Final Exam Essay My English teacher during my senior year of high school constantly preached‚ “You guys better listen up and work hard because high school writing is easy compared to college writing.” When I heard this I thought ‘great‚ I already dread writing and think it is challenging‚ now it is going to be even more intense in college.’ As I picked my classes for the second semester of this year‚ I knew I had to pick English 101 and I was not looking forward to it at all. I was a pretty decent
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Argumentative Essay Nobody likes war; it is so costly in so many ways. Lives are lost‚ property is destroyed‚ people are injured and some are disabled mentally and physically. Because of this many people think war must be avoided at all costs. All these facts regarding the high cost of war on a country are true. On the other hand there are situations in which a nation has an obligation to go to war. Their were many times in the United States history when the decision to enter a war
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Paul Nguyen Mr. Ostrovsky A3 ELA III 1st October‚ 2013 Bless Me‚ Ultima Essay In the novel of Bless Me‚ Ultima the young protagonist Antonio is pitted against many obstacles. Of the conflicts he encounters‚ his parents’ were one of the most influential. With the help of Ultima and much guidance‚ Antonio discovers that he must mediate for the Marez and Lunas. In the novel‚ Anaya uses the conflict between the Marez and Lunas to explain the struggle of Antonio and how he copes with them after
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1. People listen to music for different reasons and at different times. Why is music important to many people? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. 2. Many students choose to attend schools or universities outside their home countries. Why do some students study abroad? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer. 3. What life would be like without the Internet. 4. The book I would highly recommend to my friends. 5. Your first visit to a foreign country ( or to
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Argumentative Essay on the Effect of Gentrification Living in a neighborhood of color wherein there is no preference for people with low income‚ represents a socio-historic process where rising housing costs‚ public policy‚ persistent segregation‚ and racial animus facilitates the influx of violence between black and white menace as a results of residential displacement which is otherwise refer to as gentrification. This has however deprived many citizens of the United States‚ a good quality of
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ESSAY - The audience gains a greater understanding and appreciation of the consequences and societal issues presented through the author’s texts of changing perspectives. This greater understanding is represented by a wide range of language techniques showing the quality of a change of perspective in life. In the short story ‘Forgotten Jelly’ by Megan Jacobson‚ it demonstrates how an individual understands the consequences and issues while time progresses‚ which in turn leads to a change of perspective
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English 101—Fall 2014 Mr. Cosper Essay 4: Synthesis Peer Review Day: December 4 Due Date: Monday‚ December 8 via Canvas. No late essays will be accepted. Length: 5-7 pages‚ plus Works Cited Page. Required Sources: 4-6. At least 2 of your sources must be academic‚ retrieved from the library’s databases or scholarly books. Choose two sources that promote a certain position on a topic and two that undermine or challenge this position. Start your search with the library’s catalogue of books and also
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Writing An Argumentative Essay (A Guideline) An argument is basically a claim (presented as a conclusion to premises) which is supported by supporting statements (premises). An argument is used to convince the reader that a particular claim is true‚ or at least‚ likely to be true. Alternatively‚ an argument can also be used to cast doubt on a claim or to convince the reader that a claim is not true‚ or likely to be false. The purpose for putting forth an argument (in written or verbal form)
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Non-communicable disease From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A non-communicable disease‚ or NCD‚ is a medical condition or disease which by definition is non-infectious and non-transmissible among people. NCDs may be chronic diseases of long duration and slow progression‚ or they may result in more rapid death such as some types of sudden stroke. They include autoimmune diseases‚ heart disease‚ stroke‚ many cancers‚ asthma‚ diabetes‚ chronic kidney disease‚ osteoporosis
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Personal Essay Tony Zheng “Statistics tells us that an average teenager spends an average of 4 hours on his or hers cell phone per day” (The Toronto Star). If I can change one thing in the world‚ I would choose the day I bought a cell phone. Cell phones do not only distracts students from their daily learning‚ but they are extremely harmful to the human body‚ expensive‚ makes us lazy and creates distance between parents and kids. Firstly‚ cell phones are a major distraction
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