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Gender Neutral Language

The use of gender-neutral language may seem unnecessary to some writers, but the consistent use of masculine pronouns leaves the impression that women could not be among the group to which the writer is referring. While some may respond that the masculine pronouns "he" and "his" refer to men and women both, the impression left is in the eye of the reader, not that of the writer. Because many readers read masculine pronouns to refer only to men, the writer, perhaps inadvertently, will have created the wrong impression. Furthermore, in the practice of law, those who use only masculine pronouns may find later -- to their great regret -- that the supervising attorney or judge to whom the work was submitted would never use masculine pronouns as general terms in her work.

The key rule of thumb is to avoid using gender-specific language; resort to alternatives like "he or she" only if there is no way to write the sentence without the pronouns. In most cases, one can rewrite any sentence to avoid the need for gender-based pronouns. There are three methods explained below. The first of the three is the most desirable. Do not use "their" as an alternative to his or her; "their" should be used only when referring to a plural subject. Each of the rules here offers a method of avoiding gender-based language.

1.  Rewrite the sentence to avoid the need for any pronoun at all. One can often substitute the words "the" or "a" for the pronoun.

Incorrect: A good judge takes their job very seriously.

Undesirable:A good judge takes his or her job very seriously.

Better: A good judge takes the job very seriously.

OR

A good judge takes judging very seriously.

Incorrect: A defendant should not be required to sacrifice their constitutional right to a fair trial for the sole benefit of allowing televised coverage of their trial.

Better: A defendant should not be required to sacrifice his or her constitutional right to a fair trial for the sole benefit of allowing televised coverage of his or her trial.

Best: A defendant should not be required to sacrifice the constitutional right to a fair trial for the sole benefit of allowing televised coverage of the trial.

2.  If necessary, use "one" instead of "he or she" or "his or her." However, one should avoid this formulation as well, if possible, since the use of "one" can be awkward.

Less desirable:

A person who masters the basic rules of grammar, punctuation, and good writing is likely to impress his or her supervisors.

More desirable:

One who masters the basic rules of grammar, punctuation, and good writing is likely to impress one's supervisors.

3.  If necessary, change the subject from singular to plural. When you are referring not to a specific individual but to a type of individual, you can avoid both gender-specific pronouns and the incorrect use of the pronoun "their" by using a plural subject.

Incorrect: A teacher must communicate clearly with their students.

Also Incorrect:

A teacher must communicate clearly with her students.

Better: A teacher must communicate clearly with his or her students.

Best: Teachers must communicate clearly with their students.

4.  Avoid the use of "s/he" as a substitute for a proper pronoun. Some have proposed the use of "s/he" as a substitute for "he or she." However, "s/he" is not a word and is awkward to read. (Does one read it as "she" or as "s slash he"? Is either choice desirable?)

Incorrect: The successful lawyer will shepardize all cases cited in a memo. S/he also will avoid quoting from headnotes.

Correct: Successful lawyers will shepardize all cases cited in a memo. They also will avoid quoting from headnotes.

5.  Avoid the use of gender-specific titles if possible.

Poor Choices

Chairman

Congressman

Policeman

Stewardess, Steward

Better Choices

Chair, chairperson, leader

Member of Congress, Representative

Officer, police officer, police official

Flight attendant

6.  Use the terms "Ms." and "Mrs." properly. If you know that a person refers to herself as "Mrs." or "Miss," you should respect that choice. However, if you don't know the individual's preference, you should use "Ms." Women should not be required to reveal their marital status by the use of "Mrs." or "Miss." The use of the term "Mr." in referring to a man does not reveal his marital status. Although "Ms." is not actually an abbreviation for a longer term, it nonetheless has become accepted to place a point after the term.

Undesirable:

Mrs. Hillary Clinton; Mrs. Clinton; Ms. Clinton

More Undesirable:

Mrs. William J. Clinton

Better Choices:

Hillary Rodham Clinton; Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton; Ms. Rodham Clinton

Answer:

In writing, most essays and research reports use third person pronouns and don't use “I” or “you.”

