This is an essay assignment that I did in 8th grade on October 18th, 2007. This is the outline that I did of that assignment.

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I. James Armistead Lafayette

A. Why be a Spy?

1. Freedom? Not Promised.

2. Volunteer

B. Experiences

1. Months of being in Lord Cornwallis’s tent

a. Listened to all plans

2. No life record

3. British Camps

4. His info lead to victory over Cornwallis

a. Ships of Cornwallis sail. Americans trap them.

5. Double Crosser

a. Played spy for both sides but gave fake info to British

6. “Black innocence” and played part well

7. Slave

C. About yourself

1. Slave

2. Black

3. Double Crosser

4. Lafayette Spy

5. Superb intelligence

6. Amazing memory

II. Results of Actions

A. Yourself Personally

1. Received Certificate

a. For bravery

2. ^^^ Gets to be free

3. Annual Pension

a. Pension for white to service

b. Service for cause American Revolution

B. War in General

1. Defeat of Cornwallis

2. Winner of one big battle

This is an essay assignment that I did in 8th grade on September 30th, 2007. It is a five paragraph essay, and I had to summarize some potential arguments in an outline beforehand.

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Playing Soccer Bullet Outline

Pros:

(3) — In-creases strength heart

(3) — Exercise

(2) — Improved Breathing

(3) — Meet new people

— Most of the world likes it the most

(2) — Strengthens muscles

(3) — Leadership skills

(3) — Smartness

(2) — Get out and away from family

Cons:

(1) — Time consuming

(1) — Interfere with school

— If high level you can’t play any other sport

(1) — Lots of running

(1) — Pressure

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Playing soccer can be a great sport, as long as you know how to enjoy yourself, however, if you do not you may not be so happy. In soccer there are many things you can learn: Leadership skills, “smarts”, meet new people, exercise and much more. Sometimes though, soccer is not the best sport in the world. It is time consuming (especially if you are in school) and if you don’t like running, it’s not that fun. As well as at a medium level there is lots, and lots of pressure.

Soccer is a good sport, but sometimes it doesn’t make you the happiest you can be. Soccer is time consuming and you may find yourself thinking its wasting you time, when you could be doing something else that’s important. It may interfere with school-work, which is not a good thing for many people. People who do not like running a lot, would not like soccer either. Soccer games are usually 45-60 minutes for kids. Therefore that would be a lot of running. At a high level soccer can also get discouraging. There is lots of pressure, and messing up would make team-mates mad at you. The coach may also be un-happy and not put you in as much. All in all, soccer can be a discouraging sport.

Soccer definitely has its good qualities, in several aspects. When going to practice, there is the chance to get away from family. They might be getting annoying and to just get out and away may be very refreshing. When practicing, it will strengthen muscles, because of the constant kicking and running. Also breathing will become much easier, as learning to breathe correctly is essential.

There are more things that make soccer an excellent sport. Lots of exercise is included in this. At school you can then dominate people with increased endurance and strength. Running will also increase your hearts strength, which will make you live longer (and everyone likes that). Making friends is also fun, and there will be plenty of that if you play soccer. Most importantly, when playing soccer you develop leadership skills and “smarts”. You learn to command people with ease, and make smart decisions that will influence the whole team. All of these are what makes soccer a very fun game.

Playing soccer is on the whole a fun game, and you learn a lot from it. Even when the game gets boring and not so fun, there is always a way to come back to it.