typical high school development. A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical middle school development. 4 “Every study of young writers I’ve done for the last twenty years has underestimated what they can do. In fact‚ we know very little about the human potential for writing.” —Donald Graves‚ A Fresh Look at Writing (p.99) Student sample papers are © copyrighted by their respective copyright holders and are provided here for non-commercial educational purposes only
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Nadia Testroet Eikum AP English December 13‚ 2014 "About Myself" In 1914‚ World War I began and was commonly referred to around the world as “The War To End All Wars” and “The Great War”. As volunteers for the war ran out‚ the government had to go into a draft. As names were getting pulled‚ the soon to be soldiers were being pulled out as just a number‚ not even a name. Following the conclusion of World War I was the emergence of The Great Depression. “Millions of people were out of work‚ and there
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reflection and preparation have many components‚ but key areas regarding our lives - both internal and external - include: • to what did I/do I want to commit my time and energy • what did I/do I want to learn about myself and the world • what challenges did I/do I plan to face‚ manage or overcome Looking at ourselves through a dual past/future lens is a gift we can give ourselves...depending on our focus. As we reflect on our past year‚ it is not uncommon for us to discount our growth and accomplishments
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many things that if I could I would change about the world to make it a better place. Well at least a better place for me .Things that many people may see a dumb or unnecessary. But for me would be life changing or extremely nice. I hope people agree with the things that I would change I pretty sure their good reasons or fun reasons. To begin the very first thing that I would change would be. That tobacco would be illegal I really don’t like tobacco maybe that’s the reason that I would
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English Composition 1 Rough Draft - February 6‚ 2014 I Wouldn’t Change A Thing Of course I parked in a handicapped spot; of course there is no sign‚ except the little painting on the ground that looks as if it has been here since Vietnam; and‚ of course I have to use the bathroom again‚ I am thirty-six weeks pregnant after all. This day has started off to be a great one. Don’t get me wrong‚ being pregnant is a beautiful experience. I love feeling the baby kick and somersault around inside my
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My academic career was not at all a bed of roses and as I am about to remind all the history of it then I am feeling very much nostalgic. The first hurdle which I can remember was appeared when I was in standard 1. At that time my mother had faced a severe accident. She was in bed for a whole year. At that time I was a kid and I was completely dependent on her so I was in severe distress. I had to study with the help of my father but he was also unable to give much time for me as the other responsibilities
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battleship in the 20th century. 2) It was a Symbol of national power. 3) The earlier battleships were known as pre-dreadnoughts‚ while the more powerful vessels were known as super-dreadnoughts. 4) Use of dreadnought dropped after the World War One. 5) The dreadnoughts consisted armament of four heavy gun of 12-inch caliber. 6) Dreadnoughts made preceding battleships obsolete. 7) A type of warship that dominated the world’s navy for 35 years. 8) It was 526 feet (160 m). 9) It carried
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I can change the world If this was a movie‚ there would be superheros to change the world. But this is reality and it’s up to me. A whole bunch of things are happening around the world. But do you pay attention to what is happening TO our world? Our world is going chaos with this " end of the world" stuff. EARTH IS HERE TO STAY. The only thing that’s affecting the world is us‚ the people. We are the ones causing violence by killing each other and bringing hate on another. Everyday our loved ones
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truly exits; that’s why I believe that exposure diversity lends diversity itself. As a non-traditional individual myself coming from a diverse background‚ I grow up in a culture aware of my differences and the attention I drew to things such as my looks‚ accent‚ ideologies‚ etc. My first conscious understanding of diversity came with something of the sense of identification to other individuals like myself‚ and surprisingly‚ closeness and familiarity with other diverse groups
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Make a Thrilling Essay “If I Can Change the World” Posted On September 8th‚ 2008 | Essay Writing Some of us may think that our world is perfect. We have chances to make our dreams come true‚ we are free and we have the right of choice. Still‚ such way of life is not typical for every person in our world. Somewhere wars still take place… Some people still cannot eat what they want… Sometimes people are not able to do what they want‚ as they are not free and depend on someone… Taking into
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