1)
A. What do compare and contrast papers do? Compare and contrast papers let the writer to discuss one subject with two different views. It allows them to shows both sides of the topic.
B. What are two methods that can be used to organize comparison and/or contrast essays? Block or point-by-point
2)
A. Which sentence is the thesis (main idea) of this essay? Are there any words in the thesis to indicate that the author is going to compare or contrast anything? Thesis sentence: “There are many types of men in the world, and each type displays a variety of distinguishable characteristics.” The indication that she is going to compare something is when she states that they have very distinguishable characteristics.”
B. Is this essay organized in a block pattern or a point-by-point pattern? Does the author use good examples to point out the differences between the two types of men? What do you think of the examples? Explain. Block pattern, She does have some good examples and she does not just focus on certain materialistic things like looks, money, cars she also discusses they way guys conduct themselves the walk they talk and other things with more substance.
C. Does the author use any contrast transitions (however, but, on the other hand, or in contrast) in this essay to help the reader move back and forth between the discussions of the two types of men? Yes
D. Tone is an author's attitude toward the subject. It can be lighthearted, disgusted, playful, angry, and so forth. Describe the author's tone in this essay. The author has a very sincere and honest tone. It sounds like she knows what she id talking about .
Monday, September 24, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
deadline #7, Point of View
Some people are strongly in favor of the proposition that public schools should require students to wear uniforms. In today's world, we are subjected to many prejudices, some of which stem from the type of clothes we wear. If all students wore uniforms, at least one source of prejudice might be eliminated in schools because no one would be wearing expensive designer clothes while others wore second hand clothes that went out of style a decade ago. No one would be able to discern your economic status by the clothes you wore. Another reason some favor required uniforms for public school students to increase students' safety at school. Today, it can be dangerous to wear the wrong colors or accessories such as bandannas. Gang members often take offense at an innocent and unsuspecting student's clothing. There have been some cases in which students who wore the wrong clothing were injured or killed because of their choice of attire. Also, we should consider supporting mandatory uniforms in public schools so students will not have to make frantic last minute choices when getting dressed for school. Neither would there be such pressure to "fit in" as far as clothing was concerned. Students would know exactly what they would wear on any given day, and they would know without a doubt that they would look like they "belonged." If you think about it, requiring students to wear a school uniform would solve many problems we face concerning what to wear to school.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Deadline #6 Final Copy
The moment I knew I was going to be in the jewelry business for life was the first time I saw a wedding proposal happen in my store, the moment was breath taking. I had gotten the job at Kay Jewelers as a get me through college job afterwards I’ll do something else. Then the most romantic and exciting thing happened. I helped a gentleman purpose to his girlfriend right there in my store. The moment was the turning point and made me realize I wanted to do this for life.
This gentleman had been coming into the store for several weeks looking at engagement rings but like most college students he could not afford very much. We got him set up with a starter account and tried to find the perfect ring. He came in and just could not put his finger on which one he thought she would like. He was caught between two completely different rings. One was white gold princess cut with rounds accent diamonds the other was a yellow gold round solitaire. I told him to bring her in to look around at other items and I would get her to the bridal counter and get down to which one she wanted. The next day he brought her in and when I first saw them I had a feeling that something special was going to happen. She looked around for about ten minutes and then I got her to the bridal counter and started to show her rings. The first ring she picked out to try on was the white gold princess cut with round accent diamonds, I smiled and so did he. She said it was the perfect ring and when she tried it on it fit perfectly she giggled. She then walked over and was looking at the diamond pendants when he slipped me a note saying “Please save that ring we will be back in twenty minutes and I am going to purpose right now.” I smiled and nodded as they walked out of the store.
The twenty minutes went by as if time had stopped. I got everything together that he would need so that he could do the proposal and then leave. I printed all the paperwork and got everything ready to walk out the door but time just seemed to go on forever. I could not help but keep looking out the door waiting impatiently for them to come back but then I saw them down the way. I got so excited that I smiled thee biggest smile and got goose bumps as they walked back into my store. I knew this was going to be a moment that not only they would not forget but I would not either. As they walked in she went to look at the diamond pendants again he walked over and I handed him the ring without her seeing. He slowly walked up to her with an enormous smile on his face got down on one knee and said “I love you with all my heart and want you to be mine forever will you marry me?” I started to cry it was the sweetest thing I have ever witnessed. She of course said “YES” as she started to cry and hugged him.
I thought that that would be then end of my relationship with this couple besides the every now and then chance they came in to buy jewelry, but it was not. Several months later I received an invention to their wedding. I was moved by this gesture, to know that I had touched their lives so much. The couple, their families, and friends will no longer go to anyone else for their jewelry. I moved down to Tempe from Flagstaff two months after they were married. They drive 200 miles to Tempe to purchase their jewelry from me. After see this spectacular event happen and being apart of it and seeing that I can touch people I am stay in the jewelry business for the rest of my life.
