AP English Language and Composition Reading List GENERAL NONFICTION Ambrose‚ Stephen. Undaunted Courage. Follows the Lewis and Clark expedition from Thomas Jefferson‘s hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific‚ through the heart- stopping moments of the actual trip‚ to Lewis‘s lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. For readers who love detailed history. Barry‚ John M. The Great Influenza. A detailed description of the scourge of the "Spanish flu" of 1918 with interesting elements of the practice
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Literature; so much depends upon it Literature represents a language or a people: culture and tradition. But‚ literature is more important than just a historical or cultural writing. Literature introduces us to new worlds of experience. We learn from books and literature; we enjoy the triumphs and the tragedies of poems‚ stories‚ and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books. In conclusion‚ we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the author says and how
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will discuss the story which Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest and some of the moral implications through the study of “The Rime of Ancient Mariner’’. The story which the Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest was a story about a disastrous journey he took. The Wedding Guest really wants to go party‚ but he can’t pry himself away from this grizzled old mariner. The Mariner begins his story. They left port‚ and the ship sailed down near Antarctica to get away from a bad storm‚ but then they get
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Notes for reading : Deface your books. Have fun writing in them. Indulge yourself as you never could with your grade school books. The purpose of making marks in a text is to call out important concepts or information that you will need to review later. Be aware‚ though‚ that underlining a text with a pen can make underlined sections—the important parts—harder to read. As an alternative‚ many students underline in pencil or use colored highlighters to flag key words and sentences. Using a highlighter
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*NEZ PERCE RETREAT OF 1877* Internal and external conflicts are prominent throughout human history in all societies that have existed. In the Pacific Northwest‚ the Native Indians tribes‚ both Plateau and Costal Indians tribes participated in intertribal warfare even before European and American intervention. With the incoming white settlers brought new perspectives‚ religions‚ ideas and authority all of which the Indians saw no purpose or understanding considering their culture prospered on the
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“In Memoriam‚” is a poem that was written in response to the death of a close friend of the author. His reflection is written to show that hope may be a sustaining factor in the face of death (Clugston‚ 2010). The author of this work is showing his hopefulness for all‚ not just himself or the deceased. “That not one life shall be destroy’d‚ / or cast as rubbish to the void” (as cited in Clugston‚ 2010‚ 11.6). Which sounds like he feels as if his friend was “cast as rubbish to the void.” The author
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READTHEORY Name________________ Date________________ • Reading Comprehension 1 Level 12 Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. The word euthanasia is of Greek origin and literally means “a good death.” The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as “the act of killing a person painlessly for reasons of mercy.” Such killing can be done through active means‚ such as administering a lethal injection‚ or by passive means‚ such as withholding medical care or food and water.
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John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17‚ 1942. The day he died is March 10‚ 1994. He was born in Chicago‚ Illinois. When he was very young he was the son of a Danish and Polish parents. Gacy brothers and sister grew up with his father being a dunk and very violent. His father would would hit em with a razor strap. The father would also assualt his mother. Karen gacy sister said that he just learned to be tough about the beatings that his father would give em. He then learned not to cry when his father
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My Journey so far When I started I was very excited but nervous at the same time‚ but I soon settled in. Now I have completed and passed I feel more confident within myself and how I progress further into my career. At the start of the course in September 2010‚ we began to look at assignments at first I felt I was never going to get through this work load‚ however starting the course as taught me to balance my work load with daily life and I feel that I have achieved that. I kept on top of all
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John Wayne Gacy: Serial Killer Violeta Carbajal Investigations CJ 200 Mrs. D Boykin ECPI University John Wayne Gacy: The Killer Clown There are many different types of crime and illegal activities that require the services of law enforcers to investigate. Some cases are easy to solve but many cases require months to even years in order to find the culprit that committed the crime. In cases of serial killers‚ many of those cases take years for investigator to solve due to the amount of data
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