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    Scheidt, Jennifer L. CliffsNotes on Death of a Salesman. 15 Oct 2015 Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman addresses loss of identity and a man's inability to accept change within himself and society. The play is a montage of memories, dreams, confrontations, and arguments, all of which make up the last 24 hours of Willy Loman's life. The play concludes with Willy's suicide and subsequent funeral. It is reliable because the source (cliffsnotes) gives me a lot of information on the play i…

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    Surviving High School High school is one of the toughest parts of your life and scott hudson is experiencing it a journey that will keep you coming back for more. The story is about scott as he tries to survive in high school all while never getting enough sleep, dealing with bullies and trying to win the pretty girls heart all while dealing with his mom being pregnant.My book Sleeping freshmen never lie is written by David Lubar and is a novel. Scott Hudson is a average nerdy kid that is…

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    Foer's Argument Analysis

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    In the first essay, the student starts by writing a short summary as to what the article is about. The student then lists the two reasons as to why Foer’s argument is persuasive in a straight-to-the-point, clear, and organized manner. This intro was probably the strongest of the four. However, the second paragraph starts off by writing about how many Americans do not want to accept soccer as a pastime as many other countries have. There is little argument made in this paragraph as to how Foer is…

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    The book and movie of The Great Gatsby were both pretty good but each had some differences. Some examples; In the book Nick meets Tom at his door and in the movie, Nick meets Tom at the dock and they are driven to Tom’s house. In the book, Gatsby has a relationship with a self-made millionaire, Dan Cody and in the movie this character is completely left out. Also, in the book the man who Nick refers to as “Owl Eyes” who he sees at one of Gatsby’s parties. He later drives his car into a ditch and…

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    Studies, led by James W. Pennebaker, show that experiential emotional writing enhance one’s physical and mental health improvement. It is believed that changes in basic conceptual and linguistic process during writing give better physical health, subjective well-being, and selected adaptive behaviors when people are confronting deeply personal issues (Pennebaker, 1997). Participants of this research are from many groups of people, different ages and occupations. They disclose their personal dark…

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    People throughout the world learn new things from day to day whether it is something big or something small. I learned three new things while I spent my time in summer school. Some of the things people learn can be good or bad depending on what it was and what kind of person you are. The three things I want to tell you about is that I can improve myself in anything if I give enough effort. Finishing school with no failing class is a good idea. And also summer school can seem like it takes a lot…

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    n the piece "On Being a Crippled" written by Nancy Mairs, she discusses her personal experience with recently becoming crippled and the journey she has travelled through to learn to fully accept herself. Mairs utilizes an assertive yet sarcastic tone to get her point clearly across. She uses the derogatory word "crippled" to best describe her new situation which could be seen as peculiar to both abled and disabled people. Nancy Mairs starts her composition off direct, indicating to the reader…

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    High school so I can’t pinpoint when I started writing. In essay writing I learned its always good to express yourself with your own opinion. In writing your suppose to use descriptive details and to always have a point to why you are writing the story. My writing didn’t until I came to college; being in your class has been teaching me how to write. It’s bad a way that I just started writing because I have way…

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    Joshua Davis Reflection

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    characters make me feel that are related to my personal life. For example, Fredi, teacher of the other characters, is helping his student to accomplish the goal of winning the competition. I feel I am related since my friend volunteering to tutor me on my essay, so I could improve my english skill. In addition, I think I was related to Oscar because he won't give up his dream, and he will do no matter what until dream achieved. According to my experience, I will do no…

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    John Quincy Adams once said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” I believe there are two type of leaders- those who stand on a pedestal and ask that the world listens and those who lead by example, a humble example that does not boast and does not expect to be followed, but an example that is followed anyway because of its sincerity. My world was shaped by humble leaders. My world was shaped by the fifth-grade spelling teacher…

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