1999 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Question 2 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts one-third of the total essay section score.) The passage below (on this page and on the following page) is from the opening of an essay‚ "On Seeing England for the First Time‚" by Jamaica Kincaid. Kincaid grew up on the Caribbean island of Antigua before it became independent from England in 1981. Read the entire passage carefully. Then write an essay analyzing the rhetorical strategies Kincaid employs to convey
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Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin is a movie set in the 1930s‚ during the Great Depression era. The movie starred Charlie Chaplin as the famous Little Tramp and his life’s journey during this era. From factory worker under proletarian control to convict to entertainer at a restaurant‚ Chaplin had depicted the life of millions of people during the Great Depression as he struggles with overwhelming obstacles. With the help of costar Paulette Goddard as the Gamin‚ they ultimately proved the hardship
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students dropped out because of the financial pressure. I was taken by surprise when entering college by the additional cost of materials and other living expenses‚ and also wasn’t prepared for the financial obligation that college included. In high school‚ students are given material and are not forced to pay out of pocket for educational material. I was taken by surprise when entering college on how expensive school materials were.In high school teachers in the beginning of school passed out
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Then I went to School. The narrator‚ a young child who attended a “white” school‚ faced obstacles like bullying and discrimination
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I have a strong thesis for my paper and I have started to make connections from that and it is coming along very well. I love the fact at this was more of a free essay in the way that I got to pick what I feel like is a controversial issue and it wasn’t such a strict and guided essay. I do need more unbiased sources because most sources have a side on the issue of pornography being a free speech issue or not. I also like how we can’t be bias towards one side‚ he have to just state the facts and not
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On day‚ when I was ten years old I got up for school in the morning but unfortunately I got up late. When I went to where the bus should be stop I considered that I missed the bus. I remembered that there is a bus going late to school but it is in a far area from the place I live. So‚ I ran to that area hoping that the bus hadn’t left yet. I ran to there with lots of ideas of the punishment that my father would give me if he knew. I reached where the bus should be stop but I hadn’t seen it. From
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Random personal narrative When I was 6 years old .I needed a few stitches. I went outside which I normally didn’t do. Except that day was a rare occasion. I saw my onyx colored dog outside wagging her tail happily. I loved my dog‚ shadow. The sun was setting so she was now fading into my backyard. So all I saw was a few flashes that were her eyes. I pet her when I got outside. She licked my hand happily. She ran around our small backyard with extreme speed .I watched her‚ amused. I ran after her
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I Believe Speech Eric Dworman I believe technology has made the world a better‚ but some of the effects have resulted in several consequences. People have a longer life span‚ but we are wasting more time doing useless things like watching television. There are many pros of technology. Technology helped us invent cars‚ Televisions‚ air conditioners‚ etc. One really valuable asset is our dear computers. Without technology‚ we wouldn’t have been able to have these things‚ but some cons of
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In Jamaica Kincaid’s article “On seeing England for the First Time”‚ she demonstrates the how her opinion‚ filled with bitterness and hate for England‚ was shaped by an oppressive and influential culture. Although she expresses a hint of reverence towards England early on in her essay‚ she consistently shows signs of bitterness and resentment towards England throughout the article using parallelism‚ a sarcastic tone‚ and strong diction. Even in instances where she tries to make England sound appealing
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The day I got my first deer I was 10 years old and It was Sunday at 5:00 AM in the morning. I woke up and went and hopped in the shower then I got done and walked out into my room and put my clothes on but‚ not just any ordinary clothes these clothes were washed in “no scent” which says what it does. it is a company that makes a liquid and that liquid can be sprayed used a laundry detergent or anything. Then I went into the living room where my dad was; and he had already completed these
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