7th grade help me please .

There are many, many examples of textual ambiguity in The Scarlet Letter. What is the overall effect of using this device in a novel?
Readers must analyze the ironic statements made by the narrator to determine if the narrator is reliable.
Readers must get a sense of characters through their actions, speech, and thoughts because Hawthorne does not actually describe them directly.
Readers must understand a character's qualities by comparing them to qualities of a different character.
Readers must make their own interpretations of the events in the text rather than relying on the author to explain what he means.

What is left? / The house is gone / Charred sticks chewed by flame / Smoke /

thinning to a flimsy fog. Gone.

What is left? / Ah, I see you now. / Red-eyed, coughing / Weeping sooty

tears, but alive. / Oh, alive!

1.What is the mood of the stanzas?

2.Underline three words or phrases that convey this mood.

Which of these is in the interrogative mood?
o What a surprise!
o I don't know how you do it.
What's the best way to write an essay?
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This is for Physical Education) : You get to choose one individual and one team sport from the activity list that you've been using all semester. Then you'll answer a few questions about each of them in a one-page. 1) Gain an in-depth understanding of one individual and one team sport. 2) Write a description of the two selected activities. 3) Engage in physical activity and experience the health benets of exercise. [ Here's the rest of the Activity List]. Gardening/ Lawn Mowing, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hang Gliding, Hiking/ Backpacking, Hockey, Home repair, Horseback Riding, Horseshoe Pitching, Household Tasks, Hunting, Incline Skating, Jai Alai, Juggling, Kayaking, LaCrosse, Lawn Bowling, Lifting/ Hauling, Marching, Material Arts, Motocross, Mountain Biking, Mountain Climbing, Orienteering, Paddleball, Pilates, Polo, Racquetball, Rock Climbing, Windingsurfing, White-water-rafting, Weight Training, Waterskiing, Water Polo, Walking, Volleyball, Unicycling, Trampoline, Track and Field, Tennis, Table Tennis, Surfing, Softball, Soccer, Snow Shoveling, Snowshoeing, Snowmobiling, Snowboarding, Snorkeling, Sledding, Skateboarding, Scuba Diving, Sailing, Running, Roller Skating, Hunting, Cheering leading, Canoeing, Boxing/ Kickboxing, Bowling, Billiards, Basketball, Baseball, Badminton, Bicycling, Football ( Questions------> Name of the sport: 1) What equipment is necessary? 2) Are there any special skills required to play? 3) What are the major health benefits of this sport? 4) Summarize the rules? 5) List some of the strategies or techniques associated with the sport? 6) What is the geographic origin and / or cultural background of this sport? WILL MARK BRAINLIEST TO WHOMEVER CAN TRULY HONESTLY ANSWER THIS 100% CORRECTLY. Need two responses to Mark Brainliest. ​ ( READ VERY CAREFULLY).​

PLEASE HELP ME I WILL NAME BRAINLIEST AND GIVE 5 STAR AND THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

Which of the following are names of friends Amory makes his freshman year at Princeton? Select all that apply.

Burne
George
Kerry
Tom
Dic

What is the protagonist name in parable of the sower

What is the morphological process in the word formation of the word airtime?​

2. What kind of language would you expect to hear from someone with a sense of grandeur?

Help!!

Make an informal survey from different people you may know on your surroundings, and ask them what they think about English. Ask them the following questions:
1. Is English an important subject to learn? Explain your answer.
2. What is the effect of learning English to your future?
3. How can learning English help the Filipino nation?

The protagonist in Daniel Defoe's The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe belonged to the middle class. What was the effect of portraying him as a youth belonging to a middle-class family (rather than an upper-class family)?
A.
It appealed to a broader readership, especially in the middle class.
B.
It generated much excitement among middle- and lower-class youth.
C.
It made upper-class readers aware of the differences within the middle class.
D.
It drew severe criticism from upper-class writers of the time.

