Essay # 3

The third essay that I chose was, The Revolt of the Unfit, by Nicholas Murray Butler. In the introduction the author gives general information. His thesis statement is in the first paragraph. It reads, there are wars and rumors of wars in the portion of the territory occupied by the doctrine of organic evolution.
The introduction was not effective because I do not understand what he is talking about. He needs to define the words he uses in hi essay. The conclusion technique that the author used to conclude his essay was a quotation. I do not like quotes at the end of essays because it does not seem to bring everything together.

Essay # 2

The title of my second essay is Calvin. This essay was written by Charles Dudley Warner. The author used a surprising statement in his introduction. His thesis statement is Calvin is dead. This thesis statement is good. It makes me want to read on and see what the essay is about. The author used an opinion for his conclusion. It was effective. The conclusion summarized the entire essay and showed the purpose for it. The conclusion left no loose ends to the essay.

Essay #1

For my first essay I chose to read is Gifts, by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The author used a quotation for his introduction to the essay. His thesis statement was, " It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than it can pay, and ought to go into chancery, and be sold." The introductory paragraph was not effective to me because It did not catch my attention. I did not get into the essay. The author did not spell right so it was hard to understand. The technique the author used to conclude the essay was another poem, that did not make sense to me. This essay is weird.

Vocabulary Words

1. Algor Mortis - the postmortem cooling process of the body.
The body is in algor mortis.

2. Blind Reporting - allows sexual assault victims to retain their anonymity and confidentiality while sharing critical information with law enforcement.
I am writing a blind report.

3. Homicide - murder
The detectives are working on a homicide case.

4. Jihad - A holy war.
My great grandfather was in the Jihad.

5. Rohypnol - A date rape drug
My friend was given rohypnol at a party.

Vocabulary Words

1. Novice - One who is inexperienced or untrained.

2. Ingress - Entrance

3. Egress - Exit

4. Beelzebub - A powerful demon.

5. Sinsemilla - Homegrown weed.

Incomplete Sentences

I finished the test. It is a good tool to use. I got 1 wrong. The information they teach you is useful and interesting.

New Vocabulary

1. Indicia- Evidence of a crime.
That broken window is indicia of a crime.

2. Disseminates - send out, distribute.
My company disseminates paper work everyday.

3. Emphatic - Direct and forceful speech or action.
Today the speaker gave an emphatic speech.

4. Sibilant - Hissing, making a hissing sound as when pronouncing.
You are a sibilant talker.

5. Endogenous - Developing, or originating from within.
My thoughts are endogenous.

Obama's Speech

On November 4, 2008, history will be changed forever. Our new presedent, Barack Obama was elected to run this country. He gave a speech in Chicago that I think touched a lot of people. He stated that, "we are, and always will be, the United States of America". I really liked this quote because our nation is torn right now. I am hoping that Obama can fix the problems that we have in our economy caused by the division of our country. I voted for Obama and I hope he makes me proud.

Contraversy

Well as we all know, today is election day. Our future president will be chosen tonight. I voted this afternoon and I voted for Obama. I fell he can make the changes we need right now. The republican party has messed up our economy and it is affecting all of us. This is also the first time I have voted. I felt it was my right and responsibility to do so. I also voted no on Prop. 8. I fell that it is none of our business who loves who or how people want to express their feelings about each other. It doesn't bother me at all if two people want to be married.

The Writers World

We are starting a new class now. English. I have three goals for this class.
1. To be able to write better sentences.
2. To be able to spell better.
3. To pass the class.

The way I am going to obtain these goals is by coming to class on time, listening to the teacher, and doing my work to the best of my ability.


The topic I have chosen for my essay is, 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?