Aneth Meza Prof. Cotner 26 August 2013 Reading Journal What caused Lewis to write the essay was that he is trying to put out his argument against the “right to happiness” and that happiness is a gift not a right. Lewis says that happiness in relationships consist of hard work and struggle and that’s true because you have to find the good and bad things in a relationship. Lewis is trying to say that we have a right to do what is best for ourselves and others. His friend and he did not agree…
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October 20, 2011 English 101 P2 “Notes of a Native Speaker” Summary In 1998, Eric Liu wrote a book about his struggle with acculturation titled “The Accidental Asian”. A chapter within the book called “Notes of a Native Speaker” depicts an essay written by Liu which fully describes his struggles with race and how he overcame them. Eric Liu is an American born Taiwanese Asian. His parents immigrated to the United States before he was born and in so, gave him a mixed cultural background. He…
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start to be great¨-anonymous. What came to your mind when I stated this quote? There can be many meanings to this, but in this case it was emphasized when we thought about the traits that the Olympians could have when competing in sports. These traits represent the perseverance that they had to start and work hard to get to the Olympics. In the movie Cool Running, the characters demonstrated support and courage which are also traits I possess as a dedicated AVID student. These traits helped…
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with persuading people to smoke in the ad I will be sharing with you today. The ad is trying to persuade you to buy their brand of cigarettes by showing you a picture of a happy woman enjoying a KOOL cigarette. Her head is thrown back in laughter telling us that she is having a good time. KOOL cigarettes is presenting us with an ad that is insinuating that cigarettes are cool, un-harmful, and something that can make you happy. When I first looked at this ad I thought the most obvious part about it…
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Eaton I Joshua Eaton Ms. Gust Freshman Gym 6 February 2013 Tobacco,Alcohol and Drugs Reflective Essay Drugs. Alcohol. Tobacco. These three words are heard and often present throughout teen’s lives. Last year 3.6 percent of 8th graders, 14.5 percent of 10th graders, and 28.1 percent of 12th graders reported getting drunk in the past month. Also, in 2012, 6.5 percent of 8th graders, 17.0 percent of 10th graders, and 22.9 percent of 12th graders used marijuana in the past month. Tobacco has become less…
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them in a positive or negative way. This change can happen at any point and it might not even be realized till after it happened. I was fortunate enough to have a positive change at a young age. An experience that I knew going in could have the possibility of changing my life. The experience that I am talking about is the Civil Right Tour. Spring, my freshman year, I am sitting in the auditorium of Wisconsin Lutheran High School listening to a group of upperclassmen talk about a free trip that they…
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nd those who did usually dropped out during their freshman year and I did not want to continue the cycle of “dropouts”. Because of the slim number of family members that attended college didn't fully commit to college, they couldn't tell me what to fully expect. One thing I did know for sure coming into college was that if I wanted to become a forensic scientist, before all of the fun math classes and cool science labs, I was to first get through english which was not my best subject. The…
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are an extremely social animal, traveling in nuclear families. Thus usually consisting of the Alpha Mated pair, and their offspring. In this essay I am going to talk about a few things I find fascinating about one of…
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there are true advantages of stealing, I would consider the consequences of that. There are a lot of negative results from stealing, especially if you get caught. There are social or cultural rules, religious rules and personal beliefs against stealing. The greatest fact to stealing is that it is against the law. If you are caught, you can be punished by being jailed or imprisoned—it also has long term effects and it can impair future opportunities. And as of me I have probation for the punishment. Peer…
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Rise at a Young Age Two Cheers for the Maligned Slacker Dude by Nathan Robin is an essay from the Wall Street Journal on February 19, 2011. Nathan Robin is the head writer for “A.V. Club,” the entertainment section of the Onion (481). In this essay, Robin aims to convince his readers that men in their 20’s can accomplish great things. The idea of being young and creative is what Robin emphasizes in the essay. It is interesting what Robin uses to persuade his readers about the idea of being young…
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