The article‚ “You say Potato‚ I say Electricity‚” focuses mainly on water‚ potatoes‚ and the energy crisis. A lot of water is being used for potatoes. Due to improvements in technology‚ Idaho farmers 20 billion pounds of potatoes‚ which is‚ “up from 12 billion pounds 20 years ago.” This causes a partial shift in the Production Possibilities Curve (PPC). There is a surplus of potatoes because the market supply is a lot more than the market demand. When using a lot of the water on potatoes‚ hydroelectric
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Alan Broadbent Professor William Woosley English 1010-27 August 26‚ 2014 Diagnostic Essay In the preface of “They Say/ I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing‚ the authors furnish certain types of writing templates geared toward cuing students to think cognitively as well as critically; ultimately producing a writing style that is unique and creative to the individual. Graff and Birkenstein maintain that the templates they offer “help students make a host of sophisticated moves”
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completely biased‚ but it is offensive to the liberal audience. Thomas’ piece is composed of stabs at liberals for ruining the economy‚ letting the government get out of control‚ and completely desensitizing our country to the idea of the American dream. I firmly believe that political parties have nothing to do with the demise of our economy. First off‚ Cal Thomas frequently states in some way or another that “The Liberals among them and their policies are leading us down a path to economic and cultural
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In the Introduction to “They Say I Say”: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to guide students in academic discussion and debates through writing and also have students engage in critical thinking which in turn makes the writing task easier to complete. Specifically‚ Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer takes writing beyond the traditional five-paragraph essay and engage students in writing
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"DO AS I SAY‚ NOT AS I DO?IS A COMMON ABUSE OF AUTHORITY There are so many wrong ways to approach something‚ and fewer right choices. Therefore‚ people depend on those around them and different resources for good advice and influences. Children‚ especially‚ look up to their parents and other adults in admiration and try to mimic their actions. It is not always easy‚ however‚ even for the heroic adults to set the right examples. "Do as I say‚ not as I do?is one of the most commonly used clich
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Andrea Longoria Essay 1: "Ask me no questions‚ and I’ll tell you no lies" (Oliver Goldsmith). Lying comes in all shapes and sizes‚ some are small lies‚ some are big lies‚ some are white lies‚ some are right lies‚ but no matter how a lie is classified‚ a lie is always a lie. Mark Twain‚ the author of On the Decay of the Art of Lying‚ focuses on the positive aspects of lying. On the other hand‚ the author of The Ways We Lie‚ by Stephanie Ericsson‚ gives several examples of lies and their negative
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better you think the best reason how to reject it. Some example as saying no because you have to go to school‚ or church and you can also say that I have do what I have to do (anything). In these case‚ parent should tell their children about drugs‚ mainly the bad effects of drugs. Maybe some of the parents think that they have to take care their children until 14 to 17 years old. The facts‚ the parents have to look after their children wherever and whenever they can do. It’s important to tell the
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Report What makes Simon Says so difficult for young children? Peter J. Marshall ⇑‚ Ashley R. Drew Department of Psychology‚ Temple University‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19122‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 23 August 2013 Revised 30 March 2014 Available online 5 June 2014 Keywords: Executive functioning Inhibition Social Young children Cognitive control Inconsistency a b s t r a c t Compared with conceptually similar response inhibition tasks‚ the game of Simon Says is particularly challenging
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English 102 February 8‚ 2012 Response to “Say Yes” Before I started my reader-response paper‚ I read an article by Steven Lynn to help me know the right approach to a reader-response. There is two ways that I can approach this “by describing how readers should respond to the text or by giving the critics’ own personal response or by giving the critic’s own personal response.” I found this to really help me understand the concept of a reader-response paper. I decided to mostly give my own personal
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1. Drugs mess with your mind Drug use can cause you to lose your ability to remember things‚ to think clearly and to study properly. Drug use gives you the impression that you are more alert and aware‚ but under the influence of drugs you are actually less aware‚ and less alert. Drug use can also cause people to act in strange unpredictable ways. A person can undergo a complete personality change when under the influence of drugs. Since drug residues can remain in the body for many years after they
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