1. Exploitation - use unfairly
My friend was arrested for Elderly exploitation.
2.Abolished - Do away with.
The death penalty should not be abolished.
3. Soiled - Make or become dirty.
My clothes are soiled.
4. Femicide - The murder of a woman.
76 percent of femicide victims had been stalked by the person who killed them.
5. Epidermis - Skin
When you wear a tank top your epidermis is showing.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Essay 4
1. Title: The Faceless Teacher, By: Dennis Gardner, Writing Tutor
2. Intro. Approach: Vivid Description
3. Thesis: In facing the twenty-first century, a fearless inventory of the role that the World Wide Web will play in global culture must be taken.
4. No matter where we live or where we go to school, the Internet is always going to be around. It becomes more and more advanced as we learn new ways to change the Internet. Students have become more comfortable in the point and click learning style. Meaning they like to use the computer to learn. The problem is, the computer can only do so much. The human teacher can explain different solutions to a single problem, demonstrate objectivity and understanding, and illustrate alternate approaches to obstacles.
the computer can calculate and display, but a teacher can calculate and devise. People work and learn best with other people. By interacting with other people you acquire social skills that are vital to our survival. A computer cannot do that.
5. Conclusion Approach: Suggestion
6. The conclusion was effective. It summarizes the reason students should not rely on the Internet for teaching. They should use the Internet as an aid and a tool rather than a teacher. What do you learn when you sit in front of a computer all day. You become non social and cyber- stuck.
2. Intro. Approach: Vivid Description
3. Thesis: In facing the twenty-first century, a fearless inventory of the role that the World Wide Web will play in global culture must be taken.
4. No matter where we live or where we go to school, the Internet is always going to be around. It becomes more and more advanced as we learn new ways to change the Internet. Students have become more comfortable in the point and click learning style. Meaning they like to use the computer to learn. The problem is, the computer can only do so much. The human teacher can explain different solutions to a single problem, demonstrate objectivity and understanding, and illustrate alternate approaches to obstacles.
the computer can calculate and display, but a teacher can calculate and devise. People work and learn best with other people. By interacting with other people you acquire social skills that are vital to our survival. A computer cannot do that.
5. Conclusion Approach: Suggestion
6. The conclusion was effective. It summarizes the reason students should not rely on the Internet for teaching. They should use the Internet as an aid and a tool rather than a teacher. What do you learn when you sit in front of a computer all day. You become non social and cyber- stuck.
Vocabulary Words
1. Rapport - A harmonious relationship between individuals created by genuine intrest and concern.
I have built a rapport with my clients.
2. Coercion - To restrain by force, as by law or authority.
Law enforcement cannot use coercion in obtaining a confession from a suspect.
3. Pedophile - A person who is sexually attracted to young children.
My ethics teacher is a pedophile.
4. Modus operandi - A way of operating or working.
A serial killer uses the same modus operandi when selecting his victims.
5. Commodious - Large; Spacious
At college we lived in commodious dorms.
I have built a rapport with my clients.
2. Coercion - To restrain by force, as by law or authority.
Law enforcement cannot use coercion in obtaining a confession from a suspect.
3. Pedophile - A person who is sexually attracted to young children.
My ethics teacher is a pedophile.
4. Modus operandi - A way of operating or working.
A serial killer uses the same modus operandi when selecting his victims.
5. Commodious - Large; Spacious
At college we lived in commodious dorms.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Essay 3
1.Tittle: A shattered sky. By Janice Armes
2. Into. Approach: Descriptive
3.Thesis statement: Life on this planet Earth is the product of a delicate balancing act provided by nature.
4. The introduction was effective. It gave a good idea about what the rest of the essay would be about. It explained how important our planet is. We should all do our part in saving it because it will only hurt us in the future.
5. Conclusion Approach: Prediction
6. The conclusion explained and summarized the essay.
2. Into. Approach: Descriptive
3.Thesis statement: Life on this planet Earth is the product of a delicate balancing act provided by nature.
4. The introduction was effective. It gave a good idea about what the rest of the essay would be about. It explained how important our planet is. We should all do our part in saving it because it will only hurt us in the future.
5. Conclusion Approach: Prediction
6. The conclusion explained and summarized the essay.
1. Title: The Use of Landmines/ By: Alejandra Galindo
2. Intro. Approach: Anecdote / Descriptive
3. Thesis: Antipersonnel landmines kill thousands of people every year.
4. The introduction was effective. It talked about landmines, and how they do not recognize a cease-fire; they continue killing or maiming for many years after the conflict is over. They do not discriminate between soldiers or civilians. It does say that the land mines protect military establishements. It is very expensive to De-mine the field after the conflicts. A lot of the refugees can not return to the places that they live because there are active land mines still located on there fields. I think the introduction described the disadvantages Antipersonnel landmines very well.
5. Conclusion Approach: Call to action
6. The conclusion was effective. It asks the U.S. to sign the Mine Ban Treaty and to put pressure on the other countries to do the same. The weapon technology is already advanced and the world does not need to wait for more new developments in order to ban the use of landmines. It is not OK for U.S citizens not to know where the landmines are planted.
