You Are in Charge of Orientation for New Employees Who

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Essay

You are in charge of orientation for new employees who have just received their college degrees. One of the agenda items is advice about how they should best shape their future. Explain what you would say.

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Definitions:

Morpheme

The smallest grammatical unit in a language, that cannot be further divided, and carries meaning; for example, -s, un-, and ship in friendships.

Phoneme

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another, such as the difference between the /p/ and /b/ sounds in "pat" and "bat."

Words Per Minute

A measure of typing or reading speed, indicating how many words an individual can type or read in one minute.

Prototype

The typical or most familiar example of a category (e.g., a robin is a prototypical bird for many Americans but an auk might be the prototype for Laplanders).