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Some suggested minor modifications:

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Ok, this is my latest draft...

Part A:

Although most of us would find the thought of eating insects abhorrent, Jeremy MacClancy argues that insects can be an important food source. He mentions that some insects are rich in protein, fat, and calories. Compared to what we might call “normal food”, insects are much more nutritious. They are very easy to breed and catch (qtd. in MacClancy 39).

Work cited:

MacClansy, Jeremy. Consuming Culture. London: Chapmans Publishers, Ltd., 1992.

Part B:

The future of letter writing

Letter writing has a long history, and letters are known to have existed in ancient Egypt and Sumer, as well as in ancient Rome, Greece and China. Furthermore (transition device), they have been an important factor in understanding our cultural heritage. For example, letters make up several of the books in the Christian Bible. (qtd. in <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter>'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter>) Although (transition device) letters have been the primary tools for communication over longer distances for many years, the custom has faded over the last decade. The advent and rapid growth of the Internet as an everyday accessory in the late 1990’s has superseded the need or indeed, desire for letterwritng as practiced over the cnetruries. (cleft sentence + thesis statement).

However (transition device), letters continue to be used in the business world (topic sentence). E-mail might take precedence for internal memos, but letters are still reigning when it comes to communication with other firms and, for some, continue to be the main way of submitting job applications. On the other hand (transition device), many companies have in recent years changed their practice and request that applications should arrive through electronic channels. Some even present it as the only way to submit an application. Letters are simply not welcome.

So, why are we still writing letters? (Topic sentence) Many would argue that letters are more personal, more elaborate, and more time consuming than e-mail. (Parallel structure) It doesn’t seem right to print out e-mails for safekeeping, but hanging on to labored and friendly letters does. Alternating (inversion) between ‘hip’ and ‘old fashioned’, the sending of letters and post cards is again beginning to manifest itself as a phenomenon in several youth cultures. I myself, keep in touch with friends from Germany, England and the United States through letters as well as the Internet. What began as a game where “ugly post cards” were sent to one another (non-finite adverbial clause), has transformed into an additional and fun form of communication, separate from the use of our personal blogs.

Letter's (fronting) written today will form part of the history of tomorrow (topic sentence): they consitute a medium which each new generation can use to learn about the past. With the current expansion and speed of growth of the Internet, it might not be the only, and most important , source of information for historians in the future, but it will be a unique and important resource nonetheless.

Work cited:

“Letter”. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 11 Apr. 2006. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 25 Apr. 2006. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter>'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter>

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I have My English Literature Exam this Tuesday and I really need some help on my books.

1) To kill a mockingbird

And

2) Angela’s Ashes.

So if anyone has any websites can you please post it. Thank-you and Much Appreciated. :-D

BBC Bitesize is really good for revison and that:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/...ird/index.shtml

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