Sam V. Mr. S. AP English 26 October 2012 Essay Prompt #2 The author‚ Seamus Deane‚ discusses the two greatest pieces that stood out and impacted his own writing style. He does so not by just writing down what exactly changed his mind‚ but rather presenting his two encounters and the following reactions. The first piece of literature discussed was The Shan Van Vocht‚ a novel full of action packed adventure. It held a very big influence during the rebellion of 1798‚ being a main topic of the
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Both New England and the Chesapeake region were largely populated by the English people‚ by the 1700’s the region evolved into two distinct societies because of their systems and beliefs. Each region had a rich and a poor. Chesapeake was concerned more about gold‚ while New England was more concerned about land and settlement. This difference in development occurred because of land differences and wants by each society. Religion was a major aspect in why difference in development occurred. The
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Devon AP English 12th Sonnet Both poems describe‚ show examples‚ and compare things to their loves‚ yet both have different attitudes towards their lovers. Edmund says noble things about his lover‚ and William says ruthless things about his lover. In Edmund Spencer’s poem‚ he explains how beautiful‚ wise‚ and smart she is. For example‚ he says how beautiful her eyes and lips are; “If saphyres‚ loe! Hir eies be saphyres plaine; / If rubies‚ loe! Hir lips be rubies sound.” He is explaining
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English II P-AP Period 5 Death Can Be a Friend At Times The wind blows‚ the leaves fall‚ but time still seems to stop You close your eyes‚ and pray to God‚ that your heart doesn’t pop You feel the bench below you; you see the grass and trees‚ But none of it seems real to you – it has to be a dream. You black out all the noises‚ hoping to fade away So everyone ignores you‚ leaving you with dismay. No one seems to notice‚ no one seems to care‚ The pain inside that’s killing you brings
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GCSE English Language Unit 3: Descriptive Writing The Descriptive Writing task in Unit 3 is worth 7.5% of the subject award and is marked out of 20. The mark given for each of the examples provided is supported by comments related to the criteria given in the specification for: i) Content & Organisation ii) Sentence Structure‚ Punctuation & Spelling. A national grade is indicated in each case‚ based on the way that the same mark scale for Writing has been used in the past
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AP English Language and Composition 2014 Free-Response Questions ® © 2014 The College Board. College Board‚ Advanced Placement Program‚ AP‚ AP Central‚ and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org. 2014 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION SECTION II Total time—2 hours
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AP Language Rhetorical Analysis In Jennifer Price’s critical essay‚ “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History‚” she assesses the irony in the popularity of the iconic plastic flamingo in American culture in the 1950s. Price illustrates her irony and negative attitude towards the way Americans destroy the lives of the flamingo and replaced it with an obnoxious‚ inanimate‚ over celebrated Floridian souvenir with adverse diction juxtaposed with positive word choice and through factual history
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English Literature Carol Ann Duffy: Hour Context Carol Ann Duffy is the first female Poet Laureate (2009)‚ and probably the best known female poet working in Britain today. She was born in 1955 in Glasgow. Duffy is well known for poems that give a voice to the dispossessed (people excluded from society); she encourages the reader to put themselves in the shoes of people they might normally dismiss. Her poetry often engages with the grittier and more disturbing side of life‚ using black humor
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school experience English has never been my cup of tea. I have never been good at reading‚ writing essays‚ or using higher vocabulary. So why would I want to take an advanced English class if I’m no good at it? Well‚ the answer is simple‚ I want to challenge myself. High school is filled with many challenges that come in all shapes and sizes. This class will be another challenge that I will push through‚ enjoy myself‚ and acquire knowledge. Knowledge I hope to gain from this AP English class is how to
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Analysis of Piers Plowman NOUNS Somer: sb. Summer. M. nom sg seson: sb. Season. Sonne: sb. Son. Dat nominal Heremite: sb. hermit. Dat nominal Workes: sb. work. Gen sg/ nom/gen/dat/acc pl World: sb. world Wondres: sb. wonders. Gen sg/ nom/gen/dat/acc pl May: sb. The month of May Maluerne: sb. marvel. Dat nominal Banke: sb. bank. Dat nominal Wateres: sb. water. Gen sg/ nom/gen/dat/acc pl Wildernesse: sb. Wilderness Toure: sb. tower. Dat nominal Dongeon: sb. The highest tower of a castle
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