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Suited to Its Environment? Although there are many types of organisms that could have been chosen [The passive voice is a form of "be" (have been) and a participle (chosen). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious and tedious to read. Try to use the active voice most often; for example, passive voice = The paper was completed on time. Active voice = the student completed

innocent as a child. Today, people have become so self-interested that they fail to listen to everyone - even themselves. These are the points J.D. Salinger brings up in his novel The Catcher in the Rye. Throughout the novel, J.D. Salinger’s uses of voice, conflict, aposiopesis, irony, and metaphor emphasize these points. The Catcher in the Rye is a story of a battle to preserve innocence. The Catcher in the Rye follows the adventures of a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield. Holden has changed schools

occurred which means by writing a report using past tense can develop consistency and can make the report easier to read. ( Biggs, Michael, 17) The third rule of narrative writing is called active voice. The active voice is the way of writing that shows action that someone is doing and with a passive voice that is caused by someone who is having something done to them.( Biggs, Michael, 18) The fourth rule of narrative writing is

1977, Adrienne Rich admonished the new graduates to claim their education rather than expecting to receive it. The difference in language between active and passive voice really gets to her point. Some may settle for using the passive voice, “I was educated by San Jose State University”, but Adrienne rich's advice is to use the active voice, “I claimed my education at San Jose State University”. In the next four years, by using the skills I learn at San Jose State, I plan to actively claim my education

1. Many skilled authors use literary elements and techniques in their stories; for example, imagery, dialogue, and figurative language. Not only do these authors use this devices, they use them correctly. Stephen King, the author of On Writing and many other novels, uses these a lot throughout his novels. Figurative language and imagery plays a huge role in developing King’s novel. “The Rag’s office was a table located in the dirt-floored, rock-walled, spider-infested confines of our basement, somewhere

time in my life, I became aware of how I use my voice and body to deliver a certain message to an audience. This awareness came to me during my first professional voice class. With Antonio’s help, I became able to identify parts of my body that tighten up my movements and have a significant impact on my voice. During class exercises, I noticed that I have a tendency to lean my knees back and tense belly muscles. These habits do not let me free my voice and make it sound unnatural. After reading Patsy

describe to audience an overview of research- how voice is produced Central Idea: To describe how the voice works and create sound that applies to communication. Introduction: Attention-Getter: Have you ever wonder why each person sound different from another and how you can distinct one person just by hearing them speak? Other: We use our voice everyday, however, we don’t necessarily think about how our voice is produced. Knowing how our voice is produced can help us better communicate. Central

that Australians can learn to understand the indigenous people, culture, and history, by invoking their emotions through the power of voices and storytelling. Since then I have devoted my life to shining a light on the past injustices against Australia’s first people that were once pretended did

1. How does the speaking voice influence the singing voice? I cannot tell you the number of times that I have had vocal teachers tell me that they cannot believe how high I can sing after hearing my speaking voice. Many vocal professionals tell me that I must be an alto and I have had many vocal issues. I have been told it is because teachers are pushing my voice to high and the opposite that it is because I speak too low. I blame it on being a very unhealthy human being. “Research has shown

Angry Voices from the Past and Present: Effects on Adults’ and Children’s Earwitness Memory Lisa Öhman, Anders Eriksson and Pär Anders Granhag A critical review Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling 2013 Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 57 – 70 Word count: 3347 As the old adage goes ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. Often for investigating officers, eye witness testimony and what is seen, is heavily relied on