After Reading "Dear Dads: Save Your Sons" by Christopher N. Bacorn‚ found on page 558 in your Evergreen text‚ answer the following questions. 1.) At both the beginning and end of this persuasive essay‚ Bacorn describes a mother and her 15-year-old son. Why does he focus on their story? Would the argument be as effective if he had begun with paragraph 4 and ended with paragraph 10? 2.) The author does not press to see the angry 15-year-old boy again‚ claiming that professional counseling
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of one kind-a judge” (Dear Dads: Save Your Sons 11). This quote was said by Christopher N. Bacorn in his essay about father figures. It is interesting to see how how people see fathers‚ and what they think of them. He wrote about the need teenagers and children have to have a father and how it effects them to not have one. He also says how having a substitute father figure can help a child with their issues in life. I agree with the overall opinion of “Dear Dads: Save Your Sons” because I can relate
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dreams to reach? By setting goals‚ it will motivate you to keep going. Whether it’s for your education or in your career‚ you will want to keep pushing yourself so that you can become the best that you can. As Dr. O. Carl Simonton once said “Goals are simply tools to focus your energy in positive directions‚ these can be changed as your priorities change‚ new ones added‚ and others dropped.” Also‚ choose your friends carefully because who they are you will become. Numerous people say that their friends
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be written for a very particular individual. This is made explicit by the first two words of the book: “Dear son.” Immediately‚ one becomes aware of the fact that Franklin is not engaged directly in a dialogue with the reader‚ but rather‚ that he is addressing his own son. At first‚ it may seem rather peculiar for him to address his audience in a way so closely akin to a personal letter to his son; however‚ it is precisely this witty beginning that renders Franklin’s voice remarkably reliable‚ fatherly
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Taking Care of Your Money (Budgeting) Assignment # 1 Many people are confused when it comes to budgeting. Budgeting is about studying the past and planning for the future. In order to create a reasonable budget for the coming academic year‚ you should understand where your money comes from and where it’s being spent now. For the next two weeks ‚ record your income and spending and fill out weeks 1 & 2 in chart A. For the next two weeks (3&4)‚ try to estimate a realistic budget amount for
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Alex Swanger Thought Provokers 2. What caused Bacon’s Rebellion? Were the Baconites justified in revolting? In what ways did their rebellion foreshadow the American Revolutionary War? Bacon’s Rebellion was a result of many different factors. It started with the fact that land was becoming scarce in Virginia because much of it was owned by the rich tidewater planters. When an indentured servant was freed‚ he was usually given freedom dues by his master‚ which usually included a small plot
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FRANCIS BACON “OF STUDIES” Bacon argues that studies "serve for Delight‚ for Ornament‚ and for Ability." For delight‚ Bacon means one’s personal‚ private education; for "Ornament‚" he means in conversation between and among others‚ which Bacon labels as "Discourse." Studies for "Ability" lead one to judgment in business and related pursuits. From Bacon’s perspective‚ men with worldly experience can carry out plans and understand particular circumstances‚ but men who study are better able to understand
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Lessons from “Rich Dad‚ Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki Being rich in the near future is everybody’s dream. Our notion of being rich is having all the money to buy all our wants and needs without exerting much effort. As a child‚ we are sent to school for which the primary reason is to learn‚ so that in the future‚ we would obtain stable jobs. It is with this same reason that the author of the book emphasized why a lot never get rich. Through this reading‚ I gained a lot of insights which will help
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Francis Bacon‚ 1st Viscount St. Alban‚[1][a] Kt.‚ KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher‚ statesman‚ scientist‚ jurist‚ orator and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. After his death‚ he remained extremely influential through his works‚ especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution. Bacon has been called the creator of empiricism.[2] His works established and popularized
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The Life of Francis Bacon Francis Bacon was born in London in 1561 and died 1626. He ended up being a great philosopher‚ an author‚ and the inventor of the inductive method‚ also known for advancing the scientific method. He was the second son of Sir Nicholas Bacon and Lady Anne Cooke Bacon. Lady Anne was the second wife of Sir Nicholas. Sir Nicholas was also the Lord Keeper of the Seal at the time‚ which is a job that would eventually be held by his son‚ Francis Bacon. Bacon started going to Trinity
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