PART III: DOCUMENT-BASED ESSAY Part B Directions: Using information from the documents provided‚ and your knowledge of United States history‚ write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction‚ several paragraphs‚ and a conclusion. Historical Context: After the Civil War‚ the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865 and 1920‚ industrialization improved American life in many ways. However‚ industrialization also created problems for American society. Task:
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Have you ever been to the lake before? Usually when you think of the lake you think either fishing or some kind of water activity. It’s usually fishing because your dad owns a bass boat. This time though one of your friends‚ who you had no idea had a boat‚ invites you to go to the lake for the day with him. What do you think you are going to do? You ask your friend and he says that it is time you learned how to wakeboard. You get to the lake and it is silent there is no one to be heard or
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Composition 2 Descriptive Although worn out and beaten thin‚ my favorite t-shirt reigns supreme. Its rugged exterior presents a shabby disposition. Many new t-shirts have found their way into the velvet lined drawers of my antique armoire. None stand in comparison against the weathered softness of my favorite t-shirt. Folds of cotton threads have been pulled and stretched from their original contour. Nevertheless‚ its flaws are cherished. Block letters that once read Nike are barely recognizable
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sense of purpose. I understood that words could be used for more than the aesthetic appeal that got me through my English essays. They could be used to educate‚ to inform‚ and to spread awareness. By junior year‚ I had transitioned to journalistic writing‚ and then to more specialized exposition for my advanced science and history classes. I found myself writing more than ten essays and articles a week on topics from 19th century transcendentalism to the inner workings of the digestive system. I realized
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haunted house down there. The stories‚ however‚ have varied. I heard somebody had been gruesomely murdered in there. I also heard that a young man had starved himself to death. I heard he literally looked like a skeleton when they took him out. There were two general consensuses though. One was that these things happened many years ago. The other was that nobody has seen anyone come into or come out of the house alive. As I drive down the street I see what appears to be an abandoned house. The house
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Noughts and crosses assessment In this essay I intend to show how the relationship between the two Main characters in Malorie Blackman’s first book‚ “Noughts and Crosses”‚ matures and reflect on the difficulties they face in a Society where people from different races are treated differently. The first indication that the friends‚ Sephy and Callum‚ have feelings for each other comes straight away when Callum says‚ “ Can I kiss you?” Sephy does not really like this idea at first and thinks
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Poe National Historic site. This is a preserved home once rented by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Though Poe lived in many houses over several years in Philadelphia (1837 to 1844)‚ it is the only one which still survives. The site combines both Poe’s former residence and two adjoining houses which were not built until after Poe left Philadelphia. The rooms of the house are left in arrested decay and are not furnished to look like they did during Poe’s time. In conclusion‚ United States historical
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Descriptive paper Mercedez 1 How It Feels To Be in a Live Poker Tournament About five years ago I used to date this guy‚ whose mother loved to go to the casino. When I first heard about her going‚ I just couldn’t understand why she would get so excited about going there. She would come home and say how she had the best time and how she got so lucky. She claimed that her son would give her luck and other small things that she would do‚ to claim she received luck that night. I would just look
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Childhood Memories Can Be Positive Reinforcement My favorite childhood place was at my grandparent’s house. My grandparent’s last name was Mountain. Their property had the nick name‚ “The Mountain House‚” I remember wonderful memories of spending time there with my family; eating grandma’s famous potato salad‚ tasting grandpa’s fabulous barbeque ribs‚ and most of all eating those wonderful Mountain family cherries. The sounds and smells are truly alive in my memory. These memories are incredibly
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Family Time The living room‚ or family room‚ is generally considered the main gathering area in most homes due to the television being located there. However‚ this is not the case in the more than one hundred year old‚ light grey‚ two story home in which I live. The main attraction of this particular living room is the comforting atmosphere and warm fires that take place in the wood-burning fireplace. Upon entering the living room‚ the golden honey colored
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