...writing an essay, or comprehending the given passages, or even summarizing the given texts, here are some ways at which could definitely help you improve your English results. 1. Understand that Oral constitutes a large part of the entire O level English score Paper 1, composition, and paper 2, comprehension, both take up 40% of the entire result respectively. This means that the leftover 20% is attributed to the Oral component. This is one-fifth and is a large percentage. Ignore at your own risk. Here are some ways in which you can do well for your Oral component: * Use your own accent to read the passage, and do not fake an accent. If you fake a British accent, and the examiner himself knows that you are faking it, he may deliberately penalize you. * Discuss about the picture and not describe the picture. Talk about the pictures, and then talk on them. For instance, if there is a long queue at the barber, perhaps talk about whether you think that the barber might be having a promotion, or that it may be the start of the school term and students are getting ready for school. Discuss about the picture, don't describe * For the conversation topic, make sure you allow the examiner to talk! This is a conversation, and not a one-sided affair. Ask the examiner questions so that the conversation is maintained. 2. Spend time learning to write good narratives If you are still contemplating which essay type to write, my suggestion is to go for the narrative essay. Why? Simply...
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...In Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me” Alexie uses a variety of rhetorical strategies to portray books as important and impactful so that he can influence and promote individuals to read books amongst the people in his Native American community. Right from the start of the essay, Alexie begins by appealing to the audience by providing a blurb about his childhood and that his family was “living... on the Spokane Indian Reservation... [who] were poor by most standards” and that “one of my parents usually managed to find some minimum-wage job or another” (Alexie 110). This appeal to ethos gains the trust of the readers by letting them know that Alexie indeed did have an unprivileged upbringing. He extends his appeal by establishing amongst the readers that his family “lived on a combination of irregular paychecks, hope, fear, and government surplus food” (110). He did this in order to forge an emotional connection to the readers. In the second paragraph, he once again appeals to ethos by revealing that his father went to school and was an “avid reader” (110). Alexie’s father has a passion towards reading stories and “because he [Alexie] loved his father with an aching devotion, he...
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...We write: Essays Research Papers Coursework Thesis Dissertations Term Papers UK Essays # Count of pages: Number of words: Choose your academic level: Term: Discount Code (optional): Discount: 0% Price: $0 Official PayPal Seal website security Types of Essays A big problem that most students and new essay writers run into is “How to write an essay.” usually roughly all essays follow a common structure of writing which comprises of an introduction, the body, and the conclusion. Once the writers are lucid about the technique of writing an essay and how to write an essay outline, the next step that they face up to is how to move toward a particular research paper topic. And what type of writing works best? Students often complain about a certain type of essay they have been assigned with. It seems to them that writing within essay type boundaries doesn’t allow them to think out the box, limits their potential. But writing a paper without any directions could be even more confusing than the class assignment you got. Do not think about the limitations as of the prison walls, but as of the walls in your room where you feel free to paint murals or change nothing whatsoever, simply being in control of it, being yourself. Tweet Quick Navigation through the Types of Essays Page Basic Types: Narrative, Descriptive and Persuasive How Can We Help Personal Essays Argumentation Essays Information Essays Analysis Essays ...
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...library often, checking out all kinds of books. Then when the book fair came around, I would always be in the library observing all the books for sale, eventually end up buying two or three books. My mom noticed that I always had a book in my hand. My comprehension level was higher than most, I even had the highest reading level by third grade. When I was in fifth grade I was introduced to essays. I enjoyed writing them because it was the thought that I could write anything I wanted on paper for people to read. It was then I realized I had a passion for books and writing. To emphasize, growing up I loved every type of book, especially the ones that challenged me. I liked books with pictures, but I preferred books with no pictures. With me constantly reading, I always had two or three books checked out from the library. My first favorite books were Junie B. Jones book. I could never put those books down. Every time my school received the magazines to order books with the school, I was the girl always buying the Junie B. Jones book set. At one point I had every book, and I had read every single one of them. I had to find a different series to begin. As I began my journey to find the book for me, I stumbled along...
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...In the essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing,”Sherman Alexie claims reading saved his life. It explains Alexie’s life as an Indian boy and how reading and writing shaped his life. He learned to read despite having limited resources. Alexie proves that you do not have to be affluent to obtain an education. Alexie and his family come from an underprivileged Indian reservation in eastern Washington state. Although his family was considered very poor in American society, on the reservation he was from a middle class family. This shows how tough life was on the reservation and how much poverty there was. His father had a passion for reading and would buy cheap books from pawnshops. It rubbed off on Alexie and he would pick up books before he could...
