ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION SECTION II Total time -1hr 15min Question 1 (Suggested time- 45 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) Directions: The following prompt is based on the accompanying five sources. This question requires you to synthesize a variety of sources into a coherent‚ well-written essay. When you synthesize sources‚ you refer to them to develop your position and cite them accurately. Your argument should be central; the sources
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have different teaching abilities. Students all also have a specific way they learn. The two teachers that have made the biggest impact in my life were my AP English teacher Mrs. Fale and my Chemistry teacher Mr. Barrington. They both had great qualities I admired‚ including; great structure‚ willingness to help‚ patience‚ and kindness. My AP English teacher was understanding and helped me know exactly the format and what I needed to work on for my papers. Mr. Barrington‚ my Chemistry‚ on the other hand
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In the essay “Santa Ana” by Joan Didion‚ the author was very descriptive with imagery‚ tone‚ objective description‚ and subjective description. The way she spoke to the reader about the weather in Los Angeles actually drew an illustration in my head due to the great description by the author. She portrayed an image of how disturbing the winds were and how society was affected by the Santa Ana. The Santa Ana winds in Los Angeles are disturbing because they cause people to act in ways they normally
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isolation. This whole essay is about the Hoover Dam and why Joan Didion believes it has such an enchanting beauty. “At the Dam” begins by explaining the first time Didion saw the Dam and why it shall be remembered for all time. Then she informs us on the history of the alien-like Dam. Finally‚ she states that the Dam itself is not beautiful; it’s the isolation of it. Since 1967 Joan Didion has not been able to forget the Hoover Dam. Didion could be in a totally different place and the Dam will suddenly
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Before there was fire roasted marshmallows‚ the only way things were heated was by the heat of the sun. There once was two little kids that were playing on their small‚ family farm. Nancy was seven; she loved playing Hide and Seek. Davey was four; he loved playing Kingdom. Their father was in his mid thirties. He typically spent over ten hours in the field each day; however‚ he still had to bring in over three-fourths of the crops‚ and in less than two weeks‚ it was going to get too cold for
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FADE IN INT. A house in a forest in a sunny and beautiful day. A pig named MARTHA is giving birth to her child with her husband ‚HENRY‚ by her side. Doctor ‚BRUCE‚ is ready to receive the child and when he does he give the child to MARTHA which makes her very happy. HENRY is also happy and excited for their first child but they don’t know that they have two more surprises to come. MARTHA (Receiving her child from the doctor) Look Henry‚ he’s beautiful. He looks exactly like you! He’s so handsome
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2 pip Look‚ baby‚ you know you can tell me anything‚ right? I know‚ and you’re right. Things aren’t the same anymore. I’ll do the dishes. You sit down and put your leg up. If you say so‚ okay then. You know‚ I don’t think he came to see me. I saw the way he was looking at you. He still loves you. This is Nolwazi Buzo - the journalist I told you about. Actually‚ we know each other. We used to date. Anyway‚ Fana was there for me when I lost my husband. We should go and fetch Dino from soccer
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Author‚ Joan Didion‚ in her essay‚ “On Keeping a Notebook‚” demonstrates that an individual’s perception of the world determines their notebook’s contents‚ of which‚ only has significance to the individual. Didion’s purpose is to promote the idea that keeping a notebook helps individuals to remember the details of life so that when life gets bleak there’s something to hold onto. She adopts a contemplative tone in order to elaborate the significance on keeping a notebook. Didion builds her essay
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Alliteration: The headline employs alliteration through the repetition of the letter ‘P’ in order to engage the reader as well as hold his attention. Allusion: The writer eludes to the horrors of the Holocaust in the hope of evoking a visceral response that will encourage support for the current Iraq War. Analogy The writer employs the analogy of cancer. In doing so‚ he likens gambling to the infamous malignant tumour as to suggest the devastating effects of gambling on the health of
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justify their wrongdoing. In Joan Didion’s piece On Morality‚ she claims that there is no such thing as a moral code that everyone should abide by; we each have our own individual set of morals that we believe is right. The problem with this idea that Didion expresses is that the word moral is often used in an abundance and with an incorrect meaning. In Didion’s piece‚ she suggests that we are using the word morality so frequently we seem to lose the meaning of it. It seems that today that everyone
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