This gentleman had been coming into the store for several weeks looking at engagement rings but like most college students he could not afford very much. We got him set up with a starter account and tried to find the perfect ring. He came in and just could not put his finger on which one he thought she would like. He was caught between two completely different rings. One was white gold princess cut with rounds accent diamonds the other was a yellow gold round solitaire. I told him to bring her in to look around at other items and I would get her to the bridal counter and get down to which one she wanted. The next day he brought her in and when I first saw them I had a feeling that something special was going to happen. She looked around for about ten minutes and then I got her to the bridal counter and started to show her rings. The first ring she picked out to try on was the white gold princess cut with round accent diamonds, I smiled and so did he. She said it was the perfect ring and when she tried it on it fit perfectly she giggled. She then walked over and was looking at the diamond pendants when he slipped me a note saying “Please save that ring we will be back in twenty minutes and I am going to purpose right now.” I smiled and nodded as they walked out of the store.
The twenty minutes went by as if time had stopped. I got everything together that he would need so that he could do the proposal and then leave. I printed all the paperwork and got everything ready to walk out the door but time just seemed to go on forever. I could not help but keep looking out the door waiting impatiently for them to come back but then I saw them down the way. I got so excited that I smiled thee biggest smile and got goose bumps as they walked back into my store. I knew this was going to be a moment that not only they would not forget but I would not either. As they walked in she went to look at the diamond pendants again he walked over and I handed him the ring without her seeing. He slowly walked up to her with an enormous smile on his face got down on one knee and said “I love you with all my heart and want you to be mine forever will you marry me?” I started to cry it was the sweetest thing I have ever witnessed. She of course said “YES” as she started to cry and hugged him.
I thought that that would be then end of my relationship with this couple besides the every now and then chance they came in to buy jewelry, but it was not. Several months later I received an invention to their wedding. I was moved by this gesture, to know that I had touched their lives so much. The couple, their families, and friends will no longer go to anyone else for their jewelry. I moved down to Tempe from Flagstaff two months after they were married. They drive 200 miles to Tempe to purchase their jewelry from me. After see this spectacular event happen and being apart of it and seeing that I can touch people I am stay in the jewelry business for the rest of my life.
Deadline #5 Thesis & Outline
Thesis statement:
Seeing someone purpose in front of you after buying their ring from you is the most romantic thing ever and makes you want to stay in the jewelry business for life.
Outline:
Picking out the ring
Surprising proposal
Wedding
Life time bond
Wanting it to happen
Conclusion staying in the business
Seeing someone purpose in front of you after buying their ring from you is the most romantic thing ever and makes you want to stay in the jewelry business for life.
Outline:
Picking out the ring
Surprising proposal
Wedding
Life time bond
Wanting it to happen
Conclusion staying in the business
Deadline #4 Lecture & Essay Quest
Personal Narrative Essay
1. What is a personal narrative? It is a first person story that has a specific sequence of evens that usually has a moral.
2. What is the effect of properly pacing the details of a narrative? It allows the reader to follow your point and not be bombared with too much information or non important details.
3. How does the effective use of descriptive language enhance the reader’s experience? It makes the reader picture the event in their minds the more descrpitive you are the better the picture.
4. What cautions about the use of dialogue is given? The dialogue in the essay slows down the pace of the essay to muc can cause a reader to loose track.
5. How might narrative writing be used effectively in essays that are basically objective in focus? It allows the write to add a personal touch to his writing.
My “Eight Cow” Bracelet Answers
1. Does the opening paragraph create an interest that makes you want to read the rest of the essay? Why or why not? Yes, I thought that it interesting starting with the author's childhood made the reader wonder where the story would go.
2. What is the thesis of this essay? Beauty can only go so deep.
3. Where does the actual narration begin? It begins in the second paragraph.
4. Give three examples of description in this essay. “When I was a baby, I had two chins, Michlin Tire legs, and hair that stuck straight up even though it was easily two inches long” "Johnny Lingo bought Mohana a silver and inlaid mirror and comb set." "Plump green tomato worms”
5. Does the description contribute anything to this essay? If so, what? Yes, the description allows the reader to have a clearer veiw of what is going on.
1. What is a personal narrative? It is a first person story that has a specific sequence of evens that usually has a moral.
2. What is the effect of properly pacing the details of a narrative? It allows the reader to follow your point and not be bombared with too much information or non important details.
