I am reading That Was Then‚ This is Now by S.E. Hinton. I have read pages 1-88 this week. The prompt I have chosen is “Compare and Contrast two or more important people‚ groups‚ places‚ or events in the story.” A few ways Bryon and Mark are different is that Bryon is more informed‚ Mark is more daring‚ and Bryon is more trustworthy. One of the ways Byron is different than Mark is that Bryon is more informed. Within only five chapters already‚ we can see from the beginning that Bryon is definitely
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Immigrants are more successful than you! There is a copious amount of immigrants that are very successful. People might be questioning how can that be? Immigrants come to America with nothing in their pockets‚ and they don’t know english. Dig deeper and it will make sense! Many people today will argue that success should be measured by the amount of wealth or fame a person can have. The richer a person is‚ the more successful he/she will becomes to our eyes. An immigrant’s success is measure by
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Although most of the current leaders may be men it is actually women who control the world. Ladies and gentlemen‚ this is my focus for this afternoon’s speech; that women are ultimately more powerful than men. Power can be defined as the ability to do or act. There are many ways that power can be achieved. It can be achieved through education‚ money and success. Power can be achieved through personal strength. Power can be achieved through image. However‚ the most powerful source of power is perhaps
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following statement? It is more important for students to study history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion." (250-300 words) ESSAY History‚ literature‚ science and mathematics are all classic and very important subject in their own sense. No subject can be given more or less importance in life. However‚ in my opinion‚ studying science and mathematics are more important than studying history and literature
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Q: The LTTE was more a hindrance than a help to the Tamils in Sri Lanka. The LTTE was a help to the Tamil cause because they had tried to voice their unhappiness regarding their human rights on behalf of all the other Tamils in Sri Lanka. This gave them hope that they would be heard and actions would be taken for them to regain the human rights they deserved and to be fairly treated by the Sri Lankan government. For example‚ when the Tamil’s demands were not met‚ the LTTE resorted to violence by
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I105 105 Claim: Imagination is a more valuable asset than experience. Reason: People who lack experience are free to imagine what is possible without the constraints of established habits and attitudes. Reason based. Extend to agree or disagree with this argument The author claims imagination is of higher value than experience because without experience‚ people still free to image without constrains and formed cliches. I totally agree with the reason while partially agree with the conclusion
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Mr. Jordan AP English 3 7/25/13 “One more time to the lake” By E.B. White Superficially‚ E.B. White’s "Once More to the Lake" seems to be a recollection of a man’s childhood vacations and his attempt to bond them with his son. Upon careful inspection‚ the essay is about worries brought upon by the nature fear of death. Expecting a peaceful return to nature‚ he finds that his childhood place has been changed‚ and through his son‚ realizes that his youth has slipped away. We first see this
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The zeitgeist (the intellectual and culture "flavor" of a time and place) has swung back and forth over time with regard to the amount of influence that nature vs. nature has on human intelligence. For example‚ in the late 1800’s in the UK‚ as Darwinism took off‚ the role of genetically determined capability was considered very important. This was in constrast‚ for example‚ to the 1960’s in the USA‚ when views were more in favor a "tabula rasa" (blank state) view of human intelligence
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but these day‚ it seem women starting to start their life to be more matured and independents than a man. But in my opinion‚ it is more obvious that a women still need a man to protect them from danger. However‚ both men and women have a potential to be a leader. Am I agree or not if the women can be a better leader than a men? We all know that many female than men went to the colleges but it is not sure yet the women can be a leader to some organization. Women can’t do many things but there still
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Is now the time for reparations for African Americans? The debate over the proposal for reparations for African Americans has generated even more controversy than affirmative action policies. But since the African Americans that live in America today didn’t experience slavery. They also didn’t experience racial segregation. To the few who don’t know what reparations are? They are proposals for compensations that people like Robert L. Allen think should be provided to the descendants of enslaved
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