Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Grammar Post
Well i am at a loss for specifically what i need in grammar.. not saying by any means that i am perfect but i found a site that had english grammar terms and just briefly explained everything reviewing even simple things(which is probably a good thing for me).
Since there is not neccessarily any rule it just explains it i am putting down about half of the page of information they give.
Active VoiceIn the active voice, the subject of the verb does the action (eg They killed the President). See also Passive Voice.
AdjectiveA word like big, red, easy, French etc. An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
AdverbA word like slowly, quietly, well, often etc. An adverb modifies a verb.
ArticleThe "indefinite" articles are a and an. The "definite article" is the.
Auxiliary VerbA verb that is used with a main verb. Be, do and have are auxiliary verbs. Can, may, must etc are modal auxiliary verbs.
ClauseA group of words containing a subject and its verb (for example: It was late when he arrived).
ConjunctionA word used to connect words, phrases and clauses (for example: and, but, if).
InfinitiveThe basic form of a verb as in to work or work.
InterjectionAn exclamation inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection (for example: oh!, ah!, ouch!, well!).
Modal VerbAn auxiliary verb like can, may, must etc that modifies the main verb and expresses possibility, probability etc. It is also called "modal auxiliary verb".
NounA word like table, dog, teacher, America etc. A noun is the name of an object, concept, person or place. A "concrete noun" is something you can see or touch like a person or car. An "abstract noun" is something that you cannot see or touch like a decision or happiness. A "countable noun" is something that you can count (for example: bottle, song, dollar). An "uncountable noun" is something that you cannot count (for example: water, music, money).
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/grammar-glossary.htm
Since there is not neccessarily any rule it just explains it i am putting down about half of the page of information they give.
Active VoiceIn the active voice, the subject of the verb does the action (eg They killed the President). See also Passive Voice.
AdjectiveA word like big, red, easy, French etc. An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
AdverbA word like slowly, quietly, well, often etc. An adverb modifies a verb.
ArticleThe "indefinite" articles are a and an. The "definite article" is the.
Auxiliary VerbA verb that is used with a main verb. Be, do and have are auxiliary verbs. Can, may, must etc are modal auxiliary verbs.
ClauseA group of words containing a subject and its verb (for example: It was late when he arrived).
ConjunctionA word used to connect words, phrases and clauses (for example: and, but, if).
InfinitiveThe basic form of a verb as in to work or work.
InterjectionAn exclamation inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection (for example: oh!, ah!, ouch!, well!).
Modal VerbAn auxiliary verb like can, may, must etc that modifies the main verb and expresses possibility, probability etc. It is also called "modal auxiliary verb".
NounA word like table, dog, teacher, America etc. A noun is the name of an object, concept, person or place. A "concrete noun" is something you can see or touch like a person or car. An "abstract noun" is something that you cannot see or touch like a decision or happiness. A "countable noun" is something that you can count (for example: bottle, song, dollar). An "uncountable noun" is something that you cannot count (for example: water, music, money).
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/grammar-glossary.htm
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Rereading America
America the Beautiful: What we're fighting for.by Dinesh D' Souza. I really enjoyed reading this selection. I had to agree with many points that the author made. I was interested to think on the flip side that many other countries hate America partly because we are so good and they are jealous of our freedom and other values.
I really that it was sad think that people are dying to damage the US. There is something that is very wrong with that. Something that i found interesting was that Islamic critics say, "America appeals to what is most degraded about human nature; by contrast islamic societies may be poor and backward but they atleast aspire to virtue. Even if they fall short they are tying to live by God's law." and Americans have a hard time answering back to this.
It is intersting to find the great differences that we have between countires. Hopefull these problems will resolve.. (highly unlikely).. How many things have to go wrong before maybe something will go right? Who knows but i guess its worth a shot i mean hey we are fighting for our country hopefully others (lesser) countries will be able to do the same.
I really that it was sad think that people are dying to damage the US. There is something that is very wrong with that. Something that i found interesting was that Islamic critics say, "America appeals to what is most degraded about human nature; by contrast islamic societies may be poor and backward but they atleast aspire to virtue. Even if they fall short they are tying to live by God's law." and Americans have a hard time answering back to this.
It is intersting to find the great differences that we have between countires. Hopefull these problems will resolve.. (highly unlikely).. How many things have to go wrong before maybe something will go right? Who knows but i guess its worth a shot i mean hey we are fighting for our country hopefully others (lesser) countries will be able to do the same.
Grammar Post
Well.. i am running out of grammar posts but something that i found that i know i do struggle with is abbreviations after a name. The site that i found really was good atleast for me hopefully this can help someone else.
Abbreviations after a name--such as Jr., Sr., and academic titles--are set off by commas. They begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
Do not use the abbreviations unless they follow the name.
Correct: William F. Buckley, Jr. Walter Judd, M.D.
Incorrect: The average M.D. sees forty patients day. (Does not follow name)
Correct: The average medical doctor sees forty patients a day.
In a full sentence, each abbreviation after a name is set off by a comma both before and after. No comma is needed at the end if the sentence ends with the abbreviation.
Correct: The Hon. Rep. Walter Judd, M.D., represented a Minnesota district in the U.S. Congress.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000055.htm
Abbreviations after a name--such as Jr., Sr., and academic titles--are set off by commas. They begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
Do not use the abbreviations unless they follow the name.
Correct: William F. Buckley, Jr. Walter Judd, M.D.
Incorrect: The average M.D. sees forty patients day. (Does not follow name)
Correct: The average medical doctor sees forty patients a day.
In a full sentence, each abbreviation after a name is set off by a comma both before and after. No comma is needed at the end if the sentence ends with the abbreviation.
Correct: The Hon. Rep. Walter Judd, M.D., represented a Minnesota district in the U.S. Congress.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000055.htm
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The Crucible
I went and saw The Crucible for extra credit. I really quite enjoyed it! I was very surpised to see that the way they set up the play was on the stage so you were like right next to the actors that was way different then i am used to but i think i did like it that way overall. The story line was very interesting i have read the book and seen the movie and now the play and i really like them all in differnt ways. I really thought that the actors were incredible! i have no idea how they can memorize that much stuff! i mean the play was nearly three hours.. ya way long but it went by really fast! i would recommend that anyone go see it!
Grammar Post
A little bit of everything... yup thats what i need help with so I found this website that was actually pretty helpful it just has a few tips for what commonly people mess up on. I know i struggle with grammar in general but here is one rule of the many for active/passive verbs.
