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Phoric References: Anaphoric, Cataphoric, and Exophoric

How do you explain phoric references?They are expressions that refer to some other unit of text in the sentence or reading. There are three types of phoric references.You will find this article useful if you are an English language student or if you are an English language teacher studying for your CELTA or DELTA.Answer the following questions.Answer the following questions.Answer the follow questions“ Anaphoric, Cataphoric, and Exophoric Words “-This site has 13 questions that use reference wor...

Arab Spring & A U.S. Intelligence Failure: Putting the Pieces Together

When Arab Spring began and continued to spread to various Middle Eastern countries, the U.S. intelligence community was caught off guard. By looking at various news sources, there are pieces to the puzzle as to why the intelligence community failed to predict the Arab Spring. In July 2012, the LA Times reported that the Defense Intelligence Agency’s deputy director David Shedd acknowledged a failure within the IC to properly report on a broader range of subjects in the region.Dianne Feinstein, c...

A Decade Old Postcard from Venice, 2009

Nuggets of advice in my travel journal.I arrived in Venice on a Tuesday at around 11 am with a friend. I fell in love with Venice at first sight. When we exited the train, we went over to the vaporetto which is a water bus in Venice that takes riders where they need to go through canals, islands, and any other place they can go. It took us to San Marco Square. While it was a nice experience, it was no gondola ride.Our hotel was right off the canal with a gondola business to the right. Looking ba...

LinkedIn for Writers: Self-Marketing Tool

LinkedIn is a valuable tool for writers to promote themselves and their services. Some professionals utilize LinkedIn like Facebook even though they are intended for different things. Do you remember when Facebook started out primarily as a social networking platform for college students to connect online? It has since evolved into an open-source platform where almost anyone can connect.LinkedIn does not discriminate either. While it is a form of social networking for professionals, it is so muc...

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