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    Joseph Harris’ essay “Revising” (2006 pg.452-69); serves as a guide in how to correctly revise any writing you have ever completed. Harris designates four points that must be taken under consideration while revising. Before getting to the core of his argument‚ Harris notes that revising is not the same as editing. The essay points out that students are trained too just polish and make their writing sleeker rather than making a difference or significant change to the original. From there Harris brings

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    “Revising‚” Joseph Harris aims to describe revising and demonstrate how students can use revision as a tool to develop a brilliant final draft. However‚ this process isn’t an easy one and‚ as Harris puts it‚ “tends to be hidden from view” (442). Before elaborating‚ though‚ on the importance of revision‚ Harris defines the three parts of a composition‚ drafting‚ revising‚ and editing. These three help grab hold of ideas‚ reconsider and reshape ideas‚ and polish text respectfully. To Harris‚ revision is

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    Leslie Harris has been an advocate for numerous issues‚ now taking on the title President and CEO of Center of Democracy and Technology. She has advocated for many different organizations‚ primarily focusing on different liberties and freedoms. She has obtained a law degree from Georgetown. In addition to being a president and CEO‚ she has opened an advocacy agency‚ worked at a law firm‚ and worked on capitol hill during early advocacy years. Ms. Harris’s policy goals had to do primarily with women’s

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    Barry Harris Trio at Wpu

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    2/11/13 I heard Barry Harris’ trio at William Paterson University yesterday. They mostly played standards from the great american songbook‚ but also played a few Thelonious Monk compositions including ’Round Midnight’ and ’Off Minor’. These songs in particular were played in a very tasteful manner. A lot of piano players often try too hard to be or sound like Thelonious Monk when playing Monk’s songs. As Harold Mabern once said in one of my ensembles at William Paterson (regarding what

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    Harris Seafood Answer the following questions a. Should Harris Seafoods enter the shrimp processing business by building the new plant? Please assume the firm will be unable to use the Industrial Revenue Bond financing mentioned at the end of the case (we will return to this topic in a later case). Yes‚ I think that this company should build a new plant that allows them to grow in the industry‚ even if they are unable to use the Industrial Revenue Bond‚ they will have other financing alternatives

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    “I lost my wife‚” cried Harris again‚ distraught over the indifference of the two men. The two men did not reply‚ shaking their heads at him in vague amusement. Seeing that the two men would not be of any use‚ Harris turned back to the four roads. One of the roads stretched into the forest; it was a worn‚ dirt road and the soil was packed tight by the years of footsteps that have traipsed on it. Another was white and flat‚ similar to the road Harris had just biked on. The last two were rarely used

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    is Jeffery. Jeffery goal was to be with his love‚ but he failed. The second slave is Harris. Harris goal was to be free from being a slave and he succeeded his goal. Both of them had different goals that they wanted to accomplish. Then both of them got something that they have in common . For example‚ both of them are slaves. Both Jeffery and Harris have similarities. One of their similarities of Jeffery and Harris both of them are slaves. Then both of them work on plantation and they are bold even

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    interview I choose to speak to Jaquetta Harris‚ executive director of the leasing department at the Rochester Housing Authority (RHA). Having been employed with RHA for less than one year‚ Mrs. Harris has had to overcome many obstacles accompanied with being new to the organization and also being an African American female leader. Being both African American and a female‚ has in the past caused much heart ache for many aspiring African American women. However‚ Mrs. Harris has had years of experience leading

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    Mark Harris Short Story

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    24 year old Mark Harris‚ not a very troubled young man. His mother died from cancer when he was four‚ and his father‚ Rick Harris‚ raised him and his older sister‚ Amanda Harris‚ until they each turned 18 and moved out. Since his mother’s death‚ he wore a beautiful gold and emerald necklace she said grants good luck to the barer. Today‚ Rick works for a team of undiscovered immigrants who he meets once a week at a dock in Florida to go to an oil rig out on the Atlantic ocean to collect the oil

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    Harris-Moore Crime Spree

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    1. What led Harris-Moore to embark on a crime spree? I don’t believe that there is any singular reason why Harris-Moore entered into a life of criminal activity‚ but rather that there were many contributing factors. Arguably‚ Harris-Moore started engaging in crime without even considering it to be criminal activity. As the article identifies‚ he grew up in a survivalist lifestyle‚ satisfying basic human needs for food and supplies by stealing them from homes and businesses. If he was raised

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