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Open Strong – Xephos1

Practice Opening 1 It is high school students’ poor mental health that prohibits them from seeking the treatment they need for their issues. Students in the present day are suffering from problems affiliated with mental health such as anxiety and … Continue reading

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Visual Rewrite – Xephos1

0:00-0:05 The ad starts with a slow dolly shot on two young African-American children who are probably around seven to ten years old. The little girl is holding a basketball and the little boy is leaning on a bicycle which … Continue reading

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Visual – Xephos1

0:00-0:05 The ad starts with a slow dolly shot on two young African-American children who are probably around seven to ten years old. The little girl is holding a basketball and the little boy is leaning on a bicycle which … Continue reading

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Definition Rewrite – Xephos1

Refusing Treatment For Mental Health What truly affects mental health is whether or not the afflicted person seeks treatment for their mental health issues. Treatment is the main way of resolving issues that have come to light because of mental … Continue reading

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Definition – Xephos1

Treatment For Mental Health What constitutes mental health treatment? People who are suffering from poor mental health seek treatment in order to hopefully get better. Mental health has been a plague on the human race and it wasn’t until the … Continue reading

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Claims – Xephos1

“Who he is now is a handsome guy in his 60s with a white beard, big but well kept, who refers to his wife as “my bride” after nine years.” This is a factual claim because this description can be … Continue reading

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Stone Money – Xephos1

The Idiocracy of Money         The concept of Stone Money is one that stands out to me. What is money anyway? While it may be something that is exchanged for goods and services, no one truly questions the fact that money … Continue reading

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White Paper – Xephos1

1. Working Hypothesis 1 High school students’ poor mental health prohibits them from seeking the proper treatment they need for their mental health problems. 1a. Working Hypothesis 2 Schools act like they care for students’ mental health, but in reality … Continue reading

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Citation – Xephos1

In author Richard Davies’ article for the New York Times, “The Fiction That Makes the World Go Round,” he claims that “money is a confidence trick: an i.o.u. printed on cheap material that promises the holder nothing but more paper … Continue reading

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Summaries – Xephos1

Elephant Cruelty It seems counterintuitive that a circus branded as “The Greatest Show on Earth” would let one of their star attractions die. In the circus business, if your main act is animals, wouldn’t the priority be protecting those animals … Continue reading

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