I have seen growth in my essay‚ like most anyone would. My weaknesses are and continue to be word choice and syntax‚ however‚ it is not as bad as it used to be and I persist to improve on it every essay I write. My strengths encompass a compelling grabber and an effective use of transitions. I still have masses to improve on in my writing‚ but it has come a long way from what it once was. Each essay is in order of which I wrote them and comprise of at least one essay from each year. This illustrates
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Paul Chung Transition English Four April 21‚ 2011 Essay No more Guns The year 1774 was pivotal in the history of the United States. It marked the beginning of the Revolutionary war‚ which lasted thirteen years and claimed thousands of lives. Fighting against the British‚ the Americans had to rely on individual citizens because they did not have a well organized army. As famers and hunters‚ many citizens already owned guns. These rifles proved indispensable in defeating the British. After the
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Once Bitten Twice Shy "Once bitten twice shy" is an old adage. In my case‚ it became a literal truth. I was very mischievous as a young boy. I enjoyed playing pranks and practical jokes on people. I also liked to chase cats and used a handmade catapult to shoot at birds on the trees. My parents did not approve of my behavior and constantly berated me for the mischief I caused. I was even given a good thrashing from my father from time to time. But I did not mend my ways until this incident
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The stories “A&P” and “Greasy Lake” are similer to each other due to the fact that they both are about a young man still trying to figure out what they plan to do with there life‚ they both feel that rebellion is cool‚ and they both learn a lesson threw there rebellious acts. Both charactors are the age of nineteen. This is a time of life when you start to experience some new freedoms. Most of your friends own and can drive cars so you are no longer bound by your parents and the bus to get you to
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Yesterday Glenn and I experienced Loon Lake here in Northern California‚ and man was it a great experience! Loon lake is located in Northern California and is adjacent to the legendary Rubicon Trail. Our day started with meeting at In N Out in Auburn CA at 4:30 a.m.....well I was there at 4:30; Glenn showed up around 4:50 but I can say it was fashionably late‚ at least as fashionable as a person can be that early in the morning. During my twenty minute wait‚ surprisingly I wasn’t alone at this In
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Once Upon a Time’‚ was written by Gabriel Okara‚ who is a Nigerian poet. He often explains what happens when a traditional African culture meets the forces of the Western way of life. I think the poem was written to outline the fake personalities of many people and to try and get them to return to a natural and innocent state. The poem tells of the conversation between what seems to be a father and son‚ where the father wants to learn from his son how to go back to normality and no longer be
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Patrycja Kania Narrative On the Search for Manatees I wake up to the sun shining on my face and my mom shaking me to get up so we could go on the dock together. Every morning she’d wake me up to see if I’ll ever be able to see any manatees on our vacation in Bonita Springs. With my luck‚ I was never able to see any‚ and that lead to a family joke. They always made fun of me for it‚ because my mom had the luck of being able to see them. Then there was me‚ who the manatees seemed to be afraid of
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Once Upon a Troll By Nora Clarkowski‚ Maggie Yuhas‚ and Piper Streit Once upon a time‚ Cindy wakes up with the sun streaming through her windows and the sound of blue birds tweeting and her mother yelling from downstairs. She pulls herself out of bed and throws on her cream white dress and her trusted pastel blue high top Converse‚ she would never leave the house without. She sits down at breakfast‚ hoping for one calm moment before school‚ but instead is greeted by her step mother’s constant questions
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Personal Narrative Essay Models Some may not be of high literary quality‚ but they do show personal transformation and reflection. Others may contain inappropriate subject matter for some communities. However‚ they can be very useful in encouraging students to write. By choosing a suitable model‚ demonstrating annotation and applying the steps of the writing process‚ teachers can help young adults to compose effective personal narrative essays. Begin by allowing the students to review narrative models
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archaeological sites in Australia’s history‚ that is‚ Lake Mungo. The lake‚ which existed about 25‚000 – 45‚000 years ago‚ had once taken up 135 squared kilometers of land and was 10 meters in depth. However 14‚000 years ago it dried up and many extinct animals where found‚ such as‚ the zygomaturus1‚ Tasmanian tigers‚ huge kangaroos and hairy-nose wombats. Along with that‚ Lake Mungo was radiocarbon dated by scientists. They found that aborigines occupied the lake‚ 40‚000 years ago‚ they also discovered their
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