In “The Composition Process: Review of the Literature”‚ Janet Emig uses research evidence to support her perspective on the writing process as unable to be researched scientifically. Using interviews and other data gathered from professional writers‚ Emig highlights the difficulty of narrowing writing processes down to the one superior method that students should learn in composition class. She points out specific errors in the data and accuses them of being “unsystematic”‚ self-contradicting‚ and
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congressional page‚ I was given the ability to manage my academic success through my own initiative. Dealing with independence was a revealing experience for me‚ giving me new responsibilities and shaping my work ethics. I didn’t have my parents‚ now 5‚000 miles away‚ to urge me to finish my homework or to nag about my less than perfect grades‚ and I couldn’t depend on the support of the teachers or counselor that I knew so well to look after my academic well-being. There was a realization that I was alone
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College should not be free • It still wouldn’t be free just a redistribution of who is paying • Doesn’t address the main issue of the high price and what is the cause. State budget cuts are mainly to blame • How many countries do free college • Make student loans easier to obtain‚ and with more time to pay back‚ and lower interest rate. • the second big problem‚ however‚ is that I think we should get more cynical than Bruenig does. If the level of subsidy were increased enough to eliminate
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Philosophy of composition essay Edgar Allen Poe has been called one of the greatest writers of American literature. In 1846‚ he wrote his "philosophy of composition." In this‚ he detailed his approach to writing. He believed that in order to write a successful story‚ one must "excite the reader to tears". He preferred using extremely dark subject matter as a way to show the reader true beauty. in this he also shows a perfect form; every word he writes has a meaning and a purpose. The Fall of
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English 11 – Unit 1: FRIENDSHIP Be down (v) /bi: daʊn/ He is down because he just got a bad mark. English 11 – Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Make a fuss (v) /meɪk ə fʌs/ I didn’t want to make a fuss of it‚ so I’m quiet to let it pass. English 11 – Unit 1: FRIENDSHIP Brighten up (v) /ˈbraɪ.tən ʌp/ It was rainy this morning‚ but it brightened up (= the sun started shining) after lunch. English 11 – Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Set off (phr.v) /set ɑːf/ We set
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is called English for Winners‚ and before you delve into it‚ we should find out together if it is for you. Do you want to be a winner? Most English learners are unhappy with their English ability. If you ask the average English learner to assess their skills‚ you’re very likely to get one of these answers: "I studied English at school for more than 5 years‚ but my English is not so good." "I speak a little English‚ but I think it’s just ’school English’." "I understand it a little‚ but I can’t speak
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2011 HSC Paper 2 Module A Advanced: Comparative Study of Texts and Contexts Elective 2: Texts in Time In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive contexts of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Room of One’s Own? Sample response: Drama and non-fiction Prescribed texts: A Room of One’s Own‚ Virginia Woolf‚ 1928 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?‚ Edward Albee‚ 1962 |Establishing the thesis of the response: |At first glance‚ Virginia Woolf’s 1928 critical essay
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I am determined to go to college even if there are some setbacks that make harder for me to do so. For example‚ when I was in 10th grade I found out that I had scoliosis‚ and the only way that I would be able to treat it was through surgery. At the time that I had found this out‚ I had already planned out my sophomore year; I was going to take 2 AP classes and 2 math courses above my grade level. At the time I truly believed that I was going to be able to go through the surgery‚ take all my classes
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an example of a couple‚ when a female asked her boyfriend to talk‚ the boyfriend laid on the floor with his arms over his face. The girlfriend thought he was being rude and not listening when in fact he was trying to not get distracted by anything. I thought this was a good example because it was real and almost touching. In the essay‚ she talks about how the reaction of both genders is very different. She used linguist Lynette Hirschman work to show that women make noises during conversation
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How Far was Charles I responsible for starting The English Civil War? The English Civil War was a long standing conflict between the King (Charles I) & The Parliament. The war started on 22nd August 1642 and finished on 3rd September 1651. As with most wars during the 17th Century‚ the English Civil War was not a long continuous war‚ it was lots of fights over a period of nine years. The major three being Edge Hill (1642) Marston Moor (1644) and Naseby (1645). The time taken to collect the most
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