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MS. PLUMLY'S COMPOSITION CLASS |
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Janet Evans holds the world record in the 400, 800 & 1500-meter freestyle events in this sport |
swimming
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If your predicates don't agree in number & person with these words, Ms. Plumly will see red |
subjects
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Morning meeting of all the students |
assembly
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Topping a pizza with this tropical fruit will make it Hawaiian |
pineapple
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Egyptians could read the latest Book of the Dead on scrolls made from this reed |
papyrus
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It was in Tongan waters that the crew of this ship mutinied against Captain Bligh |
the Bounty
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In 1993 this center, then with the Orlando Magic, was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year |
Shaquille O'Neal
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One or more sentences on a single thought; Ms. Plumly calls them the basic units of composition |
paragraphs
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In England, it's a barrister or solicitor; in the U.S., it's this |
an attorney
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Picked from trees & sometimes picked off pizza, the black ones are more common as toppings than the green ones |
(Kathy: What are peppers?)
olives
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About 4,000 years ago, the Mesopotamians reinvented the wheel, using these to make it lighter |
spokes
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Go straight south across the Strait of Gibraltar from Europe & you'll be in this N. African country |
Morocco
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This Baltimore Orioles shortstop once wore a T-shirt that read "2130+ Hugs and Kisses for Daddy" |
Cal Ripken, Jr.
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Ms. Plumly says one should spend time on this plan of an essay; H.G. Wells wrote a long one "of History" |
an outline
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One of the Commandments says not to commit it |
adultery
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This fungal topping is grown in buildings that simulate the conditions inside a cave |
mushrooms
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When he died at age 33 in 323 B.C., his empire was over 2,500 miles wide |
Alexander the Great
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300,000-square-mile plain that's home to the Argentinian gaucho |
(Enos: What is the Rio de la Plata?)
Pampas
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This German tennis star has won 21 Grand Slam singles titles, second only to Margaret Smith Court's 24 |
Steffi Graf
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Ms. Plumly doesn't use this word for a list of sources because it implies they're all books |
bibliography
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Go with a person or play with a singer |
accompany
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It goes on a pizza as an ingredient of the sauce or as a "sun-dried" topping |
tomato
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After the Persians destroyed the temples on this hill, Pericles had them rebuilt & added the Parthenon |
the Acropolis
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This island off Africa is home to over 13 million people & the animal seen here: |
Madagascar
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(Hi, I'm Reggie White.) In Super Bowl XXXI, I sacked this team's quarterback, Drew Bledsoe, 3 times, setting a Super Bowl record |
the New England Patriots
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A statement of what an essay will discuss, or what you may write to get your M.A. |
a thesis
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Field work in this field involves digging up the field looking for remains of past cultures |
anthropology (or archaeology)
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A quatro formaggi pizza is topped with this many different cheeses, including mozzarella |
4
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While ruling Babylonia from 605 to 562 B.C., he conquered Jerusalem |
Nebuchadnezzar
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During the winter, ice closes the northern ports of this "sea", the largest inland body of water in the world |
(Alex: And we have a minute left.)
the Caspian Sea
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