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1. Discover the important angles2. Ask the most productive questions3. Focus our attention on the things most likely
to help us understand
• gen·re (zhän'rə) n. A type or class– A category of artistic composition, as in music or
literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content.
– A realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life.
•[French, from Old French, genre, meaning kind, from Latin genus , gener-.]
• The flow of an argument– reasons building toward a conclusion– Often, a conclusion followed by a reason– Words such as “for” “so that” “therefore”
• nice (nīs) adj. nic·er , nic·est Pleasing and agreeable in nature: had a nice time.
•[Middle English, foolish , from Old French, from Latin nescius , ignorant , from nescīre , to be ignorant ; see nescience .]
• run• –verb - 97 definitions listed• –noun - 55 definitions• –adjective – 2 definitions• —Verb phrases – 20 definitions• —Idioms – 9
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• - it’s repetitious, like playing scales on the piano
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