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Sarah Steele

What Words Do Men Use On Twitter More Often Than Women? - AllTwitter - 5 views

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Sarah Steele

Linguistic Contributors to the Gender-Linked Language Effect - 0 views

  • age variables displaying effects consistent with the Gender-Linked Language Effect, seven were more indicative of male speakers: impersonals, fillers, elliptical sentences, units, justifiers, geographical references, and spatial references. Greater use of the other seven variables was more indicative of female speakers: intensive adverbs, personal pronouns, negations, verbs of cognition, dependent clauses with subordinating conjunctions understood, oppositions, and pauses. These clusters of male and female contributors to the effect are discussed in terms of potential underlying communication strategies.
Sarah Steele

Writing the "Perfect" Essay - Office of Undergraduate Admission - Boston College - 7 views

  • The best essays that we read are ones that tell us not only about a specific event, mentor, excursion, or accomplishment, but also tell us how the writer has been affected by their experiences.
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      You want to tell college's about yourself, so if you talk about your grandma being your mentor, make sure you explain how she has inspired you. Explain her existence has affected you.
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