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able to deduce inferences. 4 To understand and identify coherence. 5 To comprehend how the author defines certain ideas. 6 To comprehend why the author refers to particular details or uses particular examples. 7 To have the ability to identify sentence…

Objectives and Efficiency of Community Corrections Community Corrections are programs such as probation and parole whose main objective is to oversee offenders who have been reentered into the community as a part of their sentence. A basic understanding of the definitions of probation and parole are necessary before analyzing their differences and similarities. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics “[probation] refers to adult offenders whom courts place on supervision in the community…

However, the student didn't answer it right, which was beyond my expectation. To grade 6 students, the lead-in sentence seemed to be too complicated with alternative question for them to grasp though they were simple. They weren't able to respond correctly both in content and grammar. Appropriacy in language grading plays a vital role in a language teacher. Therefore, instead of giving a confusing lead-in instruction, I could have simply elicited a question, " Did Kitty live near school? ",…

Through the criminal justice system, when an individual has broken the law and committed a crime and is found guilty of that crime, they are held accountable for their criminal behavior and activities. Usually, through the use of a judicial decision, the offender is sentenced to undergo a certain penalty to insure the preventation of any and all future criminal activity. The shear purpose of sentencing is not only to punish the criminal and insure the deterrence of future criminal activity, but…

In the article “Teaching ‘Taco Bell’s Canon,’” James Courter argues that college students´ writing reveals that they do not read enough. Courterś diction, examples, and topic sentences create a humorous piece that criticizes the lack of reading among college students. Courter purposely imitates his students’ mistakes throughout the piece, and he incorporates several plays on words to further his point that students are unaware of their mistakes. The numerous imitations introduced at the…

Baltimore, Maryland is where I was born and raised. Baltimore can be considered a Mid-Atlantic state, but it’s south of the Mason-Dixon line. Baltimore can claim to be a blend of Northern and Southern American traditions. Baltimore is well known for its riots, violence, crime rate, the movie The Wire, and gang activities. Baltimore is very dangerous. Baltimore has a bad reputation that makes people think twice about whether they would want to visit or live in Baltimore. Growing up in Baltimore…

Overshadowed, objectified, and devalued, in a sundry of circumstances, young girls are often born solely to serve and breed. The prose poem “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid, serves as an accurate depiction of the monotonous day to day life of a girl, as well as a bold wake up call to the ignorant people of society. The brilliant and seemingly neverending stream of so called “words of wisdom” are structured in a series of independent clauses, which is one of the most elusive yet obligatory grammatical…

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ No problem. I’d love to help you out. I bought mine last weekend, but I was going to the bookstore again this afternoon to buy a dictionary. See you during lunch. F: Use the sentences above to create and perform a conversation. Then, change roles. Follow the model. A: Hi, ____. This is ______. B: Oh, hi, ________. What’s up? A: Well, ______. Would you mind if I _________? B: Um, yeah. I guess there’s…

shocked me was the amount of time to find out that he was actually innocent. I chose this case because, even when forensic evidence of his blood showed that he wasn’t the criminal, he was still accused and was sent to prison because of it. His prison sentence was 25 to life, and if it wasn’t for his case re-opening, he would have spent the rest of his life in jail for a crime that he never committed. Even though that James was set free, he had to endure 35 years in prison for a false accusation…

The Effects an Addiction Has It was right around my fifteenth birthday when I finally decided that I had enough. The effects that an addiction has on a family is a lot, it just tears a person down. You can try and understand what is going through someone's mind when they decide to make all of these wrong choices but you just get confused and irritated. Just before thanksgiving of 2014 I had came to the conclusion that was tired of dealing with my mother's addiction. I had lived with it for…