In sentences written in active voice, the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts.
In sentences written in passive voice, the subject receives the action expressed in the verb; the subject is acted upon. The agent performing the action may appear in a "by the . . ." phrase or may be omitted.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html
In sentences written in active voice, the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts.
In sentences written in passive voice, the subject receives the action expressed in the verb; the subject is acted upon. The agent performing the action may appear in a "by the . . ." phrase or may be omitted.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Grammar Post
ible? able?
which one do you use?i stuggle with this because they are so similar it is hard to know when you are supposed to use which one. i know it can be confusing sometimes but i found this website to be quite helpful.
If the root is not a complete word, add -ible.
aud + ible = audible
If the root is a complete word, add -able.
accept + able = acceptable
Some exceptions:
contemptible
digestible
flexible
responsible
irritable
inevitable
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelible.html
which one do you use?i stuggle with this because they are so similar it is hard to know when you are supposed to use which one. i know it can be confusing sometimes but i found this website to be quite helpful.
If the root is not a complete word, add -ible.
aud + ible = audible
If the root is a complete word, add -able.
accept + able = acceptable
Some exceptions:
contemptible
digestible
flexible
responsible
irritable
inevitable
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelible.html
my 2 writing styles
One style that i think would be good for my paper would be compare and contrast. I am writing about the placebo effect so i think this way would be interesting.
http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writingcenter/OWL/Com_Con.html
the second style that i think would be fun to try would be cause and effect.
http://essayinfo.com/essays/cause_and_effect_essay.php
http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writingcenter/OWL/Com_Con.html
the second style that i think would be fun to try would be cause and effect.
http://essayinfo.com/essays/cause_and_effect_essay.php
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Grammar Post
Well.. Something grammatical that i feel i struggle with is prepositions of to onto into
i think its hard to know which one goes for the right place so this website was quite helpful. (the website is shows pictures that really help demonstrate what each example of rule is)
1. The basic preposition of a direction is "to."
TO: signifies orientation toward a goal
When the goal is physical, such as a destination, "to" implies movement in the direction of the goal.
(1) Sa'id returned to his apartment.
When the goal is not a physical place, for instance, an action, "to" marks a verb; it is attached as an infinitive and expresses purpose. The preposition may occur alone or in the phrase in order.
(2) Li Ling washed her dog (in order) to rid it of fleas.
The two uses can also occur together in a single sentence:
2. The other two prepositions of direction are compounds formed by adding "to" to the corresponding prepositions of location.
The preposition of location determines the meaning of the preposition of direction.
ON + TO = onto: signifies movement toward a surface
IN + TO = into: signifies movement toward the interior of a volume
("To" is part of the directional preposition toward, and the two mean about the same thing.)
3. With many verbs of motion, "on" and "in" have a directional meaning and can be used along with "onto" and "into".
(See the sections below for some exceptions to this rule.) This is why "to" is inside parentheses in the title of the handout, showing that it is somewhat optional with the compound prepositions. Thus, the following sentences are roughly synonymous:
(4) Tai-shing jumped in/into the pool.
(5) Porfirio fell on/onto the floor.
(6) The crab washed up on/onto the shore.
To the extent that these pairs do differ, the compound preposition conveys the completion of an action, while the simple preposition points to the position of the subject as a result of that action. This distinction helps us understand how directional and locational prepositions are related: they stand in the relationship of cause and effect.
Completion of an Action
Position of Subject
(7) Jean fell on(to) the floor.
Jean is on the floor.
(8) Susumu dived in(to) the water.
Susumu is in the water.
Uses of "to"
To occurs with several classes of verbs.
1. verb + to + infinitive
Verbs in this group express willingness, desire, intention, or obligation.
willingness: be willing, consent, refuse
desire: desire, want, wish, like, ask, request, prefer
intention: intend, plan, prepare
obligation: be obligated, have, need
Examples:
(9) I refuse to allow you to intimidate me with your threats.(10) I'd like to ask her how long she's been skiing.(11) I plan to graduate this summer.(12) Henry had to pay his tuition at the Bursar's office.
Uses of "onto"
1. "Onto" can generally be replaced by "on" with verbs of motion.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep.html
i think its hard to know which one goes for the right place so this website was quite helpful. (the website is shows pictures that really help demonstrate what each example of rule is)
1. The basic preposition of a direction is "to."
TO: signifies orientation toward a goal
When the goal is physical, such as a destination, "to" implies movement in the direction of the goal.
(1) Sa'id returned to his apartment.
When the goal is not a physical place, for instance, an action, "to" marks a verb; it is attached as an infinitive and expresses purpose. The preposition may occur alone or in the phrase in order.
(2) Li Ling washed her dog (in order) to rid it of fleas.
The two uses can also occur together in a single sentence:
2. The other two prepositions of direction are compounds formed by adding "to" to the corresponding prepositions of location.
The preposition of location determines the meaning of the preposition of direction.
ON + TO = onto: signifies movement toward a surface
IN + TO = into: signifies movement toward the interior of a volume
("To" is part of the directional preposition toward, and the two mean about the same thing.)
3. With many verbs of motion, "on" and "in" have a directional meaning and can be used along with "onto" and "into".
(See the sections below for some exceptions to this rule.) This is why "to" is inside parentheses in the title of the handout, showing that it is somewhat optional with the compound prepositions. Thus, the following sentences are roughly synonymous:
(4) Tai-shing jumped in/into the pool.
(5) Porfirio fell on/onto the floor.
(6) The crab washed up on/onto the shore.
To the extent that these pairs do differ, the compound preposition conveys the completion of an action, while the simple preposition points to the position of the subject as a result of that action. This distinction helps us understand how directional and locational prepositions are related: they stand in the relationship of cause and effect.
Completion of an Action
Position of Subject
(7) Jean fell on(to) the floor.
Jean is on the floor.
(8) Susumu dived in(to) the water.
Susumu is in the water.
Uses of "to"
To occurs with several classes of verbs.
1. verb + to + infinitive
Verbs in this group express willingness, desire, intention, or obligation.
willingness: be willing, consent, refuse
desire: desire, want, wish, like, ask, request, prefer
intention: intend, plan, prepare
obligation: be obligated, have, need
Examples:
(9) I refuse to allow you to intimidate me with your threats.(10) I'd like to ask her how long she's been skiing.(11) I plan to graduate this summer.(12) Henry had to pay his tuition at the Bursar's office.
