Journal Entry 8

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When i first saw this picture it gave me the impression that these two girls were stuck togehter. The more i lokked at it and thought, it showed love, friendship, family, laughter, joy, some type of point, and compassion. What if the two girls weren't stuck together but instead took the picture like that to give out a message.

Chapter 6 (The Makers Eye)

1. Those are great factors to succesful writing and revision. To express your meaning with past siuations as more assistance is a good idea depending on the topic.

2.As I was reading my essay aloud to myself I realized that it was very unorganized and felt like i could use a little more details.. I need to find a better way to be more organized and can put some work into how i introduce my essay. I also sould find more people to critize my essay as well before i do a final paper.

3. In some way Murray telling me who the speaker was grabed my attention and influenced how I read and comprehend the quote. It gave me a bit of an insight but there will always be tips in a reading to understand it better. It makes me feel a different way about te quote that it could not have been a hundred years ago.

Journal Entry #7

1. Orwell tries to prove his point that the English language is in trouble by saying that our thoughts or feelings has something to do with it. He also blames our bad habits or even ways that we grew accustomed to has a part of it as well.
2. I do agree with Orwell with the part that the english language has become worse especially in schools and is being abused in our daily lives. Many people will agree with me on this because the older people has seen changes throught out their time.
3. I do not agree with all of Orwell’s rules. I don't belive in all cases that you should use a big word but instead cut to the cases and make it understandable for all readers. I believe using words people don't see all of the time is good for us, because if we don’t understand something that is what the dictionary is for. I don’t think someone should have to down grade their writing knowledge for someone else when they can simply look something up that they do not understand.
4. When Orwell says you should focus on pictures and sensations before you put words on paper, I think he wants the writer to know what they are describing and describe it in detail as if it were right in front of them and not in their brain. I think the details is the point that gives essay the creativity.

Questions for Active Reading (Lightman and Goud)

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1. In this particular story the technique was good in some sort to see preview of this story.

2. Yes it is important to know that lightman is a scientist because it gives the readers more insight of who is the main character. It's more clearer that Ligtman is a scientist because of all the scientific question stated. I don't believe a artist or social worker would write about earth in this manner.It's not like it can't happen but the specific manner of the story shows a scientist must have wrote it.

3.Lightman used a light hearted tone when at te end he was stating his views. He used a more serious tone when he was discussing other people concepts and so on. the effects of these tones show that there is a production for further research. the tones shows that there is a lot of questions that wants to be answered or moreso you can't always believe what you hear or read.

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1.To support the theory of evolution Goud mentions natural selection and impercepitble change through immedicate degrees.

2. He uses example such as "the dogma of seperate creations" to show and explain the idea of theories.

3.I don't completely understand anything from this reading but i do know it has something to do with evolution. This reading is not for all readers.

In the News (US Deficit)

Personally this is a sensitive topic because i don't know too much ways to respond to it but i do know that America will have to do something indeed. What ever they do i sure hope it does not affect the economy with more damage. I do belive that they will need o get rid of someting that their holding on to thats not necessary to pay off the debt. In reality, i do think that what ever the president tries to do will affect us in some way.

In the News Children Voting

1. Do you think it makes sense to let children have a Mock Election or election, or is it just child’s play?
I do believe it makes sense to let children have mock election.It gives children another way to see things outside of the box moreso in a political view.

2.Do you think children between the ages of 8-13 actually know what their talking about or do you think there just getting it from adults, parents, or people in the community? In some sense i do think in cases children do know what their talking about but majority they get things from their parents or whoever raise them. Children will get things from their parents and think it is te right way because they figure that if it was an issue than teir parents would not do it. If a kid keep hearing or seeing something that is done repitive in teir faces then of course they willadapt to it and thinks its te right way.

3.Do you think that it’s accurate to say that children can actually pick the right candidate for the presidential election? No really because nine times out of ten their choosing the candidate because of their parents. Who is to say that the child has differnt views than their parents.

Peer Response Questions to Rough Draft

THE ROUGH DRAFT IS NOT COMPLETELTY DONE , BUT BASED RESPONSE OFF OF WHAT THE GENERAL VIEW IS.

1.Do you need happiness and love to get married?
2.Do you feel that there is an age to be in love?
3.Why are they so many divorces?
4.Do you feel there are so many divorces because there is no love?
5.Do you believe you should wait to get into an relationship till after you finish college?
6.Do you feel you should experience having a mate i your teens?
7.What is the general view?
8.Is this a myth or not?
9.If it is a myth, do you believe it?
10.What can be done to improve this draft?

