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var assonance = "is  the sequential repetition of vowel sounds, particularly in stressed syllables,  as in the line Full fathom five thy father lies, in which  fathom and father and five and lies have paralleled vowel sounds."
var alliteration= "is the repetition of consonant sounds in words close  together, particularly the initial consonants  of words or stressed syllables."
var inferential= "Inference comprehension refers to the ability to understand information that is implied by a speaker or writer but is not explicitly stated."
var irony ="There is a difference between what is spoken and what is meant; often the opposite to the meaning is said."
var paradox = "Is a seemingly ridiculous or contradictory statement which is actually meaningful and describes a truth."
var allegory = "An allegory is a narrative which has both a literal meaning and a representative one.  Allegory may be sustained throughout a work. There are two main types of  allegory, the historical and political variety, in which historical persons and  events are referred to and the allegory of ideas, in which characters  personify abstract concepts and the story has a didactic purpose."
var analogy = "A way of developing an idea by means of a comparison with a similar idea. Note  that while an analogy is a  useful means of explanation, it does not constitute proof."
var personification = "Personification is the  attribution of human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract concepts.  Phrases such as the angry roar of the river personify the river by giving it  an emotion."
var simile ="One thing is likened to another using the words as or like e.g. as shiny as a news 50 cent coin."
var metaphor = "A word is identified with something different from what the word literally denotes. E.g.  a shining coin of water lay in the middle of the leaf. An  extended metaphor explores a variety of ways in which a metaphor is appropriate to its subject."
var  journal = "A periodical presenting articles on a particular subject, normally the articles have been through a review process before being published."
var reference =  "A note in a publication referring the reader to another passage or source."
var Bibliography ="A list of writings used or considered in preparing a particular work."
var reference_list="A detail list of sources referred to in the body of the text."
var APA= "American Psychological Associations(APA) referencing system used to document authors cited in academic writing."
var citation = "Information indicating the source of information or of a quoted passage"
var peer_review = "Peer Review: subjects an author's work or ideas to the scrutiny of one or more others who are experts in the field. These referees each return an evaluation of the work, including suggestions for improvement, to an editor or other intermediary (typically, most of the referees' comments are eventually seen by the author as well)."
var report = "A report is a specific form of writing that is organised around concisely identifying and examining issues, events, or findings that have happened in a physical sense, such as events that have occurred within an organisation, or findings from a research investigation."
var refute  ="To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof"
var justification= "The act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning"
var MLA = "Modern Language Association referencing system used to document authors cited in academic writing"
var Harvard =  "Harvard University system of referencing used to document authors cited in academic writing"
var Chicago= "University of Chicago system of referencing used to document authors cited in academic writing"
var POLC = "Is an acronym for Planning, Organising (Staffing), Leading (Supervising) and Controlling, four essential management functions"
var ibid = "Ibid. is the abbreviation, ibidem the full Latin word meaning in the same place. The abbreviated form in particular is a convention of scholarly footnoting: when you wish to cite a work and a page for which you have just given a reference, ibid. does the job succinctly."
var  Qualitative ="Qualitative Research is the examination, analysis and interpretation of observations for the purpose of discovering underlying meanings and patterns of relationships, including classifications of types of phenomena and entities, in a manner that does not involve mathematical models. "
var Quantitative = " Quantitative research is the systematic scientific investigation of quantitative properties and phenomena and their relationships. The objective of quantitative research is to develop and employ mathematical models, theories and hypotheses pertaining to natural phenomena." 
var paraphrasing ="Paraphrasing means to restate information using different words. Unlike summarising, paraphrasing focuses less on shortening and condensing the information. Paraphrasing aims to rewrite the information by drawing on different words and phrases. "
var summarising = "Summarising involves selecting out some key features and then using those to create a shortened version of the author's prose. "
var quoting="Quoting is repeating or copying the words of author/s exactly, with acknowledgment of the source"
var acronyms="Words made from the first letter of the key words relating to a concept or process."
var Plagiarism = "Plagiarism is a piece of writing - whether a paragraph, section, sentence, or phrase - that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own writing."
var fudgefactor = "Some extra time you can use if things take longer."
var etal = "This means 'and others' it is used to indicate that there are more authors."
var thesis = "A short statement, normally not more than one or two sentences, which outlines the main points of your essay. It generally answers the essay questions and provides a reason or explanation for the answer chosen."
var claim= " A claim is something that you are asserting is true."
var argument="Argument: This does not here mean a verbal fight, but how the reading proves the central claim. If you are asked to argue a concept you are being asked to provide evidence to support your concept, and when you read critically you are analysing the strengths and weaknesses of that argument."
var abstract= " Abstract: A short summary of the text, often included at the start of an academic article."
var theurl=" URL: the address of a web page, usually beginning http://www..."
var citing="Citing: Indicating the source of information used in an assignment. For example: (Lazar, 2006, p. 81)"
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