...In my experience, cursive writing is a form of writing that some people still use today. Sometimes people or teachers that I know they still write in cursive. Some words I can't read and some of them are confusing to read. In my opinion, I think that cursive should still be taut today in modern day society. First of all, cursive is a good way for young brains to grow. According to the article, Cursive Pros and Cons, it says, "learning cursive helps young brains grow more than basic printing does". Also, in the article, Pros and Cons of Cursive Writing, "Students can gain a practical life skill that is becoming a lost art". Second of all, reading and learning cursive, can form something called "Functional Specialization" According to the...
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...Should cursive writing be teached in the 21st century? In my opinion, I think yes, cursive writing should be teached. I think cursive writing is important because not everything is typed. Handwriting is a beneficial factor for your brain and your penmanship. Signatures are needed for a vary of documents, knowing cursive will give you a better stance for signing checks, social securities, bank card etc. Now a days, most paper work and documents are proccessed through technology. However, they are many documents and paper work that need to be writen by hand. From my learnings, the goverment does most of it's confidential paper work by hand because computers and other devices alike can be hacked, but not all teachers do all of the work by typing....
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...Have you ever gotten a note from your grandparents? With each word letters connected? Well that is called cursive writing. In my opinion cursive writing should still be taught in schools today. To begin with, cursive writing should still be taught in schools today because. In college students will be able to take notes faster instead of printing notes. Printing notes requires a lot of raising and lowering the pen or pencil point, for each letter which slows you down. On the other hand, with cursive you only must raise and lower your pencil or pen, at the beginning and end of each word. Witch is quicker, easier, and is less time-consuming when taking notes, or while writing an essay for a class. As adult's students can sign their names as...
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...Cursive Remember learning in third grade then both of the parts of were connected but now not as much .When you write in cursive it connects both the sides of your brain that makes path ways which will in enhances your learning. Three years ago I was in third grade that is when I learned cursive and I loved it. Literacy is 50% of writing and if we do not write in cursive how are we supposed to make that up. Writing in cursive helps with motor skills, to connect the brain and lastly reading legal documents. In my opinion cursive still should be in schools but some people may say that cursive takes time but it really does not. First of all cursive helps with fine motor skills. They also help with writing longer sentences also helps with the size of the letters. Kids that learn cursive will be able to work with older people. When you learn cursive you will know something that most people do not know. This form of writing should have been gone a long time ago but it is still hear. Cursive helps with dyslexia which is part of fine motor skills....
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...differences in the teaching of language arts. When comparing the two educational systems Smith found that both the French and American system expect children to learn how to communicate orally during group time where they can share ideas and express their opinions. The difference here is French students are expected to memorize and recite poems to the rest of the class. This rote memorization is no longer as emphasized in the American system. Other similarities include that the teaching of reading and writing be included throughout the day and the sequence of teaching these skills is the same. For example in both systems children are first taught alphabet reorganization and then to associate sounds with the letters. Phonemic awareness is considered very important in both systems of education. One difference here is the use of tactile production of sounds and the use of nonsense words to measure phonemic awareness. These strategies are used more in American classrooms. I feel the differences in the two are not really significant enough to effect the progress of language arts acquisition. The one thing I questioned in the article was the timing in which the children receive cursive writing instruction. French children begin cursive letter formation at 5 years old, whereas American children do not begin to learn until 7 or 8 years of age. While observing the French...
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...responses, fully explain your answers and use the terms associated with the concepts. If you have any questions, ask before the due date. Papers are to submitted as attachments in the Self-Presentation Audit Drop box by 11:30pm Tuesday February 25, 2014 Points: 20 Self-Presentation Audit 1.Body type a. What is your body type? Example – Endomorphs endomorphs b. How does your body type affect your communication with others? I my opinion I think that when people look at me think wonder if I am capable of doing the job or if I can do a lot of walking there’s no doubt in their minds that I have great customer service and communication skills it just the physical part that affects my communication c. Given your body type, are you in “good shape”? No, I am not I am overweight and need to lose a few pounds for health reasons. But I have been eating right and trying to get my physical appearance together. d. Does your body type seem to affect how others react to you? Yes mostly all the time. For example, my clothing and grooming, sometimes if I am wearing something that only a skinny person would wear people would give me a crazy look. Like he should not have worn that. Or no he did not cut his hair like that. 2. Clothing and personal grooming a. Take a tour of your closet and drawers....
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...Japanese Study 101 In the year AD 391, a Japanese expedition arrived in Korea, at the time divided among several warring kingdoms, and gave considerable support to the king of Paikche in his struggle with the king of Koguryo. Not many years later the king of Paikche repaid the king of Japan, sending him sumptuous clothing, jewels, and also a collection of books, thanks to which the Land of the Rising Sun came in contact with “written language.” (We can point out in passing that Korea also later replaced Chinese characters with a syllabic system, called Hangul.) The first monks and scribes hired by the Japanese government came directly from China. The oldest Japanese inscription is one commemorating the construction of Uji Bridge by the monk Doto of the Gango-ji Temple in Nara in AD 646. During the eighth century, with the assertion of support of Buddhism in Japan, the members of the Japanese court undertook the copying of the sacred texts of the new religion. They did so out of devotion, but also to show off their culture and refinement. In their efforts they were instructed by monks that remained faithful to the Tang tradition. The best-known calligraphy of this genre was created by empress Komyo (AD 701 – AD 760), wife of Emperor Shomu. In the ninth century the three calligraphers Ono no Michikaze (AD 894-966), Fujiwara no Sari (AD 944-998), and Fujiwara no Kozei (AD 962-1027) – known as the Sanseki (“Three Brush Traces”) – broke with this tradition and in a certain...
