Ashton Ferguson Instructor Alling ENC 1101.76 May 8‚ 2013 My Feelings towards Writing I had always dreaded when it came time in English class‚ to write an essay‚ poem‚ letter etc. I usually just did the bare minimum to pass the class. As a result‚ I don’t feel confident about my writing skills. Now I can say I am excited to take this class to improve my writing skills. Being out of school eight years now I see how important it is to have good writing skills for any job today in our society
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English 101 Grammar Principles Answer why question to test your thesis and see if your thesis is good. “I want to convince/persuade the reader that …..” - You cannot have a pros and cons for thesis Grammar Punctuation - rhetorical fragments‚ short emphatic sentence should not be used in formal writing (ex. Best.Night.Ever. or Bigger and Better) - the comma (most troublesome) can change the entire meaning of a sentence 4 Rules for use of Comma: 1) before words like BUT‚ YET‚ OR ‚ AND
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bizarre celestial event was seen and recorded by Porjai Jaturongkhakun‚ whose dashboard camera recorded the scene as he was driving to work. "It was the middle of a blue sky day and there was a quick‚ bright light coming down‚” the satellite engineer told AFP. “I usually see shooting stars at night but I have never seen one in the day before.” Although many are still unsure about what was witnessed‚ there is speculation that the fireball may have been a meteor or even a burning balloon‚ according to
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Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence Video As I was looking through many sites to find a video that would fit this Declaration of Independence thinglink‚ I approached one that actually inspired and told me something about what it was. This video put everything you needed to know about the Declaration of Independence into one song. I also choose this image because I thought it was pretty cool and had pictures to represent what the singers were trying to say if in case you
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Stecy Mbemba Preamble: I‚ Stecy Mbemba‚ declare my independence from technology for all concerened persons to read. Technology should be a source to make like easier for me‚ instead it is destroying my life. I’m afraid of ruining my life because of the “little” mistakes I make now. Philosophical Foundation: My addiction to technology has caused me to miss out on wonderful oppertunitites‚ and will have an impact on my future. In
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The Angel of Independence‚ most commonly known as "El Ángel" and officially known as "Columna de la Independencia"‚ is a victory column located on a roundabout over Paseo de la Reforma in downtown of Mexico City. It was built to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of Mexico’s War of Independence‚ celebrated in 1910. After several years it was transformed into a mausoleum for the most important heroes of that war. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Mexico City. It is quite similar
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British government has breeched its social contract and the consent of the colonies to be governed by Britain may be withdrawn. Once colonial consent to be governed by the British is withdrawn‚ that government can be replaced. The Declaration of Independence acknowledges‚ however‚ that a government should not be replaced "for light and transient causes." As such‚ the Declaration proceeds with a list wrongs which act as evidence of Britain’s breech of contract with the colonies and their justification
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Should Scotland be Independent? There has been a wave of nationalistic fever sweeping the country ever since the SNP came to power in 2007. Independence is on their agenda and now there is a referendum set for 2014. But why should we go independent? After all‚ we have been married to England for over 300 years and our country is ‘too poor’ and ‘too wee’ to square up to the economic giants in the global market today and what would happen if the our banks were to self-destruct again
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Waging War for Independence (1764 – 1783) Stephanie Maharaj History 1301 Antrece Baggett October 12‚ 2012 The thirteen colonies moved from peaceful resistance to outright war against the British government’s “reform” programs of new taxes and regulations during the period of (1764-1783). These new programs had a significant impact on the people of the colonies‚ and caused a great uproar. Protests broke out‚ and eventually the American Revolution came into the picture. I will explain some
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Celebration was founded in 1994 on Disney-owned land that had previously been undeveloped (and used for relocating alligators which had been caught near Disney guest areas). Celebration was de-annexed from the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Coincidentally‚ the original 1967 borders of the City of Reedy Creek covered much of the land that is now Celebration‚ before the borders of Reedy Creek were moved northeast in 1969 and the town was shortly thereafter renamed to the City of Lake Buena Vista
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