commencement speech to the Class of 2017. Jake Tapper graduated from Dartmouth with the class of 1991 which is what makes his address that much special. Through various rhetorical strategies, Tapper was able to provide essential tips for becoming successful after graduation. To begin, Tapper used ethos to create credibility to give advice to this graduating class. Tapper is able to utilize this strategy because he has personal experience. Tapper says “So, what tangible advice do I have to share, having
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focus of the passage, Frederick Douglass Learning to Read and Write, is to explain the struggles that Frederick Douglass faced as he began to learn to become literate. Even though I am not a slave or not allowed to learn, I still struggled as a child when it came to learning how to read and write. I learn completely different from many other students since I am dyslexic. Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes people to have difficulty in learning, reading, and interpreting words or letter
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Stephen Hall Regional Language Centre, Singapore In the last 10 years there has been a growing interest among ESL/EFL teachers in using cooperative-learning activities. With cooperative learning, students work together in groups of two to six. However, cooperative learning is more than just putting students into groups and giving them something to do. Cooperativelearning principles and techniques are tools that teachers use to encourage mutual helpfulness and the active participation of all group members
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readers and writers rather than present ideas on the level of opinions. This is not to say that a student’s ideas do not count in college writing. The process to a completed paper does often begin with one’s own point of view, and professors encourage students to have their own opinions. Understanding that a personal opinion only begins the process, however, is the first step towards improving one’s writing. An Academic “Argument” The word argument often brings to mind attorneys battling in a courtroom
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Cyberschools will create a better learning environment and provide a better education to prepare students to be successful later in life. • Select a position to argue. Either agree or disagree with the above statement. Introduction A cyber school is internet school or online school, help students to complete their education on their own space, at home. It makes it easy for everyone to earn their college degree easily. some parents are really concern to send their daughter/son to school where
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Virginia Community College (NOVA) system to assist students who want or need help to achieve their academic goals. The ASC at NOVA provides tutoring services in all subjects except English, ENF, ESL and writing, these are handled by the Writing Center. The ASC and WC are both there for the benefits of the students and are ready to help students who need help in subjects that they find difficult. The ASC and WC are beneficial to the success of the students but these facilities are not perfect and have
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English, students understand the struggle to find purpose for the lessons they are being taught. The importance of education cannot be overstated, it gives be students the tools and reasoning to form their own opinions and become their own person. Currently, education is seen as more than a means to an end. The reasons for wanting to be educated and what it means to receive an education have been lost. Learning is no longer something to be enjoyed, but enforced to a dangerous degree. Students must understand
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aspects of today’s society is often overlooked. Hierarchies such as formal education, technology and even Wall Street impact our society through promises such as becoming a successful individual in today’s world if you follow their ideal path. In the article “ Biographies of Hegemony” by Karen Ho, the author discusses with the reader how Wall Street, a powerful hierarchy defines what “smartness” means on most Ivy League campuses. According to the author, the definition of “smartness” in relation to Wall
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question ourselves everyday and on times when feel content in life. It’s sad to see fresh students out of High school looking at Colleges. They just got done school and they haven’t even hit their 21st birthday yet, many problems arise from
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JOB REDESIGN and WORKPLACE James Hankerson PSY/320 HUMAN MOTIVATION MAY 18, 2011 Laraine Fraijo JOB REDESIGN and WORKPLACE In the era in which I grew up in, I can say that the most influential experiences I had, as a youth came from my mother, grandparents, elders of my community and my teachers all instilled the morals, values, and education that made me who I am today. Back then there was no after school program in my community. My after school hours was used wisely by my parents they made
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