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    Essay Is What I Say

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    Essay 1: "Ask me no questions‚ and I’ll tell you no lies" (Oliver Goldsmith). Lying comes in all shapes and sizes‚ some are small lies‚ some are big lies‚ some are white lies‚ some are right lies‚ but no matter how a lie is classified‚ a lie is always a lie. Mark Twain‚ the author of On the Decay of the Art of Lying‚ focuses on the positive aspects of lying. On the other hand‚ the author of The Ways We Lie‚ by Stephanie Ericsson‚ gives several examples of lies and their negative effects. These authors

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    Higher Education Is Worth the Price Is getting a higher education worth the price? I think it is. In the book‚ “they say I say” the author‚ argues that not getting an education doesn’t necessary mean not having a good job or a good position. I disagree. I believe education is really important. You may think you have a good job in your possession or a good secure position‚ but later in life when a promotional opportunity arises‚ you’ll always fall short without the degree at your fingertips. Jobs

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    1. Cherry reveals that she is not happy in her role as a Soc. a) Why is she uncomfortable as a member of this group? Pg.38 first paragraph “You’re more emotional. Where sophisticated-cool to the point of not feeling anything. Nothing is real with us.” Third paragraph “It seems like we’re always searching for something to satisfy us‚ and never finding it. Maybe if we could lose our cool we could.”’ She is uncomfortable because nothing with the Socs group seems real they never seem real with

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    The Personal Essay: Tell About Yourself The audience for your "personal essay" is an admissions committee composed of members of your future profession or academic discipline. When they read your essay‚ they will be seeking depth and substance‚ along with a true passion and commitment to your area of study. They will also be looking for individual traits or characteristics that make you an outstanding graduate school candidate.  Through the personal essay‚ you have a unique opportunity to: 

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    Although published over thirty years apart‚ the poems “I‚ Too‚ Sing America” by Langston Hughes and “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou both address racial issues. Hughes published his poem in 1945 when racial segregation was still common place‚ and Jim Crow laws were still in effect. Meanwhile Angelou’s poem was published a generation later in 1978 when Jim Crow laws had been overturned but racial tensions were still high. Although both poems are about the plight of black people in America‚ their messages

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    What do foreigners think about Bulgarians? Georgi Shterev BC 301 – Critical Thinking Rob Stevenson Inference Essay April 26‚ 2009 As a Bulgarian‚ I feel quite bad when I hear negative opinions about my nation. The truth is‚ however‚ that in the past years both Bulgarian self-consciousness and foreign feedback about the people living here have been going down due to factors such as poverty and corruption. There are both positive and negative assumptions

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    She Did What to Her Body

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    She Did What to Her Body? Since the dawn of time‚ women have changed their appearances. Whether it be a new hairstyle‚ make-up‚ or clothes‚ the options for individuality and beauty seem endless today. Women on average spend $217 on makeup‚ $417 on body care products‚ $1‚069 on clothing‚ and $250 on shoes for a total of $1‚953 per year (Parker). That ’s $1‚953 per year on appearance items that most women won ’t even keep or use the following year. It is also just the tip of the disposable beauty

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    What you do‚ the way you think‚ makes you beautiful” “What you do‚ the way you think‚ makes you beautiful” this quote by Scott Westerfeld means that if when the right thing is done ‚ or when someone tries to do the right thing ‚ and when they think good thoughts about other people ‚ and other things. When someone has good intentions‚ It makes them beautiful. That it is what true beauty is‚ it’s what’s on the inside‚ and not what other people see that’s on the outside

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    Question 1: “Mr. Baloo‚ I would like to talk about Mowgli‚ do you think he is one of the wolves or one of the man-pack? Question 1 Answer: “Hmmm… Well I recall him saying something like this before his fight with the red dog: { Mowgli the Frog have I been‚ Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am. Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck. At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man. Ho! } He won the fight by being brave like a wolf‚ clever and silly like a monkey‚ willing like a buck‚ and

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    HELEN: What do you say‚ Emma? EMMA: Thank you‚ Aunt Julie. Janice approaches to the table with the bowl of soup for Aunt Julie‚ and she spills it on her accidentally. JULIE: Stupid maid! You don’t know how to do anything right? Julie slaps Janice in the face. EMMA: Don’t do that to my nanny! HELEN: Silence‚ Emma. Janice runs into the kitchen‚ crying. Emma enters to the kitchen‚ just behind Janice. EMMA: Are you okay‚ Nanny? JANICE; Yes‚ Miss Emma. Go back to the dining

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