Controversial Speech- Eliza Froemel Should Sex Ed be taught in school? Intro: I remember when I was in 5th grade in Hayward Intermediate School in Mrs. Helander’s class. We learned songs that helped us remember The Preamble of the Constitution‚ and songs that helped us remember that before a bill became affective it was sent to Capitol Hill to be approved or vetoed. I also remember when we watched a video that had a singing sperm‚ and a singing egg. I thought it was the funniest thing that was
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Angelica Galvan Professor Frost Composition I September 10‚ 2014 Don’t read this without thinking The expectations that students just out of high school have to meet in college are different than what they are used to. In “An Open Letter to Ninth Graders‚” Patrick Sullivan establishes his opinion on the most important college-readiness skills– reading‚ writing‚ thinking‚ listening‚ grit and attitude. Sullivan’s knowledge about the needs of college freshmen comes from his experience as an English
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Your letter written to a friend for his comfort‚ beloved‚ was lately brought to me by chance. Seeing at once from the title that it was yours‚ I began the more ardently to read it in that the writer was so dear to me‚ that I might at least be refreshed by his words as by a picture of him whose presence I have lost. Almost every line of that letter‚ I remember‚ was filled with gall and wormwood‚ to wit those that related the miserable story of our conversion‚ and your unceasing crosses‚ my all.
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Book is the Best Friend I’ve always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library‚ says Jorge Luis Borges. “A true friend is your 2nd self”. This is my personal experience that‚ like human friends‚ books are our best companions. When I read a book‚ I feel like talking to my best friend. Every book I read moulds my strengths and shapes my personality. Book gives us education‚ knowledge and pleasure. Importance of reading books beggars description. Book is our great advisor because when we face
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In his letter‚ King attempts to persuade the men to look past their current prejudices and perform their expected duties as Christians. He also aims to defend his nonviolent methods of protest through a collage of brilliant rhetorical tactics that he fabricates in his own mind. King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” is exceptionally effective at convincing the audience of the immorality of segregating
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My best friend Both by myself and many other friends‚ But she‚ her own affections’ counselor Is to herself- I will not say how true But to herself so secret‚ so close So far from sounding discovery‚ As is the bud bit with an envious worm‚ She can spread her sweet leaves to the air‚ Or dedicate her beauty to the Sun. William Shakespeare This is she‚ she and again she. The one who is the golden window of the east‚ the ballet-dancer in the dark‚ Yes‚ she… The door opened slowly and calmly
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Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.: A Master of Peaceful Protests and Persuasive Rhetoric To fully understand Dr. King ’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” you must understand what times were like when King wrote his letter‚ who Dr. King was‚ and the criticism that Dr. King faced. The 1950 ’s and 1960 ’s were turbulent times for African Americans as they fought for equal rights as Americans. Jim Crow laws in the South dictated where blacks could sit in a restaurant or on a bus‚ they excluded blacks from
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Rhetorical Analysis of Letter from Birmingham Jail In the spring 1963‚ Martin Luther King was jailed due to his non-violent demonstrations against racial segregation at Birmingham. Eight of Alabama’s top white religious leaders criticized his action as “unwise and untimely‚” and called him an “outsider.” Martin Luther King responded with his own article‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” He explained his reasons in Birmingham‚ and necessities of taking nonviolent direct action in Birmingham. He also
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Ana Giorlando Feb. 4‚ 2013 Pithy Persuasiveness in a Letter Abroad President George Bush’s letter to President Saddam Hussein is a convincing segment intended to persuade Hussein to remove his forces from Kuwait before conflict ensues. Some critical readers believe that Bush does not provide a rational argument‚ but this paper is taking the standpoint that Bush not only is rational‚ but cogent. President George Bush is able to effectively convey his forceful
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My Friend Luke From this short story‚ My Friend Luke‚ the major theme of it is identity crisis. According to Erikson‚ an identity crisis is a time of intensive analysis and exploration of different ways of looking at oneself (“Psychology”‚ n.d). Luke was a kind and patient person off the bus. According to Sorrentino (n.d)‚ states that “In order not to inconvenience anyone‚ he always walk sideways”. This tells us that Luke is an unique and also a kind person where in every behavior of him‚ his priority
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