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that can provide society with a great opportunity to advance in problem solving and learning. The author has established her credibility as a Professor for interdisciplinary studies at Duke University, uses logistics from studies done to prove the efficiency of collaborative learning and shares stories to relate to the audiences emotion. Through the rhetorical appeals of logos, ethos, and pathos, the author makes her argument…

avenue where people could interact with each other without being face to face. This phenomenon, while extremely beneficial, introduced the notion of the control of text. The author of the text obviously created and transcribed it, but to what extent does the reader’s usage of the text give him/her more control than the author? Roland Barthes, a French linguist, literary theorist, and philosopher, pondered this idea, and elucidated…

The author Barbara Kantrowitz wrote an article called, “The Fine Art of Letting Go,” that was written in 2006. Kantrowitz was a senior editor of Newsweek Society section. She joined Newsweek in 1985 after working for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the New York Times, and the Hartford Courant. The article, “The fine Art of Letting Go,” is about parents’ responsibilities and problems that parents encounter with their children going to college. Parents are the people we love most in this world, and…

dissenting opinions are of value in the development of the law. The author demonstrates that dissent is an important topic to discuss…

combination of performance, skills, knowledge, and attitudes” (p. 247). The results of the presented study show a possible improvement of the “performance” resulting in the lower readmission rate. In the discussion section of the presented article, the authors state that the previous study concluded that an addition of the NP in the process of transition from the hospital was beneficial, however, the costs associated with it may restrict implementation. I think that including the NP as a care…

Emerson uses words such as “ tranquil, connate, blithe, and perennial. “ Poe uses words such as “ pestilence, profuse, improvisatori, and furnaces. “ Both of these authors use formal language to get there point across. By using bigger words it allows them to really express their feelings and to get rid of any confusion. Also, both authors in the same text use the element of outcast. For example, in the essay “From Nature” the first line says “ To go into solitude, “ This allows the reader to…

Picking a job is always difficult and can never be easy. In order to decide between two common jobs, a musician and an author, research has been conducted to compare and contrast the two jobs. Even though a musician and an author are very different, they can also be very similar, which cause a hard choice to pick from the two! Being a musician is a difficult and time-consuming job, but it can definitely be worth it! Some job duties as a musician include researching for upcoming performances,…

characteristics of serial killers. The author mentioned a Professor Levin that has studied serial killers as part of his academia and has found that serial killers (or mass killers) are often driven to killing due to anger and the need to be in control. In addition, they get pleasure in killing their victims which is why, Levin says, mass killers often do not use a gun to kill but instead prefer things that will draw out the death, such as strangulation or using a knife. The author further…

Rich Dad Poor Dad is an amazing book. I loved reading the book because of the way the author uses his personal story to reach the minds of his readers. The author also uses such an easy approach to present controversial ideas to his readers with the intention of getting them to embrace new perspectives about money. In this piece, I am going to highlight some of the points I picked from the book and how I relate to it. The first point I got from the book is that one can be highly learned but…

In “Climate Change,” the author aims to inform the reader what will happen if the recently released study on climate change is accurate. He does this by using several specific words and phrases to convey a serious tone. The first way the author tries to convey a serious tone is that they have a reliable research team. The research team looked specifically at the Northeast of the United States. These scientists are from the University of Massachusetts! This article has recently bee published so…