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    healthy these relationships are.. he speaks a day been reformed in modern day and better protect the original work, what is absolutely no statistics to qualify his statements. In fact, it appears to be a question he specifically leaves unanswered semicolon I want to deal with deep issues inside the music industry. Dominant example of this is seen on page 4, trying to better explain the morals behind stealing music quite simply, he barely changes the names common scenario does not seem different…

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    absolutely certain it is spelled correctly. This is one way, albeit tedious, that good spellers are created. Check your piece for typographical errors and transposed letters, too. Scrutinize every single punctuation mark -- every comma, period, semicolon, colon and apostrophe. In the haste of writing, it’s easy to misplace or forget punctuation that will impede the flow of your writing. To conclude with, proofreading technique are essential in spotting all kind of mistakes, beit spelling or…

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    This memo will discuss my challenges and strengths in essay 1. My points, quoted evidence, analysis are all good. For example, from quoted “Did you know that Darwin and Tolstoy were considered ordinary children? That Ben Hogan, one of the greatest golfers of all time, was completely uncoordinated and graceless as a child?" I wrote this is a vivid story based on three people's true histories… someone else's experience and successes are skills we can learn… That is what the author wants to convey…

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    The poem of "A Tale Of Fire and Ice" by Andrea Dietrich is a unique type of poem because of its structure, punctuation, diction, tone, and the amount of literary devices that were used. Structure is the set up of the poems, and the amount of lines and stanzas. In the poem "A Tale Of Fire and Ice" the set up was in two parts. One part is labeled "Part 1: Ice" (Dietrich 1) and the other "Part 2: Fire" (Dietrich 18). Under each part the set up has four stanzas with four lines in each. Throughout…

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    One of my quirkiest traits―and a consistent topic of laughter amongst my friends―is my ever-present and never-fading habit of texting with perfect grammar. Semicolons, commas, and colons all make an appearance in my texting, a side effect of wanting to be a book editor when I grow up. Some might argue that because I use texting as a form of communication, my writing skills have regressed. Others argue that texting has actually benefitted my formal writing skills. In Michaela Cullington’s article…

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    Depression. Lack of social skills. Sleep deprivation. Since when did kids, some as young as 11, become exposed to these tribulations? As a consequence, tt seems as though smartphones are to blame. Teenagers spend so much of their lives engulfed in the world of social media: to the point of addiction. The dangers that smartphones carry, especially for teens, is the topic of discussion in Jean M. Twenge’s article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” from The Atlantic. More specifically, she…

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    Judith Esquivel English Ms. Adrian January 24th 2017 On the Want of Money analysis In William Hazlitt’s passage “On the Want of Money”, the style of writing that is used better helps develop his overall position on money in everyone’s lives. Hazlitt’s position on money is well described in the passage through the use of syntax and diction. According to the author, being completely without money is pure madness. Hazlitt was able to make the reader feel the distress of being poor with…

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    The candid nature of the voice jolts the reader out of the child’s vision, pulling them back into reality. It removes the curtain of romanticism, exposing readers to the horrors of war. In using the semicolon, this short phrase is expanded upon, because the stones are not only red from blood, but from blood belonging to wounded soldiers. The “less desperately wounded” suggests that only some of the soldiers made it that far, and there were more injured…

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    light and life, are in the hands of an angry God.” This approach develops tension in the audience, anxiety conquering them as Edwards concludes the statement with his main point that is not in the favor of the sinners. Moreover, Edwards utilizes semicolons as instruments to continue to consider the tasks he is sure the sinners have not yet completed, as if to list their faults. He is enabling the audience to deduce that if they haven’t converted or renewed themselves, an inconceivable punishment…

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    Okay, wow. There are so many reasons to love her, so here are just a few. She writes realistic fantasy. While her stories are fictional, she addresses real problems. For example in her A Court series, she shows the effect of abuse on both males and females. I love the way she creates her characters with realistic flaws and emotional issue to develop them. These insecurities and flaws make her readers fall in love with her characters. She proves in both series that the first person you fall in…

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