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07-15-2010, 04:45 PM #1
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07-15-2010, 04:50 PM #2
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Sorry, I should have specified I'm looking for things that would have a natural equivalent. It's for a compare/contrast thing.
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07-15-2010, 04:57 PM #3
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07-15-2010, 05:01 PM #4
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07-15-2010, 05:24 PM #5
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You could also do things like teeth, hair, fingernails and boobs...but I'm not sure the point you are trying to make.
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07-15-2010, 06:30 PM #6
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Mostly I'll be trying to get them to think. Why would companies make synthetic shirts instead of cotton shirts? Why Polartec (I think it's synthetic?) instead of wool? Why Legos instead of wooden blocks? Cheetos instead of cheese and crackers? Or that gross spray cheese? Silk hose as opposed to nylons? And as a consumer, how should you spend your money?
The more examples I can give them, the more likely they will have some schema (background knowledge) to write a decent essay.
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07-15-2010, 06:31 PM #7
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Originally Posted by GLC1968
You could also do things like teeth, hair, fingernails and boobs...but I'm not sure the point you are trying to make.
I think I'll stay away from boobs. I hope they have no schema for that!
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07-15-2010, 06:42 PM #8
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07-15-2010, 07:07 PM #9
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07-15-2010, 07:41 PM #10
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I wouldn't call food substitutes synthetic, per se...they aren't really made of synthetic ingredients, just highly-processed ones with little nutritional value (or downright healthy). Different than a comparison of sugar vs. artificial sweeteners, which are entirely of synthetic chemical. HFCS is still natural sugar, just not a healthy natural. Nutrasweet is not natural. Originally Posted by Irulan
The theatre/movie thing is a cool comparison, though. That could even be a discussion of 3D/tangible vs. 2D/intangible.Kirsten
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