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Gerunds are funny — they look like verbs, they sound like verbs, but they’re not verbs — they’re nouns! SpSpecificallyecifically, gerunds are action-oriented verbs that function as nouns. This always has the same function as a noun (although it looks like a verb), so it can be used: As the subject of the sentence: Eating…

Jeff Gundy from «A Conversation with William Stafford» What follows is part of a conversation between William Stafford and myself in August 1988 at his home in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Having received a summer research grant from my college to explore Stafford’s work in relation to his pacifism and his experience as a conscientious objector,…

Throughout history, there has been a growing human fascination with unexplainable phenomena. People have consistently wondered about these events and tried to confirm their validity. However, it is only in recent years that scientists and others have actively investigated these mysteries. Their main focus has been on paranormal occurrences, which has resulted in the development…

Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that I should be the next school prefect I would like to take this opportunity to run for school prefect. I believe true leadership is a quality many aspire to have, and only a few truly obtain, because in order to become a leader you must first learn…

President John F. Kennedy addressed the press on April 10, 1962, stressing the importance of maintaining stable prices and wages in the steel industry amidst economic difficulties. This was prompted by a 3.5 percent price hike by steel companies. The president’s forceful rhetoric aimed to boost morale among Americans and persuade the steel companies to…

The speech was given on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in a time where it was very difficult for blacks everywhere, and they wanted to change the way they were treated. The civil rights movement was becoming more and more popular at this time. Purpose: To motivate people to make a change. “I…

GEMS is the world’s leading manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment and part of Milwaukee-based GE. It is the leader in MR and CT imaging in all regions. According to Immelt’s strategy, GEMS evolves from taking joint-venture and acquisition as the first step where business’s size is matter. Secondly, Global Product Company (GPC) concept is introduced…

The Problem Introduction Text messaging also called texting is an act of sending short message with cell phone using Short Message Services (SMS).1 According to Steve Vosloo in his study about the effects of texting literacy: Modern Scourge or Opportunity? It is stated that texting refers to the use of abbreviations and other techniques to…

Language Graphitization Graphitization refers to the development, selection, and modification of scripts and orthographic conventions for a language. In other words, graphitization deals with changing the written form. It includes the writing system, letters, numbers, and so forth. Linguist Charles A. Ferguson made two key observations about the results of adopting a writing system. First,…

The aim of this study was to analyze the involvement of teachers in the decision-making process at secondary schools in Ekiti state. It also explored the potential relationship between teachers’ participation in decision-making and their personal characteristics. The data was collected using the teachers decision-making questionnaire (TDMQ), which was conducted in five out of sixteen…