are entitled [The passive voice is a form of "be" (are) and a participle (entitled). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs tedious to read and officious. Try to use the active voice most often‚ e.g.‚ the student completed the
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Beloved is a novel by the American writer Toni Morrison. Set after the American Civil War (1861–1865)‚ it is inspired by the story of an AfricanAmerican slave‚ Margaret Garner‚ who temporarily escaped slavery during 1856 in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio‚ a free state. A posse arrived to retrieve her and her children under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850‚ which gave slave owners the right to pursue slaves across state borders. Margaret killed her two-year-old daughter rather than allow her to be recaptured
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L.P. Hartley and Sylvia Plath both use the first person narrative to evoke a sense of tragedy for their protagonists‚ however‚ with Leo‚ Hartley uses the first person narrative to allow the reader to understand the unfortunate event in the life of twelve year old Leo. Some may say that the first person narration of Leo is both more personal and detailed than that of Esther. The reader sees the sophisticated world of Brandham Hall‚ contrasted with the closeness of Leo’s relationship with his mother
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Women’s Equality and Finding Their Voices In each of the three texts‚ the married women look to find equality between their spouses as well as a voice in which they do not have in their outside communities. Mrs. Wright‚ a character whom never is shown to the reader struggles silently living with her controlling husband. Nora Helmer is a young mother longing to be her own woman and find her way. Like Nora and Mrs. Wright‚ Janie Crawford struggles to find her inner voice and fights for equality with her
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This semester I am currently working with Patient Voices Network with another one of my colleagues. Patient Voices Network is a network that works by connecting interested volunteers that are a variety of different age groups and giving them a voice in health care. Health care partners are the facilities that can utilize these volunteers for their projects. The focus of the last student group to work on this project was to identify barriers to volunteering and engage the college population. Our focus
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writer‚ it is essential that you employ the right voice in your writing in order to connect with your readers and hold their attention. A little role-playing in your mind to access your target audience and set the scene in which you will speak to the reader is an effective way to find that voice. Here’s how: Get to Know Your Target Audience Identifying and understanding your intended audience enables you to find and convey the appropriate voice in your writing. How can you do this? Consider these
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Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)‚ The What‚ Why‚ and the Competitive Advantage You may have heard about the VoIP project‚ or better yet‚ you may have received a new telephone with additional features and functionality. CITS has been working on upgrading and advancing the voice and data communication infrastructure and deploying new VoIP telephones. There will be nearly 1000 new VoIP enabled telephones in use in UMB schools and departments this fall. CITS will continue to roll-out these
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Voice Recognition Software: Comparison and Recommendations Use of voice recognition software is under consideration by medical office administrators nationally. Administrators have long searched for alternatives to the expense‚ error rate‚ and record-completion delays associated with conventional transcription. It is no wonder that‚ with the recent advances in voice recognition software‚ medical transciptionists are looking at this emerging technology as a powerful way of accomplishing essential
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Grace Cossington Smith was an Australian painter. She was born on April 22nd 1892 and died on December 10th 1984. She was a leading painter with many famous paintings including “the bridge in curve” and “the sock knitter”. She was one of the first Australian artists to be influenced by the European Post- Impressionist movement. She was particularly influenced by the work of Cézanne and Van Gogh. Cossington Smith’s main interest was colour- bright colour with reflected sunlight. Cossington made a
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The music ministry of Grace Lutheran Church reflects the growing and richly varied congregation. From contemporary praise music to classics and traditional styles‚ our desire is to reach everyone with a song of inspiration. We are committed to facilitating worship‚ fellowship‚ encouragement and outreach through a balanced program of music Worship Saturday Evening Living Connection Service – Special Music is welcomed during offertories‚ prelude and during worship service to emphasize the theme from
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