1. What is Tannen’s purpose in writing this essay? What does she hope it will accomplish? From what I gathered Tannen’s purpose was for us to comprehend the importance of communication in the work field. How the simplest verbal functions can be interpreted in many different ways. “Conversation is a ritual” I find so much meaning behind these four simple words‚ the article in its entirety are summed up by these word. Tannen wants to enlighten us to remember that our words are powerful. I believe she
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2. What do we want to learn? What are the key concepts (form‚ function‚ causation‚ change‚ connection‚ perspective‚ responsibility‚ reflection) to be emphasized within this inquiry Key concepts: Form‚ responsibility‚ connection Related concepts: cooperation or conflict‚ interdependence What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea? What teacher questions/provocations will drive these inquiries? Lines of inquiry
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What do you want to be when you grow up? What are your plans for your future? Have you thought about college? Have you thought about a career choice? These are questions we are bombarded with on a daily basis by our parents. We shrug them off‚ telling them that we have another three years to think about college‚ careers‚ or our future. We don’t know what we want to be when we grow up‚ because we don’t even know who we are yet. Yet in a blink of an eye‚ we’re seniors and now the decisions we tried
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GLD2O0–P 06 March 2028 Getting to Know You It takes time to learn about anything important – especially if it’s about you. There are many aspects of yourself that you may never know about until they are clearly emphasized and broadcasted. Learning about yourself can be challenging at times‚ when you aren’t able to see what truly defines you as a person. It takes quite a bit of time and experience to fully grasp the concept of who you are and what you can become‚ and it is a humbling experience
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1. One of your inmates is a murderer. When he was 18 years old‚ he killed his girlfriend. He received a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. He is now 58 years old and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for
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What Would You Do? Scenario 1- Della the Delinquent Cat Lady As the president of the board of directors of the cat shelter‚ I am faced with rather or not Ms. Della should remain as part of the staff at the cat shelter. There are several problems that have been brought to my attention and I feel that now is the time to figure out exactly what should be done regarding the matter. After‚ evaluating the situation and giving it a great deal of consideration‚ I have come up several solutions to
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McCoy: Dear Grads‚ Don’t ’Do What You Love’ - WSJ.com Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is f or y our personal‚ non-commercial use only . To order presentation-ready copies f or distribution to y our colleagues‚ clients or customers‚ use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or v isit www.djreprints.com See a sample reprint in PDF f ormat. Order a reprint of this article now OPINION May 27‚ 2013‚ 6:45 p.m. ET Carl McCoy: Dear Grads‚ Don’t ’Do What You Love’ College commencement
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LIFE AS YOU KNOW IT Who among us wants to have a difficult life? Of course‚ everybody wants to be happy. We want that great job or a succesful business. We want to be married to Mr. Right or Mrs. Perfect and to have great kids. To have friends that stick by us come rain or shine. To be able to have all the material things life has to offer and have all our problems just disappear is what most of us want. Everybody wishes for a good life. but it may be at different perspective. One person may
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The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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Did you know? 1. The map of Apayao is shaped like a man’s head. (forestry.denr.gov.ph – pic) 2. Sagada is known for its famous “hanging coffins”. Coffins are smaller than the usual because people are buried in a fetal position‚ which represents a return to nature. Not anyone can be buried in the traditional way; you have to be married first and have grandchildren. 3. The inhabitants in the Cordilleras are called Igorots which means “people of the mountains“. They are the
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