Prompt: Were the Founding Fathers (Sons of Liberty) patriots or traitors? Patriotism has always been a truly ambiguous term. The media portrays it with glory‚ while others describe it as “rebel” or “red-neck.” In addition‚ the fine line between patriot and traitor has always existed‚ as decisions and acts that have been made for the sake of so-called “patriotism” are called into question. The case of the Founding Fathers is also controversial. Before the Revolutionary War‚ the Sons of Liberty were
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Shitty First Drafts Summary ‘Shitty first drafts’ is an excerpt from the book Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. It informs us about the importance of the shitty first drafts in the development of quality content for books‚ articles‚ essays and whatever else a writer intends to produce. Lamott claims that all writers write these drafts and that is how they eventually end up with the great subsequent drafts that they release to the public. She adds that the idea people have where a writer wakes up and has
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The USA PATRIOT Act‚ more commonly known as the Patriot Act‚ was an Act of the U.S. Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush. This paper will review and analyze the stance of the government and where government is in the passing and regulation of the legislation‚ the original legislation as it was put into law‚ litigation that questioned and expressed concern about the constitutionality of Patriot Act and subsequent legislation due to the outcome of some of those lawsuits.
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I. INTRODUCTION The term “identity crisis” was coined by Erik Erikson an American Psychologist. According to him‚ identity crisis refers to the failure of establishing one’s identity or ego identity‚ this ego identity means the sense of individuality or the uniqueness of one’s self and the sense of familiarity of where one’s going. This‚ identity crisis occur during adolescence stage‚ and that adolescence that do not have a strong sense of self or identity exhibit role confusion and may encounter
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Practice Makes Perfect Anne Lamott begins “Shitty First Drafts” by stating that good writers go through a process of writing awful first drafts to ultimately write better and final drafts. She explains that most people believe published‚ successful writers always write great first drafts. In actuality‚ most writers do not know where their writing is headed until the draft has been revised many times. The author explains that for most writers‚ writing is not an enjoyable experience‚ yet by following
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Argumentative Essay Loyalist or Patriot Background: Various events of the 1700s led colonists to develop strong beliefs regarding the British government. The Trial of Peter Zenger‚ The Proclamation of 1763‚ the Boston Massacre combined with constantly changing taxes and rules that governed them made many think that self-governance was the best path for the colonies. Others felt that the King and his appointed officials had their best interests in mind and preferred to stay loyal to the crown. Later
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It is very early in the morning‚ Brutus is distraught. He wakes Lucius from his slumber. Lucius hands Brutus an anonymous letter‚ “I found this paper‚ thus sealed up” (50). The letter urged Brutus to act on Rome’s behalf. “Speak‚ strike‚ redress!” (52). Cassius and the other conspirators visit Brutus and finalize their dangerous mission. Brutus asks for all of the conspirators hands‚ Cassius suggests an oath. Brutus scoffs at the idea of an oath. Brutus thinks oaths are for people who need trusting
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Julius Ceaser‚ by William Shakespeare surfaces an interesting idea. The main character Brutus‚ has the tragic flaw of being too idealistic. That in itself‚ is perfectly harmless‚ but as with everything there is a point of excess. His excessive idealism brought down not only him‚ but the people around him. To begin with‚ idealism is the concept of acting according to what you perceive as perfection. Brutus avoided reality by creating a world that he seen fit. During the murder of Ceaser
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Jar Rats: Rhetorical Metaphor and the Appeal of a Story Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” is an argument and an admission from an industry veteran. A Herculean effort may be necessary for writing because life requires the same strain. Lamott’s personal conflicts and self-doubt have built an amazing opportunity to use her story to convince her audience that for some people‚ perfectionism and self-criticism can be the cause of failure. Through the prolific use of metaphor in the form of personification
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The Patriot‚ starring Mel Gibson‚ portrays the story of a South Carolina plantation owner who was hesitant to enter the American revolution‚ but eventually does when the British kill his son and burn down his house. Gibson’s character‚ Benjamin Martin‚ is a compilation of multiple Revolutionary War figures‚ including Francis Marion. Symbolism plays a large role in this film. The British in this film are made out to be evil people. This feeds into the American narrative that the British were the
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