2. Intro. Approach: Anecdote / Descriptive
3. Thesis: Antipersonnel landmines kill thousands of people every year.
4. The introduction was effective. It talked about landmines, and how they do not recognize a cease-fire; they continue killing or maiming for many years after the conflict is over. They do not discriminate between soldiers or civilians. It does say that the land mines protect military establishements. It is very expensive to De-mine the field after the conflicts. A lot of the refugees can not return to the places that they live because there are active land mines still located on there fields. I think the introduction described the disadvantages Antipersonnel landmines very well.
5. Conclusion Approach: Call to action
6. The conclusion was effective. It asks the U.S. to sign the Mine Ban Treaty and to put pressure on the other countries to do the same. The weapon technology is already advanced and the world does not need to wait for more new developments in order to ban the use of landmines. It is not OK for U.S citizens not to know where the landmines are planted.
Essay 1
1. Title: The Desired Look: Nothing But Bones / By: Rebecca Patton
2. Intro Approach: Description
3. Thesis: The obsession of many young girls over their appearance or weight has led to a
growing number of people who have developed an eating disorder to try to deal with their
lack of self-esteem or other related problems.
4. The introduction was really good. It explained how young girls are way to obbsesed about
what they look like. They are exercising to much and treating it like it is a
compitition. The thesis statement also told how these dangerous methods of trying to get skinny
are leading to eating disorders that can eventually kill these girls. These young girls have a lack of self-esteem and other psychological issues. I think parents should be more involved with there children's lives. That may prevent further problems.
5. Concluding Approach: Prediction
6. The conclusion summarized the essay. Nobody really knows why people get eating
disorders. When doctors diagnose eating disorders they have to look at all circumstances surrounding the child. I believe it is difficult for doctors to do. Many woman feel that in order to look like a super model they have to give up food and starve themselves to the point where they are so skinny and grose looking. They do this to look beautiful on the outside. They do not realize that they look bad and are slowly killing themselves.
2. Intro Approach: Description
3. Thesis: The obsession of many young girls over their appearance or weight has led to a
growing number of people who have developed an eating disorder to try to deal with their
lack of self-esteem or other related problems.
4. The introduction was really good. It explained how young girls are way to obbsesed about
what they look like. They are exercising to much and treating it like it is a
compitition. The thesis statement also told how these dangerous methods of trying to get skinny
are leading to eating disorders that can eventually kill these girls. These young girls have a lack of self-esteem and other psychological issues. I think parents should be more involved with there children's lives. That may prevent further problems.
5. Concluding Approach: Prediction
6. The conclusion summarized the essay. Nobody really knows why people get eating
disorders. When doctors diagnose eating disorders they have to look at all circumstances surrounding the child. I believe it is difficult for doctors to do. Many woman feel that in order to look like a super model they have to give up food and starve themselves to the point where they are so skinny and grose looking. They do this to look beautiful on the outside. They do not realize that they look bad and are slowly killing themselves.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
The writer's desk
I would like to be famous. Famous people get everything they want. I would love to be able to have all the things that I want. There are some things that famous people have to go through that I would hate. When you are famous, you do not get to take your family anywhere without the media in your face. You can not go on a date with someone and have a good time because the media is all over the place. I am the type of person who loves to go places and you can not do that if you are really famous. I would like to have the money that famous people have. I would be able to buy a house and a new car.
The writer's desk
There are many sports that I love to do. One of them is skiing. I learned how to ski when I was 8 years old. I lived in Colorado for a few years and me and my family would go to the mountains every winter. I was scared when I first started. IO took lessons and got better as time went on. I used to go down the hill fast. I have not been skiing in a very long time. I would love to go again and take more lessons to refresh my memory.
The writer's desk
I have five tattoos on my body. The first tattoo that I got was when I was fifteen years old. I put my name on my right ankle. I was not very mature at the time so I thought it would be cool to get one. Well it was not as cool as I thought. People ask me if I got it so I would not forget my name. I did not think that was very funny. The second tattoo I got was my son Christians' name on the upper right side of my back. I got that one when I gave birth to him. He was my first born so it was very special. It has his name under praying hands. The third tattoo I got was on my chest. It is a rose with a butterfly. It also has my dad's name in a ribbon. I got it when he died a few years ago. The fourth tattoo I got was my daughter's name on my left arm. She was the second born. The fifth tattoo I got was my astrological sign on my left ankle. It is the sign of the Libra. These are all the tattoo's I have.
the writer's desk
My family and I are very diverse. I come from a mother that is white and a father that is Hispanic. I am Mexican- American. when I am asked what race I am, I like to say I am Mexican. I don't know how to speak Spanish but I can understand it. I would have liked to grow up with my dad so I could have been taught to speak Spanish and cook all the Delicious meals my grandmother used to. My cousins come from different backgrounds also. Filipino and Hawaiian are the two cultures they come from. So as you can see we are all different.
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