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expertise. Not everyone agrees, however. Some people say that Wikipedia is on its way to becoming a credible source by having many individuals critique each and every article to make it reliable information. Others say that Wikipedia was doomed from the start because any one can put information on the site and it may take longer than necessary to put take down that false…

Destiny essay In the United States we live our lives based around the idea of freedom and free will. The idea that we can do whatever we want, whenever we want. But how much of our lively hood is really in our control? In the poem “Fire on the Hills” written by Robinson Jeffers, he describes a forest raging with fire, burning everything in its path. Using metaphor, paradox, and vivid imagery Jeffers convey’s that nothing controls its own fate, and every things fate is connected. On the other…

Gioia uses a propaganda technique called glittering generalities. The intangible words of democracy, citizenship, and American are used to appeal to the American population causing them to feel certain emotions. These words make the audience want to start reading to understand citizenship and support American democracy. In paragraph 8, he provides another statistic about how people who read are more involved in their community. Charity work, visiting a museum, or attending sporting event seem…

When a speaker is using a source in his speech, it's because he is looking to enhance the credibility of his speech. If it sounds too good to be true, it's because it probably is. When a speaker want's to take his speech to the next level but doesn't want the audience to think he is plagiarizing; using an outside source is an option the speaker has at his disposal. Also, when a speaker uses a source, he is allowing the audience to track down the information he is providing. The audience can…

If I could turn my passion into a successful business it would be a small school for the arts. I think it is a good idea because there are many people who love the arts like I do and the small school would be where they go to learn more. You can love music and not know what a time signature is but, if you went to a class about music then you could learn much more. There are many students that love the arts however they are not given the opportunity to take art class, dance,music class,or drama…

In “Wikipedia is an Important Source of Information,” the author Craig Belanger contends that Wikipedia is an innovative and appropriate way to access information. By stating the exact number of the whole content of Wikipedia, Belanger emphasizes the continuing growth of Wikipedia and importance of the new way of thinking the site has provided. The author praises the exclusive driving force of Wikipedia, the Web 2.0 service, which allows all users to create and share their information. The…

Powerball jackpot, I find this point hard to argue. For my essay, I decided to track the odds of winning the most recent Powerball jackpot to determine if winning is actually luck. To follow the story, I kept up with five different sources-EBSCOhost, CNN, New York Times, Dayton Daily News, and Fox News. After tracking the story, I discovered New York Times was the best source. Therefore, anyone interested in the news should read a national newspaper, like the New York Times. For four days, I…

C. Johnson-Getting there Shehan Perera Montgomery College  Abstract The title of the paper is appropriate for the topic that is in discussion. But as I kept reading, the paper deviates from the point and the level of effort put into the paper decreases throughout the mid-section of the paper. There were many problems that came up while going through the paper. The majority of the paper had minor and simple errors like grammar and spacing. But her references added more positives to the paper…

There has been so much taught to me in this class, and so much room for improvement within all of my essay written for the course. With all of my improvements as a writer, and within my writing process, let me take the leap to English 1101. The start of the semester, the professor gave us a two articles to read. “Lamott’s, Shitty First Drafts” was the first article we received in the semester to read. The reading wasn’t difficult, but was actually rather informative with my situation while…

There are many ways that showed how World War 1 started, but there are three main reasons. The causes that started World War 1 was by the assassination of Archduke and his wife, the development of alliances, and imperialism. Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States fought against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. In World War 1 the countries spent millions of dollars on the war for food, clothes, weapons, and safety. A reason that caused world war 1 was the…