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    My Strengths As A Writer

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    I have always had faith in my writing capabilities; however‚ it wasn’t until I started my first year of college English‚ that I realized no matter how great of a writer I thought I was‚ there was always room for improvement! Some of my strengths as a writer include personality‚ voice‚ and the ability to add transitions that give character to my writing style. I have many weaknesses in my writing: grammar‚ spelling‚ punctuation (which I happen to be working on every time I write)‚ and many other

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    HOME  | PARTS OF SPEECH | SENTENCE STRUCTURE | PUNCTUATION | USAGE | EXERCISES | Elements of Sentence Construction Subjects and Predicates Parts of speech have specific tasks to perform when they are put together in a sentence. A noun or pronoun functions as the sentence subject when it is paired with a verb functioning as the sentence predicate. Every sentence has a subject and predicate. A subject can be a noun or pronoun that is partnered with an action verb.         Example:                    

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    Hajj: the Symbol of Unity

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    bare heads and simple white clothes? There is no difference between the rich and the poor‚ the ruler and the subject‚ men and women‚ Arabs and non-Arabs. All of them are the same‚ like the teeth of the hair comb. They direct themselves towards Allah‚ humble and submissive. This is their description when they make tawaf (circumambulation around the Ka’bah) and sa’y (going between the mountains of As-Safa and Al-Marwah)‚ stay overnight at Muzdalifah and Mina‚ sacrifice animals‚ and throw stones. Similarly

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    intriguing to the reader). An ideal title has between six and a dozen words ] PSYCH/535 [If this is a city and state combination‚ the sentence is referring to the city. The state name is additional‚ nonrestrictive information‚ to be surrounded by commas (and do not abbreviate the state)] Ph.D. January 26‚ 2013 Definition [Make sure paragraph indentation is five to seven spaces or one tab stop] of Multicultural Psychology Cultural psychology is defined [The passive

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    Parapgraph

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    makes a statement. You use question marks when a sentence has who‚ what‚ when‚ where‚ why‚ or how. You use a exclamation point when a sentence expresses a feeling. Commas A comma is used to mark a pause in the sentence or to separate two sentences from each other. Commas make sentences easier to comprehend and easier to read. You use commas before words like and‚but‚for‚or‚so and yet.

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    Interior Castle

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    Interior Castle- Teresa of Avila Themes Forsaking the Things of This World The entire book contains themes of turning away from and leaving behind the priorities of earth. Prayer is the first step toward no longer trusting the world to satisfy one’s soul and turning toward the eternal‚ which contains those things God intended to feed eternal souls. The vile creatures outside and in the exterior dwellings of the castle symbolize the appetites and material distractions of the world‚

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    Adjective Clause

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    clause is essential or nonessential and then use commas accordingly. Essential clauses do not require commas. An adjective clause is essential when you need the information it provides. Example: The vegetables that people leave uneaten are often the most nutritious. Vegetables is nonspecific. To know which ones we are talking about‚ we must have the information in the adjective clause. Thus‚ the adjective clause is essential and requires no commas. If‚ however‚ we eliminate

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    Religion and Its Effects

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    our world today – Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism. The basic belief of Judaism gives its followers a roadmap to living on this earth to inherit the rewards in the hereafter. Christians believe if they follow the teachings of Jesus and be meek and humble or suffer for the sake of their religion‚ they will be reward by God in this world and the hereafter (Excerpt from New Testament Matt. 5 and Genesis 17). In Islam the belief in the Five Pillars of faith to Muslims is obligatory‚ a Muslim cannot be

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    Mark Antony's plan

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    traitors" and have at this time completely turned against the conspirators and are inflamed about Caesar’s death. To refute Brutus’ claim that Caesar was a heartless tyrant Antony recounts "how dearly he [Caesar] loved him [Brutus]". Next‚ Antony humbles himself as "no orator‚ as Brutus is" hinting that Brutus used trickery

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    The GED Language Arts‚ Writing Test Effective Sentences Frances L. Roberson‚ M.A. ABE/ASE/GED/ESL Teacher Vocational Counselor Grant Writing Specialist California Distance Learning Project www.cdlponline.org 1 GED Video Partner #7 Passing the GED Writing Test I didn ’t have time to write a short letter‚ so I wrote a long one instead. Mark Twain Video 7 Focus: Well-constructed sentences are the foundation of clear writing. You Will Learn From Video 7:  What makes a good

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