Payten Zenahlik Adv. English II Persuasive Essay In 1991 55.4 percent of eighth graders participated in school-funded music or performing arts. By 2004‚ the figure had fallen to 49.1 percent (Ford‚ A. and McMahon‚ M.‚ 2015‚ p.2). These statistics show that the number of students participating in co-curricular activities has fallen at an alarming rate. Elective courses such as art‚ music‚ and shop should not be cut from schools because they help students develop as well-rounded individuals‚ and the
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Cause and Effect Essay Topics A cause and effect essay aims at explaining the reasons and results of an event or situation. • It is one the most popular essay types in the academic world. • It is beneficial for a student to write a cause and effect essay because it propels him to think of the situation in depth to come up with the reasons for the birth of that situation and its eventual impact on everything it affects. • It encourages the mind to think analytically and investigate a situation
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Writing Topics Topics in the following list may appear in your actual test. You should become familiar with this list before you take the computer-based TOEFL test. Remember that when you take the test you will not have a choice of topics. You must write only on the topic that is assigned to you. People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example‚ new experiences‚ career preparation‚ increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use
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what the law says‚ but I do know what’s right and wrong‚’ the official hero’s was ‘We are a nation of laws‚ not of men” (Ray 62). A Certain Tendency of the Hollywood Cinema‚ by Robert Ray‚ looks at the various opposing values in America through the history of Hollywood films and cinema‚ which one vital value is the dichotomy of outlaw hero versus official hero. Official hero tends to be an idealogy of the law and society values‚ represented through characters such as police officers and lawyers‚ whereas
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Reconstruction (1865-1877) 2 main issues: Reconstruction failed to alter the South’s social structure or its distribution of wealth and power which disadvantaged African-Americans. Reconstruction left significant legacies‚ including the 14th and 15th amendments which would be used 100 years later to protect minority rights. 3 different kinds/plans: Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Reconstruction Lincoln 1863 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) 10% of
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When she talked about her father‚ who was in charge of her household‚ or when I ate dinner and watched her parents’ interactions‚ which were very different than those of my own mother and father‚ I just didn’t think about it. Efe and I never really talked about the differences between our lives. I never asked about her family or time in Nigeria and she never asked me about what it was like moving all the time. If I were in the same situation again
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History of the American Flag According to popular legend‚ the first American flag was made by Betsy Ross‚ a Philadelphia seamstress who was acquainted with George Washington‚ leader of the Continental Army‚ and other influential Philadelphians. In May 1776‚ so the story goes‚ General Washington and two representatives from the Continental Congress visited Ross at her upholstery shop and showed her a rough design of the flag. Although Washington initially favored using a star with six points‚ Ross
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lives. We would never expect after moving into a new house that we would eventually become bankrupt. It was hard to know after all these great things happening that we would eventually leave it all. But because of this situation I have learned a lot about life and learned very important lesson. So it all starts off with a normal day I wake up and put on some fresh clothes. I’m all groggy and sleepy so I look like a zombie walking around the house. I go downstairs and I grab a bowl a spoon and I grabbed
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overcoming a shark attack in order to achieve her surfing dream. Bethany showed courage before and after her shark attack. Days or even months after her shark attack‚ Bethany continued surfing. “I was not afraid. “ (p.8). Bethany explained how she felt about surfing again. Most
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The summer was coming to an end‚ and I was dreading what was coming next‚ my freshman year! Questions were circling through my brain as as I had a tiny freak out‚ What do I need? Or What outfit should I wear? While my mother tried to comfort me‚ I dismissed all help. Throughout the summer I knew this day was coming where I would have to start fresh in a new school not knowing many people at all. I had attended a parochial school for the beginning ten years of my education; when it came to high school
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