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Rodrigo Gonzalez
Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor
Garrett Hardin
Draft 2
Why Helping is Bad.
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Humanity has always had two sides: the humanitarian side and the selsh side.
In most cases, the rst side is the best way to behave in a civili
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WR-98
Professor Bok
Preparing for a Career by Derek Bok
In this article written by Derek Bok, president of Harvard from 1971 to 1991, there is a
clear conflict between the two topics he presents: types of college educati
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Why?
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not to plagiarize
to add credibility to your writing
to give support to your acclaim
to expand breadth/depth of your writing
to give additional information to your reader
Quotes
Paraphrases - you must change words, sentence structure,
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Summary
use our own words - quote less
put yourself in their shoes - objective
stick with main ideas + important details
signal verbs
short (1/5 - 1/3 of the original articles)
third person
do not evaluate the writing
present tense
introduce
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WR100 Bioethics Paper1
Chi Yu Yeh (Peter)
Analysis
On Should We Undertake Genetic research on Intelligence? by Newson & Williamson
In their article Should We Undertake Genetic research on intelligence, Ainsley Newson
and Robert Williamson argue that genet
Introduction to College Reading and Writing in English
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WR100 Bioethics Paper1
Chi Yu Yeh (Peter)
Analysis
On Should We Undertake Genetic research on Intelligence? by Newson & Williamson
In their article Should We Undertake Genetic research on intelligence, Ainsley Newson
and Robert Williamson argue that genet
Introduction to College Reading and Writing in English
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Physics Internal assessment
Session: May 2016
Introduction:
Personally as a student, I always thought that I would never enjoy science as much
as I enjoy ma
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Modeling Fear
Session: May 2016
Word count: 1617
Table of contents
Introduction. 2
Suspension bridges.3 ~ 4
Simplified Model.5 ~ 6
A further step.7 ~ 12
Outcome Evaluation.13 ~16
Conclusion.17
Bibliography.18
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Introduction:
Personally, I think one of the
Introduction to College Reading and Writing in English
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Professor OMara Shimek
Homework 1 Summary Lera Boroditsky
January 24th, 2015
How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think Lera Boroditsky
How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think, written by Lera Boroditsky, raises
the concer
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Homework 2- Summary Dwoskin
January 29th, 2016
Why Americans Wont Do Dirty Jobs Elizabeth Dwoskin
Why Americans Wont Do Dirty Jobs, written by Elizabeth Dowskin, illustrates that
Americans are not in favor o
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Homework 3- Journal Lonely Places by Pico Iyer
January 31st, 2016
Journal Lonely Places by Pico Iyer
When people think of the word lonely, they would think of the emotion or feeling
condition of being by the
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Homework 4- Outline Lonely Places by Pico Iyer
February 2, 2016
Outline Lonely Places by Pico Iyer
Thesis: Places are like human beings. Not only people but places also could be lonely. By
using metaphor thr
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Yuting Fu (Fifi Fu)
WR 098 M1
Soomin Jwa
Task 2 - Record 2 interesting quotes
1. Sometimes she would sit at a restaurant alone, at the bar, ordering
sushi or a sandwich and a glass of wine, simply to remind herself
that she was still capable of bein
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Verbs
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for making a claim
argue
assert
believe
claim
emphasize
insist
observe
remind us
report
suggest
Verbs
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for expressing agreement
acknowledge
admire
agree
celebrate the fact that
corroborate
do not deny
endorse
extol
praise
reaffirm
support
verify
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Rodrigo Gonzalez
Professor Oller
Writing 098
Essay 2
Draft 3
Nonviolent Resistance or Violent Justice?
Although most people despise evil and violence, they have always been present in the
world. Some people commit atrocities like murder or disc
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Essay 3
Final Draft
Adapting to New Societies.
Home is where the heart is - Anonymous
Every year, millions of people around the world emigrate from their native land to
another place, looking for a n
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Professor Oller
Writing 098
Portfolio Essay
Final Draft
Progress of a Student in a Writing Class
What is the purpose of writing? - This is a question that has been in my mind for a long
time. For a long time, I thought that writing was al
Introduction to College Reading and Writing in English
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Boston University
Introduction to College Reading and Writing in English
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Criteria for the Portfolio
Purpose: A portfolio is an organized collection of artifacts representing your work in the
class, framed by an introductory essay that ass
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Rodrigo Gonzalez
Professor Oller
Writing 098
Table of Contents
1. Progress of a Student in a Writing Class
- What I learned at WR 098, and all the concepts that I now use
2. Essay 1
3. Essay 2
4. Essay 3
5. Preparing for a Career - Quiz
6. Thinking About
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Professor Oller
Writing 098
Reflective Letter
October 19th, 2011
Dear Rodrigo,
You finally are a big boy. You now attend the prestigious Boston University and have the
entire world ahead of you. With the great education youre receiving, t
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WR 98
OUTLINE
IQ tests are not the best way to measure intelligence.
Designers of the test follow a pattern that will give certain people an advantage over others.
Black people get lower scores because of the different
Introduction to College Reading and Writing in English
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Homework 3
In "In a Tough Job Market", Lexis Galloway tries to illustrate how some people that did
not study education find it fulfilling to teach what they learned in college. Art majors go
back as teachers in lower level institutions to teach art, for e
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Writing prompt #1
Max Length: You may fill no more than one page.
You may use the word I in your response, though it would be beneficial to learn
to write without using it.
Example: I think peanut butter is good.
Better: Peanut butter is a nearly 1 billio
Introduction to College Reading and Writing in English
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WR 098
Tridha Chatterjee
Guidelines for Basic Summaries
Length: 1 to 2 pages, double-spaced, 12 pt. font
To be typed, printed and submitted (hard-copy) in class the day it is due
A summary is a condensed version of a larger text. It should briefly but com
Introduction to College Reading and Writing in English
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Phan
1
Ha Thu Phan
WR098
Professor OMara Shimek
Homework 6- Draft Outline Lonely Places by Pico Iyer
February 8, 2016
Lonely Places, written by Pico Iyer, presents how the author defines places are
lonely. This adjective, which is usually used to describe
