The title of this essay is The Ephemera: An Emblem of Human Life.The author is Benjamin Franklin.2. The approach the writer used in the introductory paragraph would be a surprising statement. "We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly, called an ephemera, whose successive generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day. I happened to see a living company of them on a leaf, who appeared to be engaged in conversation."3. The thesis statement would be "We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly, called an ephemera, whose successive generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day."4. I personally dont think the introduction was very effective, because I really didnt get the message that they were trying to imply with the paragraph. I had to read it a several times to get it. The author tho did used a lot of details to help picture what had happened in the story. After reading it a several times I finally understood it. Another thing that the author used in the essay that helps the reader to get the message is he used personal experience. Which we all can relate to.5. The method the author used for the concluding paragraph is quotation.6. The conclusion was pretty good to me. It was a lot more effective then the introduction. He started to give more facts on what he was talking about. For example "I have seen generations born, flourish, and expire." He pretty much talks about the mosquito's life known as ephemera. How they can only survive only up to 18 hours. They are bred and expired within the same day. The live in this world known as Moulin Joly.

The title of this essay is gifts written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.2.The author gave an opposing position in his introductory paragraph. For example, IT is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than the world can pay, and ought to go into chancery, and be sold. I do not think this general insolvency, which involves in some sort all the population, to be the reason of the difficulty experienced at Christman and New Year, and other times, in bestowing gifts; since it is always so pleasant to be generous, though very vexatious to pay debts.3.The thesis statement in this essay was for common gifts, necessity makes pertinences and beauty every day, and one is glad when an imperative leaves him no option, since if the man at the door have no shoes, you have not to consider whether you could procure him a paint-box.4.The introductory paragraph was one of the worst I have ever read. For the simple reason, he opened with a good introductory sentence but then went away from it. In my opinion he had a great topic sentence that grasped the reader and he let them go by dirifting away from it. The introductory sentence could have also worked against him. It really had nothing to do with gifts, which is the title of his essay. Also in opening his essay with an opinion, he really didn't set forth a definitive statement. The paragraph was a bunch of words thrown together.5.The author used a call to action to conclude the essay.6.This essay in my mind was horrible from the beginning to the end, especially the conclusion. The writer uses to many parables and quotes that did not make any sense to me. If you were to read the introductory paragraph, the outlining paragraph's, and the conclusion, you wouldn't know you were reading the same essay. The author tried to get to cute and fancy instead of just sticking to the topic.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

SLO Exam
The topic I chose to do my slo exam on was the helathcare industry. I figured it would be a good topic to do since my career will have a lot to do with the healthcare industry. In my speech i'm going to outline the problems that I think the healthcare industry is having right now and possible ways to get it fixed. All in all, I hope to enlighten anyone who reads it.
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5 words I don't know (6-10)
6.Caper-A prank or wild escapade.(When I was in high school, I was the king of capers)7.Catacomb-An underground burial place.(The Egyptians had many catacombs that held treasures and their kings and queens)8.Cumber-To overload.(On some days , I just get cumbersome with all the schoolwork)9.Cumlaude-With honor.(My cousin graduated cumlaude at U.C. Davis10.Cynic-A faultfinder.(Carolyn is very cynical about my work ethic)joke
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

5 words I don't know (1-5)
1.Coalition-an alliance among individuals, during which they cooperate in joint cooperation, each in his own self-interest.(Politicians tend to form coalition's to get things done)2.Dipstick-A marked rod for measuring oil in the crankcase of an automobile.(The dipstick revealed that there was no oil in the car)3.Rural-Pertaining to the country.(Stewart lived in a very rural area in the country)4.Altruism-Devotion to others or to humanity.(Parents have an altruistic attitude with thier kids)5.Capitulate-To yield or surrender.(I finally decided to capitulate to my parents wishes)
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10 most annoying phrases
The article on the 10 most annoying phrases was an interesting read. I don't think the article depicts politicians in a good light. Even though some of the things that are said in the article are true, like the big unneccessary words that are used, and the lies. There are some out their like our current president elect who keep it nice and simple, not really trying to confuse people. Most of the time their dialog contains a lot of hidden meaning behind it.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

sentence test
The test we had to take in the complete sentences was pretty easy. I got all the question right because it was stuff you learn in elementary school. I did learn the terms behind a run-on sentence, a comma splice, and a fragmented sentence.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Obama
Obama finished off the most historic night in United States history by giving a historic speech in Chicago's Grant Park. His speech in my mind embodied his whole campaign, that America was ready for a change. He has always had a way of delivering a speech that can make you believe. I think he made a lot of people in the United States and around the world stand up and take notice. He showed in his speech last night that he was a very humble individual by congratulating Sen. Macain. He also showed in his speech that he was ready to put aside the bipartisanship that's plagued Washington for so many years and work with the republicans on building America back to respectable place in the global community and at home.
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16 eassys from well known writers

