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    generation to look back at and learn about what the world was like back then and what Ben Franklin did and how he came from nothing to being put on the 100 dollar bill. My proposal would be to re publish his autobiography‚ I know it’s gonna take money to do that‚ but if you re publish the autobiography I am sure that a profit will be made. Ben Franklin’s writing is a hard writing to ignore and to think its boring‚ Franklin uses a sense of humor in his writing. He uses his own style which is terse and witty

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    Aunt Polly is extremely harsh on Tom. She yells‚ screams‚ threatens‚ etc. Many things provoke her in taking these actions‚ these things all fall under the category of Tom and his extravagant affairs. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Aunt Polly is a crude women. Aunt Polly is a very harsh women so it seems. Through her yelling at Tom and threats towards him‚ she demonstrates that she gets extremely aggravated by him. Aunt Polly sets herself up to be perceived as a very harsh person‚ she disproves

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    states that “all men are created equal” and are entitled to life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The concept of owning African Americans‚ as slaves‚ contradicts the ideology present in the Declaration‚ in addition to the moral of slave owners. Benjamin Banneker‚ a free African American discussed the concepts of race and rights‚ in his letter addressed to Thomas Jefferson‚ the Secretary of State. Banneker explains that many of his ‘brethren’ were

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    Assignment Breakdown – Essay Cycle 1 Due Dates Proposal – on Blackboard Tues‚ 10/15 Enthymeme – on Blackboard Thurs‚ Oct 17 by 5 pm (after class) Revised Enthymeme – in class and on Blackboard Tues‚ Oct 22 Essay 1.1 – via SafeAssign Thurs‚ Oct 24 Peer Revision Workshop – bring a hard copy of 1.1 with instructor comments to class Tues‚ Oct 29 Individual Meeting – in PLC 21 (time TBD) on Wed‚ Oct 30 and Thurs‚ Oct 31 Essay 1.2 – via SafeAssign Tues‚ Nov 2 Peer Review work – in

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    amples from Thesis Builder Tools Thesis Builder Persuasive Thesis Statement Stick Up your Hands for Gun Control Even though some people believe it’s a right to carry firearms‚ handguns should be outlawed because it’s too easy for criminals to get handguns and too many innocent people are dying from accidental shootings. Causinator Cause & Effect Thesis Statement When Things Heat Up Climate change will result in rising sea levels‚ food shortages and greater inequality between rich and

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    The man Benjamin Franklin eventually became a man of good character and willingness to accept others. However‚ as the story of Ben Franklin unfolds you see he was indeed just a man. A man found to be of the same fault and human flaw as us all to which we were born‚ and that is into sin. Franklin as well as all people fell short. God told us in his word long before Ben Franklin ever existed. Romans 3:23 states “for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God.” (NIV). Franklin did prove however

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    Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt were two of the best presidents that ever took the oath of office. Since they both had Dutch ties‚ they had an aire of grit and strength about them. Both presidents were in office during some of the hardest times that America has been through‚ but their strength and determination led this country through those hard times and helped form a great nation. Theodore Roosevelt‚ Jr. was born on October 27‚ 1858‚ to a wealthy family in New York. His nickname was ?Teedie?

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    ‘Poetry is the art of using words charged with their utmost meaning.’ (Gioia 2002‚ p. 17). It is about searching for new ways in which an object can be seen and described than its original meaning. The defamiliarization or ‘the distinctive effect achieved by literary works in disrupting our habitual perception of the world‚ enabling us to ‘see’ things afresh’ (Baldick 2006‚ p. 62)‚ allows the reader to confront their stereotypical perceptions and challenges them to deconstruct everyday ideas‚ words

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    Rhetorical Analysis A son of former slaves‚ Benjamin Banneker wrote a critical letter to Thomas Jefferson addressing the problems concerning slavery. Benjamin Banneker uses various rhetorical strategies to increase his effectiveness. Banneker develops his reasoning against slavery through the use of rhetorical strategies such as literary allusions‚ appeals to ethos and pathos‚ diction‚ and tone. To begin with‚ Banneker uses a historical allusion to allow Jefferson to reflect on how the people

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    Benjamin Franklin once expressed a significant observation to the people of the eighteenth century: “Tell me and I forget‚ teach me and I remember‚ involve me and I learn.” Despite the hundreds of years that separate eighteenth and twenty-first centuries‚ this statement could not ring truer in today’s society. Franklin intricately connects the past and present by illustrating the impact of humanity’s innate curiosity. Only through active participation can a person truly understand the world around

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