Engl 1301- Omitted Commas
The line "Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus" from a famous editorial written in 1897 sometimes serves today as a template for a statement thought to be emphatically true; for example a climate change activist might replace a Santa Claus with global warming to indicate a strong belief that global warming exits.
'Yes, Virginia, Claus," 1897, example,
The line "Yes Virginia there is a Santa Clause" from a famous editorial written in 1897 sometimes serves today as a template for a statement thought to be emphatically true; for example a climate change activist might replace a Santa Clause with global warming to indicate a strong belief that global warming exists.
"Yes, Virginia, Claus," 1897, example,
Facebook was launched on February 4 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and some of his classmates at Harvard.
2004, 4,
Aaron Rodgers has had one of the most successful NFL careers of all time. In late 2013 in fact Aaron Rodgers was the only passer whose career passer rating exceeded 100.0.
2013, fact,
As of December 25 2015 the top three tech gifts of the holidays were the toy BB-8 droid from Star Wars a hoverboard and the new smartwatch from Apple.
25, 2015, Wars, hoverboard,
The early 1990s television series Twin Peaks focused on FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper's investigation into the murder of Laura Palmer the homecoming queen of the local high school.
Laura Palmer,
Long complicated and engrossing are three words that some readers say describe the Harry Potter novels.
Long, Complicated,
Yes the band James is probably best known for the hit song "Sit Down"; however it has a large number of excellent songs from albums such as Seven (1992) Millionaies (1999) and La Petite Morte (2014).
Yes, however, Seven (1992), Millionaires (1999),
When Vanity Fair magazine asked Tina Fey for her motto in May 2011, she answered "Stop reaching for the stars!" At the time, Fey had been writing, acting, producing, and caring for her first child. Her answer suggests that she was tired doesn't it?
answered, tired,
Paula Fox's novel The Slave Dance conveys the horrors of capturing transporting and selling Africans as slaves.
capturing, transporting,
The American flag which is made up of thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars has a variety of nicknames which include "Old Glory" and "the Star-Spangled Banner."
flag, stars, nicknames,
Drew Brees was the first quarter back in NFL history to throw more than four hundred yards passing in three consecutive postseason games which he played in 2010 and 2011.
games,
E.B. White is probably best known for the 1952 children's book Charlotte's Web; however he was also a well-known essayist.
however,
Even though many of Sigmund Freud's theories have been discredited, his research and writing continue to influence our understanding of many topics in psychology, including human development personality abnormal psychology and clinical psychology.
human development, personality, abnormal psychology,
A popular meme quotes Abraham Lincoln as saying "Don't believe everything you read on the internet"; however it seems highly unlikely that Abraham Lincoln said these words doesn't it?
saying, however, words,
In a typical line on 30 Rock, Liz Lemon says "Check this out Jack. Tile samples. First redo the bathroom, then redo the whole apartment, and then the world." jack responds "I'm impressed Lemon. You're talking like a winner."
says, out, responds, impressed,
Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin shows the worst and the best qualities of American society explores Huck's moral struggle over helping Jim to escape and introduces Americans to a new, colloquial way of writing.
society, escape,
Tina Fey was born on May 18 1970 in Upper Darby Pennsylvania.
18, 1970, Darby
The Indian Removal Act the Compromise of 1850 and the Mexican-American War represent three dark moments in America's history.
Act, 1850,
Just to years after La Petite Morte (2014) the band James was poised to release its fourteenth studio album Girl at the End of the World on March 18 2016.
La petite Morte (2014), album, World, 18,
"A scandal in Bohemia" "The Red-Headed League" and "A Case of identity" are the first Sherlock Holmes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Bohemia," League,"
Quarterback Drew Brees who was born in Dallas was named after Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Drew Pearson.
Brees, Dallas,
"The Great Carbuncle" "Roger Malvin's Burial" and "The Celestial Railroad" are three of Nathanial Hawthorne's more obscure short stories.
Carbuncle," Burial,"
The American author Willa Cather who attended the University of Nebraska in the 1890s sometimes preferred to be called William.
Cather, 1890s,
Fans of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novels can learn more about her by visiting the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center located at 77 Forest Street Hartford Connecticut.
Center, Street, Hartford,
In 2015, Chrome Safari and Explorer were threw of the most popular internet browsers; nevertheless each has its own weaknesses quirks and bugs.
Chrome, Safari, nevertheless, weaknesses, quirks,
Valentine's Day celebrated on February 14 was originally a celebration of an early Christian marty named Valentinus; however over the years it has become a commercialized holiday centered around romance and gifts such as flowers cards and chocolates.
Day, 14th, however, flowers, cards,
In one of the more memorable lines from the band James's hit song "Sit Down" Tim Booth the lead vocalist sings "My life is out of control."
Down," Booth, vocalist, sings,
The first trilogy by Jane Yolen consists of Dragon's Blood Heart's Blood and A Sending of Dragons.
Heart's Blood, Dragon's Blood,
Streaming services such a Hulu Netflix Amazon Prime and HBO Now charged the way people watch television didn't they?
Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, television,
The British pop band James loved by fans internationally hails from Manchester England.
James, internationally, Manchester,
Quarterback Tom Brady has called Joe Montana who quarter backed for the 49ers in the 1980s and 1990s inspiring.
Montana, 1990s
As a young man, Ralph Ellison was advised to read great authors-for example. Joseph Conrad and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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Cam Newton attracted major attention as the first NFL rookie who threw for four hundred yards in a regular-season opener.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, a series of novels depicting a Midwestern American family in the late 1800s, has won over readers young and old for nearly a century and served as the inspiration for a long-running television series.
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Quarterback Russell Wilson led the National Football League with a passer rating of 110.1 in late 2015.
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The first quarterback in NFL history who led a team to ten division titles was Tom Brady.
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The growing interest in building homes that range from one hundred to four hundred square feet is called the Tiny House movement; recent surveys have found that the movement is especially popular with single people and retirees,
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Tom Brady and Joe Montana are the only National Football League players who have been named most valuable player more than once in both the league and the Super Bowl.
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Which of the following titles was published first: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?
Prince, Hallows, Fire,
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest make up a popular series of novels by Stieg Larsson.
Tattoo, Fire,
Tebowing a new word formed from a proper noun (like Googling0 referred to football quarterback Tim Tebow's signature kneel after a touchdown.
Tebowing, (like Googling),
Quarterback Cam Newton became the third player in NFL history to accomplish all of the following in the same year; win a national championship, be the first pick in the NFL draft, and receive the Heisman Trophy which goes to the best college football player.
Trophy,
J.R.R Tolkien earned a degree in the study of English language and literature worked on the Oxford English Dictionary and became a professor at Oxford University before he wrote The Hobbit.
literature, Dictionary,
Tolkien's Lod of the Rings trilogy is made up of The fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers and The return of the King.
of the Ring, Towers,
On the topic of her resemblance to politician Sarah Palin, Tina Fey remarked "I was resistant to acknowledge there was a resemblance. But my kid saw her and said "That's Mommy," so I thought 'Oh great."
remarked, said, thought, oh,
Big Stick refers to the foreign policy of former US President Theodore Roosevelt; he once said "Speak softly and carry a big stick" by which he meant that the United States should peacefully negotiate policy while making it clear that the government was backed by a strong military.
said, stick,
So influential was Harriet Beecher Stowe's uncle Tom's Cabin that Abraham Lincoln reportedly greeted her by saying "Mrs. Stowe so you're the little women who made the book that made this great war."
saying, "Mrs. Stowe, so
Though a prolific writer Harriet Beecher Stowe is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin published March 20 1852.
writer, Cabin, 20,
