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    Topic: Argue whether formal instruction of grammar in school is helpful and enlightening for someone who wants to become a good writer. Today, formal grammar is essential in our academic careers, requiring us to write concise and professional assignments in order to exercise creativity and leave impressions on instructors. Although, the effectiveness of the explicit instruction of formal grammar is still under speculation; even individuals from academic and research backgrounds are skeptic about

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    On October 15, 2017 at approximately 10 AM, I woke up to go to Freddie’s Restaurant to start my observations. It was a nice morning, about 50 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze. I hopped into my Chevy truck to head to the restaurant. There were cars zipping around the town because church had just gotten let out, and families were going to get food somewhere. Through my personal experiences, I know that Freddie’s is a popular place to go on a Sunday. The owner’s daughter, Stephanie Cannon, is

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    change, such as a revolution. A revolution is a forcible overthrow of government or social order in favor of a new system. One major event studied in history is The French Revolution. The French Revolution of 1789 was caused by the many political, social, and economic injustices people in France faced at the time. One reason The French Revolution was caused was due to social injustices. One example of this is considering the three estates within France. The first estate was the Roman Catholic church

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    from the bloody French Revolution and ambition of gaining power by using revolutionary ideas combined with his own to accumulate power and stability of imperial rule. This occurs due to being a product of enlightenment, power-hungry personality, ego, and use of manipulation. Firstly, Napoleon is a product of the enlightenment era. He incorporates French Revolutionary ideals combine with his own to further his objective in order to stabilize his rule and gain the favour of the French population. Life

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    nation? Throughout history, brave people have stood up for their country against oppressive regimes. These revolutions are often unique in not only how they are led, but also the amount of bloodshed and damage to the country left behind. The French Revolution is often discussed by scholars because it is not only one of the most important events of modern history, but it is also one of the most absurd. It is a perfect display of how power can damage the values of individuals, no matter their

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    The revolution of 1848 was a great disappointment to both Karl Marx and Alexis de Tocqueville. To Marx, the revolution should have been a step along the way to socialism, with the bourgeoisie capitalists overthrowing the previous landed feudal society. In turn, the proletariat would rise and bring both the end of class antagonism and the beginning of the socialist state. To Tocqueville, the revolution was about the reduction in the power of the aristocracy, as the lower classes were on their way

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    The French Revolution of 1848 was a great disappointment to both Karl Marx and Alexis de Tocqueville. To Marx, the revolution should have been a step along the way to socialism, with the bourgeoisie capitalists overthrowing the previous landed feudal society. In turn, the proletariat would arise and bring both the end of class antagonism and the beginning of the socialist state. To Tocqueville, the revolution was about the reduction in the power of the aristocracy as the lower classes were in ascendance

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    There are several benefits of being bilingual or multilingual, but society have discouraged the use of various languages. In American culture, it is uncommon for people to multilingual. Globally, most people are able to converse in several different languages. What does it mean to be multilingual? It is a person ability to understand and speak several languages (Diamond, 2010, p 1) some of the benefits include increase cognitive development and a delay in Alzheimer’s disease. According Lippi Green

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    The French and American revolution play a significant role in how these countries are shaped today and led by example in how to accomplish the goal of freedom, civil liberty, and rights for all. Both of these revolutions began with the control of an over powering monarchy that left people starving, powerless, and in fear. Enlightenment ideas of a new government with a constitution where people would have a say, a right to vote, and right to property were created. In France it began with a failing

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    some of the various actions of the French colonialists against the people of Vietnam. More about this will be explain in further detail later on. After citing all the mistakes of the French colonialists, he talks about how the Vietnamese still wanted to work together with the French to free themselves of the Japanese control. He closes by saying how after the war, Vietnam became free of Japanese control but they have yet at the tame to gain true freedom of French control. However, he stated that the

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