Rough draft 2

In my culture your suppose to get married or think about a relationship after you graduate from college with a degree. You can't even speak about a boyfriend when your in your teens because it said to lose your focus.If you have a boyfriend or fall in love you some magically have a baby. These things happen if you let it or worse if your parents don't allow to experience these things.Well if you don't try things out or just don't love anyone at all, how will you love and appreciate life. Things like this can make you unhappy and very lonely.Perfect examples are some of those rich celebrities. You would think that with all that money in the world they would be happy.Wrong! Internally and mentally their suffering, lonely, miserable, and very unhappy. Why, because money can't buy you true happiness and true love.I bet they would trade anything just to be in love truly.

In the News Response to Trooper Act

I do think that the trooper act ws intentional. There wee ways he could of avoided hitting the suspect. I think he is making excuses for his actions because he got caught doing a harsh act.I don't think it was really a racist act but i do think that authorities will lokk at it that way. There are very few cases known about police cruelity because it looks really bad for the public. Those cases can also bring a lot of law suits. The government can lose numerous of dollars with cases like this and the higher people will be questioned if they can do their job correctly. I don't think the trooper punishment was reasonable because if it were a civilian trying to do that to a cop, they would want to charge him/her with attempted murder. In the society we are living in, they will always be favor for authorities and none for citizens. Authorities are the ones thats supposedly be doing our country a favor but at the same times they do just enough crimes.

Journal Entry 6

Its always been said to me that I'm to young to be in love. Even the questions of how this person can benefit you.In my culture your suppose to get married or think about a relationship after you graduate from college with a degree. You can't even speak about a boyfriend when your in your teens because it said to lose your focus.If you have a boyfriend or fall in love you some magically have a baby. These things happen if you let it or worse if your parents don't allow to experience these things.Well if you don't try things out or just don't love anyone at all, how will you love and appreciate life. Things like this can make you unhappy and very lonely.Perfect examples are some of those rich celebrities. You would think that with all that money in the world they would be happy.Wrong! Internally and mentally their suffering, lonely, miserable, and very unhappy. Why, because money can't buy you true happiness and true love.I bet they would trade anything just to be in love truly.The article below shows the exact reason. The main character was giving up hope on love at such an old age should i say. She tryed but it seem as if She was not getting antwhere. Untill the last person she could meet a person ends up at the end being a happy soul mate for her.In my opinion, love is a journey that shows no end.

The following article shows some of my reasons:

"It Was Love at 48th Sight"
By Jenny Rough
Here's how it all started: My friend Sara wanted to set me up with a Southern boy — Louisiana by way of Crossett, Arkansas, currently living in Los Angeles — but I balked at the idea. I grew up in Cleveland and Chicago and wasn't interested in dating a guy whose hobbies likely included hunting and fishing. Maybe it's wrong to base dating decisions on geographical preferences, but when it comes to love, people have funny expectations. I have one girlfriend who's convinced (thanks to her psychic aunt) that her future husband lives in Colorado and drives a white truck. I know another who refuses to date any man who's shorter than her when she's wearing Jimmy Choos

Another reason I was leery of a setup was that my history of blind dates had been awful. There was the hippie guy who was obsessed with his ex-girlfriend (she was a stewardess who had an affair with a pilot), the underwear guy whose boxer shorts bugged him (in the middle of our date, he unzipped his fly and yanked everything into position), and finally the dinner with a wannabe actor, arranged by my grandmother (enough said). Despite all this, I agreed to let Sara arrange a group outing with Ron. My parents met on a blind date 37 years ago, and they're still going strong. It can work. But when I saw Ron, it wasn't love at first sight. He had a scratchy voice, so I presumed he smoked. He was twelve years my senior — much too old. Also, he called me Ginny. "Not Ginny as in Virginia," I corrected. "Jenny as in Jennifer." "That's what I said. Ginny." He smiled, and I realized he was saying Jenny, but with his accent it sounded so, well, Southern. We went to an outdoor concert with Sara and her date. Sara gave me eyebrows when Ron wasn't looking. "No sparks," I whispered. As the evening wrapped up, Ron and I gave each other an awkward hug and called it a night. I doubted I'd ever see him again. A couple weeks later, I was squeezing my way through a crowded yoga studio looking for a spot when I heard, "Ginny?" Ron was sitting on a blue yoga mat, his legs stretched in front of him, and he scooted over to make room. He was cuter than I remembered. After class we grabbed a bite to eat. That night I learned an important lesson: My snap judgments can be way off. It turns out Ron's never touched a cigarette, let alone smoked one. He's a long-distance biker and in better shape than most guys my age. And in addition to yoga, we had a number of other similar interests (so much for my theory that he spent his weekends in camouflage). When we left the restaurant, Ron opened the door for me, and I remember thinking: I could dig this Southern chivalry stuff.

