What makes an American an American? Is it the accent‚ the clothing‚ the fact that you can speak the English language‚ or is it the fact that you were born on American soil? I believe it’s certain characteristics that set us apart from other countries. The fact we are self-reliant‚ and competitive‚ and the compassion we bring to others are some‚ of many‚ American characteristics that help set us apart. These are the three characteristics that I have chosen to write about. Our self-reliance
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This book is called "I Know What You Did Last Summer‚" by Lois Duncan. It tells the story of four teenagers‚ Julie James‚ Helen Rivers‚ Raymond Bronson‚ and Barry Cox‚ and how one event affected their life. It all started when they were at aa little party‚ but their fun turns into disaster. The four friends crashed into a young boy‚ David Gregg‚ on the road and did not bother to stop. It was a hit and run. They stopped at the telephone booth and called the police. After that they made a pact on not
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PRITHEE‚ SING.” An examination of Feste’s songs in Twelfth Night. Frank Caron 20135651 Professor Katherine Acheson ENGL 200A Monday‚ October 31‚ 2005 Caron 2 Music‚ be it the “food of love” or otherwise‚ is one of Shakespeare’s most powerful tools. Whether his written lyrics are spoken in verse‚ read in rhythm or sung in song‚ Shakespeare wields an impressive power for drawing his audience into his work with his poetic and lyrical style. Often‚ Shakespeare cloaks his true meanings
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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR Drama practice. Revision. Homework. Writing essays-- which is what I am doing now! So many things to do‚ so little time to actually do it. I am sprawled on my bed‚ along with my dictionary fiddling with my pen‚ deep in thought. Throughout that thousands of seconds I spent writing this essay‚ I often scrambled through the dictionary or Googled for words that would come in handy‚ composing this essay by scribbling word after word that was unreadable to everyone except
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It ain’t what you do‚ it’s what it does to you Simon Armitage writes an adventurous comparison poem to show how powerful imagination is by comparing life long dreams to one’s mundane memories in the poem‚“ It ain’t what you do‚ it’s what it does to you”. The poem displays three imaginative pinnacle-like events and with those events‚ there are three events juxtaposing them. The poem is presented in a manner where the story is based on the experiences of a first-person speaker. The poem follows
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Wayne May Erin Rehberg DANCE APPRECIATION – DANCE 1000-D01 December 4‚ 2014 What Do You Dance? After the Swing Era and World War II‚ American social dancing cooled down in the late 1940s‚ in a shift from dance bands to concerts in night clubs. In Michigan I was a teenager that was used to my parent’s country music and dancing. Throughout the years of me growing up to listening and dancing to country music and some rock music my uncle listened to that was all I was use to until I became 14yrs old
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The Hobbit: What did Bilbo Baggins Learn At the beginning of the adventure‚ Bilbo is a conservative‚ careful hobbit‚ blind to the adventurous side of his world. The Tookish part in him has been buried deep as a result of his community‚ and their narrow-minded view on life. We can see this when Gandalf arrives at his house‚ and begins talking to him and he says‚ “We don’t want any adventures here‚ thank-you!” thus implying that it is not directly his opinion. Throughout the journey‚ he becomes
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really got to experience high-school like everybody did. Instead I was stuck home in hospital home-bound because of surgery I had on my ankles. I’m currently fifth-teen and I missed my whole ninth grade year as well as tenth. Sometimes I look back and say to myself this sucks‚ but the truth is I will never be able to experience public high school. Whether I like it or not Home-school is the best educational source for me right now. Home-school can be a disadvantage ‚ I lost all my friends from being stuck
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Did you know that hippo’s are the most dangerous animal in Africa? According to Wikipedia and About travel "Hippos can out run a human and bite him in half!" What kind of animal can and will bite a human in half that is crazy also "hippo’s kill more people than any other animal in Africa and are the most dangerous animal they invade farmland in remote parts of Africa." Wow I did not know they have very strong jaw. According to Wikipedia "The hippos can weight an average of 3‚300 lb". "They
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approving the removal because Andrew Jackson closed the 2nd National Bank and it caused a outrage between the rich and the poor. Harriet Tubman should go on the $20 bill. She helped stop slavery and freed 70-80 slaves. Did you know Jackson owned slaves himself? Andrew Jackson should be removed from the $20 bill and be replaced with Harriet Tubman. First and Foremost‚ Andrew Jackson signed an Indian Removal Act. This
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