story‚ whose given title sets the tone for the rest of the story. Irving then informs the reader that the story was “found among the Papers of the late Diedrich Knickerbocker‚” (25) signifying that Knickerbocker is the narrator. “Though many years have elapsed since I trod the shades of Sleepy Hollow...” (27). The tale of Ichabod Crane is preceded by Knickerbocker ‘s vague recollection of his experience in Sleepy Hollow‚ told from a first-person point of view. Knickerbocker then begins the tale of
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The most effective way I know to improve your writing is to do freewriting exercises regularly. At least three times a week. They are sometimes called "automatic writing‚" "babbling‚" or “jabbering" exercises. The idea is simply to write for ten minutes (later on‚ perhaps fifteen or twenty). Don’t stop for anything. Go quickly without rushing. Never stop to look back‚ to cross something out‚ to wonder how to spell something‚ to wonder what word or thought to use‚ or to think about what you are doing
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The Rise of Fast Food- the Most Influential Development in American History After World War II‚ the building of roads and the explosion of the automobile industry gave birth to an idea that changed America forever- fast food. Fast food came in the 1940’s‚ conquered throughout the late 20th century‚ and is now considered the most important development in American history. Fast food changed America by having a colossal impact on the U.S. economy‚ influencing American culture‚ particularly in the
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Gist Connection to another source and explanation The five most important requirements of a quest are a quester‚ a place to go‚ a stated reason to go there‚ challenges and trials‚ and a real reason to go there also known as self knowledge. 13 Reasons Why: Clay Jensen gets a set of tapes supposedly from Hannah Baker because he is one of the reasons why she killed herself. He is determined to find out why he’s on the tapes since he was always nice to her Eating a meal with someone else means you are
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MNEMONIC DEVICE Individuals who use mnemonic devices have a greater ability to process information rather than those who do not. Using symbolic and auditory messages can help everyone to signal their memory recall process. Many people do not use mnemonic devices as a memorization tool and those are disadvantaged to the people who do. If everyone started to make an effort to use mnemonic devices‚ people could recall stored information much more efficiently throughout daily life. The first
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Historical Question: Who was Pericles and why is he important to Greece? Author: Mrs. Lori Miller Class/Grade Level: Social Studies/6th grade CT Standards: SS6S2C2PO7— Describe the development of the following types of government and citizenship in ancient Greece and Rome • democracy • republics/ empires SS6S3C4PO3— Describe the importance of citizens being actively involved in the democratic process. (e.g.‚ voting‚ student government‚ involvement in political decision making‚ analyzing
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Please type a brief personal history leading to your decision to become a teacher‚ as well as your thoughts on how students learn best and how you would address the needs of diverse learners (e.g.‚ English language learners‚ students with disabilities) in urban settings. Also‚ discuss why you chose CSULA to pursue your teaching credential (refer to the CCOE conceptual framework and mission statement). As a high school student I decided to take a ROP (Regional Occupational Program) class in child
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Who is a Teacher? By Joe Waldron In the early years of school we are asked to participate in "Show and Tell." Some people dread the experience‚ some people like it so much they spend the rest of their life looking for things they can share with others. When the Show and Tell bug has bitten the young person the student may become a teacher. There are many good teachers we meet in life; a few of us take it up as a profession. Why are some people like this? The best of teachers simply enjoy
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Who was the greatest contributor to the death of Romeo and Juliet? In this essay I will be writing about William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet‚ I will be doing an in-depth analysis as to who I think is most to blame for the sad eventual deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ analysing each character in detail. First‚ let’s start with the general storyline. It is fourteenth century Verona‚ an Italian city. Two families‚ the Capulet’s and Montague’s‚ have been feuding for centuries‚ the reason for this
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inspire you can only have positive effects. Its one of life’s win win things. By acting in ways that inspire others we ourselves benefit‚ as we are giving rather than receiving. Also‚ those we inspire benefit and hopefully go on to inspire others in turn. It can only be good thing for society as a whole when we are inspired by others and are ourselves an inspiration to ohers. So who has inspired me? Well‚ as a young person there were many people who inspired me. I didn’t have a particularly easy
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