ENGL 2141‚ Ginger Mullen Criteria for Evaluating & Grading Essays Adapted from HBJ Holt Canada‚ used with permission “A” : Excellent (80-100%) Structure shows unity and coherence: engaging introduction and convincing conclusion‚ clearly defined thesis statement that gives direction to the essay‚ body paragraphs that deal with one main idea‚ and effective transitions between ideas and paragraphs. Content demonstrates applied understanding of material: original ideas‚ sustained argument with
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What is Education? Education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind‚ character or physical ability of an individual. The word education is derived from a Latin word educare which means to "bring up"‚ which is related to educere "bring out"‚ and ducere‚ "to lead". Therefore education means to bring out potential to lead. Education is the transmission of civilization. Sculpture is to a block of marble as education is to the human soul. Instruction ends
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Coming of age essay: Pip’s realizations & growth in ‘Great Expectations’ “I had never thought of being ashamed of my hands before; but I began to consider them a very indifferent pair. Her contempt for me was so strong‚ that it became infectious‚ and I caught it." (Dickens 64) A child’s journey through adolescence can be affected easily by the words and views of others. At the beginning of the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ we are introduced to a Victorian London era‚ and more specifically
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Online Education versus Traditional Education Many students have a difficult time choosing between online education and traditional education. Both styles of education offer advantages and disadvantages to the student. There are many things to consider when making this life altering decision‚ such as‚ cost‚ convenience‚ time‚ social interaction‚ and technology. This information is meant to inform prospective students looking to further their education of the pros and cons of both online education
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Gym grades affecting your grade point average is a very debated topic. I believe that is should be graded and here’s why. Imagine having to do all the work to get a good grade in gym‚ and then finding out its not even being graded. You would probably not see a need to try anymore. That means no more effort‚ no more showing up in uniforms‚ and then eventually simply skipping it entirely. Two decades ago‚ 42 percent of public school children attended gym classes daily. Today‚ gym has
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College or higher education is a valued tool for preparing individuals as they become adults with an organized environment conducive for gaining independence‚ knowledge and skills to make their own way‚ be employed and help society. Attaining higher education opens doors and gives an individual numerous opportunities and benefits. This is the time wherein students invest their time‚ effort and energy to the hope of a bright and successful future by studying and learning. This valued tool is not free
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in Great Expectations? Great Expectations is like a fairy tale without a fairy tale ending‚ reinforcing the idea that we need to make our own way in life‚ and can’t expect it to be given to us. A poor orphan is granted riches by a secret benefactor. It sounds like the plot of a fairy tale. Great Expectations may start out as a fairy tale‚ but in the end the poor orphan is left not much better off than he started--except that he’s wiser for it. Like most fairy tales‚ Great Expectations intends
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Dickens including the scene where Miss Havisham dress catches fire is symbolic in that she has been wasting her life away‚ while her house falls to ruin around her. At this time she is finally feeling remorse in how she raised Estella‚ treated Pip and in wasting her life. She is begging forgiveness‚ seeking to be absolved and something so tragic happens to her is symbolic and ironic. Pips vision of Miss Havisham hanging from a beam and going back to check on her is foreshadowing in what he
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2012.7.25 Traditional Education and Modern Education Education has been a means of transmitting one’s culture from one generation to another. As the oldest industry‚ it is the main instrument used by society to preserve‚ maintain and upgrade its social equilibrium. A society’s future depends largely on the quality of its citizen’s education‚ so having a good educational system is very important. Traditional education and modern education is a hot topic among many people‚ especially
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Education is an active agent of social change. The instructive outlook in the present scenario has undergone most important revisions over the years‚ major in enhanced condition of education and healthier knowledge pursues. In 1944‚ the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) published a broad report called the Sergeant Report on the post-war educational development of the country. As per the report‚ necessities for the education of the differently abled were to shape a vital part of the national
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