1. Clearly stated topic sentence. 2. Clearly stated characteristics in individual sentences 3. Clearly stated support of the characteristics 4. Correct spelling The excerpt from The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper is a good example of Romanticism. The first characteris...

Reflection Essay The 10 Commandments The 10 commandments are special written guidelines set out for the good of the Catholic faith and mankind. They are almost a set of rules for the average Christian obey and follow. Moses acted as God's messenger to bring the message of peace and to give...

" Alienation is perhaps the theme [Hawthorne] handles with the greatest power. "Insulation," he sometimes called it- which suggest not only isolation but imperviousness... Its causes are many and complex, its results simple: it puts one outside the "magic circle" or the &...