Critique #1 i English 112-Z1‚ J. McMullen‚ Wk 5‚ Critique #1 FC Critique #1 Jill McMullen English 112 Z1 – Composition II Anne Devlin September 9‚ 2008 Critique #1 1 Critique #1 The article “The Issue Isn’t Liberty; It’s Decency” by John Underwood found in About Language: A reader for Writers (3rd ed.; pp.445-450) by William H. Roberts and Gregoire Turgeon‚ published by Houghton Mifflin Company‚ Boston‚ MA‚ 1992‚ his perception of our society today is where do we draw
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College is the first step into adult hood. You are no longer forced to listen to instructions and do homework. But of course not doing so‚ can result to consequences. These years for me were like a roller coaster. The highs‚ lows and standstills made me learning responsibility‚ because I had no one to blame‚ everything that went wrong was all on me. Despite the challenges I made the best of every situation and pushed forward. With my college challengges I can relate to Cox‚ Green and Bellafante on
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Is there anything in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that isn’t absurd? The answer is‚ surprise‚ surprise… no. This quirky‚ fun‚ and overall discombobulated novel was written by Douglas Adams and published in 1979. Douglas Adams’s style of writing and humor shines through and makes a seemingly perfect universe seem the most improbable‚ absurd place that a person has the misfortune to be a part of. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a fun‚ buoyant adventure following the life of Arthur Dent
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The song This Isn’t the End by Owl City is the first song I thought of. The chorus goes as follows “When the rain falls down‚ when it all turns around‚ when the light goes out‚ this isn’t the end.” I believe this part of the song portraits my reaction to the holocaust because I wish I could tell all the victims these simple words. Even if it was the end for them‚ it would have been better if I‚ or someone else‚ could have comforted them. Although this song has different context than the holocaust
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Cristian Melecio ENGL 202 September 22‚ 2012 Annotated Bibliographies Article Roosevelt‚ Max. "When The Gym Isn’t Enough." Nytime.com. N.p.‚ 13 Jan. 2010. Web. 26 Sept. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/health/nutrition/14fitness.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0>. Summary This article is about 20-year-old sophomore at university of South Carolina who spent thousand of dollars on supplements and also gives many examples from doctors and nutritionist the affects of supplements and which ones are
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Life Isn’t Multiple Choice Were you ever forced into taking a standardized test? If so‚ you are aware of all the test preparation you have to go through and all of the pressure you feel. “Standardized tests are tests in which all the questions‚ format‚ instructions‚ scoring and reporting of scores are the same for all test takers‚” (Standardized Tests: Terms and Definitions‚ 1). There is a lot of controversy and questions being asked pertaining to the tests because many teachers‚ students‚ and parents
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It’s Raining It’s Pouring The Family Isn’t Snoring I Manchester England 1994 a blustery‚ stormy night with the entire Tholdenbore family cooped up at home. Henry Tholdenbore‚ the head of the household‚ recently retired‚ with light gray hair and dull chestnut eyes‚ is rummaging through the first level of the home attempting to find the mobile phone that’s ringing shrilly. The family has been expecting a visit from relatives this upcoming weekend ; although‚ they are stuck on the opposite side of
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Believing in Honesty They say honesty is the best policy. But when it comes to Santa Claus‚ the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy‚ are we being dishonest with our children or just telling those stories. In the essays‚ “Santa Claus Isn’t Coming to Town” written by Allison and “Truth and the Santa Claus Moment‚” written by Corey Harbaugh‚ the writers discuss the values of honesty and the moments we choose to believe in. Allison believed in honesty. In her essay‚ she talks about how she was always
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The Holocaust isn’t the only genocide in History. The definition of genocide is “The deliberate and systematic extermination of a nation‚ racial‚ or cultural group. Two groups in Rwanda‚ the Hutus the dominant and the Tutsis the smaller are at war. The Rwandan Genocide started because of a death of the Rwandan president‚ but no one knows who caused it. To start‚ the Rwandan Genocide was a war between two groups in Africa. There were 2 groups‚ the Hutus and the Tutsis. To start‚ it was originally
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As a result of the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 the use of racial profiles and enforcement of stricter security at airlines and borderlines was increased in order to prevent a similar event from happening. This in turn has created more conflict because false suspicions and assumptions made in profiles and foreign policies have caused people to feel humiliated by and angered at the United States. The use of racial profiling has increased ever since the attacks on 9/11. Linda
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