Sample Persuasive Essay Prompt: The South Kitsap School District is instituting a no-tolerance ban on student cell phones and personal electronics while on campus during school hours. Write a persuasive essay supporting or opposing this new policy. Introductory paragraph Attention Grabber: Currently‚ over 90% of all American middle and high school students own either a cell phone or a personal MP3 player and a recent USA Today survey found that 98% of teenagers admit to using their cell
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Outline: Five-Paragraph Essay Complete in Point Form Introduction Hook “It is living with these guilty secrets that exacts the price” says Dunstan who believes that he will certainly go to hell and wants to die because of the guiltiness that torture him within. Background/ Info. The snowball incident initiates the theme of guilt as Dunstan blames himself for the result of his actions. Revenge is revealed through physical terms as well – Boy’s death. Dunstan allows guilt to control his mind
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Summer 2009 15 June 2009 Best Gifts Ever Expensive gifts from a love one is a wonderful gesture‚ but it could make the person feel uneasyaccepting such a gift. Receiving an inexpensive present from a friend or family member that comes from the heart has more sentimental value to me than a gift that cost several hundred dollars. When I decided to write this essay three items that were given to me on special occasions stood out the most. The first inexpensive gift that I received was on Mother’s
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Zinn 5 Paragraph Essay In “A People’s History of the United States‚” by Howard Zinn‚ Zinn states “To emphasize the heroism of Columbus and his successors as navigators and discovers‚ and to deemphasize their genocide‚ is not a technical necessity but an ideological choice. It serves-unwittingly-to justify what was done‚” this quote is true to all extent. True‚ Columbus and his followers founded Central America‚ but they were obviously not the first or the “native” Americans would have not been
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My Best Gift Gift is an object which is given freely without expecting anything to the nearest and Dearest on particular occasion as a token of Expressing their gratitude‚ love and friendship‚ Gifts will be remembered for longer time or life time. Some of the common occasions are Birth Day‚ Marriage‚ Anniversaries‚ Festivals‚ Personal Celebrations etc.‚ Prior to Summer Vacation‚ My Mom and Dad have promised me that they will get some surprise gift for me. Around the same time‚ My mom was looking
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on my desk. It was a gift from my mother. But as attractive as it was‚ it seemed that the thought behind it was the source of its beauty. The day was passing by almost too quickly as I was enjoying the warm summer outdoors. But it was not just another day today‚ it was my birthday. Even though I sometimes do not think much about this day‚ a simple gift makes this day simply different from any other. I have always preferred something simple‚ whether giving or receiving a gift‚ simple always does
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RESEARCH ESSAY “We all have the desire to win”. To what extent is this attitude reflected in the text? All the characters in “Away” share the desire to win. This is shown through their feelings and actions and it is evident that they wish to make the right choices in order to have a life worth living. However‚ each character has a different interpretation of “winning” and “living a good life” and each make different choices in attempt to achieve this. This can be shown through the comparison
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Beowulf an Epic Tale Beowulf is a powerful tale about a hero who battles beasts and dies a tragic heroic death. This tale of Beowulf is an epic that has been adapted throughout the years. The book version of this tale is very different from the 2007 movie version. Although the characters are the same many things have changed in the plot of the story and in the aesthetics of the story. The different adaptations are equally great but are very different from each other. One change between the
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The Five Paragraph Essay Paragraph 1 - introduction This paragraph has two main purposes: 1) To attract the reader’s attention. Have a good‚ strong opening sentence. 2) To inform the reader what the essay is about. However‚ do NOT write "This essay is about...‚" or "I am going to write about..." It is not wrong to start like that‚ but it’s not very good style (ask Paul!). However‚ you DO need a THESIS STATEMENT which usually comes at the end of the introductory paragraph and explains what
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and use it. 2 II. Formula for an Essay Basically‚ the writing expected of students in college is of one type that can be used for all disciplines. This handout generally focuses on the basic‚ "formulaic" nature of the college level essay and its components. THIS IS THE PROCESS & ITS PRODUCTS: 1. BRAINSTORM: Write down whatever comes to mind about the topic. 2. A.A.: AUDIENCE ATTRACTOR: This is the first sentence of the opening paragraph which catches the reader’s attention‚
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