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    enjoyed reading Richard Rodriguez’s essay‚ “None of This is Fair.” He clearly pointed out the irony of Affirmative Action and how although it was designed to give the underprivileged a standing chance‚ it ended up making it too easy to receive a job. Rodriguez talking to his friends‚ realized just how hard of a time they all had in looking for a suitable job‚ or in the case of one of his graduate friends‚ had to settle for a job in which he would be separated from his daughter. Rodriguez seems to be

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    the passage by Richard Rodriguez‚ he describes family Christmases past and present and the difference between the two. But even though it isn’t the main focus of the piece‚ a personal detail shines through; Rodriguez’s unbalanced relationships with his parents. After reading the passage it is evident that his mother is far more important to him and has had a much larger impact on his life than his father. The heart of the passage is made clear by the very first sentence. Rodriguez begins‚ “My mother

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    Sue Rodriguez

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    Sue Rodriguez- Assisted Suicide By: Monique Sue Rodriguez‚ once a woman who was lively and healthy women much like the rest of us was given the horrible news that she had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in early 1991 changing her life tremendously. Little did she know her fight for equality of life would create a milestone in Canadian Law. Sue Rodriguez fought long and hard to demand the right to assisted suicide‚ which at the time was illegal under

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    “Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murderers respectable…” (Orwell‚ 1946). In politics‚ politicians use their language skills as a power tool to swipe away their competitors and to gain the support of the commoners on a regular basis. When government budgets disappear‚ MPs would often blame others. One would doubt that Rob Ford would still be in the Toronto mayoral race if he did not have strong language skills to get him out of his drug and assault accusations. In the

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    According to the article “Private Language” by Patty Crespo‚ the author writes that immigrants should learn English for better live in new country. However‚ she also advises keeping native language‚ religion and culture for future generation. I also think it is very important that immigrants should know the national language and the public language. First‚ people who come to foreign country could have easier in their lives when they learn “public language”. They will not have a communication problem

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    results from 100 to 40.These results were better‚ but I still needed more to figure out who this person was. I was feeling a little frustrated until I looked at the pubic symphysis. I remembered from the article “Identifying the Victim‚” that the pubic symphysis “tallied” how many babies a woman had. There were three marks on the pubic symphysis and this was great information because when the police ran women that had three children through the database‚ my results came down to three. My last final

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    WR097 Mar 3‚ 2013 Leo Zhang Funny‚ Attractive and Entertaining: Richard Lederer’s “English Is a Crazy Language” After Richard Lederer retired in 1989‚ he wrote a book about how crazy English is. Because he had taught English for many years‚ he used many interesting comments to writes “English Is a Crazy Language‚” the opening chapter of his book. In the sixth paragraph of the essay “English Is a Crazy Language‚” the author‚ Richard Lederer uses many kinds of rhetorical techniques. The use of these

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    Rodriguez and Mexico

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    Rodriguez characterizes Mexico as a country with a culture of tragedy and America as a country with a culture of comedy. However‚ America is comedic in the Greek sense-in the sense that America is not comedic at all. Rodriguez feels that Mexico‚ in being the place of tragedy‚ is better off. America‚ on the other hand‚ has to face the burden of optimism‚ and the subsequent let-downs. Thus‚ in a sense‚ he characterizes them in ways that oppose what he truly thinks of them. Mexico is described as

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    STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ

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    STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ 354 Van Houten Avenue‚ Passaic‚ New Jersey 07055 Phone: 862-926-8754 smarierod24@gmail.com To Whom This May Concern‚ I would like to express my interest in all qualifying positions. Throughout my job search‚ I have come to respect the professionalism that characterizes your organization and its employees. I am confident that the team’s values and objectives would highly complement my own strengths and enthusiasm. I have been seeking a position with an institute that is clearly

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    Luis Rodriguez Poem

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    Matthew Wong P. 6 12/1/14 Luis Javier Rodriguez: “You ‘Will Never Believe it” Luis Javier Rodriguez is a well-known American poet‚ novelist‚ memoirist‚ journalist‚ critic‚ columnist; his work also includes short story writing and children’s books‚ but before his writing career‚ he was an active gang member during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Born in the United States-Mexico border city of El Paso‚ Texas‚ Luis grew up with diligent and honorable parents. Luis’ father was a high school principal‚ while making

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