What are my expectations from this course? “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin. Reading is essential for everyday living‚ regardless of my insufficient skills. At the University of the Virgin Islands‚ English 101 class I’m determine to enhance my love for reading and build a stronger vocabulary foundation. I’ve never had a passion for reading. I was never surrounded by peers or family that influenced to me read. I always preferred to watch a movie
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is the true idea of a beautiful and genuine love story that many present couples try to duplicate. It is a tragedy of love and affliction between two young individuals‚ whose deaths ultimately unites their feuding families. Three prime examples of their love is Romeo falling in love at first sight‚ Juliet the night after the wedding metering her feelings‚ and Lastly how they both share a romantic kiss with one another. Love at first sight is very rare‚
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What makes a true friend What makes a true friend by Alex Lickerman‚ tells us the recipe of finding a true friend. Lickerman states “having common interests‚ history‚ common views and equality” is what we all look for in friendships.(Lickerman) What makes my best friend (Alivia) a true friend: how honest our friendship is‚ how loyal we are to each other‚ and how close her family and I are . To start off‚ Alivia and i have been friends have known each other for fifteen years. The author of the article
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every High school student is met with the question “are you going to college after high school?”. Some students want to go but can’t afford it‚ and some just simply don’t want to go. But is that necessarily a bad problem? Taxes should not be raised to make college education free because student persistence and success will decrease‚ the American public cannot afford it and degrees will be devalued. Whenever a student is faced with a difficult or challenging course‚ you either make the decision to
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In “ What Should We Worry About‚” Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner talk about how humans beings are more afraid of the known instead of being scared of the important risks that are unknown. I understand Levitt and Dubner’s point but I disagree. I do not consider the known risks to be scary. I do fear the unknown‚ things like breast cancer‚ heart disease‚ and any form of viruses that can lead to severe sickness or death. These are things that could cause my loved ones and me great pain and
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True Coldplay One Particular Quartet from the United Kingdom has transformed themselves into a musical power far too big for the confines of Great Britain but was rather destine for America‚ "the land of opportunity" where they grew into a world power in the music industry. No‚ this is not the Beatles‚ but rather a group of four members currently sweeping the nation and the world with haunting falsetto ’s and piano lines provided by front man Chris Martin‚ melodic guitar riffs from Johnny Buckland
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Should Sexual Education Be Taught in Public Schools? In 2008‚ studies show that 50% of all teenage girls in the United States‚ ranging from ages 14-19 became teen moms. This is the highest rate of teenage pregnancy since the early 1990s and it will continue to increase if there is no intervention‚ Sexual education should be taught in public schools because it could help avoid pregnancies and decrease the rate in STDs among the youths. Teenagers can get properly educated and be provided with accurate
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before we go out every day. Beauty is all around us. We are bombarded with model search like American Next Top Model and beauty contests like Miss Universe‚ as well as fashion magazine People‚ Cleo‚ and Cosmopolitan‚ all trying to answer the question "What is the meaning of beauty?”. Beauty is a quality or features that provide a perceptual experience of pleasure‚ telling or gratifying. The ideal of the perfect body image can be varies across culture‚ changes overtime and also impacted by racism‚ class
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From the ancient times and even today Deaf education has had arguments against which method is right or wrong. No matter which way the tides turned there have been important people there to help guide the Deaf educations along. We will start with the great philosopher Aristotle. Now I know what you are thinking‚ why would I talk about Aristotle when it comes to Deaf education? It has been said that he is the first person ever recorded to have talked about Deaf culture. Even though he is a great
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Should the government revoke the national education? After the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997‚ ’One Country‚ Two Systems’ is proposed in ruling Hong Kong. In order to promote national awareness and allowing students know more about national identity‚ the Hong Kong government proposed to add a subject of moral and national education. However‚ there was a huge controversy over the plan for the new subject. In the past sixteen years‚ Hong Kong people have
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