As I entered English Composition I‚ I was not expecting the intensity of the college grading scale on papers. In all my other English classes‚ the teachers were mostly worried about essay development‚ content‚ and commas so writing an A plus paper in a short amount of time was a stress-free task. I quickly learned that throwing together a paper in procrastination would only lead to failing the class. When I tried to postpone writing essays until the last minute‚ unnecessary errors became the death
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William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is a story about a Scottish soldier who becomes power hungry after listening to a prophecy that three “weird” sisters foretell. They claim that Macbeth‚ Thane of Glamis‚ will become Thane of Candor followed by becoming King of Scotland. But things take a turn when Macbeth realizes that Banquo’s off spring stood between him and the glory of the crown. With some urging from Lady Macbeth‚ she sets the tyrant deeds in motion‚ leading to the death of King Duncan. Finally
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As an American I feel protected by our veterans that have fought for us all. Risking your own life takes a lot of courage. So what is courage? Courage is the will to face your fears without hesitation. I know that our veterans have taken so much just for us to live on. Just what have the veterans actually given us? They have given us a life to live. So what have our veterans protected? They have protected us of course. They have protected our rights‚ our laws‚ our jobs‚ and our ways of life. They
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The passage excerpted from William Shakespeare’s King Richard III Act 1 Scene 4‚ Clarence had just woken from an odious nightmare‚ dazed and frightened‚ to describe his nightmare with the keeper. In his nightmare‚ he escaped the Tower with his brother Richard to Burgundy‚ but Clarence was pushed by his brother and fell into the sea. He drowns to the bottom of the sea‚ first suffering the physical pain on his body‚ then noticed the flamboyance wealth on the seafloor with dead man’s skeleton. Clarence
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Maryse Delphonse English 111 Homework assignment #2 Megan McHugh In 2001 I came to the US‚ I was all happy because I knew it would be more to open and more opportunities for me and son. It was all different feeling when I got here‚ I missed my family so much that nothing was not more interesting for me than worked hard to bring them over. Finally in December 2009 my parents came and it was my year of jubilee‚ from there I know it was a start for my siblings
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(Walk back and forth)(She talks disheartened but slightly annoyed) “Be innocent of the knowledge‚ dearest chuck.” What knowledge is there now that I can be innocent of ? Innocent‚ the eyes of one who has seen the corpse of a King‚ smoothly hacked like a piece of meat in the hands of a butcher‚ knowing it was those eyes‚ my eyes that watched the traitorous act come to pass on that merciless night. Yet I feel as if my soul has shattered into millions of shards‚ the jagged pieces piercing my heart agonizingly
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In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis‚ the reader follows the story of Satrapi’s younger self growing up during the Islamic Revolution in Tehran‚ Iran. Starting too early in life‚ Marjane was forced to mature much too quickly. Not only that‚ even before her teenage years‚ she lost her childhood innocence as she watched the war around her. Satrapi portrays her younger self as brave‚ smart‚ and most importantly‚ mature. In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ the theme of political hardship causing children to
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The Prince vs. Henry V A comparison of attributes After reading Machiavelli’s The Prince and watching Shakespeare’s Henry V in class‚ one begins to notice similarities between the authors’ idea of what a “perfect king” should be. The patterns between the ideal ruler of Shakespeare and the ideal ruler of Machiavelli can be seen in numerous instances throughout this story. For the duration of this essay‚ I will compare the similarities in both pieces to give the reader a better understanding
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Emmmmmmma Kirchner Compare and contrast the motivating factors of religious freedom and economic gain in establishing successful colonies. Intro: Establishing a successful colony requires many different factors‚ two of which are religious freedom and economic gain. These are very important factors in that they both provide platforms for success‚ and are able to attract people and business to a new colony. For a group of people to leave their home country‚ and establish a new life elsewhere‚ both
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Ways in which economics helped gain independence from colonial rule are colonists. Therefore economics helped them gain independence when colonists joined together and fought Britain to get independence‚ some examples why colonists wanted independence are taxes‚ slavery‚ another example because Britain prohibited trading with the non-British world. The next way economics helped colonists gain independence often seemed motivated by economic factors. Furthermore‚ economic factors that helped them get
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