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Tamar Demby develops her position by stating that Applebaum relies too much on emotional appeal, doesn't back up her claims and doesn't support her ethos. Demby gives examples of everything she mentioned that didn't make Applebaum article and more effective. After mentioning this, Demby moves onto give examples of the writer's use of ethos by saying that she is only “journalist rather than a nuclear physicist or someone with credentials”. Next the student explains that the writer lacked a “fact…

“Don’t Be Sorry for Yourself,” a thought-provoking essay written by A. J. Cronin. It deals with the problems of anxiety and trepidation in our life. In this age of competition and rush, everybody seems either afflicted or knows someone who is afflicted. The highly competitive and material culture undermines our nerves. Anxiety and self-pity are due to the fear of failure and doubt in various professions, different relationships, achieving success and other materialistic things which may lead us…

Question no.1:- Define thesis statement and anecdote in your own words? Answer no.1:- THESIS STATEMENT:- • Should be single sentences, not more than two. • Reflection of the topic of the essay. • It shouldn’t be a fact, announcement, quotation or question. • Gives significance of the subject of an essay. • 4 ideas, 1 main and 3 supporting. • Central idea of the whole topic. • Dual dimensional (i.e. helps both readers…

ESSAY MACHINE - INFORMATIVE Title This should be an incomplete sentence that precisely describes the topic of the essay.. Be precise and creative Introduction Hook Sentence Open with a sentence that will capture the reader's attention. Consider a startling statement or a surprising fact. However, this sentence should have relevance to your thesis statement. It should not state your specific topic. If you use a question, remember the power of 3. Focusing Sentences Here you need a few…

1. a. Retroactive interference occurs when more recent information gets in the way of when one is trying to recall older information. This new material interferes with remembering old information already stored in the long term memory (LTM). An example of this would be if an individual were to call his/her ex-girlfriend/boyfriend the new boyfriend/girlfriend’s name. This example shows that the recent name retroactively interferes with the previous name, which is evidently problematic for recall.…

This helps identify healing progression and determines if changes need to be done to the wound care. During a visit to an assisted living facility (ALF), a wound care nurse used her camera to take pictures of the unhygienic facility. She stated “look at this filth; it’s no wonder the patient’s wounds won’t heal.” She related that she had sent some of the pictures to the state so the facility could be inspected. With great concern, she was reminded that the camera was only to be used for…

Rashaun Richardson February 17, 2016 In the story, “Shooting an Elephant”, the narrator is contradictory in his feelings, by supporting one set of people, the Burmans, but serving another, the British. The reader infers that he can’t decide who to fight for because in the text the narrator explains the treatment of the Burmans by the English, but then tells the treatment of himself by the Burmans. For example, the narrator states that the treatment of the Burman prisoners were…

1. Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie? Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is a story teller. She was born in East Africa, in a Country called Nigeria. She claims to have started writing as a child at the age of 7 years old. She has studied in both Africa, and the United States Universities, and is highly educated. She has written many books, feels that she is like the story tellers of old. 2. Explain in your own words the concept of “a single story”. Is that when you have only one story that you know and…

As of the article and weekly reading had pointed out one of the implications of human memory in relation to eyewitness accounts in court cases could potentially be wrongful incrimination. As in chapter 8 of the textbook as well as article listed in this week's forum form there're several factors that can affect memory, with the overarching theme of the malleability of human memory. One of the factors that can affect memory is suggestibility. As stated in the Reading the way and interviewer…

Write a well-developed paragraph about your research topic in which you intentionally commit several logical fallacies and/or hasty generalizations. What fallacies did you find in your research? When you reply to classmates this week, attempt to identify the logical fallacies and/or hasty generalizations in his or her main post and then explain what makes them fallacious. Do not respond to a post which already has a response until everyone has had at least one response to their initial posting.…