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High School Annoyances There are many parts of high school one might find annoying.High school in general is annoying, though some of the more specific causes of annoyance are the technology (i.e. Chromebooks never working), the fact that we are not allowed to eat in the Bistro, and Honors Chemistry. Although the most exasperating of all annoyances is the freshmen. Freshmen. We were all there once. Freshmen, they just have a certain look: big eyes that look around them like a lost puppy, a

THE ARISTOTELIAN APPEALS rhetorical triangle.jpg QUESTIONS Jonathan Edwards is one of the leaders of the “Great Awakening.” Before reading the text, determine the historical context through online research. In one or two sentences, briefly define the historical context of Edward's’ speech. What does Edwards hope to accomplish with this sermon? Define his purpose. The Great Awakening is a time of religious restoration where individuals start to "stir" as they start to recall the presence of God

Bakha, an Untouchable reflects and ponders on what he hopes the future has in store for him on multiple occasions as the day goes on. As a contributing member of his caste-assembled society, Bakha works with an urgency and goal, sweeping and cleaning for the high-caste people in Bulashah, an Indian town with hopes of getting out of his position. In this passage, the first line of text draws out a compelling word in “vagaries” which suggests the youth in Bakha, the growth that can be analyzed through

piercings create diversity, something that is extremely important in our history as a species, but they can also identify people’s struggles, triumphs, and things they hold dear to them. Recently I read about how people are getting semicolon tattoos and wondered why; semicolons to symbolize their struggle with some mental illness. Because I suffer from depression and anxiety I was able to relate to those strong individuals. We all get tattoos or piercings for different reasons. Sometimes people get a

Love is a Disease: An Explication of Sonnet 147 Love is a disease. Desire is deadly. When one thinks about Shakespeare’s sonnets, the instinctual response is the thought of romance. For instance the adoring lines, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day/ Thou are more lovely and more temperate” (Sonnet 18, 1-2), are thought to be the most famous words from a Shakespearean sonnet. However, instead of describing love in a starry-eyed fashion, Shakespeare discusses the punitive characteristics of

Writing Skills Part 2 1. Which sentence best describes clustering? A. You write down words or ideas that occur to you in no particular order. *B. You're generating words that suggest possible sentences or paragraphs. C. You write down words or ideas in chronological order. D. You're generating words that suggest possible themes for an essay. 2. Which of the following would be an appropriate way to add variety to your sentences? A. Use more close-up words. B. Make your

I have always said that writing is stressful for me; I can never find the correct format or focus on a main theme, however I do have to acknowledge that any mastering skill does require practice, an as much as I dread writing I have to admit that I have improve significantly. Now my grammar is the least of my worries, which in the past would have been the first. I have also learned the basic skills that come with any type of writing; outlining, brainstorming, citing, quotes, and drafts. In this course

In the last line of the tenth paragraph The beginning seems similar to someone telling the advantages of his proposal but then after the semicolon he seems to be recommending recipes and when some foods are best to eat which shares more similarities to a cookbook than to a proposal not only that but it seems to come from someone who is experienced when it comes to eating child’s meat not someone

Competent Language Usage Essentials (C.L.U.E.) Diagnostic Test Form A Name ______________________________________________ Score __________________ Grammar: In the space provided, write the letter indicating the word that correctly completes each sentence. Use only one answer for each question. ___ 1. If I (a) was (b) were you, I would take the job. ___ 2. She dropped off her report when she (a) come (b) came over last week. ___ 3. A list showing all the documents prepared for the

Morgan Moxley writes “Watch and Learn,” a literary narrative, that is about helping her mother teach a young child named “Patrick” how to write. The story has the genre of a literary narrative, a story that consists of writing and/or reading. As Ernest Hemingway states, “It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.” Moxley presents the idea that everyone has the ability to learn; people learn at different rates, so it is important to encourage