What a thing of beauty is the well-written 500-word essay. In some ways‚ it is the perfect length to express a certain level of knowledge about a particular subject. It is long enough to allow the writer to show familiarity‚ and possibly expertise‚ regarding her chosen topic. But it is not a length that requires copious amounts of research. When sufficiently motivated‚ one can manage to research‚ write‚ and revise such an essay in an hour or two‚ given enough practice. Given the fact that students
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In 2003‚ Rob Zombie wrote and directed House of 1000 Corpses‚ a film about four young adults who end up off the beaten path and in the house of an evil‚ murderous family. The film takes place in a small‚ run down rural town during the 1970s. In the director’s commentary‚ Zombie describes his motion picture as a “70s exploitation horror film.”(House of 1000 Corpses.) He also mentions that he was inspired by the alleged Manson family home videos. He makes subtle parallels between the Firefly family
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knowledge that smoking is bad for your health and can lead to serious diseases‚ or even death. Shortness of breath‚ increased heartbeat‚ and jitters are some of the early effects of smoking on your body. These symptoms make it difficult to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Even more concerning is the link between smoking and the two leading causes of death: cancer and heart disease. In fact‚ the government has made sure that smokers are aware of these risks by advertising the dangers of smoking on tobacco
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in a more accurate way. WELL‚ that is how I feel about what I write. Since coming home for the summer‚ I’ve revisited old papers and essays for further refinement and fine tweaking just because I think it’s fun (and because I’m a perfectionist‚ whoops). So some of the essays I post are more loved and tended to than others‚ but today I am posting the first essay I wrote for the Nonfiction Writing class I took this past spring at KU. It’s come a long way since then‚ and I’m certain I will pay it
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What a thing of beauty is the well-written 500-word essay. In some ways‚ it is the perfect length to express a certain level of knowledge about a particular subject. It is long enough to allow the writer to show familiarity‚ and possibly expertise‚ regarding her chosen topic. But it is not a length that requires copious amounts of research. When sufficiently motivated‚ one can manage to research‚ write‚ and revise such an essay in an hour or two‚ given enough practice. Given the fact that students
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As I look at essays from school and letters that I wrote to friends‚ my writing is like two different languages. For essays‚ I would write every single word out and my letters to my friends would have almost every word shortened. W/e‚ FYI‚ lol‚ w/b‚ lylas‚ brb. Sometimes I even use those words when I talk to my friends. I have even used the shortened words while I talked to my parents and they have told me to stop speaking gibberish and start speaking English. It is especially hard to write every
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Imagine looking into the face of an innocent child and instead of asking for something such as a piece of candy or to play on your phone‚ they ask if you have a light for a cigaret. In “anti-smoking commercial” this becomes a reality as the young children walk up to real smokers and ask if they can borrow a lighter‚ then after the smoker has given their reasoning for not lighting the child’s cigaret the child then asks the smoker why they do it if it is harmful. The people who made this ad use these
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Jazzlyn Odom Mr. Clifford ENGL 101C (06) 30 September 2012 Should cigarette smoking be banned? There are nearly 443‚000 deaths each year caused by cigarette smoking‚ or one in every five deaths in the United States. Cigarette smoking and even tobacco use has gotten extremely out of control over the centuries‚ everybody smokes! It is unhealthy for your body and especially your lungs‚ it can cause harm to every organ throughout body. Military men and women‚ young adults‚ the elderly and even
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advertisement depicting Zita Roberts‚ promotes the risks associated with smoking. With the use of an emotive and serious tone‚ they attempt to pull on the audience’s heartstrings which‚ in this case‚ are parents with a family. Quit line attempts to uses Zita’s story to encourage the audience to quit smoking as their life will be shortened if they continued to smoke. At first‚ the readers are drawn to the big‚ bright and bolded words that are placed front and centre of the advertisement. The use of an
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Moral dilemmas are often met as one tries to take decisions in critical situations. The confusion arises as the manager has to balance the equilibrium among all stakeholders and simultaneously keeping the financial state of the company healthy. Such a critical case is that of the Ebola disease in Africa. With more than 2100 infections and 1100 deaths‚ this phenomenon has now turned into the most archived Ebola episode. (Rid and Emanuel 2014). The Australian Pharmaceutical Corporation has developed
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