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2009-07-20T18:30:00.000-07:00

Grammar Post #7 Sentence Structure

2009-06-28T19:56:00.000-07:00

We recently learned about sentence structure in class and I thought of it as a good grammar post topic. I did know about sentence structure before the class lesson but I was informed about new techniques on how to properly structure my essay sentences. Some of the main ideas that I got from the lesson are as following:
Topic Sentence
Indicates the topic of the paragraph
Supporting Sentence
Explains what was stated in the topic sentence
Limiting Sentences
Limits the scope of the topic sentence
Transitional Sentence
Links to next topic or paragraph

Killer Culture David Kupelian

2009-06-28T19:55:00.000-07:00

For the most part I do agree with this article. I hope that I am not one that tires to reflect the ghetto lifestyle and reach to live my life outside of that now modern norm. I do think that may kids get excited about this type of life because of the high media glorifications that we are bombarded with. If you drop out of high school, sell drugs, carry guns, you might be able to get into music and make millions of dollars for doing illegal things. This to me is just not right and I often wonder where Americans values really are. Teachers, police officers, fireman, EMT workers, all seem to be careers that have the biggest impact on lives but still get paid the least. America is too infatuated with sports athletes, celebrities, or any other unworthy icon. We need to rethink our value system seriously.

Grammar Post #6 Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

2009-06-28T19:54:00.000-07:00

These three topics are means of persuasion. They are defined as following.

Ethos- ethical appeal this is a means of convincing the reader by a type of ethical
means.

Pathos- persuading the reader by the way of their own emotions.

Logos- means of persuading the reader by the use of reasoning.

Serving in Florida Barabara Ehrenreich

2009-06-28T19:52:00.002-07:00

Serving in Florida is a great article that I really liked. The main reason I liked it was because of the great efforts that the author went to get a real understanding of the type of culture she would be writing about. It really shows a great intense drive to get the real understanding of the people that are working in the serve restaurant industry. It would be incredibly hard to leave the world you know behind to enter a would that you know little about.

Grammer Post #5 The differences between Bibliography and Work Cited

2009-06-28T19:52:00.001-07:00

Many teachers, especially in the college level often ask for a work cited page at the end of the assigned essay. But to contradict that seem like all thou high school we are drilled about a proper bibliography. So what are the main differences of these two types of source citing pages? First we must define the two terms to find what they really mean, and then we can identify the differences.

John Gatto Against School

2009-06-28T19:51:00.001-07:00

I personally think that school can be boring. Really one may not like school and may just be going through the motions of going to school. This may be the case in most situations with schooling. I would agree with Gatto’s essay about boredom in school. For most of the time it seems we are going to school just because some one else has made it important to you to attend. I do think school can be rewarding and fun but there are a lot of different facts to make this happen. Whether it’s a subject one really likes or a teacher that makes things really interesting, school can be really a fun time as well.

Grammar Post #4 Pronouns

2009-06-28T19:50:00.000-07:00

A pronoun is defined as a word that takes the place of a noun. They are often used in one of three different ways. As objective, subjective and possessive. They can be tricky to use in the proper way in an essay and are often used in the wrong way. I am one that is guilty of that in many of my essays. I often mistake a subjective with a possessive pronoun. One of the best ways I have found is to always re-read the sentence as see if it flows like you meant it too. This sound help in trying to determine the pronoun.

Stephanie Coontz What We Really Miss About the 1950’s

2009-06-28T19:49:00.000-07:00

After reading this article an am very grateful for not only the things I have but for the time in which I live. Coontz essay tells that more Americans believe that the 1950 were the best time to raise children. I would have to disagree with this. I do think that the 1950’s would have been a good time to raise children but it was a very sheltered time in my own opinion. 50’s children may have never known the amounts of information that children have access to now. If a child wants to learn about African elephants then a quick search on the internet and loads of facts, pictures, and other interest are then available. This would not be the case in the 50’s.

Grammer post #3 Brackets

2009-06-28T19:48:00.000-07:00

Brackets are punctuations marks used in pairs to set apart or interject text within other text such as a quotation. We learned how to use these punctuation marks in quotations the other day in class. by using these marks we can shorten up loner quote we car that the bits out that we are not wishing to use and in turn replace them with the punctuation marks.
Example: “We the people, in order to create a more perfect union […] and ensure freedom for all.”

Gary Soto Looking for Work

2009-06-28T19:47:00.000-07:00

In this essay I really liked how Soto captured the idea of the American dream and looking for work. It tells how some things may be important to one person but are really not important to another, such like with a summer job or household chores. It then begins to tell about the whole leave it to beaver story and I think that it is very hard to compare the family unit of then to now.

Subjective Pronouns

2009-06-28T16:28:00.000-07:00

Subjective Pronouns have been very hard foe me to master in my essays. I often use the pronouns incorrectly and am working hard to fix that. So here are a few rules to subjective pronouns that have helped me so I hope they help you as well.
Remember subjective pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. You can remember this easily if you just input the pronoun into a simple sentence, this will help you define if it is subjective or not.
Example: _____ did the job. He, she, I it, we, they, all fit into the blank and are subjective pronouns.

Grammer Post #1

2009-06-05T22:35:00.000-07:00

Word Economy
One of the hardest parts of grammar for me would have to be the understanding of "word economy". My last English teacher really stressed the importance of Word Economy in a essay. Word Economy is basically acknowledging the amount of filler word you are incorporating into you sentence structure. After writing a paragraph or so revising it by proof reading out loud will really make the filler words stand out dramatically. After removing all the filler and applying more descriptive wording as needed the sentence begins to have a full complete idea. F personally thought it was one of the best writing/grammar tips i have ever heard of and apply it into my writing every time I write a essay. I hope that you will be able to use this skill in your writing as well.

http://academic.reed.edu/writing/grammar_review/word_economy.html
The above link is a description of Word Economy that will be very helpful.

Introduction of Myself

2009-06-02T21:24:00.001-07:00

I am a business student at Dixie State College currently in my second year. I really enjoy English as a subject and feel like I do pretty good at it. My personal like is really nothing special. I work for a bank in town and enjoy it very much. I am the youngest in my family at the age of 21. One older sister and one older brother. I am originally from Washington DC area but have lived in St. George for about 10 years plus. I enjoy long walks on the beach and look forward to this class.