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    we can do anything. Superheroes represent qualities that we should all attempt to embody. What Captain America truly represents can be interpreted in many ways‚ but there are messages being conveyed. The authors of “Captain America: The First Avengers” use rhetoric to express the social ideology that being a hero is not exactly how strong you are‚ but what values and morals you live your life by. Captain America was created through a technological experiment on the capabilities of the human body.

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    mountains. This is certainly a majestic land to behold and that we will explore. Captain Pizarro says that we are on a mission to expand our kingdom of Spain for the good of Christianity. Captain Pizarro says that we cannot leave and go back to Spain until we have conquered these lands! We are only a small group but Captain Pizarro is determined to prove that he is even a better explorer than Captain Cortés. Captain Pizarro says that a floating raft was intercepted nearby that had a treasure chest

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    Team Sports Captains: Effective Leadership Roles Captains of sports teams are given the stereotype that they are the most athletic player on the team‚ scoring the most goals and handling the ball best. In truth‚ captains have a lot of work they have to do that doesn’t even involve playing the sport. Captains are the most looked at player of the game; other players‚ younger kids and coaches look to them to set examples. They have to set examples in every aspect of the game; athleticism might be part

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    A community that I belong to is my swim team‚ and on my team‚ I am one of the captains. I joined the school team as a freshman and due to my dedication‚ persistence‚ and ability to lead I was given the honor of being a captain. As a captain I aim to be a leader that inspires and leads by example. I make sure that I work as hard as the rest of the team‚ and that they see me as someone they can look up to. Some of my duties as captain are making sure everyone gets into the pool when practice begins

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    they were robber barons‚ while others insist that they were captains of industry. A captain of industry is someone who is perceived to have helped the nation through their business skills and their philanthropy. On the other hand‚ a robber baron was someone who was considered a ruthless businessman. In the public’s opinion a robber baron wouldn’t let anything stop them from obtaining wealth. In my opinion Rockefeller and Carnegie were captains of industry. John D. Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil

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    In a speech delivered by Captain America and Mark Twain to Spider-Man on the issue of how it feels to be label as a traitor from the American public‚ Captain America builds a case for himself against the general public about what it truly means to be patriotic. The authors effectively do their persuasion through the use of asking rhetorical questions‚ using repetition of words and phrases‚ and by ending their speech with a powerful simile. In the very beginning of the conversation between Captain

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    number) in Horwitz’s book‚ which allows you to assess Captain Cook’s leadership effectiveness. ALSO provide two or three direct references from the Kouzes and Posner textbook (with short quotes and page numbers)‚ to show that you are combining our course material directly with the historical text at hand. Connect more than one of the Five Practices to some evidence from Cook’s life.: I think I am one of the few people in our course that thinks Captain Cook was more of an ineffective leader than an effective

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    cheerleading. By simply being a part of the squad‚ I have a platform to encourage others and support my school. We‚ as a squad‚ have the ability to set the tone for the rest of the student body before a game and to make others feel great when they accomplish something. I was elected the captain of the Junior Varsity team my sophomore year and am currently the captain of the Varsity team. The role of captain is important to me because I have learned how to interact with others efficiently‚ organize and

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    Captain Black finds it impossible to see things outside of black and white‚ he sees everything in binary. Anything at all that is not American‚ he fears. Anything related to a utopian society or Nazism is automatically labeled by Captain Black. Because of his black and white point of view‚ Captain Black is seen as a troublemaker. He does not have any desire to hear the pros and cons of things. In an argument he would be the kind of person that votes Democrat because that is “the best choice”. If

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    FIGURES OF SPEECH 05/04/2010 AcademicWritingSkills FIGURES OF SPEECH A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive ways. ways 05/04/2010 AcademicWritingSkills FIGURES OF SPEECH y y A figure of speech is a use of a word that h diverges d f from its normall meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning n t based not b s d on n the th literal lit l meaning m nin of f the th words in it such as a metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification

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