Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Grahmar Check

Something I was doing horribly wrong, was correctly writing and using ellipsis marks. The ellipsis mark in the first place was written wrong. Instead of typing evenly spaced periods, I was typing three dot's. Instead I have learned that isn't the correct way. It is done by evenly spacing three dots, with spaces between the dots and the letters as well.
It is not necessary to use at the beginning of a quotation, but rather for the middle of quotations to represent words or material that has been omitted from the quote.
Another use is to indicate a pause in quoted speech.

You too can learn more at http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/ellipsis.htm

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

I definitely do not want to become a waitress . . . or a waiter.



Reading "Serving in Florida" I have decided I do not ever desire to work at a restaurant (unless it is somewhere classy). I was grossed out by the first half of the first paragraph. Apparently that was my hell and I am a fat person.
Barbara Ehnrenreich's experiment examined the need for education in order to live comfortably. She was very surprised to find the strenuous difficulties that await in much of the work force. There were many physical struggles, such as the energy needed to go from job to job and perform at a moderate degree. Mentally Barbara's challenges were caused by the pressure of maintaining the job, and finding time and a means for recreation. There was very little time and money for her to enjoy herself. This ethos rhetorik writing was very effective because she commented on details to help bring up real issues and challenges that may otherwise be washed over as a statistic that has little meaning behind the unexperienced audience.
The opening parragraph is an example for strong pathos rhetorik. Because of her experience, she described a scene that is repulsive and emotionaly disheartening. The discription of the kitchen brings feelings of disgust to my mind.
Her description of being a tourist reminds me of an uncommon stage set up for an audience. The fact that she was looking for a working class environment makes me question many things: "What did she expect to find when examining a working class environment? Did she seek out what she found? Could there have been a better working class environment, or are all of them that bad if not worse? Was that the worse working class environment she could find?" All of these questions invalidate much of her research until answered.

The text "Framing Class was also very interesting. Diana Kendall does a good job at picking up a big issue and problem that can solve so many other problems. The problem the news framing classes of people. When the media advertises so often items that may be of interest like cars and toys, they become a part of our daily lives. When I see things shown in movies like cars it brings up an interest of fun or satisfaction among other possessions. When the media broadcasts movie stars using these things to have fun, it can drive you to connect fun with that possession.
The principle of unnecessary consumerism is seen in the college setting through students spending money for items they may not need or items which more than satisfy a need. I bought a laptop that is more than what I needed for school, but for entertainment purposes I wanted to have a better product. I was a over consumer for that thing.
Thematic framing can be seen as a way to depict or frame an entire class. This can become more condemning while episodic framing is more of an observation.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Now n' Verb




A Noun is a person place or thing

A Verb is what you do.

In order for nouns and verbs to work together, they must be in agreement. "But words don't talk right?" Well, words communicate in a way that is difficult for me to explain. That is why I have sought the aid of www.esc.edu. They taught me all I needed to know.

Nouns and Verbs are the basic parts of a sentence, the two teammates upon whom all others depend. They need to agree on one major thing:
number
singular (one) or plural (more than one)
For example, the following sentences do not make sense because the nouns and their verbs do not agree in number:
  • John and Mary is a couple.
  • John are a real estate dealer who make over $67,000.
  • Mary are a farmer; she have a little lamb farm and get a good deduction from the government so her family don't get fleeced on their taxes.
But the sentences do make sense when the verbs agree with their nouns in number:
  • John and Mary are a couple.
  • John is a real estate dealer who makes over $67,000.
  • Mary is a farmer; she has a little lamb farm and gets a good deduction from the government, so her family doesn't get fleeced on their taxes.
http://www.esc.edu/esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf/3cc42a422514347a8525671d0049f395/9e119ab27ad3c6c0852569f10072dff4?OpenDocument

Monday, March 2, 2009

Hot Summer Nights

THE AQUABATS!!!

In Accompaniment With

Nouns and Verbs

Present
s

"Hot Summer Nights"


Lyrics:

I saw you there
With your pretty blondish hair
Eating a breakfast burrito
You seemed so neato
So we took the bus down to the pier
Down on the sand
By the metal detector man
We looked across the bay
As the dolphins swam away
We held hands
And just imagined
With tears in my eyes
You had to say goodbye
You had to go
You couldn't tell me why
You said something about you moving to Alaska

I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you so much
Those hot summer nights
Won't last forever
[x2]

I know you're gone and you can't come home
I'm so alone, but I'll never forget about you

I understand
So I bought a krugerrand
I'll wear you near my heart
We'll never be apart
Now the heavens will smile upon us
With tears in my eyes
You had to say goodbye
You had to go
You couldn't tell me why
You said something about you living on an iceberg

I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you so much
Those hot summer nights
Won't last forever
[x2]

I know you're gone and you can't come home
I'm so alone, but I'll never forget about you

I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you so much
Those hot summer nights
Won't last forever
[x2]




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