Dear Kelly‚ I’m writing this letter to prove that the decision I made affected a lot of people and I’ve learned from my mistakes. I do not blame anybody but myself for the situation I’m currently in right now. Over the course of the years in school my grades have been affected by many different obstacles and personal challenges. My first semester was really tough for me socially and academically. My friends were doing things I knew wasn’t right‚ but I never said anything. I wanted to be "cool"
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Pre-AP English‚ Period 6 9/5/13 Pre-AP Landing Gear “Do you ever read any of the books you burn?” ‘That’s against the law!’ “Oh of course” (Page 23) This quote shows conformity because when Clarisse asked Montag “Do you ever read any of the books you burn‚” Montag quickly replied with “That’s against the law.” From that‚ we can tell that everyone in the Fahrenheit 451 society is like a robot; they are programmed to shun anything that is frowned upon in their society. In this quote Clarisse
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was basically in the plane alone and flying the plane alone with no one to guide him or tell him what to do or how to fly a plane. When Brian is in the plane by himself he picks up a mike. On page 20 the novel states that ¨After half an hour of listening and repeating the
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In the essay "My Heroes"‚ Elizabeth Berg describes how her daughters hero is her friend Laura. Her mother was in shock and didn ’t understand why her daughter didn ’t appreciate "real" heroes such as Martin Luther King. Berg ’s message was that anybody can be a hero‚ celebrity or not Ozzy Osbourne is the most important hero in my life because after all the things he has gone through‚ he never gave up‚he didn ’t quit. he has also hown me that it doesn ’t matter who you are‚ we are all capable of
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born‚ till the day we are adults. Hence‚ very naturally‚ they become the people whom we look up to and start imitating the way they talk‚ act‚ and even think. My second reason is because parents are the first educators to their child before anybody else. Table manners and basic etiquettes are taught at home‚ by the parents. This gives an influence so vast that we ourselves fail to recognize it sometimes Thirdly‚ parents are the ones who impart values into our lives. Values are assets
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handful of them watching and listening inappropriate music videos. If‚ they didn’t have cell phones they wouldn’t be able to listen to watch and listen to inappropriate music videos. Kids are also playing too many video games. They at least need to get outside and exercise some. Kids need to at least be limited to two hours a day on their cell phone or just not have one.
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thought it was unwise to waste time like that. I could see the purpose of listening to God in solitude‚ but that was the extent of my understanding. A Significant Christian figure in history who has contributed to this discipline St. Benedict is considered to be the “Father” of western
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The prodigious 16th President of the United States of America‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ once said “I am not bound to win‚ but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed‚ but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right‚ and stand with him while he is right‚ and part with him when he goes wrong.” (Lincoln) Such insight can be firmly applied to the dialogue Apology by Plato‚ in which Socrates offers his argument that he should be penalized by being fed at the
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When driving‚ the risk of crashing is always a possibility; however with a cell phone in your hand the risk is four times greater. Using a cell phone while driving has become a big problem in areas around the globe and is reckless driving. Keisha Wall‚ a nineteen year old girl learned her lesson after she killed Christine Lyon‚ while reading a text message in Southeast England. Wall Claimed she had her hands on the wheel‚ but the evidence showed that she received and sent a message at the time of
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It’s important to be yourself‚ even if you’re different from everyone else. This is a belief that transcendentalists believed. During the transcendentalism era‚ people thought that everyone should be themselves because everyone is beautiful in their own special way. Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ the father of transcendentalism‚ wrote a story called "Self-Reliance." "Self-Reliance" is about being yourself and relying on yourself and your own thoughts. "Self-Reliance" includes my personal favorite transcendentalism
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