Uses of "onto"
1. "Onto" can generally be replaced by "on" with verbs of motion.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep.html
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Grammar Post 9
affect and effect
how in the world do you know when it is either?
well i struggle with knowing which one you use affect effect seam similar so its hard to differ them in writing. This seemed site seemed to help me the most even though it is not the set rule it is set into examples that makes sense atleast to me i hope it helps!
Affect
Affect with an a means "to influence," as in, "The arrows affected Ardvark," or "The rain affected Amy's hairdo." Affect can also mean, roughly, "to act in a way that you don't feel," as in, "She affected an air of superiority."
Effect
Effect with an e has a lot of subtle meanings as a noun, but to me the meaning "a result" seems to be at the core of all the definitions. For example, you can say, "The effect was eye-popping," or "The sound effects were amazing," or "The rain had no effect on Amy's hairdo."
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/affect-versus-effect.aspx
how in the world do you know when it is either?
well i struggle with knowing which one you use affect effect seam similar so its hard to differ them in writing. This seemed site seemed to help me the most even though it is not the set rule it is set into examples that makes sense atleast to me i hope it helps!
Affect
Affect with an a means "to influence," as in, "The arrows affected Ardvark," or "The rain affected Amy's hairdo." Affect can also mean, roughly, "to act in a way that you don't feel," as in, "She affected an air of superiority."
Effect
Effect with an e has a lot of subtle meanings as a noun, but to me the meaning "a result" seems to be at the core of all the definitions. For example, you can say, "The effect was eye-popping," or "The sound effects were amazing," or "The rain had no effect on Amy's hairdo."
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/affect-versus-effect.aspx
Sunday, March 8, 2009
20 questions
How much do magazines influence weight in teenagers?
Does crime on t.v. reflect same acts in its viewers?
Can one do homework and watch t.v. at the same time and have the full benefit of knowledge from homework?
Does the radio influence social behaviors?
Are teenagers more influenced by media than adults in social behaviors?
Do peers have a higher rate of convincing friends to drink than commercials?
How many families in America are in debt?
Do celebrites influence why so many Americans are in debt?
Will Obama's spending cause many to fear that he will cause us to be further in debt and not help what he has promised?
Does rap promote violence and aggression in teenagers?
How many logical fallacies are used in a traditional magazine article?
Does watching too much t.v. affect ones health?
How much pornography is viewed daily in America?
What is the most commonly bought item daily?
How many states are obeise in America?
How much money does the average American spend on fast food in a life time?
in a month?
How much money does the average white American make in a year vs. African American?
How much money does the average American spend on clothing in a year?
Does sex sell and how affective can in be?
I really liked the text Framing class, vicarious living and consipicuous consumption by Diana Kendall i really found it interesting to think about the different classes in our society. She made a really good point that in reality shows they make a homeless man seem crazy, we make many steryotypes about people and seem to make the lable that if people have less money they are lower class and worst people and yet people with money are so much better.
I really enjoyed the second article infact it was probably my favorite reading to this day Two ways a woman can get hurt by Jean Kilbourne. I was fastenated to see the ads that she put in this peice, she truly did so well on writing and the pictures let readers see what she was talking about. I could not believe the part with the label that said "destroy all girls" and with that a senate staffer thought it was "kind of cool" this was outstanding to me. i could not agree with her more on nearly all the points that she made through out her peice i truly think she is a very affective writer.
Does crime on t.v. reflect same acts in its viewers?
Can one do homework and watch t.v. at the same time and have the full benefit of knowledge from homework?
Does the radio influence social behaviors?
Are teenagers more influenced by media than adults in social behaviors?
Do peers have a higher rate of convincing friends to drink than commercials?
How many families in America are in debt?
Do celebrites influence why so many Americans are in debt?
Will Obama's spending cause many to fear that he will cause us to be further in debt and not help what he has promised?
Does rap promote violence and aggression in teenagers?
How many logical fallacies are used in a traditional magazine article?
Does watching too much t.v. affect ones health?
How much pornography is viewed daily in America?
What is the most commonly bought item daily?
How many states are obeise in America?
How much money does the average American spend on fast food in a life time?
in a month?
How much money does the average white American make in a year vs. African American?
How much money does the average American spend on clothing in a year?
Does sex sell and how affective can in be?
I really liked the text Framing class, vicarious living and consipicuous consumption by Diana Kendall i really found it interesting to think about the different classes in our society. She made a really good point that in reality shows they make a homeless man seem crazy, we make many steryotypes about people and seem to make the lable that if people have less money they are lower class and worst people and yet people with money are so much better.
I really enjoyed the second article infact it was probably my favorite reading to this day Two ways a woman can get hurt by Jean Kilbourne. I was fastenated to see the ads that she put in this peice, she truly did so well on writing and the pictures let readers see what she was talking about. I could not believe the part with the label that said "destroy all girls" and with that a senate staffer thought it was "kind of cool" this was outstanding to me. i could not agree with her more on nearly all the points that she made through out her peice i truly think she is a very affective writer.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Grammer Post 9
who knows when you are supposed to capitalize what..? Well i dont always know when they should be and i struggle when i think it either should or shouldnt be and just cant remember exactly what the rule is. this is a good refresher.
The first words of a sentence
When he tells a joke, he sometimes forgets the punch line.
The pronoun "I"
The last time I visited Atlanta was several years ago.
Proper nouns (the names of specific people, places, organizations, and sometimes things)
Worrill Fabrication Company
Golden Gate Bridge
Supreme Court
Livingston, Missouri
Atlantic Ocean
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Family relationships (when used as proper names)
I sent a thank-you note to Aunt Abigail, but not to my other aunts.
Here is a present I bought for Mother.
Did you buy a present for your mother?
The names of God, specific deities, religious figures, and holy books
God the Father
the Virgin Mary
the Bible
the Greek gods
Moses
Shiva
Buddha
Zeus
Exception: Do not capitalize the non-specific use of the word "god."
The word "polytheistic" means the worship of more than one god.
Titles preceding names, but not titles that follow names
She worked as the assistant to Mayor Hanolovi.
I was able to interview Miriam Moss, mayor of Littonville.
Directions that are names (North, South, East, and West when used as sections of the country, but not as compass directions)
The Patels have moved to the Southwest.
