In his article‚ "A Spirit Reborn‚" Safire reminded me of the things that we really should be considering today. We should be thinking of our unfinished work as citizens and students of the world. We should be thinking of the tasks that remain before us if we believe in the freedom our parents and ancestors died to protect. Now‚ in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address‚ I wish to use this occasion as an opportunity to call attention once again to what our 16th President reminded
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William Safire: Abolish the Penny William Safire writes a fine argumentative piece on why America no longer has any need for a bothersome coin of copper that “costs more in employee-hours‚” than it is actually worth. Safire uses compelling evidence and real life scenarios to convince his audience that we need to rid our lives of this‚ “outdated‚ almost worthless‚ bothersome and wasteful penny.” If the reader is able to read between the lines and use some analytical processes‚ they will come to
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Safire Wood James Wood’s essay Victory Speech and William Safire essay A Spirit Reborn were written about two of our country’s presidential speeches. Both Wood and Safire have distinctive opinions and different viewpoints; however‚ they do have resembling writing techniques. In A Spirit Reborn‚ Safire discusses the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 and analyzes the Gettysburg Address in great detail. Wood’s “Victory Speech” demonstrates how President Obama flowed through different ideas
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Dee Martin William Jordan English 101 19 June 2013 Compare & Contrast William Safire and James Woods are two totally different people‚ with different views and ideas‚ but share similar writing styles. In William Safire’s “A Spirit Reborn” he talks about the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 while also analyzing the Gettysburg Address in more depth and as a purpose for writing his article. On the other hand in “Victory Speech” by James Woods he talks about President Obama and how
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William Safire and James Wood are two different people‚ with different ideas‚ different views‚ but do have similar writing styles. In William Safire’s “A Spirit Reborn” he talks about the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 and he also analyzes the Gettysburg Address in more depth and has a specific purpose for writing his article. On the other hand in James Wood’s “Victory Speech” he talks about how President Obama flowed through different things‚ Wood also analyzes certain details of Obama’s
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“Reborn‚” written by Allison Vu‚ paints a picture that growing up is confusing‚ but it’s for a better person. In “Reborn‚” there are many symbols that help paint the theme. Vu writes “My string turned golden” (5) and “The door opens to a light” (7). The string represents the speaker’s life and the gold shows that the speaker’s life is turning pure and beautiful. The door represents the stage into adulthood and the light represents the new feelings adulthood produces. In addition to symbolism‚ the
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It is often stated on our website that our school puts the greatest emphasis on actual practice and direct experience‚ instead of simply theoretical knowledge and the development of opinion. In the divine science of theurgy there is much to learn and study‚ it is true; but in the end‚ only direct experience can ever serve as the vehicle which carries the aspirant towards God. In order to create the proper conditions required to cause these experiences‚ spiritual practice (called “askesis”) is
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I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.” – Ronald Reagan Ronald Regan was an American politician. He was the 40th president of the United States. Before his presidency Regan was the 33rd Governor of California. Ronald Regan was born on February 6th‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois. Ronald was raised in a small poor family and he grew up in Northern Illinois. After graduating college Regan became a sports announcer on several radio stations. As soon as he moved
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1. Goal in life: My goal in life is to be able to influence other people’s lives in a positive way. I hope to have an impact in somebody’s life like my uncle has in mine. He has taught me so much about life and most of my beliefs come from him. If I have even one person I help out in my entire life‚ then I will be the happiest person in the world. Hopefully I can help influence many people’s lives through my job‚ I hope to be a very successful engineer after graduating from Columbia University.
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A CONQUERING SPIRIT: FORT MIMS AND THE REDSTICK WAR OF 1813-1814 Terry Witt History and Historical Evidence: HI 301 October 14‚ 2013 In A Conquering Spirit‚ Gregory Waselkov contends that aggressive American colonization of Creek lands in what is now southern Alabama was the main cause for the Fort Mims Massacre and a continuation of the Redstick War; history seems to support this view without vindicating the action of the Redsticks
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