Lauren Aguilar Mr. Caleb Clardy English 131.011 2 April 2012 Zach Wahls Speech Zach Wahls goes before the House of Representatives in support of marriage equality. The nineteen year old University of Iowa student stands before a full room of people to discuss his personal experience of being raised by two women. Zach‚ a well-spoken young man‚ explains that he has a full blooded sibling that was conceived through in vitro fertilization. He goes on to reference his home life as being just as normal
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nothing happened. Because Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill’s little to no insight about Boo they started playing games about him. In chapter 4 we learn about said game; it was when Dill‚ Scout and Jem would act out the stories they heard about Boo Radley. They would always start with Boo getting sentenced to the industrial school but his father not allowing him to go. It always ended with Boo stabbing his father in the leg with a pair of scissors. Later on in chapter 4 Scout believes it would be best to stop
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A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity
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Scout‚ also known as Jean Louise Finch‚ is the narrator throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. She is one of the few the most interesting characters in this novel. Although Scout is very young throughout‚ she is very intelligent and understanding of what goes on around her‚ but she is a bit curious as well. Scout is more of a tomboy than a girly girl‚ and she would often get into fights with the boys around her school. These traits often occur during most of the novel‚ except some
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Asian American Studies 151 Fundamentals of Public Speaking CSUN -2013 Fall Semester Prerequisite: EPT score of 151 or better‚ or EPT and a grade of “credit” in AAS 097 and/or 098 (or equivalent) if appropriate. COURSE NOTES This course fulfills section A.4‚ General Education requirements. Instructor: Derek A. Tang Telephone: (818)434-0397 Email: derekatang@gmail.com Skype: derekatang Office: Jerome Richfield (JR) 340 Office Phone: 818-677-4966 (messages) AAS Administration
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You’re in the car driving to your destination and the next thing you know that your cell phone received a message or a phone call. You decided to look at the text message or answer the phone. You’re on the phone texting back or talking and you started to pay more attention to your phone instead the road‚ and then BANG! You’re on the side of the road with a broken back‚ neck with a concussion or worse dead. This could easily be avoided if the person ignored the cell phone and pay attention to the
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The Born Free Generation. –Dani Beleli Good afternoon Mr Tennant and fellow students. We live in an age of worshiping the newest apps‚ following the latest tweets and checking the most recent social media crazes‚ where E and MTV is more important than the daily news. Our ‘Born Free’s’ or otherwise known as “The Me Me Me Generation”‚ are driven by their own self wealth and material well being. Apparently‚ this is a generation that is representing the free adolescence. The youth has not yet been
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Never Give Up On Your Dreams There is nothing more beautiful or valuable to humanity than the god instilled inbred passion that inhabits the very depths of who we are. That passion is a dream‚ Your dream can either take you to heights you never could imagine or you can choose to let it die and be buried in the complacent tomb of fear. You have time to fulfill your dreams. There was a guy who wanted to become a doctor‚ but was unwilling to go back to school for
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For the worst crimes‚ life without parole is better‚ for many reasons. I’m against the death penalty but not because of sympathy for criminals. It doesn’t prevent or reduce crime‚ costs a whole lot more than life in prison‚ and‚ worst of all‚ risks executions of innocent people. The worst thing about it. Errors: The system can make tragic mistakes. In 2004‚ the state of Texas executed Cameron Todd Willingham for starting the fire that killed his children. The Texas Forensic Science Commission
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Cultural Artifact Assignment 1. Introduction: a. Attention Getter: There is one of the most refreshing and thirst quenching fruit available years around. It is not only delicious but also has a lot of benefits we should know. b. Topic Revelation: Today I will tell you about the benefits of watermelon and its significance in Vietnamese culture. c. Relevance Statement: Watermelon has come to our world for more than 6‚000 years ago. According to Live Gourmet webpage published in 2011
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