No Surprises

Generally, most readings in this class have been about the process of writing (Surprise! Surprise! It IS a writing class!) and they have taught me how to effectively and concisely use supporting evidence in any written work. For instance, I gained knowledge of the proper usage of supporting evidence after writing a second self-reflection journal in which it asked me to use handouts in order to support my discussion on a specific topic you gave us. In the journal, I incorporated ideas from your handouts

Work Cited Entry: Covert, Brenda B. "Our Surprise Family." Today's Christian Woman 21.3 (1999): 64. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 22 Apr. 2016. Parenthetical Citation: (Covert) Brief Critique: According to Brenda Covert, her and her husband decided to become foster parents when they were having trouble having children of their own. It took some convincing, but her husband agreed to become foster parents. Their first foster child was a new born African American boy born addicted to drugs. The Coverts

Origin: Written in 2002, Therese DeAngelis account of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor: Deadly Surprise Attack serves as an analytical assessment of the attack. Therese DeAngelis is known as a historian who loves to pour out her own opinion with reasons on a certain topic and took a special interest in the attack on Pearl Harbor and its suppose surprise attack, which she begs to differ. Purpose: The purpose of Angelis’ study is mainly to analyze only one side of the argument of that the

this film gives me a surprise. The movie tells a story about Olive, a little seven-year-old girl with big glasses and a big abdomen, who has one wish in life: to be considered for the finals of the Little Miss Sunshine Pageant in Redondo Beach, CA. When her big chance comes at the most unexpected time, it 's up to her unbelievably fractured family to pull themselves together and make it happen for her, no matter what it takes. As we can see, the trip is full of ‘surprises’: their VW van broke

There has been a time in my life where one of my friends tricked me. It all started in 4th grade, with a math test in school. We had a surprise math test to show what we know so far. I scored a 0/10 and at that time I didn't pay attention. We were instructed to get our test paper signed by our parents if you got five or less. My parents have been severe with my education and failing classes. At that time I got scared to even show my parents my grade. The test was on Friday, so I decided to get the

After watching the 45 second cartoon clip “Wild Turkey Surprise Bugs Bunny and Taz” I noticed that there were 3 violent instances in the cartoon. The first was when Bugs Bunny was tied up on the table being prepared for dinner. The second when bugs bunny lit the explosives and placed it in Taz’s mouth, and the last instance was when Taz swallowed the explosives and it exploded in his stomach. I don’t believe that violence is necessary in television for any other reason that to add a shock value

Suspense and surprise in And Then There Were None Although every well-written murder mystery does not have fixed mode because the writers of detective story always want to give their readers a unique feeling, suspense and surprise are essential and indispensable features in a well-written murder mystery. (Alewyn 184) In Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, she fully combines suspense and surprise, through the omniscient point of view and poignant plot. Therefore, And Then There Were None

The chapter “Three Surprises About Change” excerpted from Cheap Heath and Dan Heath’s book Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard introduces the three components of change: situational, rational, and emotional. The authors use a Rider-and-Elephant metaphor to illustrate these components. The first surprise about change is that a situational problem often looks as a people problem. The example of the large bucket of popcorn given to moviegoers depicts this. The researchers found out that

The article titled,” 5 Maps and Charts That Will Surprise You” by Ezra Klein asks,” Which chart did you find the most surprising?” The chart I found the most surprising was the chart that was titled,” Switzerland is the best place to be born” because I thought that the U.S. would be a better place to be born. Also, I didn’t know that the geography of a place needs to be counted to determine if children have the best chance of a happy, safe and prosperous life. I also didn’t think that trust in public

At one point or another, we have all held and opened a piece of mail. Whether it was a birthday card, a letter from a friend, or even a bill, we have all held a piece of paper that was sent from somewhere else. Even in the age of Facebook and email, it is likely that you have held a piece of mail and most likely, the way it got from point A (the person sending the mail) to point B (the person receiving the mail) was through the United States Postal Service, or the USPS. In the past decade, the postal