I recently received your email regarding how can an essay be included in The Best American Essay 2017 edition. Before I spell out my standpoint‚ I want you to think about what makes a story‚ an essay persuasive and impactful. I believe all of us have heard of the Disney movie Moana. I’m not here to say how bad the movie is but to reveal my true feeling toward the movie. It was a 3-day weekend or someday in my senior year of high school that I was able to persuade my mother to let me go to Irvine
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Chazel Becerra Mrs. Cavaness LA 2 Honors 6 January 2014 Jumping Over "Do not go where the path may lead‚ go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"-Ralph Waldo Emerson. In Melanie Dickerson’s‚ The Captive Maiden the Cinderella story is retold but with dramatic twists. Gisela (the Protagonist) is a young woman at the age seventeen who has lost it all -family‚ friends‚ and hope. On a day out in town she meets a childhood acquaintance‚ the young duke Valten‚ with the re-acquaintance
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The Voyage of the Frog By Gary Paulsen “A learning time. Another thought from the night before‚ one that must have come while he was sleeping. He had to know more or he wouldn’t make it. He should try to learn each day. It was like Owen had said – he wanted to know everything. David felt that now‚ felt that he had to know things‚ know all things‚ but there wasn’t a way to learn on the boat‚ not a way to study and gain knowledge. There were no books‚ no radio. Just me‚ he thought
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SIMILARITIES AND DISSIMILARITIES BETWEEN FROGS AND TOADS. Most people find it very difficult to differentiate between a frog and a toad. They often mix them up. Their physical features are very much alike. The physical distinctions‚ however‚ can easily get blurred because sometimes the features appear mixed or less obvious‚ and certain species even legitimately fall into both categories. Although frogs and toads seem similar in appearance‚ they are very different on the basis of origin
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It is apparent that Hop-Frog or The Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs is a text that exemplifies the goal of Southern Gothic Literature to create confusion between good and evil. Edgar Allan Poe’s short story depicts Hop-Frog’s intentions to exact revenge upon the king. Hop-Frog treatment at the hand of the king is anything but enjoyable. The king begins by forcibly carrying Hop-Frog and his friend Tripetta from their villages. Within the palace‚ they are both subject to constant abuse from the king and
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Bungee Jumping off the Moral High-ground: The Ethics of Espionage in the Modern Age is written by Tony Pfaff. In this chapter‚ Tony Pfaff discusses the ethical standings in the intelligence professions. The main fundamental belief in both the intelligence and military fields is: no lying‚ cheating‚ stealing‚ or tolerating those who do. After the terrorist attack in September 11‚ the effectiveness and the ethics of the intelligence profession were questioned and reassessed. It all comes down to the
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Circulatory System of Frogs vs. Circulatory System of Humans The circulatory system of a human compared to that of a frog is different due to the number of chambers each contains. A frog’s heart has three chambers (two atria‚ and a single ventricle)‚ whereas a human’s has four (two atria‚ and two ventricles). The atrium of a frog receives deoxygenated blood from the blood vessels that drain the various organs of the body. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and skin. Both
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Chemical and Environmental Effects on the Heart Introduction The heart is the centerpiece of the circulatory system‚ its muscular contractions allow for the timely delivery of essential gases and nutrients to virtually all cells of the body. The pressure created by the heart also plays a vital role in eliminating wastes through organs such as the kidney‚ thus the heart delivers and helps maintain nutrient and waste composition throughout the body. The heart‚ like all muscle cells‚ releases ionic
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Charles Darwin’s idea of evolution can be applied to this nursery rhyme. The nursery rhyme‚ Five Little Speckled Frogs‚ continues to repeat itself‚ however‚ each time there is one less frog. It can be said that the five little frogs represent their species‚ amphibians or frogs‚ whichever. They are described as speckled‚ as is the log‚ showing that the frogs are blending in when sitting on the log. They are content and satisfied on the log until one decides to jump off into a cool pool. It no longer
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Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Frogs & Human Subjects (1‚ 2‚ 5-8‚ 10-12‚ 14-16) 1. There is a greatr concentration of Na+ f ; there is a greater concentration of K+ e . When the stimulus is delivered‚ the ermeability of the membrane at that point is changed; and c ‚ initiating the depolarization of the membrane. Almost as soon as the depolarization wave has begun‚ a repolarization wave follows it across the membrane. This occurs as b . Repolarization restores the h of the resting cell membrane
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