Two weeks later I found myself sitting across from him at a seafood restaurant on the Santa Monica pier. Somewhere in between salmon, salads, and a meaningful discussion about insomnia, I was beginning to feel a little chemistry, when suddenly Ron ordered carrot cake for dessert, casually suggesting he didn't like my favorite sweet treat — chocolate. I felt the weight of disappointment sink inside me as the waiter brought over his orange cake. When Ron prodded me to try a bite, I wrinkled my nose and planned to gulp, but there was something about the cream-cheese frosting and array of spices that surprised me. Carrot cake is delicious. Walking back to the car, Ron swiped my leg. "I like your pants," he said. They were purple pleather. He admitted that he thought the flowered skirt and matching green top I wore on our blind date was too conservative for his taste. "Hey, I can be wild," I said, shaking a pant leg at him. He pulled me close and kissed me. Even then, I wasn't sure we were a good match. The kiss felt nice but didn't exactly seal the deal. But still, I reasoned, it couldn't hurt to explore a new relationship. Dinner turned into dating. As our relationship continued our friendship deepened, and as our friendship deepened our attraction grew. Even though we had opposite tastes in music, we enjoyed taking dance lessons together. And although he loved to talk politics while I'd preferred debating the literary merits of the latest New York Times bestseller, I appreciated the intelligence and wit he brought to our conversations. We respected each other's differences and were willing to try new things. It eventually became clear that it didn't matter if Ron was from the south, the north, or the planet Neptune. It made no difference that he was Catholic and I was Protestant or that he would likely go bald by age 55. It did matter that he was thoughtful enough to call his mom each Sunday and that he always remembered to rinse off his dirty dishes. I found it endearing that he refused to kill any animal (instead, he would scoop spiders from my ceiling and set them free in the hills behind my apartment), and I was moved that when we were at a party he would seek out a lonely person and try to put them at ease. One day we were paddling a sea kayak across Kealakekua Bay. We'd been dating a little over four months and were taking our first vacation in Hawaii (we traveled together nicely, another huge plus), when suddenly it hit me: I'd fallen for him. It didn't happen in a Cloud Nine, exploding fireworks type of way, but it happened nonetheless. It was love at 48th sight.

Trooper says he couldn't avoid suspect with car

Trooper says he couldn't avoid suspect with car
He testifies the crash was an accident and he regretted bragging about it.

GREENVILLE, S.C. - A South Carolina state trooper accused of deliberately running down a suspect with his cruiser said Wednesday the crash was "an unavoidable accident" and that he regretted bragging about it afterward.
"It's a collision that I'm sorry took place," Lance Cpl. Steven Garren said on the second day of his federal trial.
Garren is charged with using unreasonable force and depriving suspect Marvin Grant of his civil rights. Garren is white; Grant is black. A conviction could bring Garren up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The trial hinges on a key video of the collision that shows Grant sprinting from the patrol car, then being hit and flipping over the hood. On the recording, Garren says to a deputy: "Yeah, I hit him. I was trying to hit him."
Garren said his statements embarrassed himself, his family and his department.
"The statement itself is not true. But I did say the statement," he said. "It's just a dumb, stupid statement."
The officer also said Grant ran in front of the cruiser "probably in the blink of an eye."
"It was an unavoidable accident," he said.
Earlier in the day, federal prosecutors wrapped up their case with a frame-by-frame analysis of the video.
Steered car into suspect's path?A witness for the prosecution said Garren steered his patrol car twice into Grant's path. Crash reconstruction expert Geoffrey Germane said when Grant suddenly cut to the right in front of the cruiser, Garren steered the car toward the suspect a second time and hit him.
Garren's attorneys argued there were assumptions and flaws in the Germane's report and have said the trooper tried to avoid hitting Grant.
The defense is expected to focus on whether the trooper had enough time to react to Grant's sudden turn.
Garren's trial is the first of two federal civil rights cases to come from a spate of police videos that showed questionable tactics by South Carolina troopers. The videos and how supervisors treated the officers on them brought the ousters of the heads of the Highway Patrol and Department of Public Safety earlier this year.
Garren was initially suspended for three days. He has been suspended since his federal indictment in June.
The videos have drawn scrutiny from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the state's Legislative Black Caucus, which helped bring the videos to the public's attention.

