paragon (¶ 9): a person or that is a perfect example of something, or a high point in excellence unaligned (¶ 9): independent, not part of a group or faction dignity (¶ 9): a of respect and status interventions (¶ 9): literally to between”; acts by an outsider that interfere or “come change an ongoing process or relationship humiliation (¶ 9): from the state of being humble; to reduce the dignity of an “humility,” individual disproportionately (¶ 9): out of proportion; unequal or unfair instrumentalized (¶ 9): made into a tool or object decapitation (¶ 10): behead; cut off the head impermissible (¶ 10): not permitted or allowed preliminary (¶ 10): at the beginning; before the actual start macaques (¶ 11): a type of monkey 29. advisory (¶ 11): giving advice, not orders clinical (¶ 11): related to medical practice termination (¶ 12): ending enamored (¶ 13): in love with obligation (¶ 14): duty; required action Activity 23: Analyzing Stylistic Choices—Representing Relationships and Positions Words and phrases can be used to position ideas in relationship to each other. These distinctions might be according to time, location, degree, or other types of differences. In your group, for each phrase below, discuss how the language positions the ideas that follow it in relation to other ideas. At the forefront of the battle (¶ 2) … Other countries have taken steps (¶ 3) … … Not everyone is comfortable (¶ 4) … Speaking personally (¶ 5) … In the US, there is greater resistance (¶ 8) …
paragon (¶ 9): a person or that is a perfect example of something, or a high point in excellence unaligned (¶ 9): independent, not part of a group or faction dignity (¶ 9): a of respect and status interventions (¶ 9): literally to “come between”; acts by an outsider that interfere or change an ongoing process or relationship humiliation (¶ 9): from “humility,” the state of being humble; to reduce the dignity of an individual disproportionately (¶ 9): out of proportion; unequal or unfair instrumentalized (¶ 9): made into a tool or object decapitation (¶ 10): behead; cut off the head impermissible (¶ 10): not permitted or allowed preliminary (¶ 10): at the beginning; before the actual start macaques (¶ 11): a type of monkey 29. advisory (¶ 11): giving advice, not orders clinical (¶ 11): related to medical practice termination (¶ 12): ending enamored (¶ 13): in love with obligation (¶ 14): duty; required action Activity 23: Analyzing Stylistic Choices—Representing Relationships and Positions Words and phrases can be used to position ideas in relationship to each other. These distinctions might be according to time, location, degree, or other types of differences. In your group, for each phrase below, discuss how the language positions the ideas that follow it in relation to other ideas. At the forefront of the battle … (¶ 2) Other countries … have taken steps … (¶ 3) Not everyone is comfortable … (¶ 4) Speaking personally … (¶ 5) In the US, there is greater resistance … (¶ 8)
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