w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level .c rs om 8693/01 May/June 2008 2 hours ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Passages for Comment Additional Materials: *6743318543* Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the
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declaration? a. The government gets its power from the people of the Unites States of America. 3. What are the "unalienable rights" that Jefferson states? a. Jefferson states that the rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable. 4. Who or what does Jefferson hold accountable for most of the problems the colonies are suffering through? a. Jefferson blames the King‚ and English rule for most of the problems the colonies are suffering through. 5. What tone does the final
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English Composition I EN1320 Unit 3 Assignment Memoir (Revised) Sam Kerns 10/2/2013 Devastation I remember that call as if it were yesterday. I knew it was important to take that call from my dad. I sometimes wish I’d never taken that call that night at my friend’s place. Then again‚ I’m glad I did. I walked to the outside balcony of my friend’s second story apartment. The air was pretty crisp and the only light was from the light poles around the parking lot. I answered
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Free response: Schools today are in dire need of funding. Government budgets cut far too much from allowances for the educational system‚ which in turn is unable to provide the highest quality service to young students looking to gain the skills necessary to be successful. As a result of this lack of appropriations‚ many have looked to other places to find money so that children may receive a better education. One of these places is from corporate donors who would award sums of money in exchange
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Ivan Diaz August 3‚ 2013 Period: 4 AP English Plagiarism Essay Plagiarism is an issue for some students because it is an easy way to complete work. It is a problem that occurs all around the country and affects students’ education tremendously. Education is always at risk when plagiarizing because one is not learning anything. Students who plagiarize should deal with consequences in order to lose the habit. Plagiarism is not original work‚ therefore it deserves a failing mark or zero. Teacher
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Question 1 As an American teenager having my phone glued to my hand seems like the most natural thing in the world‚ though I know my parents and teachers hate it because I constantly ignore them‚ and instead am focused on my LED screen‚ unaware that they may even be trying to talk to me. Imagine if instead of being scolded‚ that behavior was encouraged‚ and not just to me‚ but to every teen throughout the country. In 2005 an Arizona high school passed out iBooks
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Death to high school English In the passage Death to high school English‚ written by Kim Brooks‚ explains the thoughts of a college professor who teaches composition‚ and is dealing with students who do not know how to write at all. Brooks story is told in first person‚ simply because she experienced it firsthand. The tone of this passage seemed to be mostly frightening because Brooks was in shock at how terrible the writing was and had to put a stop to it and make a change. Another tone
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I love that name. It was not a coincidence you were given that call sign. No one in the National Guard knew your story when you were dubbed Black Magic‚ and yet it is completely appropriate. Black Magic is an artillery term that turns out to be a mirror of your philosophy thus far: Firing at a given target and making data adjustments from the observed round. Seems like a good plan‚ until you remember that it is supposed to be an emergency tactic and not the first course of action. Having a well thought
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helped me achieve a personal goal which is to work as a computer engineer for a multinational information technology organization like Hewlett Packard‚ Dell‚ Microsoft etc.‚ One has to be fluent in English and technically competent in order to get through the interview and also to succeed at work. English is needed in every aspect of today’s modern world to communicate with people at work irrespective of their origin. Since my teenage I wanted to become a computer engineer and
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area of Language Arts‚ I am most attentive in learning and progressing in this area of study. In all honesty‚ I was not as interested in this area a year ago‚ but by experiencing my AP Language and Composition class throughout my junior year‚ my perspective of the Language Arts has altered. Furthermore‚ I read‚ write‚ and try to enhance my vocabulary when I can. Throughout my English course‚ I have not received any noble awards for greatness‚ yet I do have an A in my AP Language and Composition class
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