Molly Rector AP Language Mrs. Dickison November 19‚ 2012 2 Million Minutes The film makes the argument that U.S. students are performing at a mediocre level in math and science. This‚ according to the movie‚ cannot stand‚ given the growing educational excellence of nations like China and India. The documentary takes the time to look at a boy and a girl form America‚ India‚ and China; it tells about a daily school day for each and what they hope to do with their lives. In China the girl‚ Xiaoyuan
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Brazil is the largest country in both South America and the Latin America region. It is the world’s fifth largest country‚ both by geographical area and by population‚ with over 197 million people. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. It is spoken by about 99% of the population‚ making it one of the strongest elements of national identity. The first European to explore Brazil was Pedro Álvares Cabral in the year of 1500 under the sponsorship of Portugal. From the 16th to the 19th
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Hello‚ my name is Mary Wilson better known as Jean Wilson. I am 31 years young and I major in Mass Communication Media Production. My hometown is Madison and I really love living there because its quite and peaceful. Well... at least the part I live in is! I’ve always dreamed that someday I would own my own business‚ and that dream has come true. The name of my business is Wilson Photography . I feel really overloaded sometimes about owning my own business‚ but‚ HEY... that’s the life of a business
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Does anybody remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech in the 1960s? You know‚ the words that rang in my head the most was: “I have a dream”. Now he wasn’t just talking about the racism problem that was occurring back then. No. We were talking about humanity becoming combined as one race. Now a hypothetical question for you all‚ if Martin Luther King was somehow brought back to life in this period‚ would think that his proposed dream came true? What would you think he would say about this world?
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some kind of exercise such as walking at least 30 minutes a day. I have seen the difference walking can do on people lives. IV. There are many people suffering everyday from many health diseases due to their lack of activities. Therefore‚
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Human Failure "4 1/2 minutes" is a story full of the darkest human emotions and human interaction at its worst. The main character‚ Miles‚ will take the reader through a journey and one will wonder why it ends so abruptly. Miles has already begun his torrential downfall eventually leading to his absence of mind and life. Kate Sheofsky wrote this story to show the realness of humans and not to put a sugar coating on it. The author told a weaving‚ intricate‚ and beguiling story of human failure in
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Share The Resources Extensively N Gain The Harmony (STRENGTH) “Shila‚ knock it off. Stop arguing with Geetha. You know you will never win.” That’s my classmate’s comment when she saw me debating the issue on truancy with Geetha. Everyone in our school knows Geetha as the Indian girl who can eloquently speak her mind‚ but that doesn’t mean I can’t be as good as her. Today‚ in my speech titled ‘Share The Resources Extensively N Gain The Harmony’‚ I will explain‚ why I should be on a par with Geetha
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UNITY OF THOUGHT •A sentence has unity if it expresses only one main idea. SENTENCE UNITY HOW TO ACHIEVESENT ENCE UNITY? Consistent Use of Tenses • A verb in an adverbial clause generally agrees with the tense of the verb in the main clause. • Avoid unnecessary shifting from first person to third person or vice versa Consistent use of Number • Shifting persons of pronouns will destroy unity. The pronouns must agree with their antecedents Consistent Use of Persons of pronouns • Do
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comprise three parts. Begin your speech with an attention-getter to hook the listeners. Once the listener becomes interested in the topic‚ outline the problem or the need of the issue and anticipate any counter-arguments. To drive the point home‚ present a call to action. Persuasive speeches should be short‚ concise and to the point. You can give a good persuasive speech in just five minutes if you have the right topic. Obesity in American Children To begin your speech about obesity in children‚ start
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Specific Purpose: I will inform you today on how a driver of a get away car in a bank robbery should not be charged with a second degree felony murder‚ but they shall be charged with accomplice to the robbery. Central Idea: All U.S. citizens should be aware of the factors of a second degree felony murder. Intro: I. Bank robberies 4‚495. 38‚331‚491.85 (FBI‚ 2011) II. Within that it doesn’t tell you how many were killed. III. Up to you what you believe‚ but take these point into consideration.
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