Seth Hendrixson 10/4/12 Writing Assignment 6.12 Five weaknesses of the letter: 1. When writing you should limit your long lead in sentences. Here is an example of a long lead in sentence from the letter: “To ensure the improvement of your after-hours security‚ you should initially make a decision with regard to exactly what you contemplate must have protection.” You could re-write the sentence to say: “To improve your after-hours security‚ you must decide what needs to be protected
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Tommy Bellone 7th hr 5/17/13 Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King wrote the letter on the 16th of April in 1963. He was responding to his fellow clergymen after they called him unwise and untimely. King was arrested for his civil disobedience in the protests and marches that he led. Martin Luther King’s audience in the letter were the clergymen who are men of religion. Therefore King alludes to religious figures in order to appeal to the clergymen. He speaks in a respectful tone
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1 Jenny Lum 10/10/14 Period 1 "Letter From Birmingham Jail" Essay Response Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” claiming “Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection”. This was the view King had on white people who supported racial equality but initiated no action pertaining to it. Through previous experiences in my life
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non-violence to bring about needed changes” by Jack Canfield. In the two stories‚ Waiting for Dan‚ and A Letter Home‚ they talk about what the experience was either having a family member in one of the many movements or experiencing it first hand on a campus. In Waiting for Dan it is told from the wife’s point of view who is waiting for her husband to come back home from a Freedom Ride. In A Letter Home‚ this college student‚ Kara‚ is experiencing first hand a riot at her school‚ she is trying to tell
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Being an American In his "Letters from an American Farmer‚" Crevecoeur thought that America was a great place to live with many unique factors that could not be found anywhere else. He gave examples of what he considered being an American and why he believed this country was better than European countries. The land was plentiful and had many types of terrain. Everyone could enjoy a freedom to be successful. The government was fair because it did not have a king as well as many other reasons. In Europe
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Prologue: Letters of Robert Walton 1. Robert’s long-range goal seems to be discovering new land. Walton is searching by sea to find and be the founder of land that is uninhabited by humans. 2. Robert’s childhood was full of regrets. Walton disagreed with his father because his father did not want him to persue the seafaring life. Before Walton’s father died he gave Robert’s uncle his last dying wish to forbid him from joining any type of voyage or life at sea. 3. Walton’s first “career
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Letter from Patrice Lumumba to President Eishenhower To President Eisenhower: I know that you are a good president‚ so I hope that you listen to what I have to say. Your troops should be sent back to the U.S. because your country has no right to interfere in our internal affairs. We don’t need your “help” with our politics nor do we want you to covet our natural resources and please do not incite violence in order to be in the Congo. You probably can’t even see that your own country is
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HOWZAT! [Setting takes place in Jane’s living room.] JANE: Hey darling? Are you going to watch Australia vs England on Friday? MATT: The Ashes? ‘Course luv! Wouldn’t miss it for the world! JANE: Great! I’ve got us all a ticket. MATT: All? JANE: Why‚ yes! Daddy will be joining us. He is just as big a fan as you are. MATT: [cringingly] Your dad? JANE: [ignores and continues on] Darling‚ haven’t I ever told you Daddy used to play for England? He was the best of his time. MATT: [mutters under his breath]
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December 20‚ 2013 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is written on behalf of Destiny Williams. I was fortunate enough to have Destiny in my Leadership class this past Fall Trimester. She is an honest‚ thoughtful‚ and intelligent person with a promising future ahead of her. Destiny is a driven and intrinsically motivated person. Normally‚ during a high school student’s career‚ they are beginning to form their opinions on various issues‚ however‚ Destiny has a clear vision for her future
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children and talking to them and‚ even more‚ playing with them. For the moment I forget that I am terribly old and it is very long ago since I was a child. But when I sit down to write‚ I cannot forget my age and the distance that separates you from me. Old people have a habit of delivering sermons and good advice to the young. I remember that I disliked this very much long ago when I was a boy. So I suppose you do not like it very much either. Grown-ups also have a habit of appearing to be
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