school district‚ and most of them were rescued by 2 teachers‚ a principal‚ and the police. After the shooting‚ Adam Lanza took his own life with a bullet in his head. So there it is‚ another horrific shooting massacre. Later‚ people who heard about this news define Adam as a psychotic murderer who is a retard for killing innocent people. Now this problem was not the first school shooting massacre. This have a similarity to the shooting at Virginia Tech when a korean man killed 32 people‚ and
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tried to achieve his own so-called American Dream‚ we could have a better understanding of what American dream is all about‚ in those down-to-earth Americans’ point of view. The characterization of Gatsby is a representative figure among Americans as he devoted his whole life to achieve his dream. However‚ pathetically he failed to make it came true at the end‚ just like most of the Americans‚ who misunderstood what the real meaning of American Dream is‚ did. The Great Gatsby‚ written by Scott Fittzgerald
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spread to almost every home ‚ the Earth people are currently playing computer games. According to statistics ‚ of which China has about five hundred million Internet users ‚ many of us fell in love with a boy student and therefore one of the network computer games. On this point‚ I’ll talk about pros and cons of playing computer games . First‚ let me say something about the benefits of playing computer games have those . Computer games can make us more brains ‚ pioneering thinking. Some computer games
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original paragraph exemplifies that slavery is wrong and is not morally correct. Similarly‚ by the diction and the connotation of the words shows that slavery should terminate and slaves should be treated as the human being they are. Nevertheless‚ what makes the declaration of independence hypocritical is Jefferson and the other officials in the congressional convention knew that slavery was wrong and instead of allowing the passage to be included in the declaration of independence‚ they opt for
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are several central themes in “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie‚ but the most salient theme is the acceptance of the current problems. In this story‚ Victor has a much pain because of his father’s death; however‚ he tries to go to Phoenix to bring his father’s ashes back home. Due to this scene‚ we can see how Victor can overcome grief and accept the fact that his father had passed away. Unfortunately‚ Victor‚ a strong man‚ does not have enough money to go to Phoenix
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sentences!*** Act I How does Act one begin? Explain. Tell the story! With the servants of the capulets talking bad about the Montague‚ they ended up flipping off the montague servants they ended up started a fight then Benvolio tries breaking up the fight but tybalt comes and wants to fight then lastly both kings want to fight but both wifes say no then the prince comes and say if a fight breaks out again because of them (kings) they will forfeit their life . What does Escalus say he will do to anyone
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An Example of a more complex “They Say- I Say”- Using sources & Entering the Conversation “Proposal for Final Project: The Kite Runner: The Power of Sentiment in Turbulent Times” by (a master’s degree university student). Annotated Bibliography Algoo-Baksh‚ Stella. “Ghosts of the Past.” Rev. of The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. Canadian Literature Spring 2005: 143-144. This review explains how Hosseini’s story “mirror[s] Afghanistan’s political‚ social and religious tensions and complexities
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In the preface and introduction of the book: “They Say‚ I Say”‚ Graff and Birkenstein contend that well written argumentative writing should emphasize on hearing and responding rather than making claims. Based on the suggestions given by students‚ the revised 2nd edition of the book includes more chapters and features to give students a better understanding of academic writing. It is a general argument among the experienced instructors that good writing requires reaction with another’s arguments
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filled with childhood stories and memories that will make them reconsider the state of their friendship. The author Sherman J. Alexie uses money‚ a lonely jackrabbit in the deserts of Nevada‚ and Thomas’s stories as symbols to bring on and let us think about the importance of friendship‚ and values such as loyalty and optimism. Victor needed help from the beginning of the story. When he was penniless and needed to go to Phoenix‚ Arizona out of all his friends and acquaintances Thomas offered to lend
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“They Say‚ I Say” Introduction Reflection In the opening pages of the book “They Say‚ I Say”‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein introduce the readers with the use of writing templates. As a way of hooking their audience and making the material relatable to all readers‚ they give a comparison. They instructed the reader to think about a complex task such as basketball‚ cooking‚ or driving a car. The reason behind this movement was to prove that writing is no different and is simply a matter of practicing
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