Since the late 1800’s‚ the word ‘retard’ has been used - firstly as a clinical diagnosis to mean delay or hold back in term of progress‚ then later became a derogatory slang to mean stupid or dumb. While the word certainly was used to mean intellectually inhibited‚ many believe the everyday usage of the word “retard” is not directed toward people with disabilities‚ and therefore should be okay to incorporate into day to day conversation. Even though you might think the word is not offensive to friends
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The Power of Words Plato once described rhetoric as the‚ “art of enchanting the soul.” When I read Martin Luther Kings’ I Have A Dream speech‚ the power of his words stayed with me. His use of simple compelling words such as; exile‚ brotherhood‚ freedom‚ dream‚ and now show he knew how to connect with America. King spoke with such electricity and power‚ yet was able to control the mood of his listeners. One powerful phrase that reflects the emotional state of America in 1963 is‚ “One hundred
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Mayweather WRTG 1320 MWF 10:00 September 11th‚ 2013 American Dream Draft My Definition of the American Dream We all have seen the magazines‚ ads‚ and commercials displaying the typical American family. We see a mom‚ dad‚ two kids and the pet dog‚ which is usually a lab mix. In the background there’s the beautiful house and the white picket fence. Everyone looks happy and satisfied with life. My definition of the American Dream is just that. I feel as though the main goal is to make it to a
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Dreams: My Unrealized Reality All people have hopes and dreams. What one does with those hopes and dreams‚ separates them from every other person on the planet. It is a shame to just let them dissipate without acting upon them. But first‚ one needs to distinguish between what is a dream and what is an unrealized reality… Ever since I was a little boy‚ I knew I wanted to be a chef. Every career day at school‚ no matter who came to talk about their job‚ or what my friends dressed up as‚ or what was
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My Ultimate Dream Job My ultimate dream job is to be medical assistant. Because I like to help people‚ I like what they do with their hands-on work‚ and I always wanted to work in a hospital or any kind of medical setting. I like this job because it is dedicated to helping to doctors all over the world diagnosis their patients. Helping people makes me happy and feels good‚ so that’s one of my reasons why I want to become a medical assistant. As I was growing up‚ I would watch them perform their
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KINDS OF SPEECHES Persuasive Speech Persuade-to do or believe something especially by reasoning. What exactly is Persuasive Speech? -A persuasive speech is written to persuade‚ or convince the listeners‚ of the validity of the speaker’s argument. -This might involve persuading someone to change their opinion or at the very least take into account some elements that have not really been considered before. The Main Elements to Writing a Persuasive Speech 1. Credibility- establish by demonstrating
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For this assignment I chose to read A Loss for Words: A story of deafness in a family‚ by Lou Ann Walker. She recounts growing up hearing with two deaf parents. Once I started reading I was surprised to find that Walker grew up in Indiana! Her father is from Montpelier‚ her mother is from Greencastle‚ and the author came of age in Indianapolis. Lou Ann’s story begins as her parents are driving her to Harvard. She went to Ball State for her first two years‚ but decided it was not enough of a challenge
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Hidden In the Words In Middle Eastern literature‚ political‚ economic‚ and domestic crises created large movements that changed topics that were used to write. For example‚ Israeli and Hebrew literature was highly influenced by American culture post WWII. With these topic changes came various negative emotions due to the reasons the topics were changed. For instance‚ Palestinian literature went from folk ballad to resistance and activist poetry teeming with themes of a dislocated people and
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writing essays isn’t really my cup of tea. I find it really difficult to begin as there are so many different ways to do it. I can start with‚ “One day…” but then it would be too common. Finding the right way to start a composition‚ for me‚ is the most taxing thing in the world to do. Then‚ there’s also the problem of choosing which items to include and disregard. If the limit of words is four hundred then I must choose the words carefully. Otherwise‚ I might go over without getting my message
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on the use of “forbidden words” in the media‚ the individual responsibility of using curse words has increased. In this research I have found that the use of curse words has heightened some people’s sensitivity to these words. Children are the most affected and the parents are not far behind. The use of curse words in our media has changed our perspective; children and teens use them sometimes on the daily basis‚ but is this change a good thing? The common curse words‚ some starting with S’s and
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