Truong 1 Henry Truong Mr. Wilk English 2 10 May 2013 Hidden Dangers Before 13 “Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along—the same person that I am today.” (Card xvii) In Orson Scott Card’s novel‚ Ender’s Game‚ Ender Wiggin‚ a little 6 year old boy‚ is recruited into Battle School by Colonel Graff and the International Fleet to save mankind from an alien species called the Buggers. The Buggers have been humankind’s main enemy and they know
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Cited: Zinser‚ Jason. "The Good‚ The Bad‚ and The Daily Show." "They Say/I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing: With Readings. By Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russel K. Durst. Norton‚ 2012. 366-367. Print.
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Sanford J. Ungar: Defender of the Liberal Arts William Butler Yeats is accredited with once saying “Education is not the filling of a pail‚ but the lighting of a fire.” It seems this idiom no longer rings true; today’s preferred education encompasses the regurgitation of technical jargon in the hopes of finding a job. People now deem Liberal Arts degree worthless; it’s too expensive and impractical in today’s job market. The sciences and career colleges are where the jobs lie. In the battle over
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Nuclear Waste by Richard A. Muller Nuclear waste is a radioactive waste that is dangerous‚ and a fair percentage of people would agree on this topic. However‚ is it really dangerous or is it just harmful to an extent? In society‚ many debates are held over trying to prove to the world that this substance is harmful. In the essay‚ “Nuclear Waste‚” Muller states clearly that he sides with the anti-nuke of the debate and how he pinpoints the facts of nuclear waste with great persuasion. Yet‚ it is
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Cited: Goldwasser‚ Amy. "What’s the Matter with Kids Today?" They Say‚ I Say the Moves that matter in academic writing‚ with readings." By Gerald Graff
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Cited: Zinczenko‚ David. “Don’t Blame the Eater.” They Say‚ I Say. Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. New York: W. W. Norton & Company‚ Inc.‚ 2012. 391-394.
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Cited: Hacker‚ Andrew‚ and Claudia Dreifus. “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?” “They Say/I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. Ed. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russel Durst. 2nd ed. New York: Norton‚ 2012. 179-88. Print.
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Cited: Birkenstein‚ Cathy‚ and Russel Durst. "Chapter 14 Introduction: Is Higher Education Worth the Price?" They Say‚ I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. By Gerald Graff. 2nd ed. N.p.: W.W. Norton &‚ 2012. 256-73. Print. Wilson‚ Robin. "A Lifetime of Student Debt‚ Not Likey." They Say‚ I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. 2nd ed. N.p.: W.W. Norton &‚ 2012. 256-73. Print
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The essay that caught my interest is "Don’t Blame the Eater" because this relates to almost every child in the United States. We as adults need to educate ourselves and the next generation. Fast food is a growing industry and it’s not going anywhere. Picking up McDonald’s is an easy solution because we don’t have to cook‚ but the risk factor is very dangerous. Children don’t care about the health issues they care about the taste. Fast food is very addicting and children end up depending on these
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her relationship with Gerald and in the unjust and partly cruel society she lives in. She changes completely when the Inspector arrives and reveals to them the dramatic and unpleasant death of Eva Smith. She figures out before any of the other characters do‚ what the Inspector is and realizes why he is there. She sees the connections in society that the Inspector starts to explain to the Billings and Gerald earlier than any of them. Sheila changes her behaviour towards Gerald when he confesses to
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