AP Language Arts July 20th 2013 What it Means to be an American Over a hundred years ago our founding fathers created the Declaration of Independence‚ the Constitution of the United States‚ and of course our Bill of Rights. As the years have passed most of us have forgotten what these important documents mean to us. All of these documents brought freedom‚ rights‚ and liberty to all Americans. Without it‚ the United States would not know what it is to be an American‚ but being an American is
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Yahaira Sarabia Pacheco Mrs. Morconi AP Lang September 9‚ 2013 Synthesis Essay Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were visionaries for the Civil rights Movement. One cannot argue that they were both passionate about equality for colored people. However‚ they both had different means of fighting for those rights. While Malcolm X went with a more aggressive approach‚ MLK wanted peace while gaining their rights. While they both have compelling arguments‚ I agree more with Malcolm X and his
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The Role of Humorists in Society “Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and why not”‚ said by George Bernard Shaw (miscellaneous quotes). In society today‚ many people go about with things and don’t ask why they do such matter. In the article‚ “Corn-pone opinions” by Mark Twain‚ he uses a good example: he states that “fashion has established itself: it is admired‚ now‚ and no one laughs”. In other words‚ fashion is created‚ and people go along with it
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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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In Momaday’s “The Way to Rainy Mountain‚” Momaday has the same structure described in Leslie Silko’s “Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective.” Some of his story has roots from oral tradition‚ he takes a central subject and branches many ideas off it‚ like a web‚ and he writes informally as to show his true feelings to the reader. In Silko’s essay‚ she describes Pueblo writing as usually containing oral tradition. She also goes on to say that the Pueblo people like to include
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• Language & Literacy • Learn the letter sound “a” • Learn Annie Apple’s letter shape Numeracy • Explore the concept of positioning: over – under‚ down – up‚ behind – in front Aesthetics Creative Expression • Participate in song Motor Skills Development • Enhance fine motor skill control through pre-writing activity. • Enhance locomotor skills: walking Materials: • Letterland living ABC software • picture of Annie Apple on page 7 of the Letterland ABC book • Letterland Alphabet Frieze • large cardboard
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\ Part 1 Society teaches the morally incorrect and socially unacceptable aspects of murder. George Orwell’s “Shooting and Elephant” and Foster the People’s “Pumped up Kicks” address the contrary‚ the instances in which society leads one to murder. Orwell’s switch from first to second person within “He wears a mask‚ and his face grows to fit it” reveals the distance that the murderer puts between himself and his action creating a sense of personal distain; the same sense of detachment is evoked
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The audience I would try to reach in regards to an alternate version of my persuasive essay would be the governments of the world that have taken advantage of America’s passivity in the world‚ such as China and Iran. By having them as my audience‚ it would send a message that America is not going to be a footstool anymore‚ and that whomever tries to step on or over will be dealt with accordingly. By seeing my work‚ maybe it would prevent them from taking specific courses of action because they too
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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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Chapter 1 Review Questions 1. What is invention in rhetoric? Invention in rhetoric is the process of coming up with ideas for speaking or writing. It has three appeals‚ ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos. 2. What is ethos? Ethos is an appeal based on the character of the speaker or writer. 3. What is logos? Logos consists of the content of the argument. It also appeals to the intellect. 4. What is pathos? Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience. 5. How does ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos
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