11/8/06 Rough "Draft" The constant threat of a military draft has been plaguing in the back of young peoples ’ minds since the terrorist attacks of 9-11. Now with the increased tension of North Korea‚ prolonged war in Iraq‚ and the all volunteer military struggling to make recruitment numbers‚ the draft seems almost inevitable. But is that a bad thing? In order to create equality in our military‚ save tax payers ’ money‚ and end the war in Iraq‚ I feel that a military draft may be necessary
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Rick Richards‚ et ux. v. Commissioner Facts: The petitioners‚ Mr. Richards and Mrs. Richards‚ Issues: 1. Whether petitioner (both Mr. Richards and Mrs. Richards) conducted their writing or acting activities with the objective of making a profit within the meaning of §186? 2. Whether petitioners have substantiated the ordinary and necessary business expense of these activities? 3. Whether petitioners are entitled to carry forward a net operating loss from a prior tax year 4. Whether petitioners
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Hinton‚ Corrine. "So You’ve Got a Writing Assignment. Now What." Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Ed. Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. Vol. 1. West Lafayette‚ IN: Parlor‚ 2010. 18-33. Print. In this chapter‚ it gives students a practical strategies for interpreting writing assignments including how to identify important elements‚ how to discuss confusion specific points and read and respond to the common expectations. Interpreting writing assignments can be challenge to anyone. Especially
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was currently asked “Does writing matter”? When I first heard this question I immediately was going to say no‚ but I had a change of thought. It seems like the current topic of discussion is our modern technology. Often‚ when I think about technology‚ writing doesn’t even come to mind. I then remember that tv shows‚ advertisement‚ commercial scripts‚ instructions‚ directions‚ etc‚ all involves some sort of writing. Writing is everywhere and I do believe it matters. Writing is a good way to communicate
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An American Childhood Annie Dillard is a Pulitzer Prize winning author for non fiction writing. Dillard wrote about an autobiographic event that occurred in her childhood titled “An American Childhood.” The premise of the story is when seven-year old Dillard and a friend were chased relentlessly by an adult after they had thrown a snowball at a passing car. While in the process of reading Annie Dillard’s “An American Childhood‚” I was interrupted numerous times‚ therefore I had to read “An American
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conflict‚ confusion‚ and even anger. One way to handle the conflict is to cut ties with the first culture including language. But is this the answer? Doing so can create a sense of loss. In the essay “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood”‚ Richard Rodriguez shares his personal experience with learning English as a second language. In his linguistic journey‚ the author feels a disconnect between Spanish‚ the language used at home by his Mexican immigrant parents‚ and English‚ the language used
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compositions of texts. King Richard III and Looking For Richard directly relate to historical and social contexts respectively‚ social drawing on historical’s challenge to the context in which it was written. Shakespeare’s play was crafted in a difficult time of political and religious adherence. Shakespeare’s portrayal of Richard focuses on his devilish and Machiavellian nature. Machiavelli’s The Prince teaches that an adept ruler should aim to achieve power at any cost. Richard is a Machiavel; he calls
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A deeper understanding of ambition and identity emerges from pursuing the connections between King Richard III and Looking for Richard. Compare how these texts explore ambition and identity. Ambition; an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ as power‚ honour‚ fame‚ or wealth‚ and the willingness to strive for its attainment * Al Pacino’s production as an art-house vanity project * Promotes himself – manipulating the audience through cutaways‚ specific and timed
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KRII and LFR Essay Draft 1 Changes in context and form offer fresh perspective on the values in texts. How does Pacino’s film “Looking for Richard”‚ reveal his response to the values explored in Shakespeare’s play‚ “King Richard III”? Through changes in context and form a fresh perspective can be offered on the values in texts. Pacino’s film “Looking for Richard” [LFR] reveals his response to values such as; the allure of evil‚ conscience and the artistry of language‚ that are explored in Shakespeare’s
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Joseph Wright of derby- an experiment on a bird in the air pump National gallery 1768 oil on canvas painting. 183 by 240 cm travelling scientist is shown demonstrating the formation of a vacuum by withdrawing air from a flask containing a white cockatoo‚ though common birds like sparrows would normally have been used. Air pumps were developed in the 17th century and were relatively familiar by Wright’s day. The artist’s subject is not scientific invention‚ but a human drama in a night-time setting
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