Gabrielle Duenas AP LIT- Period 4 Allusion Assignment #1 December 16‚ 2012 Allusion: Stealing Someone’s Thunder. Category: Language&Idioms Definition: To take credit for an idea that is not yours. Reason: I selected this allusion because it is something I can relate to and use daily. I have never heard someone say "You’re stealing someones thunder." This allusion attracted me because I can really relate to it and I can also use it in and outside of my
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it’s the illegal immigrants who sneak into our country over borders and then put a burden on our social services and do harm to our country. So‚ what is the solution? Currently there are almost 12 million illegal immigrants in America and that makes it just too expensive and a big project to just deport all of them at one time‚ so we need a better plan; something must be done. Illegal immigration inflicts a great threat to America. Aside from the belief that illegal immigrants are stealing jobs from
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During the duration of my life I have been in many different motor vehicles‚ mostly being a passenger. But now as I have come of age‚ I am allowed to be the driver and with that there comes responsibility‚ such as obeying the speed limit. Just a little over a year ago a close friend of min died in a horrific car accident. My friend Mathew Zeller died wile driving home from the Jefferson valley mall. It was around 6:00pm and it was very rainy outside‚ and the roads where wet. As he was coming around
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Downloading Music Nowadays‚ most people don’t go to music stores to buy CDs anymore. So how are they going to listen to music? You probably have guessed it; they simply go on the Internet and download songs to their computers. It is very true and somewhat understandable‚ I means who would want waste their money to actually buy CDs from the music store than download songs for free? They will get the same quality music and entertainment pleasure for absolutely free. Of course‚ to many people‚ downloading
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Generalities to the study Introduction of the study: There are many illegal drugs that are being abused by our society today. Drugs such as marijuana‚ meth‚ and the abuse of prescription medications are on the rise. It is important for everyone to raise their level of awareness in order to reduce the risk of drug abuse or to help someone they care for who is already suffering from drug abuse or addiction. Illegal drugs come in different shapes‚ sizes‚ and types. Each particular drug produces
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In his article “Someone is stealing your life”‚ Michael Ventura asserts that most American people are completely dissatisfied with their jobs. The crucial reason for that feeling is related to the fact that the management and the owners of the companies do not give enough power to the workers. They decide all the issues and obtain all the profits and benefits. Consequently‚ the author argues that the employees should have more opportunities to make decisions‚ more power‚ more vacation time‚ and more
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A Informative Speech An Informative Speech is like teaching. The purpose of an informative speech is to try to teach something to the audience. The success of your speech depends on whether the audience learns what you wanted to teach them. You need to tell the audience why the information is useful and valuable. You need to make sure that the audience understands and remembers the essential information. Some examples of an informative speech: A teacher telling students about earthquakes Someone
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Miguel Sanchez walks under the bridge every day hoping for spare change from incoming drivers. As Miguel walks to the bridge‚ he often wonders how his life could have been different if a magical place filled with books and Internet access had existed in his school days. When Miguel was seventeen-years-old‚ his parents immigrated to America. He begged his father to help him learn Spanish‚ but what money his father made from his job at his brother’s car dealership went to food and bills—not
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The process of reloading shotgun shells is quite simple‚ but there are a few critical things that you need to know. Many people reload shells to save money‚ or they enjoy doing things for themselves. Reloading shells at home is cheaper than buying them if you don’t mind the extra work. Reloading can be broken down into eleven steps. Each step has important information that is necessary for safe‚ fully functioning shells that perform as well as factory loaded shells. Failure to follow these steps
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A major issue that the United states faces is illegal immigrants. The people who come into the U.S. illegally have a major impact on the country‚ causing many problems. The illegal immigrants cause problems by overpopulation‚ creating a negative impact on the economy‚ and doing criminal activities. First‚ one major problem illegals have on our country is overpopulation. For example‚ Friedman Nicholas‚ author of “Immigration Law Causes Debate‚” concludes‚ “Over 1 million immigrants entered the U
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