Jane’l Huntley Mr. Canning AP English Language and Composition 7 November 2014 Changes in Society Thesis: Some changes in society have produced many problems. I. A Change In Communication A. Going on social media B. Going to restaurants II. A Change In Morals And Values A. Society’s music and TV influence on the youth B. Society’s “perfect body” image influence on the youth III. A Change In Children Becoming The Future A. The adults’ hopes for their children’s
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Coming into the course‚ I didn’t know what to expect. In my opinion the AP English Language I took Junior year was not up par with the actual AP standards and the teacher was extremely lenient. However‚ I had some difficulty adjusting but once I became use to the course and workload‚ my grades improved. I really enjoyed the class and when the AP exam came‚ I felt prepared and confident. This was a huge difference compared to junior year whereas I had to rely solely on self studying to score a 4.
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It is an elemental odor‚ raw and crude; it is rich‚ almost rancid‚ sensual and strong." | Meat packing industry makes the reader disgusted from the detail of the odor | Parallelism | "It is a sound‚ a sound made up of ten thousand little sounds. You scarcely noticed it at first-it sunk into your consciousness‚ a vague disturbance‚ a trouble." 1`7 | This quote has to do with immigration and giving the character a more humanistic view to the reader | pathos | "Relentless‚ remorseless‚ it was; all
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Sam V. Mr. S. AP English 26 October 2012 Essay Prompt #2 The author‚ Seamus Deane‚ discusses the two greatest pieces that stood out and impacted his own writing style. He does so not by just writing down what exactly changed his mind‚ but rather presenting his two encounters and the following reactions. The first piece of literature discussed was The Shan Van Vocht‚ a novel full of action packed adventure. It held a very big influence during the rebellion of 1798‚ being a main topic of the
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Book Review on The Jungle As in any classic novel‚ there are several themes that contribute to the betterment of the story. However‚ the most prominent seems to be that capitalism is the root of the evils in the world‚ and socialism is the only cure. In my opinion‚ this is an excellent theme‚ because Sinclair truly persuades the reader into the belief that socialism is far superior to capitalism. He creates a sort of propaganda for the cause of socialism. The theme is developed subtly. The author
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Devon AP English 12th Sonnet Both poems describe‚ show examples‚ and compare things to their loves‚ yet both have different attitudes towards their lovers. Edmund says noble things about his lover‚ and William says ruthless things about his lover. In Edmund Spencer’s poem‚ he explains how beautiful‚ wise‚ and smart she is. For example‚ he says how beautiful her eyes and lips are; “If saphyres‚ loe! Hir eies be saphyres plaine; / If rubies‚ loe! Hir lips be rubies sound.” He is explaining
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the American Dream Many immigrants migrate to America everyday with the hopes to achieve their American dream. For most immigrants the American dream consist of finding a country where effort and morality transcend to success. In “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair‚ a family of hard working optimistic Lithuanians migrate to America with the belief that equality and opportunity dictates that all people should have the same opportunities open to them if they put out efforts. They arrive to the US expecting
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English II P-AP Period 5 Death Can Be a Friend At Times The wind blows‚ the leaves fall‚ but time still seems to stop You close your eyes‚ and pray to God‚ that your heart doesn’t pop You feel the bench below you; you see the grass and trees‚ But none of it seems real to you – it has to be a dream. You black out all the noises‚ hoping to fade away So everyone ignores you‚ leaving you with dismay. No one seems to notice‚ no one seems to care‚ The pain inside that’s killing you brings
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AP English 11 Zachary Bresnick AP English Writing Prompt 12/13/14 Anxiety Stems from Uprooting In the excerpt from Meena Alexander’s autobiography‚ Fault Lines‚ she describes her constant uprooting of her life as the cause of her fractured self. Her constant uprooting caused her ego anxiety which has triggered a division of self and has unconsciously forced her ego use self-defense mechanisms such as projection‚ repression‚ and regression. Alexander has constantly been moving around
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school experience English has never been my cup of tea. I have never been good at reading‚ writing essays‚ or using higher vocabulary. So why would I want to take an advanced English class if I’m no good at it? Well‚ the answer is simple‚ I want to challenge myself. High school is filled with many challenges that come in all shapes and sizes. This class will be another challenge that I will push through‚ enjoy myself‚ and acquire knowledge. Knowledge I hope to gain from this AP English class is how to
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