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    There are many ways to describe a topic or an event. Authors‚ for example‚ have their own unique style to present their argument when faced with a group of listeners. This unique style that accompanies every author can be announced in various forms of expression‚ such as statistics‚ social media‚ and artistic perspective to show their ideas as well as their opinions. The fact that pictures have no words makes it one of the best ways of persuasion because it can be interpreted in many different ways

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    Think Twice You enter high school for the first time of your life thinking it’s going to be like High School Musical or Glee. You thought you would have a lot more freedom than middle school and you were hoping there wasn’t a dress code. Made an educated guess you would be in a non-stressful environment and be drama free. You think that the facility your in is safe and secure with security guards and an officer hanging around campus. Then you think this is going to be an easy four years‚ less work

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    Ian O’Connor’s article‚ “You can knock Colin Kaepernick -- don’t call him un-American”‚ presents an argument to the reader that the criticism of the character and patriotism of San Francisco 49ers quarterback‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ is unwarranted. O’Connor argues that Kaepernick’s recent actions of riding the bench for the playing of the national anthem during the team’s preseason illustrates an essential principle of American ideals‚ the right to freedom of expression. While not the most scholarly in

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    chaos‚ but what are the benefits? Oh‚ but of course! How could I forget about money! People will go to any lengths for prosperity‚ even as far as destroying our precious environment. Shinichi Hoshi demonstrates this mania in his short story "He-y‚ Come on Ou-t!". Upon the discovery of the infinite hole‚ we are first introduced to man’s willingness to sacrifice the Earth’s well-being. A concessionaire claims the hole with a profitable plot in mind and launches a vigorous campaign. "We’ve got a fabulously

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    In “ Why prisons don’t work” Written by Wilbert Rideau and Published by New York Times. Rideau expresses his initial feeling towards the prison system and his experience while in prison. Rideau was sentenced to life in prison for murder in nineteen sixty one he talks about his perspective on why so many color affiliated groups are being sentenced to prison. He mentions how he would want to see the prison system let out its inmates serving twenty to thirty years in prison for petty offences. He believes

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    the only two occupants‚ but after the poisoning told Mr.Weaver there were others like Mr.Temple and Mr.Mulholland. Furthermore‚ if there were anybody still in the Bed and Breakfast Mr.Weaver would have heard them moving around up there or seen them come down. The landlady also knows what the other occupant’s physical features to an extent. On paragraph 420 she knows the color of their teeth‚ age‚ and naked

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    Novel Essay Pretend You Don’t See Her Character Analysis In the novel‚ Pretend You Don’t See Her by Mary Higgins Clark‚ a young woman unintentionally becomes the witness to the murder of Isabelle Waring‚ a lady who is convinced the car crash that took her daughter’s life‚ was not just a tragic accident. Lacey‚ who is just doing her job as a real estate agent‚ now has her life on the line. She is put into the witness protection program because she is the only one who can identify Mrs. Waring’s

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    Have you ever faced a life-changing experience?People have impacted not only themselves‚ but also their countries.  This idea is analyzed in the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals‚ the autobiography¨I Never Had It Made¨ by Jackie Robinson‚ and “The ¨Father Of Aviation” by Rebecca Maskell.  Melba Pattillo Beals‚ Jackie Robinson‚ and Feng Ru faced Challenges‚discrimination‚and turning points.  This impacted not only them but their countries too.     Melba Pattillo Beals one of the Little

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    Paul Kelly’s collection of lyrics ‘Don’t Start Me Talking’‚ demonstrates the way Aboriginal Australians are administered amongst society. Through his lyrics‚ Kelly talks of the harsh and unfavourable treatment that was present to the Aboriginals. Through Kelly’s characters he shows that Aboriginals worked for greedy men who payed them very little for their hard work and how settlers came about to take over the land from Aborigines. The Stolen Generation had major effects on the Aboriginal identities

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    Critical Response Ashley Dalton Hawaii Pacific University Critical Response to “Why Prisons Don’t Work” By Wilbert Rideau The prison system is a topic that is widely debated. Many are either for or against how they are ran. Though I am only an observer; I have no ties to the prison system. I do agree with many points that Wilbert Rideau made in his original article. What caught my eye was that Mr. Rideau was in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1962. He describes the kind of prisoners

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