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...Argumentation-Persuasion Essay People have become overly dependent on technology We are living in a society which is called "technologically civilized" society. Every small work we do is technology dependent. Today every other person is recognized with the device or gadget, he carries; which is technically advanced. Ultimately, we can say that, “living without technology is like living without air" in this technical world of today. Therefore, we are much dependent on technology. Our lifestyles have changed and still continue to change each time a new invention is created. Among the most influential are wheels, light bulbs, telephones, transportation vehicles, refrigerators, radios, televisions, plastics, and computers. The initial purpose of these inventions were to make work easier to do, be able to see in the dark with electricity, communicate more efficiently and quickly, and move all across the world at a faster pace. I am glad we live in a technological society because we can research items quickly by using the internet; communicate with people from great distances within seconds; and carry large and heavy loads on trucks, ships, and airplanes. With this in mind, are we as a society forgetting how privileged we are and taking our lives for granted? In the good old days, people were very self-sufficient and created many things from scratch, such as bread, butter, and clothing. Unfortunately, many people today are not taught to do these things because we...
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...The Arab Language History Arabic belongs to the Semitic family of languages, which also includes Hebrew, Syriac, Aramaic, and several languages of Ethiopia, such as the Amharic and the Tigrinya. Arabic and Hebrew are the only Semitic languages that are still used today both in their writing and speaking forms. Arabic is widely spoken on two continents, from North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. It is the official language of twenty countries with more than 220 million inhabitants, placing it among the top ten languages of the world in number of speakers. The numerical, political, cultural, and religious status of the language was formally recognized by the United Nations in 1973 when Arabic was made the sixth official language of that body (the others are Chinese, English, Russian, French, and Spanish). Most people know that Arabic is the written and spoken language of the 220 million people of the Arab world, but few realize that the Arabic script is used by approximately one-seventh of the world's population. Its alphabet, with some modification, is used to write non-Semitic languages as well, such as Persian, Urdu and Kurdish (i.e. The Arabic Zaa' with the addition of two dots, becomes the sound 'Zhe' as in Zhivago; the Arabic Faa' with the addition of two dots, makes the 'V' sound and so on—sounds that do not exist in Arabic, but do in Kurdish, Persian and Urdu). The Turkish language employed Arabic script until the 1920's. Several African and Asian languages, such...
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...squares, cufflinks and business card cases; there really is no limit to our love for well crafted, sartorially-savvy products. One accessory that is dear to our hearts are fine writing instruments, and with that said, we are proud to introduce you to our new series on pens. In the past, we’ve discussed fountain pens on occasion, even publishing a very in-depth and comprehensive guide on Pelikan fountain pens. To kick off this new series, we’re going to begin by focusing on ballpoint pens. Something, that many pen aficionados often dismiss as being subpar to that of the other styles including fountain pens and even rollerball. However, I am inclined to disagree with the majority of these critics. While ballpoint pens are certainly not as special as fountain pens, they do have their merits which I’ll discuss in this segment. History I remember as a child thinking to myself that ballpoint pens must be a relatively recent invention. I’m not sure why I thought this, but I’d like to guess it was due to their increased popularity in the Canadian grade school system. While fountain pens continue to be used in parts of Europe; they haven’t been in the North American school system for many, many years. In fact, I recently had a heated discussion with the administrators at my son’s school because cursive writing was removed from the curriculum. As a writer, I’m sure you can appreciate how upsetting that is to someone like me. Nevertheless, thinking that ballpoints were a recent discovery...
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...Helpful Hints for ACADEMIC MODULE BY GARRY ADAMS & TERRY PECK Practice Tests and Hints for IELTS Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking fully updated for new IELTS Speaking Test format 101 Helpful Hints for IELTS PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AUTHORS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The publishers are grateful for permission to use copyright material. We would like to acknowledge the original sources of text material listed below. Permission has been sought to reproduce all material whose source could be identified. Information that will enable the publishers to rectify any error or omission in subsequent editions will be welcome. We would like to acknowledge the support of the following people: The nine Band Score descriptions on page 12 are reproduced from The IELTS Handbook, a joint publication of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, The British Council, and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. The reading passage "Regional Student Survey" on page 97, is adapted from The ELICOS Student Contextualised - Facts & Figures by Ms. CM. Bundesen, with permission of the author. Bruce Bell, HelenkaPiotrowski, Laurent Seibert, Andrew Thomas (Sydney English Language Centre), and Soon-Young Yoon. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Terry Peck and Garry Adams have extensive IELTS coaching experience, both having been involved in implementing and designing IELTS coaching programmes. Terry Peck was an IELTS examiner for a number of years in...
