English III Oct 28‚ 2013 During the course of American history‚ immigrants have come in from all around the world. In “Mother Tongue”‚ Amy Tan describes her mother’s experience as well as her own experiences with the English language. Amy Tan tries to give a more positive view of people who immigrate to this country and shine a light on those who try to take advantage of these immigrants. In her essay she appeals to pathos‚ applies subjective diction‚ and uses several anecdotes in order to
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often used ways to structure an argument is the Rogerian and Toulmin argument style. The Rogerian is an understand and acknowledge the audience type of argument‚ whereas the Toulmin is more of an evidence to support the facts of what is being argued type of argument. Toulmin is a better more effective structure when writing an argumentative essay. In a Rogerian argument‚ the opposition is an important key role. In order to properly use the Rogerian argument you must genuinely consider the opposite
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Standardized Testing: Educational Researchers vs. The Government People from all walks of life have taken standardized tests. According to many people‚ these tests help place students in the correct educational environments and test them on basic skills necessary for higher education but some view standardized tests as a more serious subject. Students‚ teachers‚ parents‚ government and school board officials‚ and many more groups of people can debate back and forth all they want about standardized
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The controversy of whether the Elgin or Parthenon Marbles should be kept in Britain‚ or returned to Greece‚ has been a frenzied dispute since the early 1800’s. Lord Elgin originally took possession of the Marbles to either salvage them from being further destroyed‚ or he bought them and re-sold them to the British Museum. Whether Lord Elgin‚ ambassador to the then ruling Ottoman empire‚ had the authority to handle the Marbles presents great confusion‚ “[a]s to whether Elgin had legal authority to
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Samantha Clanton Instructor Jade Bittle ENG 112-452 23 March 2013 No Child Left Behind? Or all Children Left Behind? Standardized Testing has been a part of education since the mid-1800s. In 2002 the No Child Left behind Act was put into place‚ which requires all 50 states to have mandated annual testing. The use of standardized testing in a school can have harsh effects if the scores are too low. It could lead to students being held back‚ teachers being fired‚ or if it becomes a big issue
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High School to NBA: Good or Bad? Mel Plantenga College Composition P.4/5 March 6‚ 2013 Some of the greatest stars in the NBA were drafted straight out of high school. Lebron James‚ Kobe Bryant‚ and Dwight Howard are just a few examples. Even though‚ as of 2006‚ the NBA eligibility rule states that a player entering the NBA draft must be at least nineteen years old and a year removed from high school‚ it is still a huge debate in the sports world of whether or not this rule is the right choice
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Govt-2306-316 Review Paper 3 Taxation System in Texas Ad Valorem property tax is defined by Texas Politics Today as “a tax assessed according to value‚ such as the tax on real property and personal property”. The textbook further adds “most local government in Texas primarily tax real property”. Encyclopedia Britannica of Economic provides another view of Ad Valorem tax‚ as it is defined as “any tax imposed on the basis of the monetary value of the taxed item‚ physical units such as gallons‚ pounds
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12th June‚ 2013 Does the high level of Carbon Dioxide (C02) possibly harm the Earth’s planetary biosphere‚ or has it already done so; in fact‚ many worldwide scientists have protested that the Earth is at its ‘tipping point’ but no efforts have been adapted to save the biosphere? A support of this controversial topic; congressional meeting and testimony‚ is from one of the top U.S. climate scientists‚ James Hansen to Former Vice President Al Gore‚ with an emphasis on the cause of C02. Beyond
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Introduction A testament to the United States’ unprecedented prosperity in the Roaring Twenties‚ jazz’s growing popularity sparked a grave controversy‚ with many viewing the appeal of jazz as either an annoyance or a threat. Should the testament to the United States’ prosperity in the Roaring Twenties about jazz’s growing popularity be viewed as an annoyance or threat? Jazz’s growing popularity in the United States in a time known as the Roaring Twenties‚ was a dramatic turning point in the American
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Rogerian essay As each generation passes and new discoveries are being made‚ some inventions or ideas are being redefined. [← Consider adding the term “and” in between “passes” and “new”. This would complete the introductory phrase “As each generation passes and new discoveries are being made”.] Our lives have always been better than the ones of our ancestors and most of the time we learned to not make the same mistakes or to follow the same ideas that are no longer valid in today’s day and age
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