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“Genres have the power to help or hurt human interactions, to ease communication or to deceive, to enable someone to speak or to discourage someone from saying something different” (Kerry Dirk). The word “genre” has a prototypical definition of “category”, one needs to analyze the definition on a deeper level to understand that “genre” means more than just “category”. It is to an extent a “[tool] to help people to get things done”, as described in the article “Navigating Genres” by Kerry Dirk.…

For example, Robert Leckie said, "Perhaps Oakstump would help – Oakstump, that short, bull-like farm lad from Pennsylvania, who didn’t drink or smoke (at least not then) but loved to squat on the floor, throwing his dice, shuffling his cards, plastering his hair with scented oil” (Leckie 31). This tells us who Oakstump is and what he likes to do when he is not in battle. Oakstump is a carefree person and seems unaffected by the war going on around him. Robert Leckie…

The problems were related to calculating the probability of certain events. For example, if he threw two dices twenty four times, what was the probability of rolling two fours? Another question posed by Gombaud was the division off the stakes problem. The general problem was stated as such: If a game is ended before it was completed then how should the players…

Aquino, Adrian Sebastian P. 1Phl1 Siddhartha Book review Siddhartha was born in a rich family of Brahmins. Young Siddhartha was very is smart and handsome. He has the potential to become a great Brahmin among other Brahmins. The people around him know that Siddhartha may destine for a higher purpose. Siddhartha studied the different teachings of the Vedas and Hindu wisdom. He met Govinda and they became best friends. When Siddhartha was growing up he…

In Hyson’s research he was studying in Bangladesh, and the different education opportunities that they have. They started a program called Community Learning Circle and they provide a kit filled with memory games, puzzles, books, instruments, yarn, dice, and jump ropes (p. 14). In the essay by Drew, (2007) he has a program that the younger children have a high school mentor, and they are to help the child push themselves to their full potential and to do their best in school. They have seen…

affect the size of the Mentos and Diet Coke eruption? You can try testing different kinds of carbonated beverages, different kinds of candies with different shapes and textures or using other things to start the reaction, like rock salt, pennies or dice. Which beverages, candies or other things cause the largest and smallest fountains? Why do you think this is? • Extra: Do this activity again but instead of testing whole Mentos versus crushed, compare warm versus cold Diet Coke. Does…

Introduction A blender generally consists of a plastic or glass pitcher that locks into a large base. Some of blenders are made of stainless steel. The lid of the pitcher has a seal that prevents the food or liquid from splashing out while the blender is in motion. The motor has varying speeds that turn either two or four sharp, stainless steel blades. The blades slice, crush and blend the contents of the pitcher..Blender is a must have kitchen equipment for nearly all families today, especially…

The first breakfast recipe we are going to teach you is the paleo sausage and egg ‘McMuffin’ which resembles the McMuffin you can get from McDonalds. The dif- ference between the McDonalds version and this version is that this version is healthy. McDonald’s food may taste nice but it is very unhealthy. This recipe shows you how to make a delicious meal without having to worry about the health risks. So here’s what you need to make this first delicious breakfast meal: –––––––– 2 table…

Each of us is born with the wish to grow and progress. There is something within each of us that needs to be a bit better and always looking forward to get progress. I’m not referring to material things perfect, although there is nothing wrong with wanting to secure a financial stability. What I’m referring to though, is the desire to become something bigger than we currently are. That desire force us to develop our knowledge as well as a number of admirable human traits such as kindness,…

Karl Marx is a social, political and an economic philosophy. He gave us a theory of society where he explained of how society works and how history has unfolded. His theory was later on referred to as Marxism. Marxism is therefore defined as the scientific theory of human societies and transforming them. (Oxford Dictionary. 2009) He added on to say that Marxism has to deliver is the story of the struggles of men and women to free themselves from certain forms of exploitation and oppression.…