Jim's house is two miles north of Otterbein.
The days of the week, the months of the year, and holidays (but not the seasons used generally)
Halloween
October
Friday
Exception: Seasons are capitalized when used in a title.
The Fall 1999 semester
The names of countries, nationalities, and specific languages
Costa Rica
Spanish
French
English
The first word in a sentence that is a direct quote
Emerson once said, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
The major words in the titles of books, articles, and songs (but not short prepositions or the articles "the," "a," or "an," if they are not the first word of the title)
One of Jerry's favorite books is The Catcher in the Rye.
Members of national, political, racial, social, civic, and athletic groups
Green Bay Packers
African-Americans
Anti-Semitic
Democrats
Friends of the Wilderness
Chinese
Periods and events (but not century numbers)
Victorian Era
Great Depression
Constitutional Convention
sixteenth century
Trademarks
Pepsi
Honda
IBM
Microsoft Word
Words and abbreviations of specific names (but not names of things that came from specific things but are now general types)
Freudian
NBC
pasteurize
UN
french fries
italics
Legal Information
credit to The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/01/
The first words of a sentence
When he tells a joke, he sometimes forgets the punch line.
The pronoun "I"
The last time I visited Atlanta was several years ago.
Proper nouns (the names of specific people, places, organizations, and sometimes things)
Worrill Fabrication Company
Golden Gate Bridge
Supreme Court
Livingston, Missouri
Atlantic Ocean
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Family relationships (when used as proper names)
I sent a thank-you note to Aunt Abigail, but not to my other aunts.
Here is a present I bought for Mother.
Did you buy a present for your mother?
The names of God, specific deities, religious figures, and holy books
God the Father
the Virgin Mary
the Bible
the Greek gods
Moses
Shiva
Buddha
Zeus
Exception: Do not capitalize the non-specific use of the word "god."
The word "polytheistic" means the worship of more than one god.
Titles preceding names, but not titles that follow names
She worked as the assistant to Mayor Hanolovi.
I was able to interview Miriam Moss, mayor of Littonville.
Directions that are names (North, South, East, and West when used as sections of the country, but not as compass directions)
The Patels have moved to the Southwest.
Jim's house is two miles north of Otterbein.
The days of the week, the months of the year, and holidays (but not the seasons used generally)
Halloween
October
Friday
Exception: Seasons are capitalized when used in a title.
The Fall 1999 semester
The names of countries, nationalities, and specific languages
Costa Rica
Spanish
French
English
The first word in a sentence that is a direct quote
Emerson once said, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
The major words in the titles of books, articles, and songs (but not short prepositions or the articles "the," "a," or "an," if they are not the first word of the title)
One of Jerry's favorite books is The Catcher in the Rye.
Members of national, political, racial, social, civic, and athletic groups
Green Bay Packers
African-Americans
Anti-Semitic
Democrats
Friends of the Wilderness
Chinese
Periods and events (but not century numbers)
Victorian Era
Great Depression
Constitutional Convention
sixteenth century
Trademarks
Pepsi
Honda
IBM
Microsoft Word
Words and abbreviations of specific names (but not names of things that came from specific things but are now general types)
Freudian
NBC
pasteurize
UN
french fries
italics
Legal Information
credit to The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/01/
Sunday, March 1, 2009
So this is why i went to college..
After reading "Serving in Florida" by Barbra Ehrenreich i truly realize how glad i am to be in college. To think that i complain that it costs so much money or is to hard.. this really put it into perspective for me.. there is no way that i could live life making minimum wage and working double shifts and having the chance of ruining my body through hard labor. These very reasons are why i went to college and for anyone that is thinking about dropping out or simply not going i think that you are crazy. Life would be so much more difficult for years and years then to just suck it up for a couple years at college. I dont remember what study it was but having a bachelors degree earned like over a million dollars more then someone without an eduaction.. dont quote me on this but honestly why not go to college and make some more money ya it sucks to pay for in the beginning but if you think about it, it does get paid off and thats comforting.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
grammar post 8
Quoting has so many different rules its hard to keep them all straight but this site really helped it had all the quoting ways you can imagine. I struggle when i dont know if you are like supposed to put your own thoughts into quotations into a paper just little things like that so if you are like me this website will help.
Direct quotations are another person's exact words--either spoken or in print--incorporated into your own writing.
Use a set of quotation marks to enclose each direct quotation included in your writing.
Use a capital letter with the first word of a direct quotation of a whole sentence. Do not use a capital letter with the first word of a direct quotation of part of a sentence.
If the quotation is interrupted and then continues in your sentence, do not capitalize the second part of the quotation.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen, owners of a 300-acre farm, said, "We refuse to use that pesticide because it might pollute the nearby wells."
Mr. and Mrs. Allen stated that they "refuse to use that pesticide" because of possible water pollution.
"He likes to talk about football," she said, "especially when the Super Bowl is coming up."
Indirect quotations are not exact words but rather rephrasings or summaries of another person's words. Do not use quotation marks for indirect quotations.
According to their statement to the local papers, the Allens refuse to use pesticide because of potential water pollution.
Below are some further explanations and examples of how to integrate quoted prose into your own writing.
Quotation within a quotationUse single quotation marks for a quotation enclosed inside another quotation. For example:
The agricultural reporter for the newspaper explained, "When I talked to the Allens last week, they said, 'We refuse to use that pesticide.' "
Omitted words in a quotationIf you leave words out of a quotation, use an ellipsis mark to indicate the omitted words. If you need to insert something within a quotation, use a pair of brackets to enclose the addition. For example:
full quotation
The welfare agency representative said, "We are unable to help every family that we'd like to help because we don't have the funds to do so."
omitted material with ellipsis
The welfare agency representative said, "We are unable to help every family . . . because we don't have the funds to do so."
added material with brackets
The welfare agency representative explained that they are "unable to help every family that [they would] like to help."
Block quotationsA quotation that extends more than four typed lines on a page should be indented one inch from the left margin (the equivalent of two half-inch paragraph indentations). Maintain double spacing as in the main text, and do not use quotation marks for the block quotation.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_quote.html
Direct quotations are another person's exact words--either spoken or in print--incorporated into your own writing.
Use a set of quotation marks to enclose each direct quotation included in your writing.
Use a capital letter with the first word of a direct quotation of a whole sentence. Do not use a capital letter with the first word of a direct quotation of part of a sentence.
