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Review for You: Book Reports
Mr. Griot will review the writing process for a good book report as well as what components should be included.
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Endangered Animals: An Outline
Mr. Griot discusses the importance of using an outline to organize thoughts and information.He models how to write an outline using letters and numbers.
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Compare and Contrast Essays
Mr. Griot explains how to write a compare and contrast essay.
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Hamlet 1.3 Polonius's Suspicion
Polonius is immediately dubious of Hamlet's intentions towards Ophelia, jumping to the conclusion that Ophelia's behavior with Hamlet may not have been entirely proper. This reaction showcases two defining traits of Polonius's character:...
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Help them Persuade Themselves: the Influence of Questions
Questions are a great way to influence somebody. Asking a question focuses their attention. And, if you ask the right question, you are likely to get the right answer. Let’s look at how to use questions to influence and persuade...
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Make Apps with ChatGPT and Generative AI - Roadmap: Building ChatGPT Apps
This video explains the roadmap to the course and the upcoming concepts and what is covered. The video explains the approach of the course, what you will learn in a step-wise manner, and other course content. This clip is from the...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
7 Public Speaking Tips for Beginners
Here are 7 Public Speaking Tips for Beginners that will make your look, sound, and feel more confident immiately.
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Persuasive Writing 1
Persuasive Writing explains the purpose of persuasive writing and lists examples of focused, specific topics for persuasive writing.
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Expository Writing 1
Expository Writing explains the purpose of expository writing and lists examples of focused, specific topics for expository writing.
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Identifying Conclusions 1
"Identifying Conclusions" demonstrates how to examine concluding statements by reading passages and identifying the conclusions.
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Narrative Writing
Narrative Writing explains the concept of narrative writing by citing the characteristics and describing the purpose of narrative text.
The Business Professor
Inductive Message - Communication
What are Inductive Messages? ... The inductive method of communicating involves providing evidence or anecdotes that lead an individual to a logical conclusion.
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Deductive Message - Communications
The Deductive Communication Approach™ uses an 'top-down' structure, where you answer the question first, then list your main reasons(s) and supporting arguments, and then summarize the broader usefulness of your point.
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Arguments - Persuasive Communications
Persuasive writing is a form of written communication intended to convince or influence readers to accept a particular idea or opinion and to inspire action.
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Absolute Value vs. Order
"Absolute Value vs. Order" explores order of a given set of numbers to their absolute values.
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8 Self-Defeating Thoughts that Wreak Havoc
I want to help you identify automatic thoughts that you have that can affect how you feel about yourself and others. We call these cognitive distortions. We all have them to some degree. The more you have and the more rigidly you stick...
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Identifying Conclusions
Identifying Conclusions examines concluding statements by reading passages and identifying the conclusions.
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Ending of a Story
"Ending of a Story" models understanding of story structure by explaining how to identify what happens at the end of a story.
The Business Professor
Biases and Errors in Decision Making
What are some common biases and errors in Deicsion Making? here are a plethora of cognitive biases, also known as subconscious errors, that have been studied by psychologists, and it is important to understand that each individual will...
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The Hubris of Publishers
Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) describes how many publishers demand original works be changed to fit American sensibilities.
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Frege and Functions
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC) traces the origins of our modern computer age to Gottlob Frege’s application of functions to logic.
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Leading By Example
UCSD Prof. of Chinese Studies Karl Gerth describes how the West should set a better example in a number of key public policy areas in its dealings with China, and how a close examination of China can help us improve as well.