helping me realize that I wasn’t as good of a writer that I thought I was. Throughout the semester‚ my papers gradually improved in grades‚ but also in quality. Prior to this semester‚ I was unaware that visualization was even a thing‚ and thought that showing not telling was for frivolous floosies who didn’t know how to write anything meaningful. This class has changed my perspective on the importance of imagery and creating a better experience for the reader. The first paper I wrote for this class
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In the overwhelming summer heat of 1978‚ Michele Amitrano is nine-years old and he lives in the tiny hamlet Acqua Traverse‚ an unidentified region in southern Italy‚ composed of a clutch of houses encircled by vast expanses of wheat-fields. "Two houses on one side‚ two on the other and a road‚ rough and full of holes‚ in the middle." While the grown-ups take refuge indoors behind drawn blinds because there is no source of fresh water in Acqua Traverse‚ Michele Amitrano is trudging about through
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Although I am only 18‚ many events in my life have changed the outlook I have on life for better or worse. I would have to say one experience I had in my high school years took both outlooks and tied them into one. Freshmen year I attended a small catholic school in Florida. Not being too excited about attending‚ my parents insisted because it was closer than the other local Catholic High School. Being extremely unhappy all year I think I learned my first invaluable trait: If you don’t look on the
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while Andres Bonifacio as the hero of the masses. 4. RIZAL’S ALLEGED ALIENATION FROM HIS PEOPLE AND FROM THE FILIPINO CULTURE. Rizal spent the best time of his adult life studying abroad. In his travels‚ he was exposed to different cultures‚ met learned men and devoted his time in books. Back in the Philippines‚ his stay was too short and for his last years in the country‚ he was kept away from his social and political endeavors in the urban areas. 5. ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE JOSE RIZAL AS NATIONAL HERO
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I Love NY Welcome to New York( NY)‚ my name is Shubkarman Singh‚ I from the travel agency at PS115Q. I will be showing you around our NY. New York was the 11th state in the USA; it became a state on July 26‚ 1788. State facts State Abbreviation – NY State Capital - Albany Biggest City - New York City Area - 54‚475 square miles [New York is the 27th largest state in the USA] Population - 18‚976‚457 (as of 2000) [New York is the third most populous state in the USA‚ after California and Texas]
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Specific Purpose: Inform the audience that poker is a game of skill. As a result‚ it is profitable in the longrun. Introduction – Who likes money? Excellent me too! - That’s one reason that I play poker. - Explain the story of how I learned to play poker from my father and what I’ve accomplished with poker [To Build Positive Ethos + Grab Attention] - Poker is not gambling if you understand the game. Poker is beatable. It is a game of skill. Main Point #1 –
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little learning is a dangerous thing A small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are.eg. he said he’d done a course on home electrics‚ but when he tried to mend my table lamp‚ he fused all the lights! I think a little learning is a dangerous thing A long row to hoe Something that is a long row to hoe is a difficult task that takes a long time. A lost ball in the high weeds A lost ball in the high weeds is someone who does not know what
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I decided to continue my education because of the experiences that I learned at work. Getting paid and being promoted for the first time was exhilarating‚ this has never ever happen to me and I loved it. The best part of getting paid was the reason behind it; I was just standing around for eight hours watching people work. As a manager I had to know how to repair mechanical and electrical problems of the product‚ keep track of inventory‚ and maintain production. Working with engineers‚ technicians
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As I glare at the ball then the goal. Ball again‚ then goal. I started sprinting up to the multi colored ball. I strike it perfectly. Perfect follow through. The inside bend curving the ball just right. As I watch the ball soaring through the air‚ the sun puts a glare on the ball. I have lost sight of it in the sun. I close my eyes and hear the ball sliding on the side net. I glanced up and I start cheering. Jumping up and down‚ I just won the game for the team. I love soccer because‚ it involves
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sense) and creative nature of engineering and empower engineers to imagine‚ innovate and invent.Engineering is an exciting profession‚ but one of its greatest advantages is that it will leave you time for all the other things in your life that you love! Engineering is a great outlet for the imagination—the perfectfield for independent thinkers. Engineering takes teamwork‚ and you’ll work with all kinds of people inside and outsidethe field. Whether they’re designers or architects‚ doctors or entrepreneurs
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