JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 22

Felons should be allowed to vote. For example, their crime could not be RELEVANT to politics.
This shows that it should not be ignored over one's mistake(s). This also shows that it should be a really bad felony for your vote not to count. In addition, the Constitution states that people have a right to vote. This shows that it is right for people to vote regardless of their situation. Lastly, if a person commits a murder in self-defense and is considered a felon, they should still be allowed to vote for what they believe in. This shows that people should not be consequenced and have their vote revoked.  Although felons do not have all the SOURCES to be able to vote, they should be able to still participate. This shows that felons' votes can help make COMPLEX decisions as to who is going to be the next president. This also shows that felons are able make a difference in their own futures. This also shows that minor felons should still be allowed to vote. In conclusion, felons should be allowed to vote.

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 23

Dog fighting should be illegal. For example, the POTENTIAL that dogs have should not be towrads fighting. This shows that dogs are not meant to fight they are soppose to be DISTINCT pets. This also shows that dogs should not be forced to fight. In addition, people that make dogs fight should have to face jail time. This shows that if they serve jail time there will be less dog fighting. This also shows that dogs would not have to be put to sleep as much for being agressive. In conclusion, dog fighting should be illegal.

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 21

Performance enhancing drugs, such as steroids, should not be allowed in sports. They should not be allowed in sports because the TRADITION of sports is to have fun and be normal and have no drugs in sports. PRIMARILY, if someone is on drugs it's not fair because they have an advatage over the opposite team. Over a PERIOD of time, athletes have been using more and more peformace enhancing drugs to make them bigger faster and stronger. Performance enhancing drugs should be banned and sports should test their athletes on a regular basis.

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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Irony Paragraph.

For example, she fed the lamb leg which was the murder weapon to the detectives. This shows that it's dramitic irony because we know that the meat that the cops are eating was the actual murder weapon. This also shows that this is memorable to the readers because they know she killed her husband but the readers do not. In addition, she goes to the store and pretends that she is going to cool dinner for her dead husband. This shows that this shows that it is situational irony because she made the cops believe that she was not the killer but actually she was. This also shows that she acted like she did not kill her husband and she wanted to cook a nice dinner. In conclusion, readers enjoy stories when people behave unexpectidly.

Notes from a Bottle" Ambiguity Paragraph

In "Notes from a Bottle," James Stevenson's use of ambiguity engages the reader. For example, "There has been constant speculation on the cause of the flood." This makes the reader to want to figure out what is causing the water to rise. This also shows the cause of the flood is ambigious to the people in the story because they only have ideas about the cause, but no one really knows. In addition, "the children, as usual, are riding their bikes up and down the hall." This leads the reader to find out why the children were playing while the water was rising, because it seems illogical. This also shows that the parents' reasons for allowing their children to play is ambigious because they are playing instead of worrying or saving themselves. In conclusion, the reader is drawn in by the abiguity.

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 15

Cell phones are not safe to use while driving. Because the concept of driving requires two hands, and full attention on the road and your surroundings. Texting relates to drunk driving because they both cause people to get in serious accidents or loss of life because the driver isn't focused on the road. It is difficult to assess driving situations while texting. A vehicle is a weapon, and behind the hands of a driving texter, it could be fatal.