Did you think the trooper act was intentional or actually a mistake? Was this a racist act? Why is that few cases are known or even noticed when it comes to the people civil rights against any type of police authority?Do you think the trooper punishment was reasonable? Do you think there is favor when it comes to governments acts and when it comes to citizens acts its something different?Why?

In the New #5

What are your views on the rights of dogs vs. humans? My views against dog vs. human is that its really an ethic issue.Its always are going to put like this because many people look at animals as nothing b3ecause that don't have the intelligence like us.Animals and humans should not get the equal punishments toward aggression. Animals are not aware of what their doing.They just doing things off of instinct or taught.Where as humans know exactly what their doing. Pittbulls are dangerous depending on how they were raised. I don't think they should be banned because their are loving animals and its not their fault how they are raised.The recent attacks don't change my view because animals can only do what they are taught or even see on a daily basis.For future attacks i think they sholud pay attention to the owner or even the environment.

In the News Response to Splenda

I'm not too much a fan of advertising splenda. It does get a lot of publicity but they are rarely any facts about it. how can something be good for us but 50% of the users doesn't know what it contains, where does it primarily comes from, and can it have any side effetcs. I feel that splenda is somewhat a good source but i rather not use it. the way they advertise it makes me feel that they are more concerned if we will buy it or if we will benefit from it

In The News Respose to Technology Dangers

Technology do have quite an amount of harms to it. The ipods for instance. These portable music things are affecting our ability to hear and focus. We have the earphones in our ears everyday and not at a normal volume. Some people don't look at it the way i do but its hurting us. By the time we are maybe around our 60s, we will be hard of hearing and probably go deaf. Technology has gave our econmy a good advance in numerous ways. I think people should take out more time to see if what their putting on the market will affect us.

In the News Response to Breast Cancer

Yes, I do believe that parents should test their children at an early age for breast or ovarian cancer. Just because you are young does not mean that you are not at risk. Cancer does not know age, ethnicity, or any other characteristic. If I'm a parent, i wpould always want to get my children tested for these cancers because the simple things that you eat can be a cause. If I have the gene for breast cancer, I should be more persistent to get my child the screening because there is a 50% chance for them. That would show o dignity or sense for me not to screen my child especially if i have the gene trait.

Myths of Creativity

In your own words describe the myths of creativity?Creativity comes from creative types.Creativity is your perspective, your experience, or your knowledge about something.Creativity can come from any of those factors or even more and put into a unique wat to create something.Creativity can come from anything that motivates or drives you to reach a certain goal.

How did Teresa Amabile , the Havard business School professor who studies creativity in the work place, design her research?What kind of information was she looking for?What seems especially surprising or interesting about her approach to research?Teresa Amabile and the Harvard Business School Proffessor designed the research by getting direct opinions from people who worked in different work place.The kinds of information Teresa was lookinf for were other aspects of creavitiy aside from intelligence.What seem surprising was the idea of the diary concept.Sompe people would think that it is corny.Also the question she asked to be answered.

Who is the audiencefor Bill Breen's article? How can you tell. I think the audience for Bill Breen's article is the corporate world,business, and managers.I can tell because most times they think that to come up with a great idea for the company its all where or how you got your intelligence.If your even smart.If you have any master degrees,ph.D, or what prestigious school you came from, as well you financial income.These types of things they judge people just to come up with a creative idea.

In The News Response To Family Influence on Politics

Personally i don't think that the candiates family should be involve. Its a very touchy subject and how a candiate handles their issues at home does not necessarily mean they will do the same for the country. There is a saying that what ever is at home stays at home. You can't judge a person authority just because he handles issues at home a little different than other average americans. Politics and home doesn't mix and if your trying to put it together can be bias.If politics and home should be a point in the election than in my opinion, why did Bush become the President if your looking family wise?

Journal Entry #2

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The two essays "A Different Kind of Hero" and "Two Strangers In a Coffee Shop"of how you don't have to do anything materialistic or physical to be a hero.Just overcoming or having the mental state that tomorrow will be a better day is unbeatable.That primarily is the purpose of both the author in these stories. In the essay "A Different Kind of Hero", Hurricane Katrina was passing through the little boy town and thankfully he was not there but in a differsnt state. While everything he has known from his hometown was swept away, he was grateful for simply being alive. He was a different kind of hero because he gave courage and laughter that you couldn't take away. In the essay "Two Strangers in a Coffee Shop", the polish woman was taken way from her home by the Nazis. She was striped away of her life.The polish woman particular hero was the Americans. Even though she lost basically everyone , she remarried and move to America. In America, she found her children she lost during the Holocaust. These essays are reflective and makes you understand the options you have today. I have always known that to laugh is free and to smile is priceless. Everything they knew was tooken away but in the end they had a bit of a better tomorrow.

