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The concept of bravery shown in Veronica Roth's book: Divergent Bravery’s concept is revealed through certain main points shielded by Erick, Tris and Four mainly seen in the incident where Al committed suicide. All of them acclaim for a good response to a great fear that would demand life itself. Each point of view differs where that decision keeps them as consequence. Eric called Al's suicide brave, and he was wrong. My mother's death was brave. I remember how calm she was, how determined. It isn't just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without hesitation, and without appearing to consider another option. (Roth, 2012, p. 53) For Tris and Four, bravery is the capacity to stand for others which do not differ too much from selflessness, because it takes bravery to help and give your life to a greater purpose or to someone in need as Natalie did when she died for her daughter. Also they presented bravery as the minimization ...

Fond of courtesy and passion I love historical romance movies because it intertwines culture and courtesy of old love stories. I have this personal taste on romance in its honorable way because it portraits courtship based on respect and courtesy. Historical romance shows the pure and sincere romance. It shows historical facts and culture intertwined with a fictional romance story. It shows good manners towards a lady which people had on those days. Plus, honor, respect and courtesy are central themes of their plots.  Historical Romance is a wide category of fictional plots taken placed in the past -specially in British regency. It develops a plot based on the relationship between a hero and heroine as the key thread and overriding element of the story. Historical novels capture the details including social norms, manners, customs, and traditions. Many novels in this genre tell fictional stories that involve actual historical figures or historical events. It satisfies both one's ed...

1. Clear and concise: simple language with no ambiguity a.      Techniques:                                           i.     Simple words 1.     write assume instead of presuppose, or because instead of as a consequence. 2.     Action verbs vs normalization because they engage. Example: The researchers completed the implementation of this new method. (Wrong) The researcher implemented this new method. (Better) 3.     Avoid hedging verbs: appear, seem, believe, indicate. Use concrete verbs. 4.     Avoid vague qualifiers: perhaps, very, quite, several, basically, always. Be more specific.                ...

Establishing a good relationship in class is the key to keep enthusiasm because students feel more motivated and thus develop better academic performance. According to Davis (2003) the relationship between teachers and students, which is called rapport, intrinsically impacts students and their academic success. Since, thanks to the development of rapport, students feel comfortable in classes, they tend to be participatory even in the teaching process through webinars. As Frisby and Martin (2010) point out, students who have a good relationship with their teachers generally perform better academically than students who have not established a good relationship with their educators. Those students who do not feel empathy or comfort with the class and with their teachers, they will not develop their skills in a productive way that allows them to obtain a high achievement in class. For example, if students do not have motivation or enough confidence to speak, they will not answer a...

What is web 2.0? Web 2.0 is the current state of the internet. It has more user-generated usage and content. Generally speaking it refers to the internet applications nowadays that is characterized by greater users interactivity and collaboration. What is web 1.0? Web 1.0 is the term used to describe the first stage of development on the World Wide Web, that is, the earliest version of the Internet. These web pages didn't have visuals or controls, they were rather static. How do you think Web 2.0 is changing language teaching? Web 2.0 is a great opportunity that offers tools of different kinds to make teaching and learning environments more interactive. It will depend on the teacher's enthusiasm in integrating these tools that technology has into their lessons. It has broaden language input and output activities with online collaboration and learning communities.  What about Web 3.0? Web 3.0 is said to be the new paradigm around the internet. It runs based on algorithms that le...

SYNTAX VS. GRAMMAR Grammar is a set of principles and rules which govern how language is structured. It prescribe how language should be used.  Meanwhile, syntax is a set of principles and rules that states how sentences should be structured and ordered. It describes how the words should be ordered. Grammar is a wider term used in everyday language consumption, while syntax is branch of linguistics. SYNTAX VS. MORPHOLOGY The purpose of morphology is based on the phonological awareness. Student will know better what they hear in the language when they know words and vocabulary previously. It will also help students to comprehend reading better, as they know to identify words and their meanings. The purpose of syntax in language teaching it will help students to read and write with awareness of correct sentences. For those who are going to become writers, it will help them to use rhetorical or literary effects.