264 BC a war called “the first Punic war” would begin between two great empires Rome located in Italy and Carthage located in Africa. The first Punic War would start when Rome started their takeover of Europe. In result of this Carthage fought Rome to keep them away from their homeland. Carthage had many generals but one main general who was a military geniuses his name was Hamilcar Barca. However in 241 BC Carthage leaders would surrender to Rome putting an end to the first Punic War. After the war
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by Henry David Thoreau has much to do with Thoreau’s own experiences than a general perception of people as a whole. Thoreau‚ a stellar student from Harvard believed one key idea: change begins with the individual. With this belief Thoreau in 1846 spoke out against the Mexican American War and slavery. His response resulted in the deliberate obliviousness to his taxes. In July of 1846 Thoreau was arrested for not paying his taxes and spent a night in Jail. During this time Thoreau wrote about the
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Paragraphs 1. Are paragraphs really necessary? Task 1 Read through the following un-paragraphed text entitled ’Coping with examination stress’ in Macqueen‚ C (1998) Getting Ahead in Tertiary Study: A Practical Guide for Business‚ Social Science and Arts Students Sydney: UNSW Press p.4 Examination stress is most effectively managed through good preparation. If you allocate your preparation time so that you also maintain a healthy lifestyle‚ then your stress levels should be minimal. Remember
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The way to every man’s heart is through his stomach Ever since I was 13 years old‚ I have always wanted to be a chef. I have loved food with a passion‚ not just food but also cooking it. My mother would teach me the basics when i was young and I used to love to help her. She would tell me neat little tricks and I would listen very intently. For years‚ my mother and I would serve dinner to our whole family and as the years progressed i got better and better at cooking. My love also grew much
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style. The lyrics aren’t really sung so much as screamed. It doesn’t matter what your preference is‚ each different style of rock music is unique on its own. ~© 2005 Kristian Anderson~ Daters Beware Men can be categorized by the way they treat women while dating into three groups: a social addict‚ a content lover‚ or a keeper. The first type‚ a social addict‚ is the type of man who is constantly late and everything is on his time. Social addicts are particularly self absorbed. For your birthday this
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Paragraph Development Melano‚ Ivonne L. 1MT-P Dr. Arlo R. Mortos Description The most common Chinese food I enjoy most making and devouring is the dumpling. A dumpling’s texture is smooth and soft just like a baby’s skin. As I slice a dumpling‚ I can see its mouth-watering juice coming out from the filling and I can smell its meaty aroma twelve inches away from the plate. As soon as I munch on it‚ I can taste the pork‚ vegetable and seasonings all mixed perfectly! Eating dumplings
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Write a 150- to 200-word paragraph to explain the importance of purpose‚ audience‚ tone‚ and content in academic writing. Use the three components of a good paragraph covered in this week’s readings. Underline your topic sentence. Boldface your concluding sentence in the paragraph. Use complete sentences‚ correct subject-verb agreement‚ and consistent verb tense in your paragraph. Post your paragraph to Assignments as a Microsoft® Word attachment and in Main in the body of a message.
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Developing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs A paragraph is unified when every sentence develops the point made in the topic sentence. It must have a single focus and it must contain no irrelevant facts. Every sentence must contribute to the paragraph by explaining‚ exemplifying‚ or expanding the topic sentence. In order to determine whether a paragraph is well developed or not‚ ask yourself: "What main point am I trying to convey here?" (Topic sentence) and then "Does every sentence clearly relate
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Writing Although it often seems that paragraphs can take an infinite number of forms‚ there are really only a few formats for paragraphing in formal‚ academic prose. What makes paragraphs seem unique to the reader is the style of the writer’s prose‚ not the actual format of the information. There are four main types of paragraphs in academic prose: the standard paragraph‚ the explanatory paragraph‚ the evidential paragraph‚ and the introductory paragraph (whose format is sometimes mirrored in the
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Both Thoreau and King rely heavily on ethos to get their points across. The intended audience of both is similar; a group of people with similar morals as the writers‚ but who have neglected action for various reasons. King also appeals to pathos‚ describing the plight of the colored man vividly. King’s audience is largely aware of this situation already‚ but he uses it to drive them to action rather than simple awareness. On the other hand‚ Thoreau appeals little to pathos‚ focusing instead on logic
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