one year now as well as English 111 for one semester‚ and for that time being I have grown and learned so much more than I could have imagined. It was a rough road coming into college not really know a lot about english‚ especially with having a pretty elementary writing style. It was during my “Biographies of Things” research paper‚ I learned to do powerful research as well as open-minded voice‚ but I still need work on the structure and transitions in my papers. English 111 has taught me many things
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In his letter from a Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr. employs many rhetorical techniques in order to persuade his audience to understand his ideologies. MLK uses diction and pathos‚ as well as allusions to solidify his arguments throughout the letter. Martin Luther King Jr. makes careful choices in his diction which strengthen his arguments. He makes an effort to not offend or criticize his readers. He begins the letter with‚ "My Dear Fellow Clergymen." (p261‚ ¶1) This not only establishes
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Reading Schedule English 2301 Unit 1: Old English Literature Week 1 (August 26th) Class 1: Introductions and Syllabus Class 2: Selections from Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Blackboard). “Introduction” to Old English Literature pp. 1-7‚ 19-21. “The Dream of the Rood” pp.24-26 Week 2 (September 2) Class 1: Beowulf pp. 26-41 (MW class: stay on schedule. We will discuss both readings Wed.) Class 2: Beowulf pp. 41-58 Week 3 (September 9) Class 1: Beowulf pp. 58-77 Class 2:
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As I began English 111 this summer I thought I was a good writer unfortunately. I was not skilled in writing like I expected. As I progressed in in this course it has become evident to me I lacked the proper structure when formulating an essay. I essentially saw that I was going to need a lot of improvement when devising a good thesis statement and fixing grammatic errors. I also had to refrain from using sentence fragments to improve the flow of my writing. Despite‚ all the obstacles‚ I have developed
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Career Goals Heather Ford English 111 Professor Becca Agee October 20‚ 2014 Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person has to make in their life. It is so important because that is what we will have to do to support ourselves throughout life. Imagine being stuck in a dead end job and having to go to work every morning and dreading it. Life is too short to work 35 years and be unhappy with it. If a person likes their job‚ then it is not work‚ because finding satisfaction
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The Official English Question page: 88-90 James Crawford‚ in his article “The Official English Question‚” evaluates whether it is proper to declare English as America’s official language. Historically‚ there has not been much success in trying to declare English as the official language. In 1923‚ there was a bill designating the national language to be “American‚” designed to offend the British Empire but the bill was never passed. In 1780‚ John Adams faced opposition when he tried to set
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In high school‚ during my senior year‚ I took the Advanced Placement class‚ English Language and Composition. During the course of this class‚ and when we would write essays‚ we took time to go over the appropriate punctuation needed for these essays and how to accurately place the certain punctuation marks. In my General Studies Writing class at Bowling Green‚ we did not take part in learning any punctuation. We also did not review any form of this. I actually find it slightly strange that we did
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Kaleigh Loehmer English 111 January 26‚ 2012 Un Nuevo Mundo As I placed the car into park‚ turned the key off and stepped into the crisp cold winter air‚ I begin to feel my pulse raise. With each step we took drawing us closer to the door‚ I felt my heart beating faster. With a quick turn of the ice cold door knob‚ I found myself standing in a whole new world. The food‚ the music‚ the faces‚ the language‚ everything was different than what I knew. For the first time in my life I was the
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RDC Paper #1 Eng. 111 Ivy Tech State College Wednesday Sept. 4‚ 2013 Addiction is a worldwide epidemic. Many people in all parts of the world have addictions. Whether it be gambling‚ exercise‚ illicit drugs‚ shopping‚ or sugar. Studies show that nearly 80% of people have some sort of an addiction. I have always found addiction and addictive behavior to be very interesting. Some addicts are believed to have been born with an addictive personality. People born with addictive personalities are
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Luther King‚ Jr. was involved in the peaceful protests and demonstrations; he even goes into great detail in his Letter from Birmingham Jail. But why did he write this letter? He wrote this letter for purposes of the utmost importance. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail because he needed to keep fighting for the cause‚ was hugely saddened by the inaction and response of white religious leaders‚ and to put all the misunderstandings to rest. First of all‚ King needed a way to
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