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    Natalia Rivera Matthew Rivas Ap Language Mrs. Conferti February 5 2016 Rhetorical Analysis Essay Sarah Vowell in an excerpt from a radio essay read on air entitled‚ “Shooting Dad” (1997) comically yet decisively reveals that although she and her father are extremely different‚ they are still family and actually share some similarities. Throughout the essay‚ she uses different forms of literary devices like juxtaposition‚ flashback‚ and description to explain the differences and similarities

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    Jenna Spica-Cruz Mr. Doby Modern Lit 10/27/14 The Elephant Man Write a character analysis of John Merrick. Don’t worry about his obvious physical deformities; instead‚ focus on items such as his character‚ his self-esteem‚ his beliefs and if identity. Besides all of John Merricks physical deformities he had a very unique character. He wasn’t like how most people would be if they had to go thru the same things he went thru or even just looking like him. When you first meet John Merrick

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    The Blind Men and The Elephant Task 1. The poem “the blind men and the elephant” teaches us that there are different approaches in psychology. Each blind man creates his own version of reality from that limited experience and perspective. So even though the men are all touching the same elephant‚ they are only experiencing a certain part of the elephant not as a whole and as a result they’re all left with different descriptions because they are only approaching the elephant from one perspective

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    Silvana Yacoub Dr. Kenefick ENC-1102-69734 June 4‚ 2015 Hills like White Elephants Although “Hills like White Elephants” is primarily a conversation between the American man and his girlfriend‚ neither of the speakers truly communicates with the other. Both talk‚ but neither listens or understands the other’s point of view. The American man wants to convince his girlfriend to have the operation‚ which‚ although never mentioned by name‚ is understood to be an abortion. The girl at one point

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    Name Professor Date Damage Due to Firearms: How Guns Disassociated Sarah Vowell From Her Father In the essay “Shooting Dad” by Sarah Vowell‚ we see how guns affected the relationship between Vowell and her father. From her childhood to her adult years‚ she was never a particular fan of guns; since her father was a gunsmith‚ they never had much in common. Even though guns were not the only thing they disagreed on‚ it caused a huge disconnection between them because it is something they were both

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    relationship growing up and how he always looked up to his father for being big and strong. Manning use to love losing to his father in arm wrestling matches but as he got older and stronger and his father got weaker‚ he realized he had a lot more power now. “I might have preferred him to be always the stronger‚ the one who carries me. But this is impossible now; our roles have begun to switch.” Manning realizes that even though they only ever had a physical communication and love‚ they actually had

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    on Sunday they went to the zoo but it took 1 hour in the ramshackle car. Outside the zoo they saw a man on his motorbike it was mikes dads friend. Finaly they got to the zoo and they saw some birds also mike spotide out the lion. His dad saw an elephant with huge ears however it had very long tusks. After they went to the zoo they went to subway for lunch. For a treat they went to asda meanwhile mike chose a football and his dad got it for him gbjsdbhdjfsohjdsodsffffffff gjkrgjkrog

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    These are just a few examples of tragic mass shootings that have plagued the United States in recent years. But Why? Is it because the gun Laws in this country are too lax? And Guns are just too accessible? I say No‚ there is greater issue at hand than America’s gun laws thus‚ any amount gun control legislation will not stop the gun violence and we must vote against it. Too often gun control proposed as thee solution to stop all the tragic mass shootings. I disagree‚ infringing on the right of Americans

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    Summary of Sandy Hook Shooting In the article “Sandy Hook Shooting: The Speculation About Adam Lanza Must Stop” Judith Warner suggests that we should gun control and discussion a good way to avoid such shooting things happened again. Warner says that‚ there are many things we think we know about Adam Lanza‚ and there are many information about his mental health we got from his friends. Many people think we should care about kid’s mental health which is more important than gun control. However

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    Kaeprnick says he sat down during the national anthem because of the racism acts happening against the black community‚ as shown with all the recent cop shootings. I am not saying that some cops will not target blacks‚ nevertheless there are numerous respectful ways in which an individual could take a stand without causing countless other problems. No one should disrespect their country‚ no matter the reason. Accordingly‚ it does not help when groups of individuals run around destroying cities by

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