If the quotation is interrupted and then continues in your sentence, do not capitalize the second part of the quotation.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen, owners of a 300-acre farm, said, "We refuse to use that pesticide because it might pollute the nearby wells."
Mr. and Mrs. Allen stated that they "refuse to use that pesticide" because of possible water pollution.
"He likes to talk about football," she said, "especially when the Super Bowl is coming up."
Indirect quotations are not exact words but rather rephrasings or summaries of another person's words. Do not use quotation marks for indirect quotations.
According to their statement to the local papers, the Allens refuse to use pesticide because of potential water pollution.
Below are some further explanations and examples of how to integrate quoted prose into your own writing.
Quotation within a quotationUse single quotation marks for a quotation enclosed inside another quotation. For example:
The agricultural reporter for the newspaper explained, "When I talked to the Allens last week, they said, 'We refuse to use that pesticide.' "
Omitted words in a quotationIf you leave words out of a quotation, use an ellipsis mark to indicate the omitted words. If you need to insert something within a quotation, use a pair of brackets to enclose the addition. For example:
full quotation
The welfare agency representative said, "We are unable to help every family that we'd like to help because we don't have the funds to do so."
omitted material with ellipsis
The welfare agency representative said, "We are unable to help every family . . . because we don't have the funds to do so."
added material with brackets
The welfare agency representative explained that they are "unable to help every family that [they would] like to help."
Block quotationsA quotation that extends more than four typed lines on a page should be indented one inch from the left margin (the equivalent of two half-inch paragraph indentations). Maintain double spacing as in the main text, and do not use quotation marks for the block quotation.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_quote.html
Breather assignment
I really liked both poems that we were assigned i especially liked money. I love how this poem was giving the truth about money. It is interesting to think that always people will care so much for money and that is just a fact of life but i really enjoyed the message of getting out and doing something. The second poem really made me think of how luck i am to be here and how my life is but it also taught me that you can be happy no matter where you live or what you have its just how you have your attitude in life. I really enjoy art so i am excited to be looking more into it for our assignment this next week
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Educatoin
The Roots of Debate in Education and the Hope of Dialogue
By: Deborah Tannen
I enjoyed reading this passage even if it was a very long one. i think that Deborah Tannen had a good voice and was quite entertaining. Somethings that i found interesting were the section on learning by fighting.
I really liked this section because it was interesting to see the different stlyes of teaching there is and how they work or do not work for their society. I found it interesting that in a french class they had to stand up and one at a time and repeat a poem in class.. the teacher would make the do it till it was perfect.. my reaction was the same as probably most Americans would that this is mean that and that the teacher was rude and there is to much being focused on memorization which does not really matter.
Overall i really liked this piece of writing. It is interesting to see the different diversity we have in education, how we debate and many other great things that Tannen brings up.
By: Deborah Tannen
I enjoyed reading this passage even if it was a very long one. i think that Deborah Tannen had a good voice and was quite entertaining. Somethings that i found interesting were the section on learning by fighting.
I really liked this section because it was interesting to see the different stlyes of teaching there is and how they work or do not work for their society. I found it interesting that in a french class they had to stand up and one at a time and repeat a poem in class.. the teacher would make the do it till it was perfect.. my reaction was the same as probably most Americans would that this is mean that and that the teacher was rude and there is to much being focused on memorization which does not really matter.
Overall i really liked this piece of writing. It is interesting to see the different diversity we have in education, how we debate and many other great things that Tannen brings up.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Grammar Post 7
Something that i struggle with is transitions. it seems as though i have many ideas but dont know how to connect them, this website helped by giving examples you can further learn this priciple from the site listed below.
Transition-sentences bring out the logical relation between ideas. You want your paper to read like a continuous argument which good transitions help to facilitate. Words like ‘however’, ‘so’, ‘additionally’ do indicate a logical relation between paragraphs, but they are weak. A strong transition makes the relation explicit.
No transition: In some cultures sympathy plays a role in moral decision-making.
Weaker transition: However, conflicts between principle and emotion more often occur when there is a conflict between the moral values of different cultures.
Stronger transition: While conflict between morality and sympathy can occur in the context of a single cultural code, it more often arises in cross-cultural conflicts.
You also want to avoid using pronouns like ‘this’ to refer to an entire idea, as it’s not always clear what idea you intend to refer to. It is always good to make things explicit.
Weaker transition: Even if this is wrong, relativism does not necessarily promote human well-being and justice.
Stronger transition: Even if a society is able to collectively define its culture and establish its own moral code, relativism does not necessarily promote human well-being and justice.
http://www.sfu.ca/~etiffany/teaching/phil120/transitions.html
Transition-sentences bring out the logical relation between ideas. You want your paper to read like a continuous argument which good transitions help to facilitate. Words like ‘however’, ‘so’, ‘additionally’ do indicate a logical relation between paragraphs, but they are weak. A strong transition makes the relation explicit.
No transition: In some cultures sympathy plays a role in moral decision-making.
Weaker transition: However, conflicts between principle and emotion more often occur when there is a conflict between the moral values of different cultures.
Stronger transition: While conflict between morality and sympathy can occur in the context of a single cultural code, it more often arises in cross-cultural conflicts.
You also want to avoid using pronouns like ‘this’ to refer to an entire idea, as it’s not always clear what idea you intend to refer to. It is always good to make things explicit.
Weaker transition: Even if this is wrong, relativism does not necessarily promote human well-being and justice.
Stronger transition: Even if a society is able to collectively define its culture and establish its own moral code, relativism does not necessarily promote human well-being and justice.
http://www.sfu.ca/~etiffany/teaching/phil120/transitions.html
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Grammar post 6
Well something i struggle with is something i feel like every elementary kid understands but o well. i always forget the little rhyme.. i get confused between i's and e's
Write I before E
Except after C
Or when it sounds like an AAs in "neighbor" and "weigh"
i before e: relief, believe, niece, chief, sieve, frieze, field, yield
e before i: receive, deceive, ceiling, conceit, vein, sleigh, freight, eight
Exceptions
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelie.html this site has excericses to further your practice with this rule
Write I before E
Except after C
Or when it sounds like an AAs in "neighbor" and "weigh"
i before e: relief, believe, niece, chief, sieve, frieze, field, yield
e before i: receive, deceive, ceiling, conceit, vein, sleigh, freight, eight
Exceptions
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelie.html this site has excericses to further your practice with this rule
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
My Teacher
Her name was Ms. Kirby. She was the jr. high girls gym coach. Known all around the school as a lesbean. Almost everyday was the same she would either wear her wrangler jeans that were baggy on her skinny body or navy sweats both would be paired with a plain basic tee. To top off this non form fitting outfit she would wear tennis shoes with out fail everyday. The only makeup she wore was blue mascara her hair was sandy brown with grown out small golden and gray her hair had no layers, was shoulder length and had been tattered from lack of haircuts and brushing. Her eyes were always blood shot and she wore cotton in her ears.. from her apperance she looked like nothing more then a strange looking woman that looked as if very low class.
