A sentence

College Essays
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<p>The last sentence of my essay is…</p>

<p>But most importantly, I learned that no one can have anything against a man who has a valid point, a rational opinion – and that if I am such a man, I must stand up and talk loud and proud. </p>

<p>I am not sure about the use of dash (English is my second language). Is it used correctly?</p>

<p>I intentionally use “proud” instead of “proudly” because it sounds good together with loud. Should I leave it like that? </p>

<p>Making good points is used before in th essay; that’s why I included both “a valid point” and “a rational opinion”.</p>

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<p>“loud and proud” is a common phrase, so don’t worry about that. </p>

<p>I like using stylistic dashes, and I think yours is ok. If you wanted to be grammatically correct though, your sentence works without it.</p>