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...Running head: LITERACY ESSAY Literacy Essay Literacy Essay The developments of early literacy skills in young children are crucial for future academic success. When children enter kindergarten, there is a wide range of differences in skill levels. While some children have developed social and language skills, other children may not due to inadequate situations. According to recent research, young children are enthusiastic about learning and emphasis should be placed on skills that foster early literacy and language development (LaRocque & Darling ,2008). Research suggests best practice when teaching young children literacy skills is to connect previous or background knowledge in order to reach the developmental domains of language, concepts, social, emotional and motor skills. In addition, kindergarten children should be introduced to emergent literacy skills that include phonological awareness, print awareness and vocabulary (LaRocque & Darling, 2008). This can be achieved through various environmental characteristics such as print rich classrooms, literacy rich centers and circle times. These characteristics foster literacy as well as language rich experiences for all children as well as those who come from disadvantage backgrounds. In order for meaningful literacy learning to take place, children must link the newly learned knowledge to their own cultural or family experiences (LaRocque & Darling, 2008). This essay will identify three developmentally appropriate...
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...the culmination of my work in my WR100 seminar, Fantasy at the Fin-de-Siècle. The final assignment was to create a research paper based on an interesting problem or paradox I had found in Oscar Wilde’s book, The Picture of Dorian Gray. For me, one of the book’s most fascinating elements was Dorian’s immature behavior; though he grows older, he never seems to “grow up.” At first, I investigated how my idea related to aestheticism and what Dorian’s immaturity showed about aestheticism; however, I could not find a solid way to prove my thesis. My greatest problem was being unsure of how writing a paper based on a research problem in The Picture of Dorian Gray constituted a researchable argument and not just a literary analysis. Hoping to gain a different perspective on the assignment, I met with fellow classmates to talk out my problem. It turned out that they were having the same issue with their essays, and through discussing my paper with them, I realized that my topic was too narrow to be easily supported by sources; the idea of Dorian growing older without growing up was interesting but could not easily be supported with sources outside the novel itself. With this in mind, I modified my thesis, claiming that though Dorian Gray demonstrates aesthetic behavior in The Picture of Dorian Gray, his fascination with artistic things serves less to pursue aestheticism and more to evade his dark past. In this manner, I argued, Dorian could be considered more of an escapist than an...
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...meaning in the author’s words, because the books didn’t make sense to me. It always felt as if it was fight that I’d never win. I felt this way for some time till I read, ‘The Not So Lonely Good Company of Books’ by Bryce Shoemaker. Instead of searching for a meaning Shoemaker’s essay confirms how books are a learning experience and how the reader chooses to apply that knowledge to their everyday life. This furthered my idea that not everyone is able to be successful at reading, but can still have learned something that will impact their life. Inside the student essay Bryce Shoemaker shares his opinions on literature as well as his thoughts on an essay,...
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...two different essays, I read through the list before deciding on Sister Flowers by Maya Angelou and I Want a Wife by Judy Brady. I found both essays to be well-written and each touched me on an emotional level. However, I found the essay Sister Flowers to be the better essay because of the descriptive nature and that it has a deeper meaning by showing how the kindness of one person can make one feel liked and respected, while the essay I Want a Wife was written more for entertainment by showing how little men do and how much women take care of. The essay Sister Flowers is about a little girl named Marguerite who, in the beginning of the essay, compared herself to “an old biscuit, dirty and inedible” (Angelou, M.) until she met Mrs. Bertha Flowers. Marguerite looked up to Mrs. Flowers whom she referred to as graceful, and one of the few gentlewomen she had known. Marguerite states “She was our side’s answer to the richest white woman in town” (Angelou, M.). Marguerite’s reverence of Mrs. Flowers made her ashamed of how uneducated her grandmother appeared. One day Mrs. Flowers invited Marguerite into her house so she could have a talk with her. The fact that she cared enough to invite Marguerite into her house, make cookies for her, and then give her a book to read made Marguerite feel liked and respected. This kindness had a profound affect on Marguerite. The detail Maya Angelou went into in this essay made me feel like I was there watching it all happen. The essay I Want a Wife...
