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ESSAYS

1) The title of this essay is Gifts, by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

2) The approach used in this essay was a surprising or provocative.

3) 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.

4) I believe that the introductory statement was effective. Although a little difficult to follow, because it was in a poem style type of writing. Some people including myself find this style of writing intriguing. You can tell that this is a recent essay because it is talking about the debt that the people are in today.

5) For the conclusion i feel the author chose a "call to action" style, because the author is rounding the point that we don't have to get gifts to feel good about ourselves. A direct quote that i liked was "They eat your service like apples, and leave you out". From this phrase i understood that services will take your money proudly, but in the end you will have the debt!

Vocabulary

1) deprecate- to plead earnestly against; to express strong disapproval
1A) The lawyer for the defendent deprecated his point.

2) exhume- to dig up after having been buried
2A) The body was exhumed for an autopsy

3) inalienable- incapable of being taken away or transfered to another
3A) Social Security numbers should be inalienable

4) rouse- to wake from sleep; to excite to thought or action from a state of idleness
4A) I was roused when the earthquake hit

5) swig- a large draft; usually of a alcoholic drink
5A) He took a swig of his beer

Vocabulary

1) demise- the death of a person
1A) The car accident caused the person to be demised.

2) ersatz- substitute; artificial or synthetic
2A) The flowers were pretty, but they were ersatz.

3) hangdog- guilty or shifty in appearance
3A) Lomesh comes to class very hangdogish

4) impresario- one who organizes, manages, or conducts a company of operatic or other musical performers
4A) Snoop dog was a performer and an impresario.

5) lascivious- exciting sensual emotions
5A) The couple in the movie, seemed very lascivious

annoying phrases

I think that reading those annoying phrases, was very annoying. I felt that the article was long and drawn out. I didn't think that there was anything intellectual about reading annoying phrases. No offence to the teacher, but this was the truth about how I feel.

incomplete sentences

I took a test on incomplete sentences today, and I got a score of 5 out of 5. This was a useful test, becauase I think alot of people use gramerical issues alot in their writtings.

Vocabulary

1) Extent- size, scope, space or area
1A) To what extent do you plan on helping me.

2) Delineate- portray by drawing or description
2A) The artist will delineate the human silhouette.

3) Devoid- empty
3A) My life is devoided without you.

4) Confute- to prove as an argument or statement; to prove to be false
4A) I had to confute with the manager that she was wrong.

5) Depose- to move from a throne or other high office
5A) I wanted to depose president Bush before his time was up!

Obama

My feelings on this campaign are strong. I wasn't registered on time last time and I wasn't going to make the same mistake this time. I voted for Obama, and he won presidency today. My husband and my kids are proud, screw the rest of my family! This is an historical event. I think that he is well educated, and quit capable of changing this economic disaster that we are in. I'm proud of him and his family. I think it was so sweet how Obama mentioned to his girls that they earned the new puppy, in the new white house. Afterall this was a long road for his whole family.

Career goals

My journal today is about my career goals, and my courses of study now. I have been in the medical field now for about 12 years. I started out going to an adult school to become a CNA. The pay was o.k., but the work was really hard. It was also really sad to see these residents in need, not really getting the care they need. I continued with caregiving, which the pay was better and the work was easier. I'v continued in the medical field, and I'm going to school to become a Pharmacy Technician. I'm not sure what the future holds for me, but i now that it will be in the medical field!

Topic for speech

I am undecided between 1 of 3 of the topics, they are:

1) The greatest challenge of the healthcare industry today & why?

2)If the world could sustain more people, would I agree or disagree?

3) Experimenting on animals is necessary & justifiable, Would I agree or disagree?

After I do a little research, I will make a dicision which one I will write about.

* I have decides to do it on Experimenting on animals

3 Goals

Three goals that I wish to attain from this class is:

1) I want to pass this class with an "A"
1) To achieve this goal, I will try to work hard.

2) I want to learn something out of this class
2) Iv'e always did pretty well in English, but I'm sure that I will learn something and or relearn something that I forgot.

3) I wish that we will not have any homework, because I am so busy!
3) I think that we have such a great teacher, because she doesn't give us much homework. Thanks Caryln.