Josel Wong Mr. Wear AP Language and Composition 5 November 2009 The Jungle Questions Part I 1. The wedding between Jurgis and Ona is an epitome of the various problems in Packingtown. The way the saloon keeper took advantage of the couple is representative of the dishonesty and thievery from the surrounding society. The crowd stranded outside the wedding symbolizes the helpless and hungry inhabitants of Packingtown. When the newlyweds allowed these people into the wedding they quickly transformed
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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 statement of the Declaration of Independence display? a. I’d say defiant‚ righteous‚ and a trifle pugnacious. Sincere and idealistic are other words that
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AP English Language and Composition Summer 2014 Assignment David Gold Introduction: An AP course in English Language and Composition is essentially a course in rhetoric that engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts‚ and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes‚ audience expectations‚ and subjects‚ as
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AP English Language and Composition Summer Reading Assignment Welcome to APE! You are about to begin a course unlike any other English class you have taken. Before beginning your summer reading assignment‚ you must revisit your ideas about critical reading. Follow the link below to the site “Critical Reading of an Essay’s Argument.” While this site focuses on finding the central argument of an essay‚ the strategies suggested will benefit your reading of any text. Please annotate the article
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Debra Satz proposes multiple proponents for prostitution in her book “Why Some Things Should Not Be For Sale”. Satz arching argument against prostitution is that “it reinforces board patterns of sex inequality”. Satz targets three popular controversies from the economic‚ essentialist‚ and egalitarian approaches. She states that prostitution is not inherently wrong but it is the social implications that make prostitution negative. Satz states that prostitution would be a positive and acceptable factor
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Ms. Czapski’s 1st‚ 2nd‚ 5th‚ and 6th Hour Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Classes Name: __________________________________________ Hour: ________ Date: _____________________ Introduction to Writing the Precis DIRECTIONS: Please thoughtfully answer each of the following questions about Geoffrey Nunberg’s The –Ism Schism; How Much Wallop Can a Simple Word Pack‚ Ellen Goodman’s In Praise of a Snail’s Pace‚ and Ronald J. Glasser’s We are not Immune: Influenza‚ SARS‚ and
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This a comparative analysis of poems ’To His Coy Mistress’‚ ’Let’s Misbehave’ (actually is a song) and ’The Sunne Rising’. It was supposed to be 4 poems‚ but I’m pretty sure a paragraph went missing‚ so this is up for repairs. English Comparative Essay. The collection of texts presented in this essay depicts an underlying theme of love. The texts have been examined and explored in order to note the similarities or differences in various categories. To compare two texts by the length of their
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Meaka Brown Brown 1 English 1102 Mon. /Wed. 12:30 “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds” by Shakespeare Compared with “Why Should A Foolish Marriage Vow” by John Dryden As a female I enjoy reading poems about love or marriage. In “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds” Shakespeare is optimistic about
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art form represent or symbolize ideas and concepts All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others. Alliteration the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. Allusion A figure of speech‚ in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context. “When she lost her job
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Eunice Lee Mrs. Hexter AP English Language - 7 5 February 2016 The Inequitable Grading System Consider a sixth grade student. He has been studying for three weeks for his final exam and hopes to receive a high grade. He gets his grade back and sees a “D” on his paper. This single letter changes‚ not only the attitude of the student‚ but also the setting of the classroom. Students begin to further segregate themselves into “smart” and “dumb” groups. These letters have defined the “intelligence”
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