... will think I am and either rude or stupid, making it hard for me to get a good tip. Language is the basis of any education. Whether one wishes to pursue a study in literature or science, language arts are indispensable. When I go to my classes they are mostly lecture, therefore I have to write down all of the important things that the professor is talking ... about in order to understand my homework. Without the basic skills of writing I would not be able to write or study my notes, and if I depend on someone else's notes, I would have to ... ...

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... , of Boston, in New England. The biography of Phyllis Wheatley says, "Responding to early indications of intellectual precociousness in Phyllis, the Wheatley family encouraged her to study the Bible and to read English and Latin literature, history, and geography." The poem On Imagination displays Phyllis's faith in God. Line 31-34 reads: "For favours past, great Sir, our thanks are due, and ... . For instance, line 25 of To Maecenas, " soon the same beauties should my mind adorn, and the same ardors in my soul should burn: then should my song in bolder notes arise, and all my numbers ple...

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• Grade Level: High School