Giving a Speech I knew this day would come sooner or later. A month ago I saw the nicely printed black letters that spelled “Speech” on my class schedule and a feeling of anxiety overcame me. My stomach felt as if I ate some bad leftovers and my heart was ready to come out of my chest or mouth whichever came first. I certainly thought I had enough time to mentally prepare; but here I ‘am wishing I were the invisible woman. I stood on line behind two other students
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Argumentative Essay Australian Swimmers and Bodysuits: should they be worn in competition? An issue that has been debated lately is weather or not the Olympic athletes should be able to wear the full bodysuits. This debate started in May this year‚ just before the trials for the swimming team‚ who were to compete in the upcoming Sydney Olympic games. The bodysuits are being produced by Speedo and Adidas. They are made out of mainly Lycra‚ blended with a number of other materials. Nothing that could
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Essay #4: Argumentative Essay Due dates: * First Draft Due: 11/5 * Peer Review Workshop: 11/5 & 11/7 * Final Draft Due: 11/12 Topic: Identify and develop a specific argument based on how social networking affects individuals and their personal relationships. Potential arguments include‚ but are not limited to‚ the following: * Should social networking sites be regulated? How and why? * Do social networking sites make bullying easier? How so‚ and what should be done to prevent
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Atlantis Argumentative Essay There is much controversy when determining whether Thera and the Minoan civilization is the myth of Atlantis or if they were two different civilizations. There is more evidence pointing towards the myth of Atlantis actually being Thera and the Minoan civilization. The geographical make up and natural disasters were practically the same between Atlantis and The Minoan civilization‚ the religion of the two civilizations were amazingly alike‚ and both civilizations had
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All high school and college students should be required to take at least two years of foreign language: For As a high school student‚ there is nothing worse than taking classes you know you will never use. But‚ in most cases the average student does not understand the impact of what we learn today on the rest of our lives. In today’s culture of vast travel and communication‚ the world we live in is getting seemingly smaller. This puts an added incentive on foreign language classes due to the
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Can a man truly redeem his own freedom after many years of reflection? In the novel More Joy in Heaven written by Morley Callaghan‚ Kip Caley plays a struggling ex-convict in search of redemption while trying to lead a simple life. We experience a thrilling nail biting story of the quest for redemption throughout the entire novel. Kip’s lover‚ Julie‚ a lower class citizen‚ has brought a positive outcome on Kip by making him believe in something‚ bringing him life and also built up his self-esteem
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had developed ear infections and started to cough. When they went to the doctors’ office to find out how she had gotten it‚ the doctor linked it back to the second hand smoke that she was breathing in. When my great uncle found out about it‚ he finally started to care about where he was smoking and who he was with‚ and decided that he would smoke in a secluded place where no one but him may be affected. Like my great uncle in the past‚ many smokers think they could do whatever they want because it is
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The Clutter family became infamous due to Capote’s novel‚ In Cold Blood‚ which depicts the details of the family’s disturbing murder. Herbert‚ the father‚ graduated from Kansas State University and gained respect through his life for both himself and his family. Clutter built up an enterprise known as the River Valley Farm‚ which became successful and prosperous throughout the years. Herbert employed many‚ and previous employees admired him for good wages and fair treatment. His success and good
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A murderer or mentally ill? In Cold Blood‚ a novel based on a true account of a multiple murder written by Truman Capote is an outstanding masterpiece. This is novel is about the murder of the Clutter family in a small town called Holocomb‚ Kansas. However‚ Capote has focused more on the murderers - Perry Smith nad Richard Hickock - ratehr than the family murdered. In majority of this novel‚ Capote has persuasively justified Perry smith while presenting Richard Hickock as a selfish and cold hearted
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Argumentative Essay The function of an argumentative essay is to show that your assertion (opinion‚ theory‚ hypothesis) about some phenomenon or phenomena is correct or more truthful than others’. The art of argumentation is not an easy skill to acquire. Many people might think that if one simply has an opinion‚ one can argue it successfully‚ and these folks are always surprised when others don’t agree with them because their logic seems so correct. Argumentative writing is the act of forming reasons
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