Last week‚ I had to write a persuasive essay. We were assigned to write about cheating/ plagiarism. The topic I chose to write about was about how people cheat the government. The essay was given to us a few days before the Thanksgiving holiday. The essay required a minimum of 800 words‚ prewriting‚ outline‚ ad a print copy of the rough draft so that it may be reviewed by another student. Since the essay was assigned a few days before Thanksgiving and was to make up at the next week‚ I though I had
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high school grades predicts a student success in a higher institution even when that student cannot remember nothing from the high school they attended (Strauss 2). No standardized test in which students sit there and fill in bubbles and write an essay can capture all the work habits‚ coping skills ‚motivation and other traits needed to
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Thanksgiving Essay All families have their ups and downs‚ I would like to say that my family has had more ups than downs but we have defiantly faced many challenges as a family. My family is very small and close and we are a pretty happy family. We have our differences and we get on each other’s nerves now and again but in the end we have shared a lot of very special memories together. My mother is a single mom of three kids and I am the oldest. I have two younger brothers‚ Aaron who is 12 and
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In my opinion‚ the heavy metal band‚ Metallica is the best band ever. They’ve always made me smile when i was upset and I’ve purely enjoyed there music since i was really little. My dad introduced them to me when i was small and i was hooked from then on. So having them in common with my dad is nice. All in all there isn’t a thing i don’t like about them. Since I was little my favorite song was Fuel from there 1997 album‚ Reload‚ which was a spin off of ther 1996 album‚ Load. My favorite
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Writing the Persuasive Essay ------------------------------------------------- Steps 1 – 3 Persuasive writing analyzes the various sides of an issue while arguing a viewpoint. It may serve to clarify your own beliefs as you persuade others to accept a particular perspective. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The foundation of a persuasive essay is the thesis (often called a claim). The claim is the statement you will attempt
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Trifles and I Want A Wife are allegories explaining the oppression of being a woman and a wife. Women being assumed to work in the house show that gender stereotypes do exist. After the men leave the kitchen‚ the women discuss things about Mrs. Wright such as who she was before she had met her husband; Minnie Foster. Mrs. Peters then questions the request Mrs. Wright makes for her apron‚ “She said she wanted an apron. Funny thing to want‚ for there isn’t much to get you dirty in jail‚ goodness knows
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a certain topic‚ it’s based on our opinion. A writer demonstrates persuasive writing by giving evidence and supporting the right side or the bad side of a idea. They are trying make their point across to make the reader go on their side. Two examples of persuasive essays are the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” and the Article of the Week/Youtube video #9 “Texting”. Article of the Week #9 shows a lot of persuasive writing from the speaker. This video showed how texting is either
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Many times I have had discussions about religion‚ and whether or not there is a higher force controlling everything we do. This discussion is very old‚ Greek and Roman philosophers already discussed whether or not there is a higher force‚ and if there is‚ does this higher force have any influence upon our lives? One of the major arguments for creationism‚ the theory that states that everything was created by a higher force‚ is that we as humans are so complex that someone‚ or something‚ must have
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Introduction: For test responses: Should be 5-8 sentences (typed). For convincing/persuasive essays: 4-6 lines 1. Your first sentence for the introductions: This statement is true/ not true (if question is asking you that). Eg. The government is way too easy on hoon drivers. Discuss. 2. Be spontaneous i.e. natural and directly to what the question asks you. Eg. Do you agree that Brian is the perfect gentleman? Yes‚ I agree (spontaneous). Main body paragraph: Should be between
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The Coldness of Ashes Susan Pfeffer’s story “Ashes” teaches a lesson about how trust is decided on past‚ not relationships. Ashleigh‚ “Ashes”‚ with divorced parents‚ talks about how when she is with her dad‚ the sun shines just a little bit brighter‚ but according to her mother‚ he is just an “irresponsible bum”. Ashes was a nickname her father gave her‚ which her mother hates. Ashes‚ says that her father hardly ever keeps a promise‚ such as when she was a kid‚ he told her that the stars were
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