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    Before Douglass knew anything about reading and writing‚ everyone regarded him as a slave‚ as well as himself. But when he started to contact to alphabet‚ he knew how wretched his condition is and the seed of running away and no longer being a slave began to sprout. It’s the first time for him to realize the importance of freedom. After that‚ he continued to find a proper and safe chance to escape‚ in the same time of learning how to read and write‚ which may help him in a necessary occasion. That’s

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    difficult to obtain. It should not matter where you live‚ what your roots are‚ or what kind of person you are yourself. In “School‚” “Best in Class‚” and “Superman and Me‚” the authors take on very different‚ and specific views on their ideas in each essay. Through Kyoko Moris’ use of personal experiences‚ Margaret Talbot’s use of pathos‚ and Sherman Alexie’s use of parallel structure and personal experience‚ all of these essays get their information out to the readers in a great way. Mori’s personal

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    air-conditioning and to do some reading. I grabbed an arbitrary book which had probably sat on my shelf during the whole summer. On the cover‚ it read "Voices and Values: A Reader for Writers by Janet M.Goldstein and Beth Johnson". On the inside‚ a few carelessly folded pages indicated that the book had ever been used. This book‚ a collection of effective essays‚ was a requirement for one of my classes. It theoretically served as a key to succeed both in reading and writing‚ but I had only read ten essays

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    In Sherman Alexie’s “This is what it means to say Phoenix‚ Arizona” a man named Victor finds out that his father has passed away. Being next of kin‚ Victor is responsible for gathering his father’s assets together‚ which requires him to make an out of town trip. In order to accomplish this Victor needs help. This help comes from the town outcast‚ Thomas Builds-the Fire. Victor and Thomas were childhood best friends but as they grew older‚ Victor turned his back on the one that always looked out

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    more: novels‚ books‚ and poems. Reading becomes important as you grow as a student K-12. Yet‚ reading may become boring after becoming a man‚ makes me wish I read more growing up. Growing up I remember my mom reading massive chapter books in short periods of time. On the weekends my mom would take me to the library‚ and make me pick out a book that looks interesting‚ Then by the end of the week I needed a summary to write on this book. Reading wasn’t a big thing for me when I was little. My wonderful

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    Rhetorical knowledge‚ critical thinking‚ reading and writing; writing processes; and knowledge of conventions are key components to know when writing a paper whether it be for work‚ school‚ to a family member or a friend. A strength of mine in rhetorical knowledge is that when I read a paper or a book to a audience I project my voice so that I can be heard clearly‚ not so loud that its annoying and bashing my audience’s ears but where they can hear me and not having to say “ could you repeat that

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    Waiting For Superman

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    school has been a problem for a long time. Presidents after presidents have promised change in the education system and have signed documents in hopes it would make a difference‚ but there has been very minimal change. In the documentary “Waiting for Superman‚” David Guggenheim stresses the importance of improvement of the current education system. He presents the issue by using the three appeals‚ the organization of the film‚ and cinematic techniques. With all of this‚ Guggenheim was able to create a

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    gingerbread man‚ and now finally is the person who made me want to read all day every day‚ the person who doesn’t want to put a book down‚ I wanted to be just like Miss.King ‚ but sports‚ homework‚ school‚ and much more so right now I and a 5 because reading takes time and I don’t have all the time in the world to read‚ other thing come first. Now let me tell you about me reading history. My parents were a big part of my influence on my reading today. Starting with my mom‚ she was the person who started

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    Gilgamesh and Superman

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    Gilgamesh is a hero on a quest for eternal life. Think of a modern-day hero- from the movies‚ television‚ or fiction - who also journeys in search of a goal. I chose Superman. Ok well‚ I have to write an essay comparing and contrasting Gilgamesh to Superman. I have to consider such factors as the nature of the goal‚ the difficulties that that must be overcome‚ the help‚ if any‚ that the hero receives‚ and the hero’s ultimate success or failure. This is an outline of my essay: Introduction‚ nature

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    Richard Sherman

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    press. Erin Andrews‚ a reporter for ESPN‚ managed to lasso the game’s hero Richard Sherman in hopes of a thorough break down of the prior play in which All-Pro cornerback‚ Sherman‚ athletically deflected a pass meant for 49ers reciever Michael Crabtree‚ resulting in an easy interception by the Seahawks. “I’m the best corner in the game!”‚ screamed Sherman. “Don’t you EVER talk about me!” Per Anderews request‚ Sherman made it clear that he was talking about the ‘sorry’ receiver‚ Crabtree. This rant

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