3. How does the effective use of descriptive language enhance the reader’s experience? It makes the reader picture the event in their minds the more descrpitive you are the better the picture.
4. What cautions about the use of dialogue is given? The dialogue in the essay slows down the pace of the essay to muc can cause a reader to loose track.
5. How might narrative writing be used effectively in essays that are basically objective in focus? It allows the write to add a personal touch to his writing.
My “Eight Cow” Bracelet Answers
1. Does the opening paragraph create an interest that makes you want to read the rest of the essay? Why or why not? Yes, I thought that it interesting starting with the author's childhood made the reader wonder where the story would go.
2. What is the thesis of this essay? Beauty can only go so deep.
3. Where does the actual narration begin? It begins in the second paragraph.
4. Give three examples of description in this essay. “When I was a baby, I had two chins, Michlin Tire legs, and hair that stuck straight up even though it was easily two inches long” "Johnny Lingo bought Mohana a silver and inlaid mirror and comb set." "Plump green tomato worms”
5. Does the description contribute anything to this essay? If so, what? Yes, the description allows the reader to have a clearer veiw of what is going on.
Deadline #3, Scavenger Hunt
*mailto:*devoncadams@gmail.com,
*IMPORTANT NOTE: Students are responsible for all information in the syllabus and for the college policies included in the college catalogue and the student handbook.
*This is not a traditional class so we have to take the initative and learn something rather than being passive learners.
*D
*Fragments and comma splices
*The college catalog allows students absences equal to the number of time the class meets each week during a full, 16 week, semester. Since we never meet, your attendance is based on submitting work. If you do not submit any work for over a two deadline period (generally two weeks), I reserve the right to withdraw you from the course.
*No credit for the assignment.
*1
*No phone numbers
*Dec 7
*IMPORTANT NOTE: Students are responsible for all information in the syllabus and for the college policies included in the college catalogue and the student handbook.
*This is not a traditional class so we have to take the initative and learn something rather than being passive learners.
*D
*Fragments and comma splices
*The college catalog allows students absences equal to the number of time the class meets each week during a full, 16 week, semester. Since we never meet, your attendance is based on submitting work. If you do not submit any work for over a two deadline period (generally two weeks), I reserve the right to withdraw you from the course.
*No credit for the assignment.
*1
*No phone numbers
*Dec 7
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Deadline# 2, Paragraphs
o What is the topic sentence of the paragraph? (Write the number of the sentence you believe is the topic sentence.) One
o What is the subject expressed in the topic sentence? Arizona's environment
o What is the attitude expressed in the topic sentence? The state has a wide verity or environments
o How many subtopic sentences are in this paragraph? Three
o What are the numbers of the sentences which function as subtopic sentences? One
o What is the concluding sentence of the paragraph? It is the last sentence in the paragraph that summarizes the entire paragraph.
o How does the concluding sentence serve to give the paragraph a sense of finality? It reiterates the topic sentence and summarizes the point.
o In which sentence or sentences do you find words or phrases that serve as transitions that connect sentences or ideas? Supporting detail
o Write at least one word or group of words used as a transition in this paragraph. In addition, Another interesting
o Why should you indent the first sentence of a paragraph? You should indent the first sentence of paragraph to show that it is a new paragraph.
Leo Diamonds are the most marvelous stones available to the world. Leo Schachter is the founder of the Leo Diamond. He has created a way to add superior sparkle, fire and brilliance to a diamond by strategically placing the facets on the bottom of the diamond. The diamonds that he chooses are only the best in color and clarity. All of these aspects make the Leo the most brilliant of all diamonds.
o What is the subject expressed in the topic sentence? Arizona's environment
o What is the attitude expressed in the topic sentence? The state has a wide verity or environments
o How many subtopic sentences are in this paragraph? Three
o What are the numbers of the sentences which function as subtopic sentences? One
o What is the concluding sentence of the paragraph? It is the last sentence in the paragraph that summarizes the entire paragraph.
o How does the concluding sentence serve to give the paragraph a sense of finality? It reiterates the topic sentence and summarizes the point.
o In which sentence or sentences do you find words or phrases that serve as transitions that connect sentences or ideas? Supporting detail
o Write at least one word or group of words used as a transition in this paragraph. In addition, Another interesting
o Why should you indent the first sentence of a paragraph? You should indent the first sentence of paragraph to show that it is a new paragraph.
Leo Diamonds are the most marvelous stones available to the world. Leo Schachter is the founder of the Leo Diamond. He has created a way to add superior sparkle, fire and brilliance to a diamond by strategically placing the facets on the bottom of the diamond. The diamonds that he chooses are only the best in color and clarity. All of these aspects make the Leo the most brilliant of all diamonds.
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