If looks were everything she would be not be in a good spot but thank goodness she had a sweet loving personality.
In ninth grade i decided to be her teachers assistant. This changed my whole perspective about school, life and teachers. She won me over by always talking to me telling me she knew there was rumors about her being a lesbean (she was not) she blew it off like it was the people that spread the rumors problem and she would never let it bother her. Nearly everyday i would go to the teachers lounge to get her stuff where she would give me money to by myself a diet coke and a grandmas pink fluffy sugar cookie. We talked about everything you can imagine about boys,how she knew different ways to ditch high school classes but the biggest thing she would talk about washer health she never slept this had explained her bloodshot eyes she had more health problems then anyone i had ever known. For one example since she did not sleep she took medicine to sleep it made her ears constantly run which was why she woar the cotton in her ears when this happened her nose would get clogged and she could not breath she had many surgerys to correct her nose and tried many different sleep medication nothing would work this was the beginning of many other probelms she had.
Throughout all of the many things she had going on in her life from health, divorce and others she was one of the most positive and genuine people i have ever known. I really learned alot from her especially the importance of never judging a book by its cover. Education wise she taught me many study skills for high school although she may of not taught me the best habits ( telling me to be an attendance assistant and forge notes so you are excused when you are absent) she helped me to really be excited for high school and years to come. I am really fortuante to have had her touch my life the way she did.
If looks were everything she would be not be in a good spot but thank goodness she had a sweet loving personality.
In ninth grade i decided to be her teachers assistant. This changed my whole perspective about school, life and teachers. She won me over by always talking to me telling me she knew there was rumors about her being a lesbean (she was not) she blew it off like it was the people that spread the rumors problem and she would never let it bother her. Nearly everyday i would go to the teachers lounge to get her stuff where she would give me money to by myself a diet coke and a grandmas pink fluffy sugar cookie. We talked about everything you can imagine about boys,how she knew different ways to ditch high school classes but the biggest thing she would talk about washer health she never slept this had explained her bloodshot eyes she had more health problems then anyone i had ever known. For one example since she did not sleep she took medicine to sleep it made her ears constantly run which was why she woar the cotton in her ears when this happened her nose would get clogged and she could not breath she had many surgerys to correct her nose and tried many different sleep medication nothing would work this was the beginning of many other probelms she had.
Throughout all of the many things she had going on in her life from health, divorce and others she was one of the most positive and genuine people i have ever known. I really learned alot from her especially the importance of never judging a book by its cover. Education wise she taught me many study skills for high school although she may of not taught me the best habits ( telling me to be an attendance assistant and forge notes so you are excused when you are absent) she helped me to really be excited for high school and years to come. I am really fortuante to have had her touch my life the way she did.
Grammar Post 5
Something that i struggle with would have to be sentence clarity. It is hard when it sounds fine to me just going through a sentence then someonelse will read it or i will out loud and realize that it makes no sense.This website really had some good information for help with this.
Go from old to new information
Be careful about placement of subordinate clauses
Use active voice
Use parallel constructions
Avoid noun strings
Avoid overusing noun forms of verbs
Avoid multiple negatives
Choose action verbs over forms of be
Avoid unclear pronoun references
The site was http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_sentclar.html
Go from old to new information
Be careful about placement of subordinate clauses
Use active voice
Use parallel constructions
Avoid noun strings
Avoid overusing noun forms of verbs
Avoid multiple negatives
Choose action verbs over forms of be
Avoid unclear pronoun references
The site was http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_sentclar.html
Sunday, February 1, 2009
In the reading "I just want to be average" i found many things that drew my attention. First of all I was really interested to hear that the boy was put in wrong classes from a test. I really don't like the idea of everything being based off a test because you can either be lucky or not so lucky on a test and from that you can be in classes that put you in a higher level that are way to hard for you or the other way where the classes are to easy but either way that is what they say you are supposed to be in.
I really felt sympathetic for him cause he was in hard classes and got bad grades.I really disagree with all that because I fall in the other case where I am not very good at test taking but classes that I get in I would rather be in harder classes then have to average grades from having to take the lower then higher class.
I think i really felt upset and had a connection just because I took a Math 1010 in high school that is a college class i dropped out before the next semester 1050 when I tried to come down and register they said i could not even get into 1010 that made me frustrated cause there i was having already taken that class luckily i went and took the college test and litterally guessed on everyone for the heck of it and got into 1010. That is why you really can not base knowlege off of tests and i hate how even if you have taken the class they would make you take it again because another test score says you should be in a lower class.
I really felt sympathetic for him cause he was in hard classes and got bad grades.I really disagree with all that because I fall in the other case where I am not very good at test taking but classes that I get in I would rather be in harder classes then have to average grades from having to take the lower then higher class.
I think i really felt upset and had a connection just because I took a Math 1010 in high school that is a college class i dropped out before the next semester 1050 when I tried to come down and register they said i could not even get into 1010 that made me frustrated cause there i was having already taken that class luckily i went and took the college test and litterally guessed on everyone for the heck of it and got into 1010. That is why you really can not base knowlege off of tests and i hate how even if you have taken the class they would make you take it again because another test score says you should be in a lower class.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Grammar Post 3
A concept a grammar that i have trouble with is apostrophes. I get confused where they are supposed to go so this web page really helped me to further understand this rule.
The apostrophe has three uses:
1) to form possessives of nouns
2) to show the omission of letters
3) to indicate certain plurals of lowercase letters.
Apostrophes are NOT used for possessive pronouns or for noun plurals, including acronyms.
Forming possessives of nouns
To see if you need to make a possessive, turn the phrase around and make it an "of the..." phrase. For example:
the boy's hat = the hat of the boy
three days' journey = journey of three days
If the noun after "of" is a building, an object, or a piece of furniture, then no apostrophe is needed!
room of the hotel = hotel room
door of the car = car door
leg of the table = table leg
Once you've determined whether you need to make a possessive, follow these rules to create one.