Write a letter to your friend and tell him your preparations towards Christmas

What do you think this quote is trying to say? (comment on the following quote )

“I looked at the three of them standing there and I felt that I was seeing them for the last time: Ultima in her wisdom, my mother in her dream, and my father in his rebellion”

"The Dentist" by Tim O'Brien (from The Things They Carried)
As we sat waiting, Curt Lemon began to tense up. He kept fidgeting, playing with his dog tags. Finally somebody asked what
the problem was, and Lemon looked down at his hands and said that back in high school he'd had a couple of bad
experiences with dentists. Real sadism, he said. Torture chamber stuff. He didn't mind blood or pain - he actually enjoyed
combat - but there was something about a dentist that just gave him the creeps. He glanced over at the field tent and said,
"No way. Count me out. Nobody messes with these teeth.
But a few minutes later, when the dentist called his name. Lemon stood up and walked into the tent.
It was over fast. He fainted even before the man touched him.
Four of us had to hoist him up and lay him on the cot. When he came to, there was a funny new look on his face, almost
sheepish, as if he'd been caught committing some terrible crime. He wouldn't talk to anyone. For the rest of the day he
stayed off by himself, sitting alone under a tree, just staring down at the field tent. He seemed a little dazed. Now and then we
could hear him cussing, bawling himself out. Anyone else would ve laughed it off, but for Curt Lemon it was too much. The
embarrassment must've turned a screw in his head. Late that night he crept down to the dental tent. He switched on a
flashlight, woke up the young captain, and told him he had a monster toothache. A killer, he said - like a nail in his jaw. The
dentist couldn't find any problem, but Lemon kept insisting, so the man finally shrugged and shot in the Novocain and yanked
out a perfectly good tooth. There was some pain, no doubt, but in the morning Curt Lemon was all smiles. By the end, Curt Lemon is characterized as: 1)Recklessly concerned with his reputation. 2)battle-hardened and powerful. 3)Overly impulsive but cheerful. 4)Childish and prone to fainting.

Find the incorrect pronoun and type it correctly. Although cougars generally prefer to live in areas with dense vegetation, it can also be found in wide, open spaces.​

Reasoning is _______________.
a.
looking for evidence to support your opinion.
c.
making a guess, without evidence to support it
b.
using logic to make a judgement based on evidence
d.
none of the above

"Life on the freeway wasn't a walk in the park for the dinosaurs, though. Lockley and
his team also found footprints from giant crocodiles. They believe the killer
crocodiles may have preyed on the plant-eating dinosaurs along the freeway."
What does the phrase "a walk in the park" mean here?
A) an easy time
B
a rocky roadway
С
a short journey
D
a dangerous path

Which statement best summarizes the passage Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave?
-Through reading, Douglass expands his knowledge of his origins.
-Douglass is able to obtain only two books, but he persists in learning to read.
-Two important texts teach Douglass the power of truth to change opinions on slavery.
-Douglass discovers that it is impossible to shift people’s thinking on the issue of slavery.

What does the statement "if you don't do anything wrong, then you've got nothing to hide" mean in this context? Referring to the ted talk “why privacy matters”

WHAT IS THE COMPLEX EMOTION IN THE POEM ​

Hamlet

Which of the following is a motif of the play?
hatred of women
ghosts
flowers
the alpha male

What is the effect of Friedans comma usage in this excerpt

"The earth does not belong to man, man belongs ot the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."

explain in 5 sentences the connection to Chief Seattle's quote above (include the quote) and why this is important to you personally.

Thank you so much :)

write a debate on private school Is better than public school​

Select all that apply. Which of the following must be accomplished in the resolution of a story? The message should be clear to the reader. The main character should experience some type of failure. The main character should have a happy ending. The loose ends and questions that a reader has should be answered.

