Day School in October, I knew little about anything, much less passive voice and 9th grade English rules. My very first piece, “If You Give a Suitor a Cookie”, was an analytical 8-point paper about The Odyssey, and it was quite literally the worst paper I have ever written. It was so terrible, that I couldn’t even make it through the first paragraph, when I attempted to re-read it. I remembered my writing not being horrible, because, otherwise, I wouldn’t have turned it in. As I recall, it was so bad
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Lives Matter” by informing the audience of an event that occurred when an African-American activist climbed the flagpole on the State House of Columbia, South Carolina and withdrew the Confederate battle flag from the flagpole. Many writers on this paper either tell where the Confederate battle flag came from or skip ahead to today and state many controversial events that are occurring in today’s society. Stanley, however includes the resurface of the Confederate flag as a southern staple, citing a
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process allows the researcher to determine the sources to utilize throughout the research process. As a result, one reduces the time used in writing a research paper. The failure to apply compelling sources is likely to yield a less appealing paper. Basically the first step of the research is to identify where to start in writing the paper. You can read the general information related to the topic. The sources can be established from books, online sources, and even the encyclopedias. An individual
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Competency 1. Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior Example #1 Improved writing skills My written communication skills have improved greatly since I started college four years ago, as a freshman. I have gain more confidence in writing essay and other assignments. I no longer have a since of complete dread when it comes to essay. Example #2 Example #3 Competency 2. Engage in Diversity and Differences My Sophomore Field Period at the Olean BOCES as a summer school teacher aid taught me a great
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nationalities. Which ethnic group, you ask. African-Americans. Colorism refers to discrimination based on skin color. Colorism disadvantages dark-skinned people, while privileging those with lighter skin. I have also experienced colorism. People of my own race, especially the men will treat you differently just based on the color of your skin, and I also used to wish I was lighter. This topic may relate to you because colorism may exist in other cultures too, like Vietnam and India. I will discuss
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Jonathan Villaman ARC3374 Site Planning and Engineering Prof. Arthur Archer 01/13/12 Mapping The author’s definition of mapping goes far and beyond the basic definition of the word. From the first sentence of his paper, James Corner sets up the reader and accurately introduces his intentions of redefining what mapping is; “Mapping is a fantastic cultural project, creating and building the world as much as measuring and describing it.” The introductory paragraph mentions the “agency” of mapping
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For my court observation, I chose to watch the Casey Anthony trial that started on May 24, 2011 and concluded on July 5, 2011. This was a long trial because of the amount of evidence admitted (over 400 pieces) and the large number of witnesses called to testify for both the prosecution and the defense. I am pretty sure everyone knew something about this case, but what I witnessed watching the actual trial was appalling, to say the least. This case tugged at my heart because a mother, Casey Anthony
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and research. The second semester of Dual Enrollment will have taught me how to accurately embed research into my papers by locating, evaluating, and documenting APA format, while effectively editing for style and usage. In this last semester of English 112, our class has written four different types of papers to improve our writing skills and show the importance of research. The first paper written in Dual Enrollment
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a summary of the meeting with assignments and deadlines for the project. You apologize to the group and agree to complete the topic research for the project. You realize you have a paper due in another course on the same day your research is due and concentrate most of your time on your individual assignment. The paper takes longer than you thought, and you are unable to conduct research for the group project by the deadline. You feel bad about this and do not respond to inquiries from group members
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a person a set of positive privileges that others don’t have. Because of this, I felt compelled to write a response. I will start with her argument, make a comparison to another reading, provide the context for her article, and lastly issue some of my own opinions on the topic. Argument McIntosh’s argument is based on the idea of how a white person is taught that racism is something that puts others at a disadvantage, but never seeing it in the perspective of how being white puts a person at
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