Identify the dominant organisational strategy/pattern in each paragraph below.
A
Different students attend various types of
schools; however, they can usually be classified as either public, private
religious, private non-religious, or alternative. Public schools are funded by
the state, and the majority of students in the United States attend them.
Private religious schools are based around a particular faith, such as
Catholicism, Judaism, and so forth. The religion is part of the everyday lives
of the students and they also learn about the faiths. All types of private
schools do not receive state funding. Therefore, private non-religious schools
are simply just that: schools which do not receive state funding and have the
ability to make their own rules. Alternative schools can be made up of a
variety of different categories, such as the Montessori program or technical
schools. Most students who attend class in an actual school building go to one
of these types of institutions....
B
C
Masculine language sometimes appears in business documents. For example, in a business document, the following statement appeared: “The employee must arrive approximately 5 to 10 minutes prior to his scheduled time.” The use of “his” calls into question if this employer allows females to work there. If females do work there, the language of this document disregards their importance in the work place. This example shows that gender stereotypes still exist in career fields today.
D
There are several characteristics which distinguish plants from animals. Green plants are able to manufacture their own food from substances in the environment. This process is known as photosynthesis. In contrast, animals, including man, get their food either directly from plants or indirectly by eating animals which have eaten plants. Plants are generally stationary. Animals, on the other hand, can usually move about. In external appearance, plants are usually green. They grow in a branching fashion at their extremities, and their growth continues throughout their lives. Animals, however, are very diverse in their external appearance. Their growth pattern is not limited to their extremities. It is evenly distributed and only occurs in a definite time period. Therefore, the differences between plants and animals is quite significant.
E
There is an old story that says you can't kill a frog by putting him in boiling water. He reacts so quickly to the sudden heat that he jumps before he is burned. But if you put him in cold water and then warm it up gradually, he never decides to jump until it is too late. By then, he is cooked. Men are just as foolish. Take away their freedom overnight, and you have a violent revolution. But steal it from them gradually in the guise of security, peace, and progress, and you can paralyze an entire nation.
F
Pupils are more like oysters than sausages. The job of teaching is not to stuff them and then seal them up, but to help them open and reveal the riches within. There are pearls in each of us, if only we knew how to cultivate them with ardor and persistence.
G
It is premised that since food requires careful preparation and special skills, it should not just be brought to the table on a platter. Instead, it should be the subject of a performance. Thus, the table becomes the stage; the chef, the performer; and the diners, the audience. The performance starts when the chef puts on his red hat and begins to act his part. He cuts the vegetables with spritely movements, tosses in some seasoning, and then attends to the meat, the fish, or the seafood on hand. The vegetables dance on the grills at the chef's command and jump into the diner's plate. Applause or an encore may be inevitible,but of course, the test of the pudding is in the eating.
H
I
Video game addition is a serious problem in many parts of the world today and deserves more attention. It is no secret that children and adults in many countries throughout the world, including Japan, China, and the United States, play video games every day. Most players are able to limit their usage in ways that do not interfere with their daily lives, but many others have developed an addiction to playing video games and suffer detrimental effects.
ReplyDeleteAn addiction can be described in several ways, but generally speaking, addictions involve unhealthy attractions to substances or activities that ultimately disrupt the ability of a person to keep up with regular daily responsibilities. Video game addiction typically involves playing games uncontrollably for many hours at a time—some people will play only four hours at a time while others cannot stop for over twenty-four hours. Regardless of the severity of the addiction, many of the same effects will be experienced by all.
One common effect of video game addiction is isolation and withdrawal from social experiences. Video game players often hide in their homes or in Internet cafés for days at a time—only reemerging for the most pressing tasks and necessities. The effect of this isolation can lead to a breakdown of communication skills and often a loss in socialization. While it is true that many games, especially massive multiplayer online games, involve a very real form of e-based communication and coordination with others, and these virtual interactions often result in real communities that can be healthy for the players, these communities and forms of communication rarely translate to the types of valuable social interaction that humans need to maintain typical social functioning. As a result, the social networking in these online games often gives the users the impression that they are interacting socially, while their true social lives and personal relations may suffer.
Another unfortunate product of the isolation that often accompanies video game addiction is the disruption of the user’s career. While many players manage to enjoy video games and still hold their jobs without problems, others experience challenges at their workplace. Some may only experience warnings or demerits as a result of poorer performance, or others may end up losing their jobs altogether. Playing video games for extended periods of time often involves sleep deprivation, and this tends to carry over to the workplace, reducing production and causing habitual tardiness.
Video game addiction may result in a decline in overall health and hygiene. Players who interact with video games for such significant amounts of time can go an entire day without eating and even longer without basic hygiene tasks, such as using the restroom or bathing. The effects of this behavior pose significant danger to their overall health.
The causes of video game addiction are complex and can vary greatly, but the effects have the potential to be severe. Playing video games can and should be a fun activity for all to enjoy. But just like everything else, the amount of time one spends playing video games needs to be balanced with personal and social responsibilities.