Marijuana has been used for achieving the feeling of euphoria since ancient times (“History of Marijuana”). This drug was brought from Asia to Europe at least as early as A.D. 500. People had been smoking marijuana around the world‚ dating back as far as 2737 B.C. China (“Historical Timeline”). The Spanish brought it to America in 1545‚ and the English arrived with it in Jamestown in 1611‚ where it became a major commercial crop‚ eventually replaced in the American south by cotton (Miller). Marijuana
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Writing Paragraphs on issues of identity and belonging. Prompt: There are costs to the individual in belonging to a group. Discuss Introduction: As social animals‚ human beings have a need to belong. Human beings need the stimulus of other human beings to reach their full potential. One’s identity is formed and influenced by the groups one belongs to. Humans are by nature sociable beings that must learn to cooperate for peaceful existence to occur but are also individual personalities
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restore Christian control of the Holy Land were fought over a period of nearly 200 years‚ between 1095 and 1291. There are several reasons for the Crusades‚ but the importance and relevance of some are debated by scholars even to this day. (NEW PARAGRAPH) In the Middle Ages‚ Christians considered Palestine the Holy Land because it was where Jesus had lived and taught. The Arabs had conquered Palestine in the 600s. Most Arabs were Muslims‚ but they usually tolerated other religions. Jews and Christians
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Paragraph 2: The opponent’s side may think that the Reconstruction successfully solved problems caused by slavery and the Civil War. They may say this because during the Reconstruction amendments were made which gave the blacks many rights including abolishing slavery and that they were allowed to be citizens if they were born in the United States. In amendment 13 section 1 source 1 it says‚ “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States.” This amendment showed that
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METHODS OF A PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT (DEFINITION) By: Jazmine Antonio Katrina Villapamdo Gelyn Cai Airabelle Pascual Micah Bueno Micah Calma Ivy Turgo Angelu Gonzales Angelica Dela Cruz Lorvin Almazan Aizel Glinoga Veronica Canloas Definition A paragraph that is developed by definition answers the question “What is it?”Usually expository or informational‚ the definition may be one sentence or extended to be a paragraph‚ theme‚ or even a book. It is usually combined with other methods of development
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English 10 Folts Name ___________________________ “Writing Introductory Paragraphs” Date ____________________________ Writing Introductory Paragraphs for a Critical Lens Essay Critical Lens: Introductory Paragraphs Best Examples: 1. Henry Ward Beecher was quite wise in saying that “Greatness lies not in being strong‚ but in the right using of strength.” Indeed‚ individuals who seek power and glory through force are not as truly great as those who seek to make a small‚ yet positive
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Paragraph 2: Adolf Hitler was one of the worst dictators in history. He killed over six million Jewish people in the holocaust because he believed that they were a threat to the supremacy of the Aryan race. Adolf Hitler’s steps to dictatorship began in the August of 1914 when he was accepted into the German army. When Germany was defeated in 1918 he was outraged‚ as a result he decided to continue working as an officer for the military. He was assigned as an intelligence officer for the German
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Body Paragraph 1: Adolf Hitler Our first piece will be no other than Adolf Hitler. To reiterate‚ This paragraph will predominately be attempting at proving that such a man as Hitler was bound in living this proverb. So‚ firstly‚ let’s state the proverb again to provide clarity upon all further points‚ and I quote‚ “You can get to the ends of the world on a lie‚ but you cannot return.” Now‚ what does this proverb mean? This is a valuable question and one that is pertinent to what this paragraph is
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Shelby SmithSmith 1 English Composition 1010 July 2‚ 2012 Rhetorical Essay -Sample Paragraph The Legalization of Marijuana in America Should America legalize an illegal drug‚ as way out of the economical downfall we have found ourselves in? A popular article appeared in April of 2009 in Times magazine‚ catching millions of readers’ attention. The article was titled‚ “Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense” and was written by Joe Klein. Cannabis‚ America’s drug of choice for the
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The Five-Paragraph Essay A Framework for Expository Writing Different Kinds of Writing We write for fun. We write letters‚ stories‚ jokes‚ and to share information with our family or friends. Most school writing‚ however‚ is expository writing and fits into a different category. The purpose of most expository writing is to communicate ideas or answer questions. Expository Writing Gives information about a topic Explains ideas Gives directions Shows how to do something
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