• add 's to the singular form of the word (even if it ends in -s):
the owner's car
James's hat
• add 's to the plural forms that do not end in -s:
the children's game
the geese's honking
• add ' to the end of plural nouns that end in -s:
houses' roofs
three friends' letters
• add 's to the end of compound words:
my brother-in-law's money
• add 's to the last noun to show joint possession of an object:
Todd and Anne's apartment
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html
The apostrophe has three uses:
1) to form possessives of nouns
2) to show the omission of letters
3) to indicate certain plurals of lowercase letters.
Apostrophes are NOT used for possessive pronouns or for noun plurals, including acronyms.
Forming possessives of nouns
To see if you need to make a possessive, turn the phrase around and make it an "of the..." phrase. For example:
the boy's hat = the hat of the boy
three days' journey = journey of three days
If the noun after "of" is a building, an object, or a piece of furniture, then no apostrophe is needed!
room of the hotel = hotel room
door of the car = car door
leg of the table = table leg
Once you've determined whether you need to make a possessive, follow these rules to create one.
• add 's to the singular form of the word (even if it ends in -s):
the owner's car
James's hat
• add 's to the plural forms that do not end in -s:
the children's game
the geese's honking
• add ' to the end of plural nouns that end in -s:
houses' roofs
three friends' letters
• add 's to the end of compound words:
my brother-in-law's money
• add 's to the last noun to show joint possession of an object:
Todd and Anne's apartment
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
While reading Idiot Nation by Michael Moore I found myself agreeing and rejecting many ideas he shared.I really did enjoy many of the different statistics especially the ones about Harvard students and other high universities not being able to answer simple questions that one should know. I really found it interesting because we just expect those "higher educated" beings to know everything.
On the other hand i really did not like how he was so critical of everything especially America they whole time i kept asking myself then why doesn't he just move out of the country. All of his comments are so critical to any rule he really found the negative in any situation.. with that he drops out of college because they dont have a parking spot? i thought that was crazy.
Throughout all of the reading i never questioned what his opinion was he was very verbal about anything he felt. With that being said i think that quality is good for him but at the same time its not good to be narrowminded and he deffinately has that along with being a smart a** about everything.
On the other hand i really did not like how he was so critical of everything especially America they whole time i kept asking myself then why doesn't he just move out of the country. All of his comments are so critical to any rule he really found the negative in any situation.. with that he drops out of college because they dont have a parking spot? i thought that was crazy.
Throughout all of the reading i never questioned what his opinion was he was very verbal about anything he felt. With that being said i think that quality is good for him but at the same time its not good to be narrowminded and he deffinately has that along with being a smart a** about everything.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Society As We Know It
While reading "From Changing American Families" I found myself interested mostly because I have taken sociology and learned a little more about stratification including class,race and gender. After reading it i found that the different class information was the most interesting second inclduing race.
I was facsinated to find that the upper class families are so consumed with money where the parents mix with other wealthy families to keep having the money running in the family. Middle class requires more effort to keep income including moving around. The working class white families marry for love not money.
I was interested in The working-class African American Families: The Moynihan Report and its Historical Context it really hit hard that it was so crucial that the 50's and 60's brought about the social movement that was so crtical Civil Rights Movement that addresed unequal treatments of African Americans. I found it hard to believe that the Moynihan report suggested many things but one of that.."if black men were to take their rightful place as head of the family and community they would need to bolster their skills in behaving properly masculine manner... suggested they join the army."I disagreed with many things from Moynihan.
I was facsinated to find that the upper class families are so consumed with money where the parents mix with other wealthy families to keep having the money running in the family. Middle class requires more effort to keep income including moving around. The working class white families marry for love not money.
I was interested in The working-class African American Families: The Moynihan Report and its Historical Context it really hit hard that it was so crucial that the 50's and 60's brought about the social movement that was so crtical Civil Rights Movement that addresed unequal treatments of African Americans. I found it hard to believe that the Moynihan report suggested many things but one of that.."if black men were to take their rightful place as head of the family and community they would need to bolster their skills in behaving properly masculine manner... suggested they join the army."I disagreed with many things from Moynihan.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Grammar Post 2
A or AN
I struggle with this concept because the two are so similar to eachother it is hard to know what needs to be used but there are some trickly little rules like when you use an before unsounded h these little things helped alot.
The Rules
"A" goes before all words that begin with consonants.
a cat
a dog
a purple onion
a buffalo
a big apple
with one exception: Use an before unsounded h.
an honorable peace
an honest error
"An" goes before all words that begin with vowels:
an apricot
an egg
an Indian
an orbit
an uprising
with two exceptions: When u makes the same sound as the y in you, or o makes the same sound as w in won, then a is used.
a union
a united front
a unicorn
a used napkin
a U.S. ship
a one-legged man
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esliart.html
I struggle with this concept because the two are so similar to eachother it is hard to know what needs to be used but there are some trickly little rules like when you use an before unsounded h these little things helped alot.
The Rules
"A" goes before all words that begin with consonants.
a cat
a dog
a purple onion
a buffalo
a big apple
with one exception: Use an before unsounded h.
an honorable peace
an honest error
"An" goes before all words that begin with vowels:
an apricot
an egg
an Indian
an orbit
an uprising
with two exceptions: When u makes the same sound as the y in you, or o makes the same sound as w in won, then a is used.
a union
a united front
a unicorn
a used napkin
a U.S. ship
a one-legged man
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esliart.html
The first political cartoon I chose was on gay marriage. It was interesting to me that they could take an issue that is such a serious ordeal and make it into a humoring cartoon.The artist did a fair job at bringing up the issue but seemed to be a bit more rude for my likings.
My overall reaction was that of being shocked, it made me really question the norm that we have set for a "normal marriage" between man and woman. In the cartoon it poked fun at same sex couples for being not normal and the "normal couples" in the way that was implying no sex for the normal couple.
I had problems getting the pictures on here but here is the link of each cartoon.
http://politicalhumor.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=politicalhumor&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fcagle.com%2F%2Fnews%2FGayMarriage%2Fmain.asp
http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=29397
The second political cartoon I found was on how people are caring less about the issue of school shootings and caring more about celebrities. I thought the cartoonist did an excellent job at how he brought up the issue by saying in the newspaper 25 deaths occured at a school shootings and the people are bored asking if any celebrities have broken up.
