Attention Getter: “Flying a kite made by your own hands is sure to put a smile on your face" Topic: How to make kite. Purpose: To demonstrate audience‚ how to make a kite. Introduction: A kite is an aircraft consisting of flat shape with two straight sides. People have been making and flying kites for about 2‚000 years. No one knows for sure who invented the kite. Some historians believe it the ancient Chinese may have started kite flying 2000 years ago. It is still a popular hobby in China‚ also
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Ralph Waldo Emerson							I am writing this essay on the beliefs and thoughts of Ralph Waldo Emerson on the subjects of individuality‚ society‚ government‚ technology‚ and spirituality. 	I think that Emerson believes that every person should be as much as individual as they can. Be who you are on the inside‚ don’t try to be like everyone else. Don’t worry about fitting in‚ if someone is a real friend‚ they will like you for who you are‚ real friends won’t dump you for
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s attitude towards nature is very explicit in this passage. He not only lets the reader see that he is awed and delighted by it‚ but that he also enjoys it. He explores the differences between how adults see nature and the way children view it. Finally‚ he once again states his love of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson was not only an excited writer of nature‚ but an enjoyer of its wonderful aspects as well. In his passage‚ Emerson states that "Within [the] plantations of God‚ a decorum
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Ralph Waldo Emerson- -Uses Figurative Language. Figurative language is not meant to be interpreted literally. -Uses Extended Metaphors. Compares a person’s intellectual and spiritual life to a farmer’s cultivation of a plot of ground. Ralph Waldo Emerson was an essayist‚ philosopher and poet. We can only learn‚ understand and profit from our own efforts and experience. We cannot rely on the work and experience of others. Every person intuitively understands and responds to the truth
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How would you describe the everyday observations you make in our modern day? Ralph Waldo Emerson one said “Perception is not whimsical‚ but fatal. If I see a trait‚ my children will see it after me‚ and in course of time‚ all mankind‚ -- although it may chance that no one has seen it before me. For my perception of it is as much a fact as the sun.” Ralph Waldo Emerson had an outlook on life that people in the present should truly focus on. He perceived people to be thinkers‚ although he felt the
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points) Read the following excerpt from Ralph‚ Jack‚ and Simon’s exploration of the island: Here they paused and examined the bushes round them curiously. Simon spoke first. "Like candles. Candle bushes. Candle buds." The bushes were dark evergreen and aromatic and the many buds were waxen green and folded up against the light. Jack slashed at one with his knife and the scent spilled over them. "Candle buds." "You couldn’t light them‚" said Ralph. "They just look like candles." "Green candles
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anything to get it. Jack and Ralph each were turned to power hungry tyrants at the slightest taste of it of its infamous glory . Jack and Ralph each want to have power and will do anything to get it. Both want so much for the others to see them as their leader‚ and are in constant argument as to who should be the leader. Jack is envious of Ralph‚ as he is the chosen leader. There are significant differences between the two also cause many more conflicts to arise. While Ralph is focused on rescue‚ Jack
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In his essay‚ “Self Reliance”‚ Ralph Emerson urges his readers to retain the outspokenness of a small child who freely speaks his mind. He also urges readers to avoid envying or imitating others viewed as models of perfection. Instead‚ he says‚ readers should take pride in their own individuality and never be afraid to express their own original ideas. In addition‚ he says‚ they should refuse to conform to the ways of the popular culture and its shallow ideals. Rather‚ they should live up to their
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Rosalinda Crystal Arellano 12/21/12 1st Period Ralph Waldo Emerson [pic] [pic]“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you” (knowledge 1). This quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson states that the past and the choices you will make are not as important as what you do in the future. Ralph Emerson looked into the future‚ not to the past. Emerson thought the mistakes you did in the past should not effect
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2016 Essay #2: The Naked Blonde In “Battle Royal” Ralph Ellison uses symbolism to further his ideas. A notable symbol is the naked blonde who entices young black boys as she dances. The woman is a representation of America and contributes to the main character’s story of race. The black boys in a local hotel’s main ball room‚ and in there‚ they were forced to look at the naked blonde dance. The girl has a tattoo of the American flag (Ellison). The flag is symbolical in that it relates to several
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