I always learned in high school that an essay only consisted of an introduction‚ body‚ and conclusion. There was no room for creativity‚ subjunctive writing‚ or free-thinking. As my favorite YouTuber always says‚ “If you are doing what everyone else is doing‚ you are doing it wrong” (Neistat). Through writing various papers in this class‚ I have learned that my voice as a writer is not limited to the standard academic paper. My biggest opportunity to show my voice was through the peer editing process
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In “What I Learned in the Locker Room‚” Steve Almond discusses his own adventure within the male dominated world of sports and its unhealthy view of masculinity. Almond continues to discuss the fear of not being masculine enough in the male world. While Almond portrays masculine doubt as the main issue‚ he actually exposes the feminine subordination‚ male dominance‚ and the lack of humanity in contemporary culture. The paper begins with Almond talking about his internship with the sports department
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For more than a decade people speculated and often times proved why our economy has suffered from high gas prices‚ unemployment‚ and crime rate. People need to know why there are a number of contributing factors for each of these things. Gas prices have been on the rise for a quite some time. One of those reasons is BP oil had a major catastrophic event when one of its wells blew in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20‚ 2010. When nearly 2 million gallons of Corexit were sprayed and injected into the
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affect you‚ and what did you learn from the experience? Will I look it in the eye until it sprints away‚ petrified by my piercing glare? Or will I let it clobber me to the ground and infect my mind with insecurity? __________ A long stretch of dying‚ overgrown grass separated me from the rest of my class. My left leg felt heavy under the weight of my brace‚ a burden to pick up and put down. Finally‚ after what felt like an eternity‚ I began my final lap. The majority of my class had already finished
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While reading the book‚ I Can I Will‚ I found the messages that were sent across to be very forceful and pertained to a lot of my own life experiences. The book teaches me to overcome my negative preconceptions and always say “I can I will.” It also teaches me to believe in myself‚ have positive self-affirmation‚ and spend my energy on important aspects of my life. Furthermore‚ it enlists self-confidence in the reader and allows an individual to introspectively assess the qualities that are needed
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Rossner‚ Judith. “I Am Cinderella’s Stepmother and I know My Rights” Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J Rosen. Boston: Longman 2011. 662-665. Print. In her essay “I Am Cinderella’s Stepmother and I Know My Rights” Judith Rossner humorously argues and sues the Disney Corporation for bringing out a movie that was not put into the right perspective of her family. She states “she never said her girls were easy” and after her first husband passed her girls “became
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blessing from god and I am more than honored to be getting the award. Second‚ the scholarship is not only helping me with my college but‚ it will be helping me with my career search after college. I am more than grateful for the opportunity that resides before me‚ I know there are plenty of students out there who would die to have the same opportunity as I have now. Thus‚ I will never take this opportunity for granted‚ I will use this scholarship as my motivation to be the best I can be in my chosen
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damaging our environment every day. The problem is everywhere and needs to be fixed. If we continue on this path‚ then things will only get worse. I have gone to school for most of my life and I know that we have a serious problem. As a school‚ we need to stop using 5 paper towels to dry our hands when 1 or 2 is enough. The best way to fix this is to replace the paper towels with an electric hand dryer. We also waste too much copy paper. We need to start printing more assignments double sided instead of
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citizen of the British colonies‚ interferes in other people’s lives. He is dogmatic and thinks that he knows everything better than anybody else‚ he is certain that you are as glad to see him as he is glad to see you. He argues a lot and always has something to say‚ runs everything‚ conducts the auction‚ collects money for prizes at the sports‚ organizes the concerts and arranges a ball. All these annoy the passengers and the narrator‚ but Mr.Kelada doesn’t want to annoy them‚ he has good intentions
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