Period 7 Question 3 Being certain about something can sometimes be misleading or misunderstood. You either assure certainty or question doubt. You can easily be a cocky football player‚ think you have the best team‚ and go into the game knowing you’re going to win and have no doubt that the other team is better than you‚ but end up losing. But as soon as you have doubt and get intimidated by the other team you instantly try your best to win the game‚ no matter the obstacles and challenges
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“Marrying Absurd” is that customs and traditions of typical marriages do not apply in Las Vegas. Didion begins her essay describing the lack of requirements to obtain a marriage license in Las Vegas. She states that one can marry at almost any time or day‚ it just might cost a little more. Las Vegas has transformed the traditional wedding industry into a 24 hour seven day a week instant wedding industry. Didion quoted justice of the peace‚ Mr. James A. Brennan as stating‚ “I got it down to from five minutes
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A book is the best friend a human being can have. A book is never disloyal and a book can have the power to evoke a range of emotion in you that will echo down through the rest of your life‚ influencing your thinking and the decisions you make. There are‚ however‚ few books that resonate on a deeper level and that make you think and ponder anew everyday. Last summer I was fortunate enough to come across a book that did just that. The book was called The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. Although
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Admiring- Feeling or showing admiration. Angry- Feeling or showing anger‚ dark. Apprehensive- In fear or dread of possible evil or harm. Mentally upset over pending things. Quick to understand. Bantering- Cleverly amusing tone‚ facetious‚ teasing. Benevolent- Intending or showing kindness. Biting- Sharp‚ stinging tone. Bitter- Harsh or corrosive. Candid- Openly straightforward and direct‚ without reserve or secretiveness. Clinical- detached and unemotional. Colloquial- Informal spoken
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Monuments are an irreplaceable way in which individuals throughout the world commemorate the triumphs of heroes or disastrous events. When devising a monument‚ individuals often disregard three critical factors; the location‚ size and material of the monument. Location‚ size and material must be utilized in preciseness to obtain optimum success. The precision of where a monument is to be erected must be precise in order to gain maximum appreciation. In Riverside Park‚ Easton‚ Pennsylvania
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Carlos Castro Ms. Pentecost AP English 4A November 22‚ 2013 “Declaration of Independence” In the eighteenth century‚ colonists were subjected to the harsh mercantilist policies of the British. After many years colonist grew weary of these oppressive acts and responded with the Declaration of Independence. Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776‚ the Declaration of Independence stated the natural rights of all human beings‚ and the countless acts of oppression on the colonist by King George III
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When Joan Didion said that the “lesson” of her story is that it is distinctly possible to remain too long at the fair‚ she meant that you may enjoyed your time there‚ there is a time where you want to go home. In her essay I think she was talking about how it was fun in New York for a time‚ then there came a time when she just wanted to leave. In the story it gives several times where she couldn’t go into some places because she was so tired of going to them. “There were certain parts of the city
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AP English Language and Composition 10 September 2012 The blur of blue caught my eye and I watch it bellow down the street relentlessly swallowing people and children‚ and then fading into the hazy distance. Another breed of the same species comes careening down the opposite side of the street‚ it’s screeching tires skid across the miserable cracks of cement‚ suddenly halting to a dramatic stop. The metallic fiend exhales and shudders‚ impatiently waiting to select the next poor soul for consumption
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Hannah Bunker Mr. La Plante AP® English Language and Composition Fourth Hour 24 January 2017 Extended Response I: Reading with a Critical Eye Books are precious pieces that improve one’s knowledge and help define one’s personality by relating themselves to characters within the text. As Vladimir Nabokov said in Good Readers and Good Writers “The reader should identify himself or herself with the hero or heroine.”(Nabokov‚ 973) I always believed that by reading a book you become
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Julian Jackson Mrs. Baker AP Language & Composition 7may 2013 Argument Essay (Final Draft) Civil Disobedience is the act of disobeying authority but in a legal and civilized manner. It was introduced by writer Henry David Thoreau in his work named “Civil Disobedience.”This legal and orderly method of rebelling is often used in hope that a change will be made such as an unjust law. Many people often wonder whether Civil Disobedience still holds true in the day and age. Everyday civil disobedience
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