How true this is in our society now a day? It is sad to find that so many people care more about if Brad and Angelina are still together then someone that has died at a school shooting. My reaction was that of being impressed that the artist was able to open up my eyes and hopefully many others to see what we are really becoming.
My overall reaction was that of being shocked, it made me really question the norm that we have set for a "normal marriage" between man and woman. In the cartoon it poked fun at same sex couples for being not normal and the "normal couples" in the way that was implying no sex for the normal couple.
I had problems getting the pictures on here but here is the link of each cartoon.
http://politicalhumor.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=politicalhumor&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fcagle.com%2F%2Fnews%2FGayMarriage%2Fmain.asp
http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=29397
The second political cartoon I found was on how people are caring less about the issue of school shootings and caring more about celebrities. I thought the cartoonist did an excellent job at how he brought up the issue by saying in the newspaper 25 deaths occured at a school shootings and the people are bored asking if any celebrities have broken up.
How true this is in our society now a day? It is sad to find that so many people care more about if Brad and Angelina are still together then someone that has died at a school shooting. My reaction was that of being impressed that the artist was able to open up my eyes and hopefully many others to see what we are really becoming.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Grammar Post
USING HYPHENS:
I think using hyphens in the correct place can be difficult. I struggle with this because I never seem to know when it needs to be used.
RULES ON HOW TO USE HYPHENS
1. Use a hyphen to join two or more words serving as a single adjective before a noun:
a one-way streetchocolate-covered peanutswell-known author
However, when compound modifiers come after a noun, they are not hyphenated:
The peanuts were chocolate covered.The author was well known.
2. Use a hyphen with compound numbers:
forty-sixsixty-threeOur much-loved teacher was sixty-three years old.
3. Use a hyphen to avoid confusion or an awkward combination of letters:
re-sign a petition (vs. resign from a job)semi-independent (but semiconscious)shell-like (but childlike)
4. Use a hyphen with the prefixes ex- (meaning former), self-, all-; with the suffix -elect; between a prefix and a capitalized word; and with figures or letters:
ex-husbandself-assuredmid-Septemberall-inclusivemayor-electanti-AmericanT-shirtpre-Civil Warmid-1980s
5. Use a hyphen to divide words at the end of a line if necessary, and make the break only between syllables:
pref-er-encesell-ingin-di-vid-u-al-ist
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_hyphen.html
I think using hyphens in the correct place can be difficult. I struggle with this because I never seem to know when it needs to be used.
RULES ON HOW TO USE HYPHENS
1. Use a hyphen to join two or more words serving as a single adjective before a noun:
a one-way streetchocolate-covered peanutswell-known author
However, when compound modifiers come after a noun, they are not hyphenated:
The peanuts were chocolate covered.The author was well known.
2. Use a hyphen with compound numbers:
forty-sixsixty-threeOur much-loved teacher was sixty-three years old.
3. Use a hyphen to avoid confusion or an awkward combination of letters:
re-sign a petition (vs. resign from a job)semi-independent (but semiconscious)shell-like (but childlike)
4. Use a hyphen with the prefixes ex- (meaning former), self-, all-; with the suffix -elect; between a prefix and a capitalized word; and with figures or letters:
ex-husbandself-assuredmid-Septemberall-inclusivemayor-electanti-AmericanT-shirtpre-Civil Warmid-1980s
5. Use a hyphen to divide words at the end of a line if necessary, and make the break only between syllables:
pref-er-encesell-ingin-di-vid-u-al-ist
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_hyphen.html
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Perfect family?
I found that the two readings we had to read were both similar and unique in their own way. I thought that it was interesting that in the first one Looking for Work the boy was so concerned with how life should be (like how it is on t.v.). One part that really grabbed my attention was how he told his mother he thought that they should dress up because they are Mexican-American and white American peope would like them more. I feel that the author is trying to teach three important pressures that are in the media our means to desire more money, that perfect family image and race.These are all things that are nothing new and its interesting to hear that even when this was years ago the same struggles are here today. The style that he wrote in (the elements) contiributes to effective writing.
The second reading What we really miss about the 50's was a well written peiece. I found it interesting that in the experiment most people would like to have their children grow up in the 1950's I have always heard that was the prime time but it is interesting to hear it. I think the author really made a strong arguement about why 1950's were not what everyone thinks they were. Coontz used her writing talking of how money and certain ways of life were things people liked about the 50's really was effective by her persuading the audience to think other wise or that other times were better.
I thought that the authors from both had great points of view. I found it interesting both tackled issues that we have in our society. I enjoyed reading the different styles of writing they both brought.
The second reading What we really miss about the 50's was a well written peiece. I found it interesting that in the experiment most people would like to have their children grow up in the 1950's I have always heard that was the prime time but it is interesting to hear it. I think the author really made a strong arguement about why 1950's were not what everyone thinks they were. Coontz used her writing talking of how money and certain ways of life were things people liked about the 50's really was effective by her persuading the audience to think other wise or that other times were better.
I thought that the authors from both had great points of view. I found it interesting both tackled issues that we have in our society. I enjoyed reading the different styles of writing they both brought.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Response to Introduction
To be an American is a great privilege. Being a citizen is truly a great thing when we have our freedom. This is a great land, not everyone is as lucky to have it like we do in America. Being an American citizen is accepting to obey laws and responsibilities and if not willing to have accept propper punishment.
Many Americans take for granted the great blessings this is the land of opportunity and it shows. Americans are in great debt to the many that gave there lives for freedom so the way of life can be it is as it is today. To show great appreciation and being patriotic acts such as the pledge of allegiance and national anthem are preformed.
This book could potentially challenge the opionions i have stated above. While reading the introduction of Rereading America it sought purpose to teach the readers to question what they are told and form an knowledgeable opinion this can be done by using the strategy of critical thinking.
Many Americans take for granted the great blessings this is the land of opportunity and it shows. Americans are in great debt to the many that gave there lives for freedom so the way of life can be it is as it is today. To show great appreciation and being patriotic acts such as the pledge of allegiance and national anthem are preformed.
This book could potentially challenge the opionions i have stated above. While reading the introduction of Rereading America it sought purpose to teach the readers to question what they are told and form an knowledgeable opinion this can be done by using the strategy of critical thinking.
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