national news, political news

Its not really necessary for a fence to be put up around the southwestern border. so what the mexicans or other immigrants are getting into america that way, its not like their not bringing the ecnonmy more money. What about the american citizens that get to visit any country they please, just because they have an american passport. that should not give them the right to go. What if Asia just up right and said they didn't want anymore amercian tourtist, it would be an issue. We have so much issues dealing with gas, jobs, healthcare, and the war. its a shame that bush is concerned with putting up a $400 million fence then helping us citizens. i hope he don't even get the money. if he is trying to keep the mexicans away the he mine as well just keep all the other immigrants away. lets see how economy will flow then.

Questions for Active Reading pg73

What experience did smiley have that changed her beliefs about chores?At what point in her essay does she describe this experience?What would the impact of that experience be on you. as a reader, if she had described it some place else in the essay? The experience Smiley had that changed her beliefs about chores was when she was doing horsework.Smiley starts to describe her experience of horsework towards the end, you can also say that this was the turn point. The impact of Smiley experience would not have been very attentive or informative if she had said it earlier in the essay.If it was placed somewhere else, it would be backwards.The essay would not be interesting.

2.What kinds of reasons and evidence does smiley offer to support her argument?Do you think these reasons and evidence to be authoritative?What does her choice of reason and evidence reveal about smiley's intended audience?The kinds of reasons and evidence Smiley Shows to support her argument are if you are forced to do chores, then you won't do it good, and the comparison between her and her husband.I don't consider these reasons to be authoritative because chores can have so many different outcomes. Smiley intended audience would be the people that doesn't do anything and everything is done for them.Also it could be for parents who wants their children to do chores.

3. How does smiley use rhetorical questions to appeal to her readers?Smiley use rhetorical questions to catch her audience attention and make them side with her.My reactions to these question are that chores all in all makes you a better person and to know that nothing is free.Chores are good to start off young with and personally Smileyreasons in a way is lazy.

journal entry #1

When I was in my middle school years, I was stress and had a bad case of depression. You can say I was in need of immediate attention as well. Symptoms for me was not eating, always sad, would not speak to anyone, school grades were decreasing , and always had the idea that running away was good. The torture I did to myself was never thought harmful. My household was the result of this as well of not having my biological father in my life. My mom was raised in a strict household which she brought out on me. She could not understand that it was a different generation and a different country. No one could not speak or explain to her in the family that consequences did not always result to one type of punishment. With that in my middle school years, I was kept away from school activities, I could not use the telephone, I was not allowed friends over, I could not go out, wasn’t allowed to wear pants, and other cultural ways. So without a surprise I became depressed .I didn’t eat because I didn’t think I fit in with the other kids. My sense of being outspoken was lost because I was put down at home. So I didn’t speak to anyone which resulted in holding all my feelings. See to anyone this would only be temporary but this started ever since I was six years old but became crucial during my middle school years. Well today I do still have these stress issues but one thing did change; my mother. To not be concerned my mother is Haitian American. She was raise in Haiti and their ways are totally different from American ways. So she only knew what she was taught. Even though she had been living here ever since she was sixteen, she thought that the American system was corrupted. She also stated that this was the main reason why we have so much delinquents in the juvenile facilities. All in all she did change which was mainly because I rebelled in my eleventh grade year. She finally got the picture that as time goes on some things you must leave behind and use a new method. It wasn’t really a choice to counter my story in this way of writing. Honestly I would have rather to have a discussion about it because I like to see my audience to sense or relate to my past experience but I consider this a technical genre. Why would you say that? Well this journal entry you can call it, targets the purpose that I am trying to communicate which is some of my youth ways changing in result to my mom changing. You can say most people who would relate to my account would be teenagers my age. Whether some young adults want to know it or not, your not the only one in a dreadful situation. Some people just suffer more than others and people who are not, try to take advantage of that factor. My sense of direction was contributed by starting with the problem and the solution if there was any. I also use the technique of cause and effect.

in the news 1

I think the whole concept of technology progressing is cool but where will it end though. That's the point. It won't end! Technology now days are a great option for everyone but even the greatest scientist can't create something that does not have a side effect. Have it ever occurred to someone that if there is so much technology to use, it can be a lee way for someone to actually blow up our economy. There are more people liable to crack open top secret resources online then a person just to walk up the white house and rob it. Just think about it!