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  2. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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    This detached whole group version only helped students individually to respond to portions of the text (content area reading), and improve their writing skills. [ citation needed ] In the last quarter of the 20th century, evidence accumulated that academic reading test methods were more successful in assessing rather than imparting ...

  3. Survival skills - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] Many people in survival situations perish due to dehydration, and/or the debilitating effects of water-borne pathogens from untreated water. [10] [11] A typical person will lose a minimum of two to four liters of water per day under ordinary conditions, and more in hot, dry, or cold weather.

  4. Self-actualization - Wikipedia

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    Maslow (1943, 1954) stated that human motivation is based on people seeking fulfillment and change through personal growth. Self-actualized people are those who are fulfilled and doing all they are capable of. It refers to the person's desire for self-fulfillment, namely to the tendency for him to become actualized in what he is potentially.

  5. Text types - Wikipedia

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    It refers to the reasons advanced for or against a matter. The writer usually argues with another side to convince the reader to join a certain side. Comparing the past and the present is a good way of framing an argument, especially if a lot has been written about it.

  6. List of writing genres - Wikipedia

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    Biography: a written narrative of a person's life; an autobiography is a self-written biography. Memoir: a biographical account of a particular event or period in a person's life (rather than their whole life) drawn from personal knowledge or special sources (such as the spouse of the subject). Misery literature; Slave narrative. Contemporary ...

  7. Personal narrative - Wikipedia

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    Personal narrative (PN) is a prose narrative relating personal experience usually told in first person; its content is nontraditional. [1] "Personal" refers to a story from one's life or experiences. "Nontraditional" refers to literature that does not fit the typical criteria of a narrative.

  8. Rhetorical modes - Wikipedia

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    Expository writing is a type of writing where the purpose is to explain or inform the audience about a topic. [13] It is considered one of the four most common rhetorical modes. [14] The purpose of expository writing is to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion.

  9. Writer - Wikipedia

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    A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. . Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short stories, monographs, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as reports, educational material, and news articles that may be of ...