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    The story of a young boy, Conrad, whose brother dies. This pain, grief, and sadness fall onto Conrad’s shoulders and he attempts suicide, but still lives. A quotation pulled from this novel, “November fifth. Of course. Obvious. All the painful self-examination; the unanswered questions. At least he knows what is wrong today. Today is Jordan’s birthday. Today he would have been nineteen”, (Guest 51) simply displays…

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    with very different opinions on this very sensitive issue. This statement is a great example of the benefits of using a scripted language as opposed to spontaneous language. Mr Cameron was able to effectively use rhetorical devices and extended quotations. A spontaneous statement would not have had the same structure as this statement and as a consequence would not be convincing. Mr Cameron starts his statement by trying to appear less scripted and personal by using anaphora and the rule of…

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    of Cheryl’s hike on the PCT, she realizes that the time she spent with her mother was limited, and she would of given anything back to relive the memories. Her mother was one of the most important things she had to work out on the trail, and this quotation…

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    the paragraph discusses homosexuals facing so many problems in the way of achieving their dreams, the writer brings a big quotation from Kevin Jennings about the solution to the problems of homosexuals that weakens his argument and may make the readers think the quotation is irrelevant and does not fit in the paragraph. Indeed, it would be clearer if the writer put that quotation in a separate paragraph and that talked more about the solutions to the problems that prevent homosexuals from being…

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    The Prairie Poem Analysis

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    could be substantiated through the following quotation: “Bill isn’t the sharpest tack in the drawer. He’s been that way pretty much his whole life or at least since I’ve known him, which is close to the time he left the womb.” Through the aforementioned quotation, specifically through the idiom, one realizes how the narrator describes Bill as an inane person. Moreover, we get to know that the narrator and Bill have been childhood friends,…

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    nurtured. He is stating in this quote that he would be a different person if he were watching a soldier as opposed to the De Lacey family. This is relevant because it is directly saying he was nurtured by society. To strengthen th argument, another quotation in the story proves how humans are nurtured. As the story continues to develop, the creature starts to hate humans more and more after events that took place between himself and humans. “There was none among the myriads of men that existed…

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    in the truth of the data and interpretations of them” (Polit & Beck, 2012, p. 585). In order to enhance credibility, recorded interviews will be transcribed verbatim. Quotations in the research findings will then be truthful with decreased chance of error. The fact that the interviews are transcribed verbatim and the use of quotations will enhance the believability of the research report. Upon data analysis, member checking will be done to identify the correct interpretation of stated interview…

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    as they come. If there’s been any fault at all to-day, it’s mine. You and me is not two figures to be together in London; nor yet anywheres else but what is private, and beknown, and understood among friends” (Dickens 246). The relevance of this quotation comes from the fact that Joe has always been supportive and a fatherly figure to Pip.…

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    long. And also that they were being reckless because they were young and never really stopped to think about what they were doing. Friar Lawrence: "Young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts but in their eyes." This quotation is referring to the way that Romeo is so fixed upon one girl, Rosaline, and then suddenly is in love with Juliet and wants to marry her. It makes the audience contemplate whether Romeo and Juliet were ever truly in love and if…

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    DOUBLE ENTRY JOURNAL “Seven Gifts” Quotation and Expansion, Reflection, Analysis, Application, Etc. Bloom’s Question: Discussion Topic: Intentionality Quotation: ‘Short and Short found a significant relationship between the teacher’s deliberate actions and students’ on-task behaviors.” Analysis: I agree that intentionality has a direct relationship to student behavior. In my preparation for class I deliberately write down areas in where I need to probe for questions, provide extra assistance…

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