...“The Pie” Essay Sin can take over someone’s life and can change their perspective of things. Those who succumb to sin will regret it later in life. In an excerpt from his autobiographical narrative, A Summer Life, Gary Soto describes his first memory of sinning and the guilt associated with the sin through the use of a light tone and biblical allusion, repetition, and imagery. Soto begins his story by detailing the event of stealing a pie at the age of six. He uses biblical allusion and imagery to highlight his struggle with sin. At the beginning, the image of, “the shadow of angels…” depicts a sense of ignorance because the reader sees that Soto forgot about angels and his religion as he thought about which pie to steal. This is significant...
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...The pie by Gary Soto essay Do you remember as a child stealing another's kid snack just because it seemed tasty? And then when the teacher told you to justify your actions you started to cry and felt like a piece of crap because you knew what you did was sinful and against your core values. This what Gary Soto did when he stole the pie from the German market and feels bad because he is over the top religious? Gary recreates the moment of his guilty six-year self, stealing the pie and become a sinner by using deep imagery, sharp word choice and biblical allusions that make sense. The story would be bland and would not have a point if Gary did not include these Soto’s skill of recreating the moment, using biblical allusions, makes its appearance...
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... WRITING TASK IN EPT 1 DATA ANALYSIS TASKS 2 ESSAY WRITING ANALYSIS DESCRIBE COMPARE / CONTRAST 150 WORDS 30 MINUTES VARIOUS MODES PARAGRAPHS 250 WORDS 60 MINUTES TASK 1 : REPORT WRITING PIE CHARTS BAR GRAPHS TYPES OF GRAPHS PIE CHART SALMA’S EXPENDITURE FOR SEMESTER 1 10% 15% 35% 40% ENTERTAINMENT FOOD & RENT STUDY MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION BAR GRAPH MOBILE PHONE OWNER GROWTH M I L L I O N S 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 OWNERS IN 1998 OWNERS IN 2008 LINE GRAPH NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITING MALAYSIA 6 THOUSANDS 5 4 3 HISTORICAL SITES HIGHLANDS BEACHES 2 1 0 1990 1995 2000 YEAR 2010 STRATEGIES FOR TASK 1 5 20 5 • ANALYZE GRAPH • PREPARE OUTLINE • WRITE REPORT • 3 PARAGRAPHS • EDIT INTRODUCTION WHAT IS THE GRAPH ABOUT? Type of graph Title X-Axis Y-Axis Key / legend BAR GRAPH NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITING MALAYSIA 6 THOUSANDS 5 4 3 HISTORICAL SITES HIGHLANDS BEACHES 2 1 0 1990 1995 2000 YEAR 2005 INTRODUCTION (EXAMPLE) The bar graph compares the number of tourists visiting Malaysia based on three popular destinations between 1990 and 2005.The three popular destinations are beaches, historical sites and highlands. NOW YOU TRY ! PIE CHART ON SALMA BAR GRAPH ON MOBILE PHONE INTRODUCTION (SAMPLE) The pie chart displays Salma’s expenditure for Semester One....
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...Example Writing Answers for the ieltshelpnow.com Academic Practice Tests Below you will find example writing answers for all the writing questions in the ieltshelpnow.com Academic Practice Tests. Some of these example essays were written by IELTS students and some were written by an IELTS examiner in order to give an example of a good answer. Please refer to the question papers while you are reading these answers so that you understand the question that is being answered. After each of the example answers, an IELTS examiner has written a short commentary analysing the good and bad points of the answer. We hope this will give you an insight into how the writing answers should be written for IELTS Academic module. Academic Writing Practice Test 1 Task 1 In this report I will describe a bar chart that shows the estimated world illiteracy rates by gender and region for the year 2000. First I will look at male illiteracy for the 6 areas shown. The lowest rates were in Developed Countries, Latin America/Caribbean and East Asia/Oceania with rates of 1% (approximately), 10% and 8% (approximately) respectively. The rates for the next three areas were much higher and quite similar to each other. Sub-Saharan Africa, the Arab States and South Asia had rates of approximately 31%, 29% and 34%. Female illiteracy was much higher relatively in each area except Latin America/Caribbean where it was only slightly higher. The lowest rates for female illiteracy were again Developed Countries,...
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...diversity truly exists in America. David Brooks is a huge advocate for this statement and has written an essay called “People Like Us” that claims diversity is an illusion in America. In this five page essay David Brooks starts off by saying he has never seen a truly diverse neighborhood where people of different backgrounds and careers live in the same area. When I read this statement by Brooks, I think of a multi fruit flavored pie that is covered by a layer of crust making it hard to see if the pie is actually mixed all together or if each slice is a separate fruit flavor. In retrospect to a neighborhood each part of a diverse neighborhood contains only one ethnicity in a slice of it (the mexicans are with the mexicans, and the asians are bunched with the...
