AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARGUMENTATIVE OR PERSUASIVE ESSAY The Assignment: You are to research and compose an argumentative or persuasive essay focusing on a controversial issue (you may not write on abortion‚ gun control‚ marijuana legalization‚ gay marriage‚ or creationism/evolution). Argumentative essays enlighten your readers to the rationale behind your position on a debatable issue. However‚ persuasive essays not only enlighten your readers to your position on an issue‚ but also attempt to coerce
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the entire class shocked but the world. Ryan’s moral compass felt it was his “generation ’s responsibility.” (pg.14) to never let this happen again and make the antagonists pay. The witnessing of these attack had Ryan thinking of enlisting‚ but the real moment for him to decide to enlist was his visit to Ground Zero‚ in New York City. "I ’d heard all about September 11th. But I didn ’t feel the weight of it until I saw the fence. I didn ’t know these people. They were not my friends or family. I had
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construction industry‚ the retails for dry wall‚ wood‚ cement would be rocketed. In Louisiana‚ “over 1.7 billion has been invested in facility construction in Louisiana by casinos” (Cannon). Going along with the development of construction industry‚ the real estate industry would also grow rapidly to accommodate the needs of housing‚ leasing
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Persuasive Essay w/o Visual Prompt: For this assignment‚ you are required to write an argumentative/persuasive essay. Topic: Think about something that is wrong (as you see it) in America or another country (i.e. your native country). Whatever you choose to write about‚ you have to make sure that you offer solutions to the problem. This is not a definition essay where you will just define and explain your problem; you have to argue (persuasively) why the problem exists and how the problem
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ever. One night me and my friends‚ sally‚ Emma‚ John‚ and Franklin‚ we were coming back from a party. Our attention suddenly changed‚ as we all feared of the ghostly haunted house. My friends had told me that the house was preoccupied by trace of a ghost‚ but I never assumed it. I thought they were just not factual. Although I didn’t believe it‚ I was a bit frightened. They had also told me that the long forgotten abandoned house‚ laid wasted‚ waiting for its next victim. The dreadful dark‚ menacing
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Slavery” American Literature. Ed. J. Eastman Johnson. Brooklyn Museum of Art. New York. 1862. Kittredge‚ Walter C. “The Civil War: A Nation Divided”. American Literature. Ed. Rick Reeves. Brooklyn Museum of Art. New York. 1862. Trachtenberg‚ Jeffery A. “Why Book Industry See the World Split Still by Race”. Lili.org. wall street Journal-Eastern Edition‚ 6 December 2006‚ Vol. 248 issue 133‚ p Al-All‚ 2p. Web. 3 April. 2013 Tribune‚ McCarthy.” Don’t Rewrite Literature”
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Book Review – The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde March 20th‚ 2012 | Author: Avil Beckford Book Review – The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost is a short story by Oscar Wilde. Like many works of literature‚ the story first appeared in a magazine‚ The Court and Society Reviewin February 1887. When the story starts‚ the American minister‚ Mr Hiram B. Otis has purchased Canterville Chase‚ an English country house. Otis is warned by Lord Canterville that the house is haunted
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In Hochchild’s book‚ King Leopold’s Ghost‚ he examines the many conflicts that came about with the colonization of Congo by King Leopold. Colonization was harsh on the colonized people and has brought much harm to the Congolese. They suffered from starvation‚ slavery‚ death‚ mutilation‚ displacement‚ and much more. For the many Europeans and Americans that went to the Congo‚ few helped the native people. Hochchild shows the evil side to colonization in Africa and exposes the Congolese genocide that
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Whether or not ghosts actually exist is a question that has been debated in almost every culture and region around the world since times immemorial. Those who believe in ghosts point to countless instances of unexplained phenomena in which strange sightings and paranormal happenings have taken place. The skeptics on the other hand dismiss such suggestions about "ghosts" as figments of human imagination that have no scientific basis or proof. This essay explores the question: whether ghosts really exist
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used are: Simile: Example 1:"eyes as wide as a football-pool" Meaning: Timothy’s eyes are very big. Why use this:exaggeration Example 2:"Ears like bombs and teeth like splinters" Explanation: Timothy’s ears are very big and his teeth are very sharp Why use this:exaggeration again Metaphor: Example 1:"And his hair is an exclamation-mark" Explanation:Timothy’s hair is very messy Why use this:To connect with previous stanza ending with "dark" and also exaggeration Symbolism: Example
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