Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition 2012-13 Syllabus/Brandt INTRODUCTION: An AP English course in Literature and Composition engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts‚ students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read‚ students consider a work’s structure‚ style‚ and themes as well as such smaller-scale
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Many believe that humans are the perfect species. Many believe that no other species in the universe can compare to the intellect and emotional stability of humans. Although this is the popular belief for the majority of the public‚ many philosophers say this is not the case. Humans are far from perfect and various authors and journalists‚ directors and philosophers exemplify how humans are flawed daily through their works. Alexandre Dumas and Homer are two particular authors/philosophers that not
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I can’t say I am perfect at what I do‚ which is cheerleading‚ but I do consider them one of my talents and skills. I also have a strong passion for it. I started cheering in the 6th grade‚ and it has been the only sport I have ever done. My first day of cheer‚ I was completely lost at everything and I had the word “flyer” thrown at me‚ which I had no clue of what to do. I was put to do the basic stunts‚ I didn’t really know what I was doing‚ but I slowly learned throughout the first season. Even
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At school we always mention how good or bad our teachers are; but we don’t know how hard they work to try to make us learn and feel good. There are many ways in which you can know if a teacher is good or not. First of all‚ to be a good teacher‚ the person has to earn some qualities‚ but since teachers are also human ‚ you will never see a person with all the qualities. The most important qualities are to be responsible‚ respectful‚ organized‚ creative‚ “harsh” and be a good leader. Being responsible
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Queen Wipp Prabhdip Kaur Fiction Semester Project 3 October 2011 A book tells a story and gives you a visual in your head. Perfect chemistry is a story of a boy in a gang and a girl with a perfect reputation. Their attraction to each other comes as a surprise as though a slap to the face. This was something neither on them wanted but when they explored the attraction since they couldn’t keep away from each other‚ they fell in love. The genre of this story is young adult since the story
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Kasha Haugh Final Draft (Revised) 4-14-10 WR90 Descriptive Essay Perfect Vacation The perfect vacation spot is Hawaii during the Christmas season at the Waikiki Hilton Hotel and Resort. Located on the main island of Hawaii‚ the exquisite monument sits right on the beach surrounded by beautiful golden colored sand. Miles of sandy beach can be seen coiling around the island as gigantic waves come crashing down on to shore. The most breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean
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People have always fantasized about having perfect worlds. Some people want riches‚ others want peace. It seems that people are never capable of agreeing on what the perfect world should include. The realization of most perfect worlds is impossible because of the fact that people can’t agree. Therefore the perfect world would be one in which everyone agreed all the time. In a world where everyone agreed ‚ argument and conflict would be eliminated. The world would become a lot less diverse‚ and
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Perfect Balance Politicians plagiarise. Most of the time‚ this plagiarism is allowed to slide by and never comes to anything besides a few unhappy people and a couple complaints. Recently‚ Montana Senator John Walsh was found to have committed plagiarism and he used three excuses before saying‚ “I made a mistake here and I’m going to move on” (Osnos‚ “Why Politicians Plagiarize”). Politicians tend to plagiarise because the consequences are so inconsequential that they add up to barely more than
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the world will be without people like this to be there so we can call them our heroes. Stories that resemble these heroes can be finding in the news‚ newspapers. All these people are trying to bring change to this world but what if the world was so perfect we didn’t need these people. Who would be meritorious amongst us? Is it that greatness can only be shown if there are others that need a role model or Does the world we live in make it impossible for someone to be a good citizen? If all we knew was
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Book ’The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea’ SUMMARY: Author Sebastian Junger Country United States Language English Subject Andrea Gail‚ 1991 Perfect Storm‚ shipwrecks Genre Creative nonfiction Publisher W. W. Norton & Company Publication date May 17‚ 1997 Media type dvd and cd Pages xii‚ 227 ISBN ISBN 0-393-04016-X OCLC Number 35397863 Dewey Decimal 974.4/5 LC Classification QC945 .J66 1997 The Perfect Storm is a creative nonfiction book written by Sebastian
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