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Darene Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
it doesn't look cohesive to me
Hello,
Dear teachers, would you please help me understand the relation between those two sentences in red. Please explain.
" I think we've dicovered the 'dutiful'-people who know how to achieve in the system" notes Arnold. "But valedictorians struggle as surely as we all do. To know that a person is a valedictorian is to know only that he or she is exceedingly good at achievment as measured by grades. It tells you nothing about how they react to the vicissitudes of life."
I don't get what is meant
(not as usual, I'm good at English)
why do I feel like you're not believing me, yeah since half of the posts are mine
Dear teachers, would you please help me understand the relation between those two sentences in red. Please explain.
" I think we've dicovered the 'dutiful'-people who know how to achieve in the system" notes Arnold. "But valedictorians struggle as surely as we all do. To know that a person is a valedictorian is to know only that he or she is exceedingly good at achievment as measured by grades. It tells you nothing about how they react to the vicissitudes of life."
I don't get what is meant
(not as usual, I'm good at English)why do I feel like you're not believing me, yeah since half of the posts are mine
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Darene Hello, Dear teachers, would you please help me understand the relation between those two sentences in red. Please explain. " I think we've discovered the 'dutiful'-people who know how to achieve in the system " notes Arnold.
- Darene Hello, Dear teachers, would you please help me understand the relation between those two sentences in red.
- Please explain.
- " I think we've discovered the 'dutiful'-people who know how to achieve in the system " notes Arnold.
- " But valedictorians struggle as surely as we all do .
- To know that a person is a valedictorian is to know only that he or she is exceedingly good at achievment as measured by grades.
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DareneHello,
Dear teachers, would you please help me understand the relation between those two sentences in red. Please explain.
" I think we've discovered the 'dutiful'-people who know how to achieve in the system" notes Arnold. "But valedictorians struggle as surely as we all do. To know that a
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so the dutiful people are the valedictorians in that context. This makes it clearer.
Thank you so much Feebs.
Thank you so much Feebs.
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cohesive- cohesion
coherent- coherence
I was taught that they are the same, no difference
I'll search about it.
Thank you for noting.
coherent- coherence
I was taught that they are the same, no difference
I'll search about it.
Thank you for noting.
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Google:
226 for "cohesive ideas" Wrong
14,800 for "coherent ideas"
226 for "cohesive ideas" Wrong
14,800 for "coherent ideas"
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Yeah what I meant is that I'll search for the difference not to verify it.
and that's a good technique in searching when confused, thanks.
You've been so helpful, I'm really grateful.
and that's a good technique in searching when confused, thanks.
You've been so helpful, I'm really grateful.
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I do not mind you verifying me at all. It means due diligence.
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