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...| Not So Common Knowledge | 456752 | | Erin Scheffels | 1/30/2012 | MW 2-3:15 At the typical party there are many people interacting with each other and most likely an individual or a few keeping to themselves. This simple scene involves the skill of interpersonal communication or lack of it. Interpersonal communication is the interaction between two or more people that can be both verbal and non-verbal. Interpersonal communication is very important because it affects nearly every day of a person’s life. For example, the start of an individual’s life begins with some simple interpersonal communication that develops into a relationship. Interpersonal communication involves three goals which define why people act the way they do. The three main goals of interpersonal communication are: self-presentation, relational, and instrumental. In my essay I will be describe the aspects of relational interpersonal communication. First, I will define relational interpersonal communication and the goals behind it. Secondly, I will explain how the goals of relational interpersonal communication affect the common man every day including myself. Lastly, I will describe how ethics play a role on relational goals. Relational goals of interpersonal communication can be defined by big words and by scholars, but it comes down to something simple. Relational goals can be described by the actions people take to further, maintain, or diminish personal relationships. For example, a...
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...Do all people feel grief? What is grief? Grief is when people feel the emotions of deep sorrow, this happens when a loved one is gone. Weather there sad, mad, or maybe happy celebrating the life that they lived. Emotions are emotions, no right or wrong. In this story, Shoofly Pie by: Naomi Shihab Nye, the characters are in a long grief stage in their life. During this essay I will be discussing three different topics , relating to the story Shoofly Pie. The main character, is Mattie, she's a young teen, and right now she is going through stages of grief, from her mothers recent passing. She's afraid of the grief, so she's removing herself from the real world. " She felt safe removed from the grief of what was waiting for her back in the world".( Naomi Shihab Nye pg. )This quote shows sadness from Mattie, she does not want to believe that she is going through this tough grief, but she is rejecting it, so that she can stay out of the real world, where "so she says is safe." When you go through a hard time what do you usually want to do to take your mind off of it? A distraction, And that’s exactly what Mattie needs. She needs a distraction from what she is going through, she wants to get away from the truth. She needs...
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...The Evolvement of Technology over Decades and the continuing effect on the Environment | IT Essay | | The following text is characterized by an Essay in which it outlines in four solid body paragraphs, integral identified reasons whereby technology has developed, progressed and advanced over decades and what problems these are causing the environment. | | Chenoa Fawkes | 3/18/2014 | | Trends in Information and Communications in Technology have constantly evolved over the past century. The way information was stored has significantly changed. The way we communicate. The gadgets and devices we use to operate our daily life. Even to the point of programs on the computer that you simply press a button and amazing things happen. The problem we need to greatly consider is ‘What Impact does all these new sophisticated technologies have on the environment?’ When you consider the negative impacts on the environment in regards to ICT, it is frightening to think that there are some very harmful issues. Such issues include the production and distribution of ICT equipment, energy consumption and carbon emission during the use and disposal and recycling of equipment. Production and distribution of computers and other electronic devices is a very complicated and sometimes harmful process. Assembling a computer involves up to 1000 items, many of which are highly poisonous. ‘The list includes chlorinated and brominated substances, toxic gases, toxic metals, photoactive and...
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...Schools all over the world may agree or disagree with the thought of AP classes in highschool. In Issues & Controversies, the question was asked: do Advanced Placement (AP) classes benefit U.S students? Opponents argue that they do not while in CQ Researcher, John Bishop, and Associate Professor of Human Resource Studies at Cornell University agreed with the topic of the AP classes. Below, both sides are analyzed. Opponents argue that students that are taking AP classes are not prepared and will fail their courses. In addition, it is stated that “AP classes rush students through material on which they should spend more time.” Some of the strengths that the opposers affirmed is the diagram that shows whether students who took AP classes and...
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...Tom and Huck essay In the story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom and Huck are alike and different in many ways. Here are some of the ways Tom and Huck are alike. Both of them don’t have a father and don’t really have mother either. Also both of them believe in superstitions. Huck and Tom take a dead cat and go to a graveyard at midnight to cure warts. In addition they also have the same character traits. Both of them think that they can find treasure in a haunted house or under a lone branch. They also are both kind of honest to each other and make a deal that they shouldn’t tell anybody about what they saw in the graveyard. Those are some of the similarities now here are the differences. Tom goes to church and Huck doesn’t. In the story Huck never goes to church until the end of the book and even then he still doesn’t like it. They also have different plans for the future. If Tom ever gets rich he wants to settle down and get married. On the other hand Huck thinks that is a waste of time and he want to eat pie and soda every day for the rest of his life. The last difference is that Tom is always going out with someone and Huck has never had a girlfriend in his entire life. Tom has been engaged to 2 different people in this story. Huck never even has wanted a girlfriend. Those are some of the similarities and differences between Huck and Tom. Ross Hoffman Hour...
