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Open Strong – alwaystired

Opening 1: Since the creation of public schools, it has been normalized to wake up before sunrise and be expected to power through an entire day of learning and social interaction. The irony behind this is obvious – how are … Continue reading

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Visual Rewrite – alwaystired

0:01. A shaky camera captures two people, one middle-aged and another very young, standing in the middle of a beach full of sand. They are not animated, but real people who look like those you would see on an average day. … Continue reading

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Visual- alwaystired

0:01. A shaky camera captures two people, one middle-aged and another very young, standing in the middle of a beach full of sand. They are not animated, but real people who look like those you would see on an average day. … Continue reading

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Definition Rewrite – alwaystired

The Importance of Sleep on Adolescents A few hours of sleep seems insignificant, yet could be life-changing for an entire generation of adolescents. Schools have been neglecting the needs of their students since the dawn of public education by starting … Continue reading

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Definition – alwaystired

Could a few hours of extra sleep completely change the trajectory of a teenager’s life? Schools have begun in the early hours of the day since the creation of education. A majority of adolescents in America are required to wake … Continue reading

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Claims – alwaystired

“Caleb has been home since 2006, way more than enough time for Brannan to catch his symptoms.” Here, the author uses an evaluative claim. She is evaluating the amount of time Caleb has been home and deeming it more than … Continue reading

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White Paper – alwaystired

1. Working Hypothesis 1 Because sleep is what gives people the ability to function properly, waking up at later times would benefit high-school-aged children in terms of their grades and mental well-being, causing them to not only gain more focus … Continue reading

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Stone Money – alwaystired

The Mystery of Money The only reason money has value is because we believe it does. If everybody in America decided that the dollars in their wallet meant nothing, they would be nothing but another piece of paper. In fact, … Continue reading

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Citation – alwaystired

Money is one of those things where the more you think about it, the less you know. In the article “The Fiction That Makes The World Go Round,” written by Richard Davies, “[Money] seems cold and mathematical and outside the … Continue reading

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Summaries – alwaystired

“Pizza Hut at the Pyramids” It seems counterintuitive that an ancient Egyptian structure and a Pizza Hut would be just a few feet away from each other. These pyramids are a humongous part of history and were built as monuments … Continue reading

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