The text "Inclusive Education" by Professor Tirth Raj Khaniya features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). The key takeaways from the text are as follows: Concept emerged in the 1960s. In order for a country to develop, it must capacitate its people from different sectors irrespective of their ethnicity, language, poverty, geographical location,... Continue Reading →
Achieving Coherence in an Academic Essay
Coherence in a paragraph means that all the ideas fit together in a logical flow. In a coherent paragraph, the relationship between ideas is clear, and one idea connects logically to the next. Coherence can be achieved by using transitions, logical order, pronouns, and parallel forms. Using Transitions for Coherence Transitions show how one idea... Continue Reading →
Critique of Ryan’s “We are Not Created Equal in Every Way”
(In this writing, Eric Ralston makes a critique of “We are Not Created Equal in Every Way” by Joan Ryan.) Key Points: Summary Points: In an opinion article published in the San Francisco Chronicle on 12 December 2000, columnist and reporter Joan Ryan argues that institutions like San Francisco Ballet School have the right to... Continue Reading →
Will Your Job be Exported?
(This article is an expository essay – writing that is meant to inform and/or persuade – by Alan S. Blinder, a professor of Economics at Princeton University, USA.) Key Points: The greatest problem for the next generation of American workers may not be lack of education, but rather “offshoring” – the movement of jobs overseas,... Continue Reading →