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...coefficient can be between 0 and 1 and used to define the income gap between the rich and the poor. The value 0 shows perfect equality and value 1 illustrates perfect inequality. The US can be an example of country with high income inequality. The US Gini coefficient has risen by 20% between 1979 and 2010 (Frizell, 2014). Factors like family structure (i.e. how many earners are there in family), technology (i.e. changes the way that we live), and immigration (i.e. changes the supply of labor, many workers compete to have the same job) and income mobility (i.e. who work harder gets higher payoff) are considered to be the causes of income inequality (Levy, 2008). The consequences of income inequality considered to affect several aspects of our social life (e.g. economic growth, health, educational opportunity etc.) This paper will focus on one of the most important aspect that is economic growth. Firstly, good effects of income inequality on economic growth (e.g. higher standard of living, higher authority of the country) of US will be discussed. Secondly, bad effects of income inequality on economic growth (e.g. high unemployment rate, decrease in workforce competitiveness) of the US will be presented. The paper will support the point that the income inequality does not help to economic growth in contrast it is killing the US economy. It is argued that the income inequality is not hurting the economy of the US. In the country where income inequality is higher the standard of living...
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...Essay Title: The communication of window display Subject: Massimo Dutti Word account: 1300 words Name: Yuwei Chen Student ID: CHE12369259 London College of Fashion Year 1(2013) Degree: BAFM Unit Tutor: Sally Bain Unit name: ISHE The communication of window display It is beyond doubt that the competition in the fashion retail industry is extremely stiff. Visual merchandisers are seeking a best way to attract customers by significantly improving display design to create competitive advantage. As Davis(2013) observe, there is a new trend in fashion marketing that companies are looking to the past to make an emotional connection to their customers and translate to sales. Venturing also on such approach is inditex brand Massimo Dutti. This retailer has been refurbishing its window displays with flapper-style mannequins and gorgeous props duly to recreate a 1920s vibe (Figure 1), which appeals to customers. In a consumer driven market, what does Massimo Dutti hope to achieve from nostalgic window displays? Does “nostalgic window dressing” make sense? This essay will focus on the relationship between shoppers and retail visual offerings. In particular, it explains the effect of styling, color and props used on the window display. Figure 1 Figure 1 In text ways of seeing, John Berger refers to a painting named The Key of dreams (Berger, 1972:8) (Figure 2). The concept behind the painting is that description of using words can create a mental image based upon...
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...Axia College Material Characteristics of the Expository Essay What Is an Essay? An essay, or personal-opinion paper, is an important part of your college experience because it requires critical thinking as well as organization and research. Essay is a broad term. Sometimes an essay is just a page long; sometimes, essays are five pages or longer. Essays, however, focus on a single subject and idea. They also have different purposes: to persuade, explain, or entertain. Consider the following essay titles: • “Why You Should Never Vote for a Democrat” • “My Friend Harry Reasoner” • “Cells Phones: Getting the Most for the Least” • “Gay Marriage Does Not Hurt Traditional Marriage” • “How to Write an Essay” How would you categorize the essays above based on the titles? Is “Why You Should Never Vote for a Democrat” a persuasive essay or an entertaining one? Does “How to Write an Essay” explain or persuade? Even within a classification, writers use different types of development and have multiple purposes for their essays. Essay Classifications Writers classify essays in different ways. The following table includes common types of essays as well as examples: |Type of Essay |Definition |Example | | | | ...
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...to do in their life in order to fix or change a lot of things and focus on something. The knowledge will help the government, college, universities to plan for the future. In addition can include courses that will be relevant. Glowork Research Glowork carried out a poll of 500 women attending 10 universities in Saudi Arabia. The poll showed that the majority wanted a job after finishing University. In addition, the poll showed 61% wanted to work in administration jobs and tourism jobs. However 72% of women were using either websites or magazines and newspapers to find jobs. The most important skills are IT and English. On the other hand the the survey showed that they are not care about salary but the experience. And they want help to write a CV. The limitations of this study are included women studying at university. It would be very interesting to find out what other groups of people think, also the study focused on work. And to find out that not all ambition are mentioned in travelling, having family, getting married, or even doing Charity work. Research These is the questions that I will ask to groups: What is your biggest dreams? 1- 2- To be successful you should have a goals? (Agree \disagree) 3-What is thing that you want to do more before you die? 4- How important is it to have your own plan for the future? (Important \ not important) 5- Do you think behind every great man a great women? 6- What is the most important thing in life? 7- How...
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...Young Entrepreneur Essay Ever since I was two or three years old, I was very inquisitive about business because my father was and is an entrepreneur. My father had several small businesses and he finally settled on air-conditioning. So during the time that I was younger I was always at my father’s side with every business that he embarked upon. The spirit of entrepreneurship was growing in me over time. I never knew that at a certain point I would be on the same path. At the age of five I began cooking pies with my father, to sell in his catering business. So by the age of thirteen my skills had become good enough for me to sell my own pies. One day I asked my father for a pair of pink Michael Jordan shoes. He asked how much do they cost? I told him $200, which I did not think was too much for my father. At this point my father told me I needed to start my own business so that when I made my $200 I could buy my own Michael Jordan’s. With my father’s help I began my own pie business. I’ve made $200 several times, but I still haven’t bought those Jordan’s yet because I did not want to spend my own money. I’ve learned how to be responsible with my own money. With that responsibility of money, has begun the management and organization of my life. So I begin to live my life on purpose and the fact that I’ve been volunteering through teen court and library work, to hopefully achieve scholarships so that I may go to college to become a lawyer and a business woman is progressive....
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