MID-TERM ASSIGNMENT

The first essay I chose is called The Tyranny of Things by Edward Sandford Martin. I believe the approach the writer was trying to convey is the provocative approach. In his essay he gave examples like they wore no clothes at all; as Thetis took Achilles; oppression of modern con-
viences and has him hopelessly bound. The thesis statement is the opening sentence. A traveler newly returned from the Pacific Ocean tells pleasant stories of the Patagonians. The introduc-
tion paragraph was very efffective. It kept the interest of the reader to continue on with the essay. The technique the author used in his concluding paragraph is quotation. Solomon was the one he quoted and used to compare everyday situations of analysis. Some of the examples of this were when you play together it is at a sacrifice; you cannot even be rich yourself without expense and you may just as well give over trying.

VOCABULARY WORDS 11-15

11. capon - a male chicken or rooster with its reproductive organs removed for the purpose of
improving the flesh for eating.
Most people love capon.

12. card - a wire-toothed brush or some similar implement.
Please clean the battery cable with a card.

13. caul - a membrane sometimes surrounding the head of a child when born.
When Joey was born he had quite a bit of caul.

14. chignon - a large roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
The new junior high school look for all is a chignon.

15. curt - short or shortened.
That paragraph was very curt.

VOCABULARY WORDS 6-10

6. backwardness - slow retardation.
Joey shows some backwardness.

7. betwixt - between.
Jack is betwixt jobs.

8. buff - a fan.
Sam is a football buff.

9. bustard - any of various Old World birds related to both the cranes and the plovers.
That is a big bustard.

10. bypass - a detour.
Brentwood Boulvard is a bypass to Highway 4.

SLO EXAM

My essay for the SLO exam is going to be on the topic, 'Why the world can not sustain any more people.' This topic was chosen for me by my good friend Kathy! I have a few personal reasons for my essay, but for the major body of my paper I must turn to the knowledge of the internet. My essay starts with an introduction to my thesis statement, followed by my outline points of overpopulation, global warming, pollution, industrial disasters, loss of vegetation and wildlife, then followed by my conclusion. I hoping to learn quite abit on this subject.


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10 annoying phrases

The reason that some of the annoying phrases may be annoying are because when we are talking with others we have a certain style. As people, the friends we associate ourselves with are as different we are. What is annoying to us may not be annoying to someone else. The phrases themselves are only words, its how they are executed with sound. People should remember its not what you say its how you say it. If the same thing is said over and over again that would be most annoying. Also saying the same thing in too many words is annoying.



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Incomplete sentences quiz

Today I took the incomplete sentence quiz and scored 100%. It gave you examples of each infraction, then you had to choose which one it referenced. It was a good way to see if you could pick them out.


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Obama's Speech

I think that Obama's speech was just his way of reassurring people of the things he had addressed throughout his campaign. His actions on what he has promised will be the real proof of all he has promised to change or make better. Granted, his plans will not take effect right away, but some things he should be able to start. He insists that he if for the people, working people, so we shall see. He was very gracious and very thankful for his appointed job. He also knows he will be under a microscope in his duties for quite awhile.




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Vocabulary words 1-5

1. abscess-a collection of pus in the tissue of a body organ or part.
The patient had a large abscess on his leg.

2. abstain-to keep from doing something.
They will abstain from the holiday festivities.

3. afield-to the field; in the field; away from home; astray; outside of one's experience or
knowledge.
She was led afield by an elder.

4. affray-a public fight; brawl.
He was taken to jail for his part of the affray.

5. ambiguous-doubtful or uncertain; likely to be interpreted two ways; equivocal; indefinite.
She felt ambiguous about the book she was to read.

Journal Entry #1

Today is a very exciting day. Not only is it November 4, 2008, its election day and my first time voting ever! I was a little nervous about the different propositions, and I kept reading them over and over to make sure I understood what they were. I recorded my answers on my sample ballot and took it with me to make sure I marked the right answer. The whole process only took me about 20 minutes. The voting place for my area was held in the clubhouse at my apartment complex. The people there were nice and very helpful. All in all, I'd say it went rather well. This election is history in the making. It has a number of first time events involved. For the first time in U.S. history, an African American man has been nominated to run for the presidency, and has an overwhelming chance to win the election for the President of the United States. There is also a woman running for the Vice-President's seat.


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SLO Exam topics

We were given five topics to choose from to write an essay on for the SLO exam. I have not decided which one I want to do. This will take more thought than just a few minutes. The arguments on the pros or cons will have to be very convincing.


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Topics for the SLO

Goals for English Composition and Writing

Today is the first day of our new class. For our first blog, we are to post three goals for this class and how we expect to achieve them. My goals for this class are as follows:
1. To learn to expand my writing skills.
2. To increase my word vocabulary.
3. To understand the use of the English language better.
To achieve these goals will probably take alot of trial and error in practice writing. Attending class everyday, along with class participation will help to answer any questions that may come up.

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