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Gibbon Paragraph [Thomson]

April 4, 2019 — No Comments ↓

Mother Earth The Earth is comprised of balance, harmony, and sheer beauty. As the measly green buds blossom into petals of endless shades, the ants below admire their changing home. The vast ocean blue inhabits the gentlest of creatures who Continue reading →

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First Draft [Thomson]

March 28, 2019 — No Comments ↓

Regret is a common feeling among all humans; one that is undesired and often reflected upon by the subject to see where things went wrong. Feelings of remorse can range from being about something as trivial as stealing a cookie Continue reading →

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As We May Think [Thomson]

February 26, 2019 — No Comments ↓

Vanneaver Bush wrote the piece, As We May Think in 1945 as he outlined a future world where advances in technology alters the world he once knew. He predicts a device where humans can store things like books, recordings, and Continue reading →

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As We May Think [Thomson]

February 26, 2019 — No Comments ↓

Vanneaver Bush’s, As We May Think predicts that the future of humankind’s technology will allow people access to knowledge obtained throughout history. He illustrates a world where humans can store things like books, recordings, and communication onto a single device. He Continue reading →

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Textual Analysis Final [Thomson]

February 19, 2019 — No Comments ↓

Politicians and virtually anyone in a position of speaking with the purpose of swaying an audience utilizes a variety of rhetorical devices in getting their point across. Such rhetoric is aimed at invoking emotions and images concerning the subject that Continue reading →

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Technology Final [Thomson]

February 17, 2019 — No Comments ↓

Human civilization has relied on technology for hundreds of thousands of years as we have shifted from the plow and wheel to motion-sensored lights to robots who can perform surgery. Technology in recent years has altered the world in unimaginable Continue reading →

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Long Sentence [Thomson]

February 12, 2019 — No Comments ↓

There once was a large, colorful butterfly that fluttered its translucent wings through the Forest of Wonders as it tried finding a comfortable corner of woods to call home for the night; however, this particular pink butterfly had a severe Continue reading →

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Genres Final [Thomson]

February 6, 2019 — 2 Comments ↓

While college admission essays can range from sob-stories about a negative experience in one’s life to telling of one’s greatest accomplishment, they are all geared toward the same audience in sharing an overarching purpose. The goal of such essays is Continue reading →

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Verbs [Thomson]

February 6, 2019 — 1 Comment ↓

active voice- present tense: I am shopping at the mall. passive voice-present tense: The paintings are bought by the highest bidder. active voice-past tense: I bought a pair of shoes. passive voice-past tense: The class last year was full of Continue reading →

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Introduction [Thomson]

February 6, 2019 — No Comments ↓

My name is Antonia Thomson and I am from Marin County, California– a smaller county right across the Golden Gate Bridge. I live in Missions B and my roommate, who I was randomly paired with, actually went to my high Continue reading →

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