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...Helpful Hints for ACADEMIC MODULE BY GARRY ADAMS & TERRY PECK Practice Tests and Hints for IELTS Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking fully updated for new IELTS Speaking Test format 101 Helpful Hints for IELTS PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The publishers are grateful for permission to use copyright material. We would like to acknowledge the original sources of text material listed below. Permission has been sought to reproduce all material whose source could be identified. Information that will enable the publishers to rectify any error or omission in subsequent editions will be welcome. The nine Band Score descriptions on page 12 are reproduced from The IELTS Handbook, a joint publication of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, The British Council, and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. The reading passage "Regional Student Survey" on page 97, is adapted from The ELICOS Student Contextualised - Facts & Figures by Ms. CM. Bundesen, with permission of the author. AUTHORS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge the support of the following people: Bruce Bell, HelenkaPiotrowski, Laurent Seibert, Andrew Thomas (Sydney English Language Centre), and Soon-Young Yoon. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Terry Peck and Garry Adams have extensive IELTS coaching experience, both having been involved in implementing and designing IELTS coaching programmes. Terry Peck was an IELTS examiner for a number of years in Sydney, Australia. AVAILABLE...
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...Articles from financial post Wal-Mart Stores Inc suppliers feeling the pinch from extended payment terms Republish Reprint Hollie Shaw | September 14, 2015 9:52 AM ET More from Hollie Shaw | @HollieKShaw Beth Hall/Bloomberg NewsNew warehousing fees introduced by Wal-Mart in the U.S. have some suppliers considering lawsuits. * * ------------------------------------------------- Twitter ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Google+ * ------------------------------------------------- LinkedIn * ------------------------------------------------- Email * ------------------------------------------------- Typo? * ------------------------------------------------- More TORONTO — Wal-Mart’s suppliers may balk at paying new warehousing fees or extended payment terms imposed by the retailer’s U.S. division, and some will have to seek financial help to get through the time crunch, experts say — but it’s unlikely any of them will want to stop doing business with the world’s biggest mass merchant. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the parent company of retail chain Walmart Canada, announced the measures in June and a report last week suggested some U.S. suppliers would seek legal recourse against what they deem to be unfair measures by the retailer. Wal-Mart told 10,000 suppliers to its U.S. stores about the fees and other changes to vendor agreements in mid-June, according to a Bloomberg report. The changes...
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...Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT AUGUST 29, 2013 Revisions September 15, 2013 & September 27, 2013 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT 2014 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION. NO PORTION OF THIS SCRIPT MAY BE PERFORMED, PUBLISHED, REPRODUCED, SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED BY ANY MEANS, OR QUOTED OR PUBLISHED IN ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING ON ANY WEB SITE, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION. DISPOSAL OF THIS SCRIPT COPY DOES NOT ALTER ANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH ABOVE. GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn Based on the Novel By Gillian Flynn Yellow Revised Pink Revised Blue Script White Script — - 9/27/13 9/15/13 8/29/13 7/30/13 Al BLACK SCREEN NICK (V.0.) When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. FADE IN: INT. BEDROOM SOMETIME Al - We see the back of AMY DUNNE’S HEAD, resting on a pillow. NICK (V.0.) I picture cracking her lovely skull, unspooling her brain, Nick runs his fingers into Amy’s hair. NICK (V.0.) Trying to get answers. He twirls and twirls a lock, a screw tightening. NICK (V.0.) The primal questions of a marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? What have we done to each other? AMY wakes, turns, gives a look of alarm. * BLACK SCREEN 2 EXT. NORTH CARTHAGE MORNING 2 - A carved faux-marble entry—reading FOREST GLEN—ushers us into a ruined HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. Mostly VACANT houses. A few Fourth of July decorations hang in windows. A weird, BUCOLIC air: swaying...
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...SAT WRITING ESSENTIALS SAT WRITING ESSENTIALS ® NEW YORK Copyright © 2006 LearningExpress All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Starkey, Lauren B., 1962– SAT writing essentials / Lauren Starkey. p. cm. ISBN 1-57685-532-5 1. English language—Composition and exercises—Examinations—Study guides. 2. SAT (Educational test)—Study guides. I. Title. LB1631.5.S785 2006 378.1'662—dc22 2005027520 Printed in the United States of America 987654321 ISBN 1-57685-532-5 For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at: 55 Broadway 8th Floor New York, NY 10006 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com About the Author Lauren Starkey is a writer and editor who specializes in educational and reference works. Her thirteen years of experience include eight years on the editorial staff of the Oxford English Dictionary. The author of more than ten volumes, Lauren lives in Essex, Vermont, with her husband and three children. v Contents CHAPTER 1 Getting to Know the Writing Section of the New SAT Old versus New Strategies for Test Taking Scoring SAT Study Timetable 1 1 2 4 5 11 12 32 45 55 56 58 59 59 65 68 69 CHAPTER 2 The Multiple-Choice Section Identifying Sentence Errors Improving Sentences Improving Paragraphs CHAPTER 3 The Essay Strategies for Timed Essays Understanding the Prompts...
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