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...Teresa Hugo ENC 1939: College Writing II Scarlett Rooney October 2, 2012 The Photographic Essay W.J.T Mitchell believes that “Photography is and is not a language; language also is and is not photography.” (Mitchell 510) That would lead one to question where do images end and words begin? Mitchell would answer with the word “ekpharisis” (Mitchell 509), meaning that words give a voice to the photo. Victor Burgin and Ronald Barth have opposing views as to how this occurs. Roland Barth would argue that those words are written or implied, and are put there by the author. Victor Burgin believes that the words are put to the image by the viewer as he examines the photo, and that the images and words will be seen and heard concurrently. In the end, it would be agreed by both, that a reader’s emotions and experiences will guide how they “read” the words of a photograph. Victor Burgin’s idea is that the photo is a “message without a code” (Mitchell 510), and the image and the word are two separate forms of communication. If there is no caption on a photograph, the viewer would inject their own wording based upon on their own life experiences. “A photo is invaded by language the moment it is looked at and becomes an almost relic of the event it portrays.”(Mitchell) A viewer looking at a photo will immediately have thoughts come to mind, and those thoughts become the words of the photo. Roland Barth believes that a photograph has its own language that coexists within it, and he calls...
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...Today went very well, I learned a lot of things that are very important as usual. The first session of math went very well it makes me remember more math. It has been long time since I solve math problems, when I practice more today my brain remember how to solve the math problems. The Mac members were very helpful when I asked for help and other things. The way they explain was very helpful and they heled me to solve difficult math problems. I learned that that Malcolm Gladwell, not definitively, but does begin the conversation for unpacking expertise in the bestselling book outliers. Gladwell’s conclusions are that it takes at least 10,000 hours in a field to become an expert at it. So, our math tutor told as to do a little bit of math everyday...
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...“What if the air we breathe is a drug that makes us see a dazed version of the world? But when people take real drugs, you see how real the world is” (calming_Giga). I have never smoked weed, taken any drugs and got high. But if getting high means having your mind, your conscious blown away and all that comes out of your mouth are questions after questions of the world that you live in? Then, yes. I have experienced that. And I’m pretty sure a lot of us have. To tell you the truth, if I wanted to experience what others have of getting high and seeing the “real world” – I don’t need the drugs, all I need is: This Will Make You Smarter. That’s all I need, to see the real world. It’s a book. It’s a big red book; maybe the same size as a “Harry...
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...When I wrote my essay Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God I had some good parts and bad parts of the essay. I believe everyone can improve their writing in a certain way. No one is a “perfect” writer, and no one “never” makes mistakes. I could improve in two areas I noticed are my thesis in this essay and my visual pictures. Two things I did well on are the usage of rhetorical devices and introductory sentences. Pros and cons are what most people have in their essays or poems. My cons with my Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God are my thesis and my visual pictures. In my thesis I could improve them by just getting to the point in my essay and always referring back to it. The three main things that I need to work on to make a perfect thesis may be clearly identifies the subject of the paper, makes an assertion about that subject, one that allows for a range of discussion; and predicts the logical order you will follow in your discussion. With my visual pictures I need to create more enthusiasm and descriptive words. Or when giving quotes from the story I need to tie it back to the thesis or how they create visuals throughout the story. For my pros in my essay it was rhetorical devices and introductory sentences. For my rhetorical devices I scored high in this essay because I tied them into the story or back to the story really good. Also I identified them good; I can easily spot these rhetorical devices in a poem. My introductory sentences are also very good I believe, they...
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...text my parents with full paragraphs without using abbreviations. I really do not like writing, but if I have to then I will. With this class, I know I have to write and I’m willing to, but I might take longer writing in third person then first person with a topic I’m not familiar with. I am great at looking at a picture and can write a story based it. I feel comfortable writing in the English class as long as I have the time to write and think about my steps needed to write the paper. Inventory: When I took that quiz, I felt that is was accurate based on who I am. I was between being independent and social. I usually am social when I need to be but mostly independent. I was closely related to creative but was also close to pragmatic. Spatial had a five for a score. I am usually looking at the data and using it the way I think it works. I had a score of six for rational, I also had a score of five for concrete. My rational skills are high, and I think I would work on being more emotional about things that need it for writing. I believe that being concrete is good but being abstract is also a good thing. It gives the writer the big picture of their writing for a reader. September 30, 2015- ENTRY 2: THE ROLE OF CORRECTNESS IN WRITING Errors found in writing by the reader can confuse the reader. The writer needs to keep...
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...“The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” How does this Sherman Alexie essay compare to the Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X essays we read earlier in the semester? What implications does Alexie invoke with his use of the Superman imagery? In comparing the three essays, “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, to “Learning to Read and Write” by Frederick Douglass and “Learning to Read” by Malcolm X, one immediately recognizes that all three authors place high importance on the value of reading and writing. When one has the ability to read and write, one has the ability to achieve many goals. One also has the ability to make a difference in the lives of others and society. In “Learning to Read” by Frederick...
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