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    Instead, when empty, if they could not be repurposed, they were broken up at their final point of destination into sherds or broken chunks called Ostraca. The usable sized Ostraca were then used as writing material, An example of this is the Lachish Ostraca. These Ostraca were discovered at an ancient city of Judah called Lachish. They are dated to around 600 BCE or shortly before Judah fell to the Babylonians. As might be expected, many of the letters…

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    He shows a great deal of determination and drive when searching to tell history as it happened, and not the way other view it. Other historians interpret, view, and translate history in all kinds of different ways and that shows through in their writings and paintings of history. This could possibly skew the past making it hard to determine between what actually happened and what people claim happened. Davy Crockett and the Alamo are a very important parts of Texas history, but their cultural…

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    abolishment of language. In fact, it is actually helping language by increasing our overall use of it. “Texting is writing the way we speak”, according to John McWhorter, a linguist and activist. He says this in a Ted Talk called "Txting is Killing Language. JK!!", about whether or not texting is killing language. He believes that texting is not hurting language. Texting is a very fast system that is revolutionizing quickly, but is also bringing characters, other than letters, into the American…

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    important to advancing someone’s education. Libraries are one place where people can go to do this without having to buy the books. In the article, “The North West London Blues”, the author argues the importance of libraries. Zadie Smith uses many writing elements to get her points across and strengthen her argument. The use of imagery is important in the author’s argument. One example of imagery is, “I struggle to find a seat in the packed university library…” The readers can imagine her…

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    then fills in the sub points. When I asked if he procrastinates at all when it comes to actually sitting down and writing the paper, he almost acted as if this word was not in his vocabulary. He claims that it is usually more of matter of time management and balancing the demands of teaching with that of his research, than it is procrastination. He tells me that once he has started writing, he usually tries to complete a paper as quickly as he can. In order to finish a paper in a timely manner,…

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    Eliot’s poetry breaks drastically with much of the other poetry written during these years. Like the war poets, he realized that the poetic idiom available to him was tired and had to be changed. Differently experiences needed different styles and uses of language His poetry was formally more experimental and innovative and intellectually more thoughtful. Further, Ronald Carter and John McRae quote Eliot: Our civilization comprehends great variety and complexity, and this variety and complexity,…

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    I helped the collaborative team in appointment setting, writing clinical notes; writing the appointment letter and calling and referring to different services. I have communicated effectively with the GP clinics, Girl and Women health series, Clients. For the non speaking client, I have used the Telephone interpreter service…

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    stated, “I call for pen and ink and write my mind.” Literature is written and published for many reasons. Some may use literature to portray their creative skills. Others use literature simply for therapeutic purposes. Oftentimes, authors use their writing to propagate their beliefs. Spanning the 1800s and 1900s, the women’s suffrage movement was in full force. Women felt unappreciated, set aside, and not needed. Men were viewed as the vital part of life itself, while women were seen only as a…

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    Unit 24: Writing for TV & Film The commission process The commission is the process where the writers can start doing their work, based on the pitched ideas. Job roles in writing for TV and film; Commissioning Editor The Commissioning Editor has had the job to look over scripts to see if they are worth being commissioned. Commissioning editors would have had previous experience as assistant editors, researchers and even runners to get their position as a commissioning editor. Different…

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    her personality from the science in his or her life. They all become the person who Clarke wanted by the affects of science in their lives. Communication was also key traits for all the people in the novels. They all are a part of a communication system. Whether the communication is with a large group of people or selected people, all of them have to learn and talk with new people. It is important for each of the characters to develop the reaching out to everyone. Other characteristics are…

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