Comma usage.
My chores include taking out the trash washing the dishes and cleaning my room.

In this clip, Spenser poses the question, “So do you think Tolkien is setting up the contrast between the glorious Tooks and Bilbo?” How does Spenser use questions and details from the text to focus the discussion and encourage responses from others in the group? study sync the hobbit

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Why do you want to go to college?
Looking down at the college preparation pamphlet laying on my dresser never seemed so dramatic, but with every word I read, and every page I turned, I could practically feel my future rushing towards me. As I approach the end of my high school I experience, I look back and remember two questions I was constantly asked from the beginning of freshman year, to just last night. “Where are you going to college, and what do you want to study?” Even more superfluous than the questions themselves are the answers, telling people what I want to major in and where I want to study has become redundant, tiresome, and even monotonous. As passionate as I am about what I want to study and the schools that I am considering, the more I think about it, the more I feel there is one crucial question that seems to be omitted from the conversation each and every time. “Why are you going to college?” Am I going because both of my parents went, or because my friends are going? Or am I going simply to follow the American standard of go to high school, then college, then get a job? With increasing college tuition, a financial recession, and jobs only few and far between, it is no shock that more and more people are turning their heads to alternatives to a four- year university. With that being said, now more than ever, is it more important to answer the question, “Why do I want to go to college?” I want to go because I am an adventurer, I am a dreamer and I am an innovator. I am the future of this country, and instead of following, I want to lead. I want to go to explore the world with a better understanding of what I am going to explore. I want to know the feeling of waking up every day with something to look forward to. I want to have all of the possibilities of the world at my fingertips, and essentially, that is what I believe college is. Listening to my friends tell me that they are going to go to college to get a job, or because their parents told them to, makes me wonder whether college education is just about getting a job. To me the answer is overwhelmingly obvious; no. Post secondary education is an experience that promises much more than just a simple paycheck. Not only does a college education teach skills pertinent to obtaining a job in a certain career field, it also teaches discipline, independence, and critical thinking while opening up the world to several opportunities that were not previously available. Colleges prepare their students for the real world, which is worth so much more than a high school diploma. I look forward to the challenges that college will bring. Being an AP student, I’m aware of the rigors and rewards of pushing myself to learn more. I’m not going to college to waste my time, nor am I going to waste the time of the university that gives me the chance to be their student. I strive for the opportunity to pursue my dreams on the road less traveled, not only to get an education or get a job, but to assure myself of my passion and what I want to spend the rest of my life doing. I definitely believe college is a time to explore and open myself to the numerous opportunities the world has to offer. As one of the 3.2 million students graduating high school in 2013, I have my whole life ahead of me. While numerous students will be going to college due to parental persuasion as well as pressure from their peers and school, I can confidently entrust in the fact that my decision was my own. I look forward to the challenges and experiences in my future and I am grateful to the university which gives me the opportunity to pursue my dreams, whatever they may be.

Analyze the essay looking at the list below. What did you notice about the essay? (Be specific and give evidence.)

a.) Content: What is it about? Does it answer the prompt (if there is one)? Does it have a central idea? Is it well-developed?


b.) Structure: Beginning (hook) - Middle - End?


c.) Imagery/figurative language - sense impressions


d.) Word choice: vague, repetitive, too wordy, appropriate.


e.) Voice: Is it clear and concise? Is it appealing? Is it vivid? Does the writer’s personality come out through the words?



What do you like about this essay? (Be specific and give evidence.) Highlight parts you like in yellow and explain why you liked those parts.













Highlight things that didn’t work for you in blue. Explain what doesn’t work. (Be specific and give evidence; consider content, structure, imagery, word choice, voice).










In one or two sentences state what this essay says about this person. In other words, what is the focus of this essay?



Dominant Impression: (Bold one choice below and describe the overall tone in one word.)
1) Like it 2) Meh

Tone:


If you were on the admissions committee, would you admit this student? Why or Why not?