Kelly Li Professor Suzanne Roszak Writing 30 January 8 2015 Companion Piece 1 This is the second poetry I have ever written until now‚ and I believe it is a new start as my development as a writer. I have found out the process of writing a poem is not straightforward‚ but it is engaging. By examining published contemporary poems‚ such as “The Clan” and “Spitting Image” in class‚ I have a better understanding about genre conventions of contemporary poems. It also allows me to apply these techniques
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Don’t Spoil The Sport As I sit and watch the baseball games of the New York Yankees‚ my favorite baseball team‚ I notice that Alex Rodriguez is hitting homeruns left and right‚ which is unusual for a guy of his age. Not only did this bring suspicion to me‚ but also the MLB‚ which is why he was suspended 211 games for violations of its Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The reason professional leagues were created were for entertainment purposes‚ and to measure elite player’s talents‚
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Today’s debate over spanking as discipline or punishment rages as never before. Proponents of spanking quote the adage‚ "Spare the rod and spoil the child‚" as though it were actually scripture from the Bible. In truth‚ it is not. The adage is an adaptation from six verses from King Solomon’s book of Proverbs: He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. (Proverbs 13:24) Chasten thy son while there is hope‚ and let not thy soul spare for his crying
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THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF ROTTEN FRUITS AND ROTTEN VEGETABLES TO THE GROWTH OF TOMATO PLANT MESIAS‚ JEREMY SAMUEL SANTOS‚ FLORENCIO JUSTIN ABELLO‚ KYLE LIYAG‚ HANNAH TRIBIANA‚ PETER MICU‚ KELCY Science II Investigative Project Submitted to: Dr. Claribelle J. Bautista‚ Ph.D. Golden Faith Academy Montevista Heights Subdivision Taytay‚ Rizal TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 :INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………..1 Background of the study……………………………………………………
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saying "spare the rod‚ spoil the child" is well-known. It means that children need to be punished for any wrong doing. Some people take it too far and think that it means they should hit their children whenever it is decided they are bad. However‚ children should not be abused. The saying means that punishment is needed for bad behavior.When asked about the origin of the phrase‚ people will say that it comes from the Bible. It is true that the notion of "spare the rod‚ spoil the child‚" comes from
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet has been considered the greatest tragedy to ever be written. Shakespeare develops the theme of both physical and psychological decay and corruption through the actions‚ dialogues‚ and figurative language of the characters. “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” –Marcellus (Act 1‚ Scene 4) The following quote was taken from Act 1‚ Scene 4 and was said by Marcellus. Interestingly‚ it foreshadows one of the main themes in the play Hamlet- That is corruption and decay‚ an element Shakespeare
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Clearly‚ Andrew Jackson was and always will be an infamous president. This is because he implemented the spoils system. He also acted very inappropriately during the petticoat war (Eaton Affair). Lastly he acted very un-president like with the Indian Removal Act. In the end‚ Andrew Jackson was a terrible president for performing many despicable actions. Additionally‚ the spoils system was a very infamous action by Jackson‚ it was very greedy of him because it gave him more supporters
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dogs and cats as companions. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of pet ownership for the animals involved and the community as the whole. It is a fact that pets have been treasured as members of the family by millions of people around the world. In 1990s‚ almost half of all UK households owned at least a pet which was a dog or a cat as usual. Nowadays‚ in modern society‚ this trend seems to be more noticeable. Most of the owners believe that keeping dogs or cats as companions has countless benefits
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Apply the Rod or Spoil the Child It is the natural scheme of life. Human beings produce children and thus are classified as parents. It is and has always been the parent ’s job to raise and nurture the child‚ to teach it right from wrong‚ and to protect it from the harshness of the surrounding environment. However‚ when the child strays or behaves in a destructive manner‚ what steps should a parent take to correct such behavior? Some psychologists suggest that a good old-fashioned spanking is just
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According to The Business Writer’s Companion (2014)‚ professional writing must have coherence‚ conciseness‚ and unity. To illustrate its claims‚ The Business Writer’s Companion (BWC) defines these concepts and emphasizes aspects of them as summarized in the following list: 1. Coherence: The BWC argues that coherence is the ability to “ {hold} to one point of view‚ one attitude‚ one tense; and it is the joining of sentences into a logical pattern ” (Alred‚ Brusaw‚ & Oliu‚ 2014‚ p. 27). In other
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