written by Scott Downs In Paul Roberts essay “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” he gives us nine tips that we can use to be a more productive writer. The first is to “Avoid the obvious” in which we should make a list of the things that immediately come to mind and not use them in your writing. Second he says that you should “Take the less usual side” which most people will avoid. He also mentions that trying to predict what the teacher wants is not a good way to choose a topic. Third is to “Slip
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Living in Two Big Cities When my family and I moved away from Ho Chi Minh City‚ where I was born and grew up‚ to America‚ there were many beautiful cities that we considered but finally‚ we chose to live in Fort Lauderdale‚ a city in the state of Florida. The most common between Ho Chi Minh City and Fort Lauderdale is the climate which is warm and sunny. However‚ both cities in which I have lived have quite dissimilar in the areas of time zone‚ house‚ job opportunities and kinds of transportation
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ENC1101‚ Tuesday‚ 11:40 P.M 25 September 2011 Two different Styles of Shopping. There are so many differential topics between men and women; the most talked about topic is shopping. There are some similarities and there are some differences. Many people think that woman takes more time for shopping than men do. And many men and women will agree with this statement because they been through the same situation .Every house hold has always argument about this subject. There are three main ways that
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story about medieval times and the day of King Arthur. From those times to the present day‚ a variety of stories have been crafted. Some examples of these stories (which also could be put in movie or television form) would be like Excalibur. In this essay‚ I will be comparing the differences between Le Morte d’Arthur and the movie Excalibur. A major difference between Excalibur and Le Morte d’Arthur is Mordred‚ Arthur’s son. In Le Morte d’Arthur‚ Arthur was more willing to give Mordred land‚ unlike
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got me. I find it odd that they appear to be so ashamed of their heritage‚ that they would try covering it up by using the English equivalent of their name instead of sticking with their birth name. I could be reading it wrong and the meaning of the word “shame” here could refer to something else instead‚ but from what I get out of this story is that they are ashamed of their own language. He does say “It was simultaneously the language of the white population and the path toward the richer‚ expansive
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As America finds herself in the midsts of the 2016 presidential race‚ the two forerunners in the election‚ Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump‚ represent the great divide in our nation as they represent contrasting viewpoints‚ genders‚ and goals. However‚ their motives unify the candidates‚ as they race full speed into election day. As they belong to two separate and diverse political parties‚ the differences between the two candidates seems obvious. However‚ their contrasting nature goes beyond political
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FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES Exxon Mobile the Number One Fortune 500 Company A fortune five hundred company is defined as “an annual list of the 500 largest industrial corporations in the U.S.‚ published by Fortune magazine. The corporations are ranked based on such metrics as revenues‚ profits‚ and market value.” (2011) Exxon Mobile has been declared the number one fortune five hundred company in the world in 2008. In 2007 Exxon Mobile was ranked number two but recently with its new
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understand the way us "teenagers" think. Conventional wisdom has made us believe that our current generation might be the "worst generation we’ve ever seen". In my personal opinion‚ I disagree with this statement. I don’t think it’s possible for one to compare two generations with each other. Both of these generations have its pro’s and cons‚ which in turn molded the mentality of the people living in that era. For example‚ people in the late 50’s and 60’s didn’t own computers‚ cellular phones and other
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Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and the essay‚ “Should I act More Black?” By Ashley Benn have a cohesive theme of not belonging with your own culture. The book The Absolutely true Diary of a Part-Time Indian is the story about a young boy named Junior. Growing up‚ fitting in was always hard for Junior as he left the school on the reservation to a predominantly white school the struggle to find an accepting group became harder. The essay “Should I act more black?” is about an African American
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story in Aria: a Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood. Tan told hers in Mother Tongue. In spite of the fact that they both wrote about their experiences of being bilingual‚ they told their stories were for very different reasons. Rodriguez argues in his essay‚ whether bilingual education is appropriate for school. Rodriguez states that “It is not possible for a child‚ any child‚ ever to use his family’s language in school” (Rodriguez 60). I would think that the author would enjoy going to school speaking
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