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ENC1101--Classwork and Homework. Assigned September 16, 2024. Due Friday, September 20, 2024.

Continue working with your partners on the collaborative essay, Analysis of Obama's Speech on Bin Laden. Be sure all of you have printed copies of the document and an electronic copy on each of your laptop computers. Use the MLA format for this essay.

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