Week 14: Exemplification

Exemplification 

Today was Tuesday but I went to the university for a discourse approach in reading class. In the morning,  we learned Exemplification.Then the teacher came. We checked our homework together. Next, the teacher taught us about the exemplification. There was a lot of markers. We read the first text, and I could do the practice because filling a diagram was easy for me.

College Students

Many college students face a number of pressures. For instance, many students have to manage a job while at the same time balancing their school work. This can be very stressful for a college student. Students also face many financial pressures. For example, numerous students have to pay for their college on their own. This gives them no other alternative but to take out student loans. Which could leave them in debt for many years. Another example of financial pressures for students is having to support a family while attending college. Supporting a family while attending college can be extremely difficult. Finally, many college students go to college students go to college in different cities and states and have to make new friends and adjust to a different atmosphere. Being a college student can be very rewarding but, there may also be a lot of pressures that need to be dealt with.


~Copyright 2005 Mike Sullivan~

source:http://english120.pbworks.com/w/page/19006903/illustration%20paragraphs


Next, we read the second text, and I answers the questions.

Fun things to do in Great Falls

Many enjoyable activites in this area are inexpensive or even free. One of the favorites for recreational people in Great Falls is the River's Edge Trail. It is s beautiful walk along the river that goes for miles and there are many places to stop and enjoy the view. Along the way there is also Giant Springs which is a gorgeous place to have a picnic and feed giant fish or even go fishing in the river for a while. Another favorite for the recreational type is Gibson park. It is a great place to to take children and feed ducks, play on out door equipment, or have a picnic. For people who like to skateboard, play basketball or throw horseshoes, these things are all offered just on the side of Gibson Park. If you like to play in water there when it's hot you can go to the Electric City Water Park. There is a pool to cool off in which is an inexpensive way to have fun, but another option is the Wave Rider which is a bit more expensive. People who enjoy movies Would like the Carmike Ten. It has many different theaters with a wide selection of movies. If you like to kick back, sit in the stands and watch cars race, the stock cars is the place for you. There are many ways to have fun in Great Falls without Spending a Fortune.


~Copyright 2005 Sara Bedwell~

source:http://english120.pbworks.com/w/page/19006903/illustration%20paragraphs


Next, we learned about the dangers that many people in the house, jeopardizing the safety of the child can be removed easily. For example, plants poisoned by some chemical or furniture. We need to eliminate the danger.

And the last text,I learnt "What is language?"

A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds, and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication.

Let's look at this definition in more detail because it is language, more than
anything else, that distinguishes man from the rest of the animal world.

Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by means of cries: for
example, many birds utter warning calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter
different cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. But these various
means of communication differ in important ways from human language. For instance,
animals' cries do not articulate thought s and feelings clearly. This means basically, that
they lack structure. They lack the kind of structure that enables us to divide a human
utterance into words.

We can change an utterance by replacing one word in it with another: a good
illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e.g., "tanks approaching from the north", or
but who can change one word and say "aircraft approaching from the north" or "tanks
approaching from the west"; but a bird has a single alarm cry, which means "danger!"

This is why the number of signals that an animal can make is very limited: the great
tit  is a case in point; it has about twenty different calls, whereas in human
language the number of possible utterances is infinite. It also explains why animal cries
are very general in meaning. 

source:http://jpkc.bwgl.cn/geng/wanxing/1st%20semester/Cloze%201-8.pdf

What did you find easy?

-Personally, I think that is a simple vocabulary. It is not too difficult

What did you find difficult?

-The sequence of events of the story, at first very puzzling.

What did you solve the problem?

-Try to read and underlined and an overview of the content.

What are your attitudes towards the lesson?

-It is difficult enough for the discourse. The more markers puzzling enough, but I was trying to listen to professors.