some of my writing skills that may have been lost since taking a writing class‚ over ten years ago. I have discovered helpful tools that were not as easily accessible at the time‚ like websites that will catch some of my grammatical errors and punctuation. Those were definitely a life saver for me. At the beginning of this course‚ I thought I had a good understanding of what would be expected of me and I thought that I was an okay writer. I spent most of my college career studying for my bachelor’s
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Op-Ed In the case of My Brother’s Keeper‚ race does — and should — matter It may not fix the deeper problems facing young black men‚ but at least it has the president focused on them. By Jonah Goldberg March 4‚ 2014 President Obama announced last week a new race-based initiative‚ My Brother’s Keeper. According to the White House‚ the program will coordinate government agencies and private foundations to help young men and boys of color. "Of color" basically means blacks and Latinos. In
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I went to see the play Blood Brothers‚ on February the 12th at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham‚ which was directed by Billy Kenright. The play was originally written by Willy Russell in 1983‚ Blood Brothers follows the lives of two twins Eddie and Mickey. The Johnstone twins are born into a very large‚ working class family‚ who struggle to get by with their mother Mrs Johnstone‚ who is a cleaner for a middle class woman Mrs Lyons. Mrs Lyons’ husband is away on work‚ but they both wish they could
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The subject on English was never my strong suit‚ but I always try my best although I can never really get a high grade in the class. It is really difficult for me to accomplish much in writing so I don’t really try to expend much of my energy on it. But‚ my main point is that when writing I do what I can and try to incorporate as much of the writing techniques as I can but it never really makes a difference. When teachers tell me to correct an error I would do so but somehow completely remove an
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the one that has the greatest effect on my life is my brother Sam. Sam is twenty-three years old‚ leaving a six year age gap between the two of us. Sam has prominently impacted my life. He is the one person who knows me the best that has the most influence on my life. He is the one person that has had a lasting effect in my decisions and the way I perceive life. It is due to him that I am the brave‚ enthusiastic‚ and ambitious person I am today. My brother has been a wonderful role model as well
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Madison Martin Leggett ECED 2002 November 23‚ 2014 My Beliefs about Teaching and Learning 1. It is important for students to be able to learn the appropriate content set aside by the state‚ but also for them to learn skills to put the content to work. Students need to realize their own understanding‚ and learn how to think critically about the content they have been taught. 2. In my classroom I would use group work‚ individual work‚ and classroom work. I think all three are very important ways for
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FDAVI Physics Akinwumi Fiyin 05-01-2014 MY EXPERIENCE ABOUT ROLLER COASTERS I had a great experience about roller coasters even though I have not climbed one before. Roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. There are two main types of roller coasters which are the steel and wooden roller coaster. Steel coasters have tubular steel tracks‚ and are known for their smooth ride and often convoluted shapes that frequently
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I suppose my most crucial weakness in writing is that I have trouble writing non-fiction. many times I feel can’t be as creative in nonfiction as a result of everything has to be real. Another weakness I struggle with is restrictions in my writing creativity‚ repeating words‚ and following up on abrupt endings to chapters. When I write I write for myself‚ I prefer not to writing for other people. In my opinion‚ writing for other people isn’t writing assignments or schoolwork; I write those for
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The title of this book is called Brothers in arms. A brother in arms was published on January 1st‚ 2004. Paul langan and Ben alirez wrote this book. The author brings out this book‚ because he tells every detail about what’s going to happen and what they’re going to say. A brother in arms is science fiction. This book is really exciting that you will not be able to stop reading it until you finish it all the way. It just makes you want to dive in deeper. The book takes place in California in a
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Literary Devices Plot Devices A Literary Device is a technique that shapes narrative to produce an effect on the reader A plot device is an object‚ a character or a concept introduced into the story by the author to advance its plot. A Plot Twist is any unexpected turn of the story that gives a new view on its entire topic. A plot twist at the end of the story is called a twist ending. A Flashing Arrow is a technique used to focus the reader’s‚ but not the characters’‚ attention on an object or a
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