‚ have some common background or experiences‚ and share some way of communicating with each other. The student body here at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is my discourse community. The student body and I know how difficult it can be the first few days of college to navigate around campus and find the simple things like where to find the library‚ computer lab‚
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Science Literacy Assignment Science is everything. Science is what allows everything on the face of the earth to exist. To study science is to study a structures physical and natural behaviour. Science is what allows a human being in itself - to exist and continue studying how ourselves and everything around us came to be in existence. I believe that for one to be a good scientist‚ one must posses certain crucial attributes. One of these attributes is determination‚ for one to be a successful
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Paul Gauguin Danielle Arnold L. Scott Roberts Art Appreciation 11 November 2011 Paul Gauguin Like so many artists one studies‚ the life of Paul Gauguin was filled with internal struggles on daily matters and beliefs. Gauguin was not dealt an easy life from the very beginning. Born to French journalist and half Peruvian mother‚ Gauguin came to know the cruelty of life at a very young age. In 1851‚ he and his family moved to Peru due to the climate
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A discourse community is essentially a group of people that aggregate together at a time when their interest may meet. I’m a member of an immoderate number of discourse communities‚ as are others I’m sure. Interestingly‚ when I mull over what community I can say I find most attractive‚ there is almost no confusion on which community that is. Quite astonishing‚ really‚ since most would likely have multiple favorite discourse communities. It wasn’t until I thought deeply about this particular matter
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