In the Journal of the First Voyage to America by Christopher Columbus, an aspect of his writing that was very interesting is that Columbus is very descriptive in his work. ... Columbus' writing can also be compared to that of Native American authors in that in their writing they both seem to have a great respect for the land and its importance. ... This comparison shows that he has a great respect for the land, but we also must consider that he was writing this journal for the benefit of the king and queen of Spain. This journal was a way to "advertise" the newly discovered land and ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Essay writing is an intricate part of the expansion of language. ... When you write a journal entry for example, it is enough to simply start writing, and express thoughts and feelings as they occur to you. But in essay writing, this is a very dangerous step. ... Once it is striped of this, all you are left with is a simple journal entry. ... Essay writing is especially difficult. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Many of his accounts in his journal show how entrenched he was in Calvinistic beliefs and the role of religion around him. ... There is also an entry in his journal where he speaks how the court order a fast given troubling news from England, Indians, and bad weather that has ruined hay and wheat. ... It seems that there is scarcely writing where there isn't a reference to God, or, because of religious beliefs, the actions taken by some to show and maintain their faith. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Children will go to school with a teacher (Julie), and they will learn the basic subjects: reading, writing, and math. ... We all will keep a journal of everything that goes on in our society, which would be our primitive version of a History book. This journal and other books will be open for the students 12+ to be able to read if they want to further their education. ...

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Realism is a literary form of writing. ... He felt that writing should be "simple, natural, and honest, not digging into romantic exaggeration." ... He worked as a city editor of the Ohio State Journal in 1858 and published poems, stories, and reviews in the Atlantic Monthly and other magazines. ...

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Before working at The Times, he worked as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and was the Edward R. ... Overall, I feel that Krauss achieved most of his goals for writing his article. ...

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Supporting himself by freelance writing and various temporary jobs, he spent the next five years coming to terms with how education had altered his life. He has published numerous articles in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The American Scholar, Time, Mother Jones, and The New Republic, as well as other publications. ... His form of writing is out spoken. ... In all of his writing he seems to be a exceptionally optimistic individual plus he seems to add a lot of political point of analysis to his writings. 4. ... Soto feels that his writing style is too soft and weak for a...

• Word Count: 1466
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• Has Bibliography
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In 1838, he started a journal, which he wrote two times a week called "Common School Journal" for teachers and lectured on education to all who would listen. Around the time he started writing his journal, he developed six principles of education that should be followed. ... A local woman of no high education who teach the children basics, like counting, their ABC's, simple reading and writing, and daily chores around the house (or in at a farm). ...

• Word Count: 2694
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• Grade Level: High School

The dreams we have today and the dreams Americans have had in the past, are a direct result of his writing the Declaration of Independence. ... "Journal of the First Voyage to America, 1492-1493." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

According to a journal article titled, "Myths about the Draft" by Sara Davis most people think that they can't be drafted if they are going to or are in college. ... In support of this bill, you can help by writing a letter to your local congressman saying that you support the draft bill. ...

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The letters she writes, even the bad ones, never have a single touch of self-pity whereas Frances journal is filled with it. ... The accounts of travel writing are as tainted by the personality and experiences of the writer as poems are by the emotions of their authors. ...

• Word Count: 1490
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According to The Last Thursday Book Club, Ron felt the book as a journal had no political agenda and Mike felt it was repetitious with deaths that did not move the reader - perhaps when compared with today's tragedies. ... In 1977, he left the Tribune and started writing novels. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In fact, according to The Journal of the American Medical Association, 95% of all suicides occur during the peak of a depressive episode when clear and rational thinking is distorted. ... Suicide warning signs include Lack of interest in the future Strong interest in death, perhaps expressed through reading materials, conversations, writing, or art Giving away important possessions Hinting about suicide Talking directly about suicide Talking about a plan for committing suicide, especially if s/he has access to a gun (Suicide Warning Signs). ...

• Word Count: 2041
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This is most likely due to the fact that American society is "[inching] ever closer to embracing phenomena that science [cannot] answer."12 Even highly esteemed academic publications such as the Journal of Scientific Exploration "now treat the paranormal with as much respect and analysis as physics or the chaos theory."13 The possibility of life existing on other worlds has been the subject of speculation for years.14 In May, 1988, NASA began using a "super computer" that is intended to pick up signals from any distant civilizations.15 Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SET...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Child Sexual Abuse It is frightening to realize how widespread sexual abuse is in our society and yet how strong the denial of it is.1 "Don't waste your time talking about what an aberration it is and how unlikely it is " just get to the place where you understand that one of the things humans do ...

• Word Count: 3479
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• Has Bibliography
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Crowder points out in an article in the December 1977 issue of the Western Journal of Black Studies, "it is no longer sufficient to devote the entire month to the celebration of great Negro contributions to the American mainstream." ...

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• Grade Level: High School