If you were to look back on your high school years‚ what advice would you give to someone beginning their high school career? If I were to look back on my high school years and give advice to now students‚ I will tell them never wait until college to do anything. You should stay curious all the time‚ cultivate a passion for something‚ have fun with learning‚ and pick at least one club and join in. Stay curious all the time. I think a high school student should be stay curious; or become curious
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Sam V. Mr. S. AP English 26 October 2012 Essay Prompt #2 The author‚ Seamus Deane‚ discusses the two greatest pieces that stood out and impacted his own writing style. He does so not by just writing down what exactly changed his mind‚ but rather presenting his two encounters and the following reactions. The first piece of literature discussed was The Shan Van Vocht‚ a novel full of action packed adventure. It held a very big influence during the rebellion of 1798‚ being a main topic of the
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Now‚ I bet you’re wondering‚ “Why did Poe decide to write such dark and very depressing stories and poems?” Well ever since Poe was born‚ he has had a wonderful yet disastrous life full of misfortunes. He was a very talented young writer and wrote his stories on what was happening in his life. He wanted people to feel his emotions but not know that is what he was feeling but what you were feeling for the characters at once. Tell-Tale Heart is a perfect example of just that and I’m going to put it
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The profile essay that I wrote three weeks ago was the most difficult essay I have had to write. There were a lot of perplexing steps that went into writing this essay. A profile essay is a paper about a specific person; this includes parts of an interview‚ background information on the person and inspiring details about their character. After reading this type of essay‚ the audience should feel that they know the person outlined in the paper. I wrote my profile essay about my sister because
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Classification Essay In a classification essay‚ a writer organizes‚ or sorts‚ things into categories. Three Steps to Effective Classification: 1. Sort things into useful categories. 2. Make sure all the categories follow a single organizing principle. 3. Give examples that fit into each category. 4. Finding Categories This is a key step in writing a classification essay. To classify‚ or sort‚ things in a logical way‚ find the categories to put them into. For example‚ say you need to
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popular hits such as “Bang‚ Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”‚ “Gypsies‚ Tramps & Thieves”‚ “Half-Breed”‚ and “Dark Lady’. Performing in all kinds of spectacular outfits she also became a fashion trendsetter. She eventually became a very successful live act in Las Vegas. Cher made her debut on Broadway in New York City in the early 80s and also starred in the
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the Headmaster for alleged cheating during Prep‚ by one of his masters. What did the Headmaster accuse Roald of? He accused Roald of calling the master a liar and cheating on his essay. What was the verdict‚ and what punishment did he get? The verdict was that in any way Roald tried to explain his innocence he was claimed a liar and punished with six strokes of the cane. How does the pain work when you are being beaten with a cane? Is it direct? The pain hit four seconds after the
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1. Descriptive essay writing An essay is a written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject. Descriptive essays‚ derived from the word describe‚ is a genre of essay that asks the student to describe something—object‚ person‚ place‚ experience‚ emotion‚ situation‚ etc. Writers use the descriptive essay to create a vivid picture of a person‚ place‚ or thing. Unlike a narrative essay‚ which reveals meaning through a personal story‚ the purpose
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High school is tough. To a sixteen year old‚ your entire existence depends on your social status and what clique you roll with. And like in every high school movie ever made‚ bullies prey on kids who they feel are different than them. It’s hard to pop your head out of that bubble to see what is actually happening around you. It was in my junior year statistics class where I was able to burst through that bubble. And that’s all because of Drew. Drew was a exceptionally odd boy who sat next to me who
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HOW TO WRITE A LITERARY ESSAY SUGGESTED LENGTH: 600 WORDS THE TITLE should be specific. You should identify a particular problem in the literary text you’ve chosen to write about. Acceptable: The Role of the Narrator in Henry Fielding’s Joseph Andrews; Family Politics in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Unacceptable: Jane Eyre; Shakespeare’s Sonnets; William Blake’s Songs of Experience (ii) PRESENTATION The essay should open with a clear introduction
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