Personal Statement Prompt #1 Each factor of life‚ since the moment of birth‚ shapes the way we are now and effects many people around us. These factors can vary from being born into poverty‚ being born with everything served on a silver platter‚ or being born with some sort of disorder. Everyone’s occurrences are never the same as anothers. In my case‚ I was born in Santa Ana California to a 17 year old mother and a lot 19 year old father who was somewhere in the world serving for the United States
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Argumentative Essay Prompts 1. The Board of Education has decided to extend the school day for one hour because of the increased graduation requirements. Do you agree or disagree with making the school day longer? Write an essay to the Board of Ed and argue your point of view. 2. A leading doctor has published research claiming all students should be in bed by 9:00 PM in order for them to learn well in school. Your parents are considering doing what the doctor suggests. Write an argument
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Paper Prompt #1 Document No. 7 Two different types of liberty are recognized in John Winthrop’s speech to the Massachusetts general court‚ natural liberties and civil liberties. Winthrop also uses an analogy of women to explain his understanding of liberty. Winthrop considers natural liberties dangerous for many reasons‚ but he mainly argues nobody enforces natural liberty which makes them dangerous‚ while doing so he uses an analogy to the status of women to promote his idea and understanding
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The Giver Writing Prompt: It’s almost midnight and you’re almost finished with your sixth cup of coffee. Your eyes strain as you stare at your computer screen looking at college applications. Once again‚ you go through the college pamphlets scattered on your desk and you read paragraphs to see it they provide a good job in the field you want. Sounds like a nightmare‚ right? Well‚ believe it or not this is reality for students looking for a college that suits their interests. Every
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Prompt 1 (Just an FYI‚ this is not my final draft! Feel free to harshly/constructively criticize my essay. Thank you!) My parents’ expectations have always been a major influence on my five siblings and me‚ and my father stressed on higher education above all else. He would say‚ “Yog nej tsis kawm ntawv qib siab kom tau ib txoj hauj lwm zoo tshaj nej niam‚ ces tsis tseem yog yug nej los nyob tebchaws mekas li” (if you aren’t able to pursue a higher education to earn a better
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different novel. 1. Look for a list of other books by this author in the front of the book. Do the titles of the books seem to have anything in common? Are they structurally similar? Does this indicate anything to you about the author or the books? 2. Check the oldest copyright date in the front of the book. While reading the book‚ what indicates that it is from this time period? How do you think it would be different if it had been written 15 years before or after it was? 3. Name someone who
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Introduction: George F. Kennan’s "Training for Statesmanship" (1953) characterizes America’s distribution of power as unique‚ stating that unlike other nations‚ the “United States lacks a national uniformed police establishment functioning as the vehicle of a central political will." Kennan’s most compelling observation is that power within the United States thrives in every aspect of American life---from the obvious courts of law to economic bodies‚ regardless of whether or not that is legal. This
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Write a 4 to 6 page paper in which you consider two poems by Langston Hughes‚ providing commentary on the poems’ meanings. What overall theme do both poems relate? How do they relate the theme? What literary devices does Hughes employ? Is Hughes making a statement about society‚ himself‚ or people in general? What is that statement? What critical theory works best in looking at the poem (historicist‚ Marxist‚ reader-response‚ etc)? Your paper will have the following: • A clear thesis statement
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Grade 8 Writing Prompts Where is one place in the world you would like to visit? Explain why you would want to visit this place‚ and what you would want to do or see once you arrive. Include specific details and examples in your response. Write about someone who has shared wisdom and experience with you. Explain why it is important to learn from the experience of others. Include specific details and examples in your response. Think about how daily life‚ from reading to playing games to
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In ÒThe History TeacherÓ by Billy Collins and ÒA Barred OwlÓ by > Richard Wilbur‚ scenes which Adults explain situations to children are > described. In both of the poems‚ the adults describe either past > historical events or contemporary happenings in such a way as to > prevent children from seeing the full extent of harsh reality. Both > Poems either state explicitly or infer that the adultsÕ goal is to > protect the children from the entire truth. Yet‚ in the first poem‚ > by Wilbur
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