there was something to be said about coffee shops. or, rather, there was something to be said about the way they made taylor feel. the ambiance alone was enough to melt away at the ice in taylor’s life — the ice that’d been frozen for as long as she could remember — and allow her to, for just a moment, feel okay. wholeheartedly, totally okay. not broken. not damaged. not inadequate. totally, wonderfully okay. it was a joke, though: the idea that taylor could believe, even for a split second, that
abby School was starting to bother Edward and Alice because eighth period was unpredictable. They couldn 't see what Mrs. Rivers was planning, and it seemed Edward 's ability to read Mrs. Rivers was shrinking every day. Alice was frustrated, but Edward encouraged her to keep trying, hoping she could make a little progress. Before dropping off Renesmee to her school, I told her that we would talk again about it after school today, and she looked happy as she walked off into school today. "She 's thinking
box which is now placed on the floor. Knowing it’s not from my mom because she lives 8 hours away. I sit down and tore away at the tape. Neatly inside is pink tissue paper, I fold it back to reveal a wooden box made of cherry wood with intricate writing on top. “Obs you need to see this!” I yell, she comes rushing into the room and stops and stares at the box. “What is the heck is that?” She reads the top of the box out loud “Too the one? One as in you being the one? One of what?” I laugh and shake
As humans, we are trained to avoid contradiction. Therefore, you don’t say goodnight every morning, and I don’t stand here and tell you my shirt is orange. To contradict oneself is a sure indication of stupidity, laziness, or even a liar. This is engrained, conventional wisdom. Consequently, avoiding contradiction is a fundamental, enduring literary requirement. Significant time, and copious amounts of editing, are commonly dedicated to eradicating continuity errors, thereby producing clear, precise
First semester of my senior year has taught me a lot about my writing abilities and how to be consistent with fluency, while increasing the maturity level being used within my writing. I have always thought of myself as a good writer, but having the opportunity to receive criticism from others has truly opened my mind to different views. After reviewing my folder, one may discover my use of connection to the real world throughout my essays. My folder reveals my ability to involve the real world into
The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Tiffany Laubach Kaplan University CM 220-57 Professor Campos February 12, 2012 The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Are Americans effectively discussing the topic of teen pregnancy? “According to research in 2009 approximately 410,000 births occurred among teens aged 15-19 in the United States of America.” (Razol, Warner, Gavin, Callaghan, Sptiz, Anderson, Barfield, Kahn, 2011, ¶6) Therefore, the United States of America ranks number one among all other countries and teen
able to incorporate rhetorical situations into our own papers throughout the course. In our persuasive essays, we were able to use rhetoric situations by determining who our audience was, the context of our paper, and our purpose behind writing it. This allowed me to write stronger and more effective papers during the semester. Since we wrote multiple papers throughout the semester, we practiced our writing process quite frequently. For the first paper, we wrote a zero draft, a revised draft, and
The Caribbean Examination Council provides an annual report on the performance of students in the CXC English A General Proficiency Examination for 2011-2013 January examinations. The report gives general and specific advice to teachers. It also aims to inform teachers and other school officials about the strengths and weaknesses of students’ performance in the examination. The report stipulates what teachers need to do in order to help students to become competent writers instead of struggling
One of the four WPA outcome goals of English 101 is to develop my personal writing process. I would like to begin this improvement through a chronological inspection of my current process. When I begin academic or professional writing, I first review the intention and audience for the composition. I copy and paste requirements, writing prompts, instructions, etc. at the top of my document. Then I work on understanding each requirement, researching and adding notes as needed. From the requirements
Thought, and Structure Analysis College Writing: Voice The voice perceived from Eleanor Robinson’s essay, “CrossFit: the new fitness craze has a lot to tell us about late western capitalism,” has an emphatically melodramatic tone to its words. The essay is written with emphasis on Robinson’s opinions and her ability to persuade the reader the reader, rather than facts and data, as if the essay is essentially a personal narrative on the topic. Robinson’s essay sheds light on a relatively new fitness