Emily Long Mrs. Ward English 11AS August 26‚ 2014 11 AS Summer Reading Project Thank You For Arguing: What Aristotle‚ Lincoln‚ and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion is a title written by the not-so-famous‚ (but extremely well-versed) Jay Heinrichs. Although the title is indeed a mouthful‚ it serves its purpose in drawing the reader in. Also; the extremely long title is a little hint of what Heinrichs entails in his book‚ an endless supply of information on how to correctly and
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In late January of 2007 I posted an article titled "Stop What you are Doing and Read: Marijuana Will Kill You." This article can be found at Associated Content here‚ http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/138005/stop_what_you_are_doing_and_read_marijuana.html?cat=60. Since I published my piece on the dangers of Marijuana I have had well over 2‚000 individuals read the article. I can imagine many of these people do not smoke the dangerous drug known as Marijuana‚ but many do. I know this from the
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As a college student‚ you can either be a creator or a victim. When you’re facing difficulties in life‚ which are you? Uncontrollable situations are bound to happen from time to time. Will you become the victim and blame everyone but yourself? Or will you be a creator and find a solution to be successful no matter what? Donna Zajonc (2011) stated that “the fundamental difference between the victim mindset and the creator/innovator mindset is where they place their attention.” When people keep doing
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could become more and more independent. There were significant shifts in social attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through the 70’s. The sexual drive increased majorly and the amount of women that had sex before marriage also sky rocketed. In Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ Connie wants sexual attention from men‚ and that hurts her self-confidence and puts a real strain on her self-esteem. The theme of this story is that younger
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2014 Mackinder Rhetorical Analysis “Do you know what you are getting yourself into?”(L.5) Stated by Matt Theissen‚ the author of the song‚ “Getting Into You‚” and also lead vocalist of the Christian rock band‚ Relient K. Relient K was formed in 1998 in Canton‚ Ohio. “Getting Into You” was published on March 11‚ 2003. ((www.wikipedia.org). Relient_K) The purpose of this rhetorical analysis is to present the meaning behind the argument of “Getting Into You‚” by Relient K. If we examine the text including
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Short Stories Thank you M’am by Langston Hughes Form C: Characterization Examples From The Text Thank you M’am Roger Direct Characterization in the text 1. He is a male 2. He looks frail 3. He is willow-wild Indirect Characterization in the text 1. (“I’m very sorry ‚ lady I’m sorry” )He got scared when the lady grabbed him 2. (“ I am going to wash your face “)He looks dirty in the face 3. (“He wanted to say something else other than “Thank You M’am”) He wanted to
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iii Emily Bronte‚ Wuthering Heights‚ second edition (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2003)‚ p. 276. All further references to this text will be from this edition. iv ‘paltry‚ a.’ Oxford English Dictionary‚ second edition‚ edited by J.A. Simpson and E. S. C. Weiner (Oxford: Clarendon Press‚ 1989)‚ p vi ‘Review of Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey from the Athenaeum‚ 25 December 1847’ in The Brontes: A Life in Letters‚ by Juliet Barker (New York: The Overlook Press‚ 2002)‚ pp vii Charlotte Bronte‚ Jane
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in
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going to fire back on them. You know what’s that called? IT’S CALLED KARMA! I see all of you bees out there! Pollinating. Going from flower to flower taking and spreading that pollen. Then you go back to the beehive buzz and dance about each other. Starting from the embryo‚ the drones and then the Queen. Most of all y’all not the only ones that are spreading the pollen! There is also those sweet‚ beautiful and kind flowers…..THAT CAN STAB YOU IN THE BACK ANY MINUTE! OH YES! You see them everywhere sitting
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Stand by if you are not a citizen. Key Quote: “If we look to the laws‚ they afford equal justice to all in their private differences; if to social standing‚ advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity‚ class considerations not being allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way‚ if a man is able to serve the state‚ he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition.” (p. 58) Context: Pericles‚ a well-known political Athenian statesman‚ delivers a speech at
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