"Heidi passed away." Those three words have the ability to tear apart a child’s life‚ even a child that is 15 years old. I blinked‚ not wanting to understand‚ even as my throat swelled. As my father led me across the campsite‚ he told me the story of her demise: he returned from taking his quad through the trees to find our dog lying in the sun. She had been tied up since we left‚ simply to stop her from coming along on our horseback ride with us. I knelt beside her‚ my hand automatically
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American‚” Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia (2000) http://encarta.msn.com 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation “Gettysburg Invitations” Library of Congress Online Exhibits. (October 2000) http://icweb.loc.gov/exhibits/ Lincoln‚ Abraham. “The Gettysburg Address” Liberty Online (1999) http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/gettysburg.html. The World Book Encyclopedia 4 “Civil War” World Book Inc. (1985) 472-493 The World Book Encyclopedia 8 “Gettysburg” World Book Inc. (1985) 165-166
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“The Atlanta Compromise Address” Booker T. Washington‚ considered today as one of the most influential and respected African American figures‚ was born into slavery and was later freed by the revolutionizing effects of the Emancipation Proclamation. His charismatic and peaceful personality along with his role in philanthropic acts‚ politics‚ and negotiations soon turned him into a source of admiration shortly after the end of the civil war. He worked for the coexistence of blacks and whites
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this single sentence‚ he uses a method of Aristotle’s persuasive speech making. One of the greatest examples of using rhetorical strategies is indeed John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address of 1961. John F. Kennedy uses diction‚ syntax‚ and Aristotle’s method of persuasion in his inaugural address that not only made it uniquely his own‚ but made it undoubtedly one of the best‚ emotion tugging‚ speeches ever. It was a very cold‚ icy January day when John F. Kennedy made his inaugural address. He was the
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show on TV‚ most of the waiting has been edited out. A yarn strike indicator is better for tracking fish through mild currents. If you are going to be fishing all day‚ be sure to bring a book and something to drink. ANALYSIS: Unity: Topic Sentence: Fishing is a great sport for many reason. Subject: Fishing Controlling Idea: great sport Supporting Details: 1.) Dodgeball is not so realaxing because one big jerk is hurling stuff in your head 2.) Fishing
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different Sentence : Medical technology and Computer engineering are different as night and day. 2. dance to another tune -to change one’s behavior or attitude Sentence : Her mother scolded her that’s why she dances to another tune. 3. Different strokes for different folks * Different people live in different ways Sentence : They like to meet different strokes for different folks. 4. a whole new ball game * a completely different situation sentence : We’d
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War was near its pinnacle; the American people longed for a strong‚ reassuring leader. John F. Kennedy provided that reassurance in his Inaugural Address. Taking the current national and international turmoil into account‚ Kennedy sought to persuade the Nation’s people to join in his efforts and unify together in order to achieve peace. The inaugural address is saturated with rhetorical strategies seeking to flatter the American People and utilizes words of encouragement to evoke unification. Kennedy
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(slow) Tomorrow we meet at eight. (fast) Simple extended sentence 1. The subject group and the predicate group consisting of more than one word form separate syntagms (extended subject group). e.g. John’s sister \entered the room. BUT John’s sister entered. Note: One-word subject can form a separate syntagm if it is emphasized. e.g. Mary is John’s sister. 2. Homogeneous predicates or other members of the sentence. e.g. John came \but he didn’t stay long. The teacher spoke of
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infamous Answer Selected Answer: c. Run on sentence . Question 2 .2 out of 2 points Correct When two independent clauses are glued together with nothing more than comma the result is a Answer comma splice. . Question 3 .2 out of 2 points Correct An dependent clause masquerading as s sentence is known as a Answer CorrectAnswer: a. fragment. . Question 4 .2 out of 2 points Correct When the elements of a sentence are put in series or a list and are the same
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Thesis statements and topic sentences help organize the ideas in an essay. Academic writers are expected to use thesis statements and topic sentences. Academic essays are often organized using the following pattern: Introduction—the first paragraph of the essay. The thesis statement is usually the last sentence of the introductory paragraph. Body paragraphs—the paragraphs. Each of these body paragraphs usually begins with a topic sentence. Last paragraph—Called the conclusion or concluding
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