In Sharon Zukin’s essay “Attention shoppers...” she explains that Americans shop because their trying to chase their dreams; weather they be‚ higher social status‚ greater education‚ the ownership of a home‚...etc... She also explains that in the last one hundred years or so Americans have been taught to shop from birth‚ and‚ that Americans no longer have the basic survival skills of making and growing things for themselves. She also explains that shopping habits change from child‚ to teenager
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July 8‚ 2012 Should the U.S. government sensor material on the Internet? Introduction- Attention Getter: Maybe one of the most debated topics in the U.S. is the question: Should the U.S. government sensor material on the Internet? I like many others say no‚ because many feel it is a violation of the First Amendment‚ it is not the first of its kind‚ meaning it’s not the first hotly debatable topic using a media source‚ and the government has attempted to pass bills for it. I. Violation
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Over the last few years‚ Texas State University-San Marcos has seen a significant increase in the number students applying and being admitted to the university. According to Hendricks (2010)‚ from the fall of 2009 to the fall of 2010‚ the campus saw a 5.9% increase in the number of students attending the university. In the fall of 2010‚ the campus reached a new record enrollment of 32‚586 students; Out of those‚ 3‚930 were incoming freshman. A vast majority of freshmen and sophomores experience their
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to come to a child without the proper guidance from their parental figures. The lack of parental guidance in the story is brought about by the machinery and technology that relieves the parents and children from daily chores and abilities that may seem tiresome‚ such as making dinner‚ cleaning the house and even tying their shoes. As they are relying on this technology‚ the parents are slowly beginning to lose their purpose as a parental figure in the children’s lives and are transferring their responsibilities
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In the story “Two Kinds”‚ Tan portrays how excessive parental control alienates a child and makes them insecure causing them to rebel against their parent’s beliefs and standards. The mother lives her dreams through her daughter. She moved to America from China because she believed that anything is possible there. She wanted to give her daughter everything she did not have as a child which is a chance to be successful and have a good life. The mother expected her daughter to be a prodigy. She would
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Introduction A. Attention Getter: Think of a world where more hurricanes and tropical storms causing massive destruction in different areas around the world and more animal species losing their habitats and becoming extinct just due to B. Relevance: The human activity of using too much of fossil fuel from mobile vehicles to the electric energy in outlets is affecting our planet C. Propositional Statement: Global Warming is still an ongoing problem‚ because it’s degrading of the world. I propose
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quiet ones to speak up and you will get higher marks. 7. Anti-Donkey Technique: Pay attention to the time and when it gets closer to the end of 10 mins‚ just try and agree with one person (even if you really don’t think so in real life! No point being stubborn in the test.) 8. Concluding Technique: Make sure you agree BEFORE going into the exam room who will be doing the conclusion. Pay close attention to the time and steer everyone to making the right conclusion. P/S:It’s ok if…all of
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James Gleick’s essay grabbed my attention from it is title “Attention! Multitaskers”‚ because I had a background information about this topic also because I had an experience with it. For instance‚ I eat‚ use my phone‚ watch the TV and talk with my family‚ all at once. From his words‚ I realized that all the world are multitasking‚ and I think the reason behind this is the technology development. After reading this essay‚ I concluded that multitasking is a good thing from my experience in doing many
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Outline of My Extended Definition Essay Proposed Title: Life of an Independent Student Thesis Statement: The purpose of this essay is to explain‚ compare and contrast‚ and give examples of independence. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter 1.Don ’t count on anyone. Find your own ways to figure out your problems.-Quote 2.Depend only upon yourself‚ but work in harmony with all things.-Quote B. Thesis 1. Term to be defined: Independent 2. Sentence Definition
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21‚ Guildford st‚ st James‚ WA 6102. 0452523499 Date: 13/8/2013 Attention: Examination Office Director Student services Curtin University Kent Street
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