1a . Title of 1st eassy is An Idyl of the Honey-bee
1b. The author is John Burroughs
2a. The approach the author used in the intro was Definition
2b. Indeed, a colony of bees, with their neatness and love of order, their division of labor, their public-spiritedness, their thrift, their complex economies, and their inordinate love of gain, seems as far removed from a condition of rude nature as does a walled city or a cathedral town.
3. There is no creature with which man has surrounded himself that seems so much like a product of civilization, so much like the result of development on special lines and in special fields, as the honey-bee.
4. I feel that the introduction paragraph was very descriptive. It went into detail about some of the job that a honey-bee has. Some of their jobs consists of complex economies, and their inordinate love of gain, Another thing is that it gives nice detailes on comparisons such as the white mans foresight, craftiness, miserly habits. This to me shows that the author or someone that he knows has had may honey-bee encounters, therefore this introduction paragraph sounds good and it seems like he will ba able to keep me interested throught the essay.
5. The technique the author used was Prediction
6. In the conclusion the writter did a good job to sume up his thoughts. The statement wild honey is as near like tame as wild bees are like their brothers in the hive is very deep. To me I thought of it as we all have some of the same characteristics. Whether man or animal we are all made from GOD. Therefore we do many things alike just in a diffirent format due to the fact our needs and wants are in diffirent sequence. That what makes the world and each species diffirent and special.

5. new words

1.hibachi- hottest item to cook on
We ate at BenniHanas on a hibachi grill

2.Game- to ba aware of surroundings ready to make moves benificial towards onesself
The game she had made me want her

3. Boss- total control
The way I live made me a boss.

4. J-Cat-someone not part of the plan or outcome
Because ue wer fuding he acted like a jcat
5.cook noodles- push cramium back
Cutti we twist noodles

6. cuttie-close friend
Although we friends we cutties

TEST ABOUT RUN-ON SENTENCES


I think that I did well on my test. The thing about it is I missed one, that was a trick question. I think that I can identify all or most run on sentences due to the way they are written.

TOPIC FOR FINAL SPEACH

SHOULD THE DEATH PENALTY BE AN OPTION FOR CERTAIN CRIMES, OR SHOULD IT BE ABOLISHED IN FAVOR OF LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE

MY FIVE GOALS FOR THIS CLASS

1. TO BE ABLE TO WRITE GOOD EASSYS THAT CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF OTHERS
2. TO BE ABLE TO WRITE IN CORRECT ENGLISH FORM AND LEARN NEW WORDS
3. TO RECIVE AN A FOR MY ADVANCMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PUEBLO= DUE TO THE FACT MY FRIEND WAS INDIAN HE STAYED IN PUEBLO.
UBIQUITOUS= THE BANQUET WAS VERY CROWDED WITH PEOPLE UBIQUITOUS.
ADOBE= DUE TO THE FACT THE WERE INDIAN THEY STAYED IN ADOBE HOUSES
TEETERING=DUE TO THE FACT HE WAS DIASBLED HIS POSTURE WAS TEETERING
SUAVE=SMOOTH INDIVIDUAL USUYALLY MEN

RESPONSE TO THE OBAMA SPEACH


Obama would be a great president for this time and era. History is made . Education, determination, belife, along with the will to strive for success is being demonstrated. Not long ago blacks could not vote, now we have a black president for the first time in history. This demonstrates that one spark could start a fire. The diversity he shows is somthing long needed in this country and that day has came. Qualities that bring people together black, white, hispanic, asian, rich, poor, straight, gay have all came together to make a change.

JOURNAL AND PORTFOLIO WRITING Have you ever sat and wondered what the world would be like with no laws. Better yet what if there were not any police, no justice systems, or no courts. Things like this interest me due to many reasons. Life with no laws in certain parts of the world interest me. Justice in some causes are needed, but I feel that where there are laws sometimes they take advantage of it. Laws are power and with power comes control as seen by Saddam Hussin. In other cases they are used to protect us from those who chose to live life on their own accord.