English 101 Descriptive Paragraph 8/27/2013 On April 15th‚ 2013‚ 117th Boston Marathon took an ugly‚ sad turn for the worst. I am a reporter for Channel 7 news; I was scheduled to cover the Boston Marathon this year a job I wasn’t too thrilled about since I had no interest in the story. Little did I know this story would change my life and be the most horrific story I would ever cover. I gave the runners some time to cool off before I made my way to the winners to get an interview
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The Book I read was Give a Boy a Gun written by Todd Strasser. The characters or key individuals in the story are: • Character: Brendan Lawlor Brendan Lawlor is a teenager in high school who gets harassed every day and feels as if everyone is against him. He met Gary‚ when he moved to Middletown‚ and became close friends with him. Brendan didn’t want to be popular or bullied—just left alone. Unfortunately‚ he got made fun of for everything about him. Eventually Brendan and Gary came to the establishment
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In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s house illustrates irony because of the changes that occur in Connie’s behavior towards her mom throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With
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Essay Prompt: The South Kitsap School District is instituting a no-tolerance ban on student cell phones and personal electronics while on campus during school hours. Write a persuasive essay supporting or opposing this new policy. Introductory paragraph Attention Grabber: Currently‚ over 90% of all American middle and high school students own either a cell phone or a personal MP3 player and a recent USA Today survey found that 98% of teenagers admit to using their cell phones while in class
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Zinn 5 Paragraph Essay In “A People’s History of the United States‚” by Howard Zinn‚ Zinn states “To emphasize the heroism of Columbus and his successors as navigators and discovers‚ and to deemphasize their genocide‚ is not a technical necessity but an ideological choice. It serves-unwittingly-to justify what was done‚” this quote is true to all extent. True‚ Columbus and his followers founded Central America‚ but they were obviously not the first or the “native” Americans would have not been
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Rubric for a Well-Written Paragraph Categories of Performance: Beginner (1) Basic (2) Intermediate (3) Advanced (4) Tone The tone is inappropriate for the writing purpose. The tone shifts from formal to informal and is not consistent. The tone shifts occasionally from formal to informal‚ or vice versa. The appropriate tone is used consistently. Opening sentence The sentence is incomplete and does not state the main idea. The sentence is complete‚ but does not state the main idea. The sentence
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economic power. This type of power is being used every day in our lives‚ when we use money to buys things‚ when we give money to people in exchange for goods or services. An example of this is when someone hires a maid‚ she is being paid money to clean a house‚ and the employer has power over her‚ they can tell her what to clean and how to clean it. The real power that money gives us is the power to choose. We can choose what kind of food we eat and what type of clothes we wear because we have the
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Religion Gives Meaning to Life Pojman’s conclusion is that religion gives life meaning‚ whereas a secular life is not significant to the way we view our world. He argues that autonomy is freedom with no restrictions and religion gives meaning and purpose to life‚ even though there are some sacrifices to our freedom. He says there has to be an explanation to how our world came to be and that our world comes from something much bigger than any of us can wrap our head around. Pojman gives such detail
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Following is a sample outline of an argumentative essay (of 5 paragraphs) about whether street children are victims or criminals. OUTLINE Thesis Statement:- Street children are definitely victims of the society for social‚ financial‚ and psychological reasons. Body Paragraph 1: Street children are the result of family disintegration. A. The father deserts the family. 1. escapes from the family 2. marries again 3. dies B. Uneducated parents lack awareness
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To Give Is Better Than To Receive Today’s society is plagued with a disease called homelessness. This can be a great downfall of modern society. Homelessness has been more common in most countries today. Due to this and some experiences I have encountered‚ I came to a realization that to give is better than to receive. Sometimes people do not fully understand a maxim or a dictum until they have a personal encounter that made them comprehend the concept fully. About six months ago a tragic event
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