kaplana@newton.k12.ma.us mrkaplanenglish.weebly.com Date: SUMMER READING ESSAY: SOME SAMPLE ESSAYS Engaging with sources but addressing larger ideas Contents “Bumping into Mr. Ravioli: A theory of busyness‚ and its hero” by Adam Gopnik Links for other professional examples “Social Media Replaces Corporate Media” Sample Summer Reading Essay “The Influence of Television” Sample Summer Reading Essay Your homework assignment is to read these three samples and mark them up with
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fascist party came to power in Germany. This fascist‚ Nazi‚ party was headed by Adolf Hitler. Shortly after the Hitler executed his plan to restore Germany to its former glory. As tensions began to rise the steaks for the 1936 Olympics did too. The 1936 Summer Olympics is one of the most historic Olympics due to the rise of Hitler‚ the threat to boycott‚ and one of the most courageous American hero competed. Hitler came to power in 1933 and he vowed to restore pride in the German people. After WW1
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* The real act of discovery consists not in finding new lands but seeing with new eyes. * There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. * The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not our circumstances * Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them. * Hope sees the invisible‚ feels the intangible‚ and achieves the impossible. * Human beings
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Summer vs. winter Each season has its own characteristics: heat of summer‚ falling leaves of fall‚ blooming flowers of spring‚ and the snow of winter. In the United States summer and winter are the two seasons that are distinguished from each other. Weather‚ food‚ clothing‚ activities change from summer to winter. In addition‚ alternating seasons would affect people’s mood and health. Summer and winter have completely different weather patterns. When people say summer‚ the first thing that comes
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“The Girls In The Summer Dresses”: Two Faces of a Coin. “The Girls In The Summer Dresses” by Irwin Shaw is a story of Frances and Michael’s Sunday where Frances attempts to enjoy it‚ but her husband’s habit of staring at other women is leading to problems in their relationship. They start with breakfast following a walk in Manhattan on the Fifth Avenue. Michael is irritating Frances by looking at every other woman that passes by in a very tempting way. He turns his neck completely
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English 12 11 September 2013 The Importance of Waimea Summer Over the first 2 months of school we have read a novel titled Waimea Summer‚ by John Dominus Holt. This book takes place in a small town of Waimea‚ a city in Hawaii known for its cowboys and ranching. In Waimea Summer there is one main character that is the books central focus and his name is Mark Hull. Throughout the book‚ Mark goes on a journey to find his true self and eventually his identity slowly starts to change from being
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Running Head : SUMMER AND WINTER 1 The Difference of Summer and Winter The Difference of Summer and Winter Everyone surely cannot forget the humid air of the summer‚ beautiful flowers of the spring‚ falling leaves of autumn‚ and as well the snow of the winter. Every season has its own unique weather that differentiates one to the other. Apparently‚ summer and winter are the two that contradict each other. For summer‚ the first thought that comes to mind is sunshine;
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Summer season in Bangladesh Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon weather indicated by wide seasonal different versions in rainfall‚ moderately warm temperatures‚ and high humidity. During summer the sun shines hotly. The heat is terrible. Water goes dry. Ponds‚ canals‚ lakes and small rivers go dry. There is scarcity of water everywhere. The earth gets parched. People sweat at the slightest work and become tired and thirsty. People cannot work at ease. Summer is also the season of various fruits
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This summer I didn’t really have much to do other than work‚ I had three jobs and it wasn’t the funniest thing‚ but I earned a lot of money. In addition‚ I spent some time coming to school in the after noons and working out. However‚ this summer not like my other summers I had some new experiences and memories the make me smile. First‚ summer is hot and with that brings the fact that people never go out nor feel like doing anything. In addition‚ three jobs made it even more impossible for me
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I’m not really sure what compelled me to spend the summer with my aunt; perhaps it was my overwhelming curiosity or the fact that I love children. In any case I had agreed to live with a woman I had only met several times throughout my life‚ but really all I remember about her from those short visits were her red toes and the way she spent money. She would visit about every four years and every visit she would always spend a pretty penny on my sister and me. I‚ of course‚ was not used to spending
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