The Road Not Taken English 102; Literature and Composition Summer Term D 2014 Tracy Cooper/25972805 Thesis: “The Road Not Taken‚” by Robert Frost emphasizes the importance of making wise decisions in life that hopefully will not lead to disappointment and regret in the future. Decision-making involve risks. Sometimes hasty decisions can yield devastating and life changing results to one’s life in the present or future. Experience and seeking God is an advantage
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“If deep-sea fishing is the most dangerous of all civilian occupations‚ it is especially so during winter months or during storms at any time of year.” Yet‚ “risk taking is something they are paid to accept” (Cockerham‚ 131). [Epigram] As depicted by Sebastian Junger’s nonfiction account‚ The Perfect Storm‚ deep-sea fishing requires a level of determination that can override scientific data and superstitious judgment‚ in the interest of getting money. He tells the story of the Andrea Gail‚ which
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Rosario Acero AP Literature/ P.3 Mr. Crook 10/22/12 “For Julia‚ in Deep Water” Essay “You are learning…it is with our skill we live in what kills us.” Delivered through a father’s perspective‚ the poem “For Julia‚ in Deep Water” resembles a father’s serious and candid conversation with his daughter. Employing an allegory‚ and vivid imagery and symbolism‚ Julia’s father imparts coming-of-age wisdom that will be instrumental for Julia as she begins to navigate life without her parents. Julia’s
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Life is a journey with a choice of many roads to travel. Everyone is a traveler on the roads of life and must choose his own path. In Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” the traveler must decide which road is best for him. Does he take the path most traveled or does he go down “the one less traveled by” (19)? When one takes the road “ less traveled” (19) he is choosing his own path in life rather than following the mainstream. Frost gives support to the idea that the choices one makes in life makes
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Slide 1 57 spills with volumes estimated at ³ 11‚000 MTs since mid-1960s Exxon Valdez is smallest of this group‚ but is most well know for coastal impacts 2 largest ‘spills’ are multiple events during recent armed conflicts Persian Gulf War in 1991 Chechnyan insurrection in 2000 72% are from tankers 7% each from wells and storage tanks 3% pipelines and cargo vessels 1 lone refinery Although Valdez is #57 on this list‚ it probably top 5-10 in environmental damage and #1 political
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North Korea is facing its seventh year of food shortages arising from weather-related problems. A famine killed tens of thousand of people in 1996-97. (Washington Times; December 8‚ 2000; Thomas Wagner‚ Associated Press) Thousands crossed the border into China looking for food. (Washington Post; July 23‚ 2001;Pg. 16; John Pomfret‚ Washington Post Foreign Service) A large percentage of the population remains susceptible to malnutrition and their living conditions continue to worsen as energy shortages
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Freedom Road Born on November 11‚ 1914 in New York City‚ New York‚ Howard Melvin Fast was an American writer who typically wrote on history and politics. Not only did Fast publish books under his given name‚ he also used the pen names ‘E.V. Cunningham’ and ‘Walter Ericson.’ Fast married for the first time in 1937 to Bette Cohen whom he had two children with‚ Jonathan and Rachel. After Bette’s death in 1994‚ Fast married a second time in 1999 to Mercedes O’Connor. Fast wrote a variety of works including
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A hospitalization for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious matter and can be life threatening. DVT is a venous obstruction caused by incompetent valves. This is treated extremely aggressively due to the potential for it to cause embolization to the pulmonary circulation. Patient T.V. has recently had abdominal surgery and is now in the hospital to treat DVT in her left leg. After the third day she begins having shortness of breath and supplemental oxygen is needed. Considering T.V.’s history
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important to really revise in the end and look thoroughly at each sentence carefully‚ preferably more than once. This lack of proofreading leads to a lot of errors and misperceptions towards the reader. This is the case in the Political essay‚ I did a very deep revision and improved my grade (Obama’s Beliefs 20). Alternatively‚ I can ask another reader to proofread my essay‚ because it is also efficient to see errors from a different point of
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Deep Exploration: Argumentative Essay Have you ever thought of what was at the bottom of the ocean‚ or far in space? Have you ever wondered what kinds of creatures lurk in the Mariana Trench? Many of these questions can be answered if you support one simple thing: Deep Exploration! Deep Exploration would possibly allow us to find a new species‚ or even a species we thought was extinct! It’s a risky business‚ but think of all of the knowledge we would gain from it! Almost all of our technology
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