#1
Which people or events have shaped your world view? Have you become disillusioned in any way? How do you feel about that? Write a brief paragraph about a person or event that caused you to reevaluate your concept of how the world works. Use examples.
#2
What color are your mother's eyes?
my mother's eyes are light crystal blue. I know this because i have directly seen them.
Whom do you trust?
I trust only myself the most. I know this because i have directly learned that no one else can completely be trusted.
What color is the ocean?
The ocean varies in color. I know this from what i have been told which makes it hearsay. Ive seen the ocean be a nasty blue/green/brown color but i have heard from my fiance that the ocean is very blue and beatiful in the bahamas.
Is there life after death?
In a way there is life after death. I do not know this from direct observation because obviously ive nover died. I do believe there is heaven and hell but no reincarnation. I know this because i believe in the Christian beliefs. I guess that would be considered hearsay since i was taught that my entire life. I am completely sure about this because it just feels right. I guess that would be intuition.
Is it always wrong to steal?
It is always wrong to steal because not only does every one say is it wrong but you feel guilty after stealing. That would be hearsay and intuition.
Is there life on other planets?
I do not know the answer to this question becuase i am not all knowing and have never directly seen "aliens". I seriously doubt there is because every one says there is not.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
IRONY
I have a great one for this topic..especially since this seems to be all thats on my mind the last couple days.
Monday night my older sister and I went to the laundry mat to do some laundry. we have been going to the same place for a while and never had any bad experiences. while there we realized we had left the dryer sheets at home. This happens quite often so as usual we walk next door to the store to buy some new ones. We were not expecting anything out of the ordinary to happen. as we were crossing over from the laundry mat parking lot to the store parking lot we notice 2 dark skinned men wearing pullover hoodies walking past the store talking. We thought nothing of it. People walk around all the time in south macon. Well when the men got closer, one began to run. We didnt have to to realize what was going on until he had already pushed me out of the way and was attempting to snatch my sisters purse (i had left mine in the car). After a short struggle (she tried but of course he was a grown man), he managed to break the strap and run accross the street and down another street. I ended up with a couple briuses and my sister without her purse. it was quite a night!
I would consider this irony because we expected a normal laundry night and we definitely did not get a normal night.
Monday night my older sister and I went to the laundry mat to do some laundry. we have been going to the same place for a while and never had any bad experiences. while there we realized we had left the dryer sheets at home. This happens quite often so as usual we walk next door to the store to buy some new ones. We were not expecting anything out of the ordinary to happen. as we were crossing over from the laundry mat parking lot to the store parking lot we notice 2 dark skinned men wearing pullover hoodies walking past the store talking. We thought nothing of it. People walk around all the time in south macon. Well when the men got closer, one began to run. We didnt have to to realize what was going on until he had already pushed me out of the way and was attempting to snatch my sisters purse (i had left mine in the car). After a short struggle (she tried but of course he was a grown man), he managed to break the strap and run accross the street and down another street. I ended up with a couple briuses and my sister without her purse. it was quite a night!
I would consider this irony because we expected a normal laundry night and we definitely did not get a normal night.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
ugh
well my sisters car broke down last night when she was taking my little sister home. so needless to say i didnt get any time to work on my paper last night. I do have the first paragraoh complete though. lol. I'll post that much tonight so aiken can see the thesis statement then ill work on finishing the paper. I didnt bring my flash so i cant post it right now.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
great weekend...not
well my sisters center (daycare she is director of) was broken into. glass shatters, office ramsacked, fire extinguisher dust everywhere!. thats what i spent sunday doing...cleaning the daycare. but at least i got paid for. i am a children friend employee even though that one wasnt techinically my center. anyways, satuday we found out my mom have diabetes and fluid is biuling up around her lungs. she owes the specialists too much money from last time they had to remove the fluid so she cant get it removed this time. pretty much if she doesnt quit smoking and lose at least 100 lbs things arent gonna be very pretty...
yeah id say i had a wonderful weekend...the only good thing i can think of is my first tattoo. but thats 1 small good thing vs. 2 really bad things. sucks.
yeah id say i had a wonderful weekend...the only good thing i can think of is my first tattoo. but thats 1 small good thing vs. 2 really bad things. sucks.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
haha. im late. the final draft is due today but here its posted too.
High School vs. College
Many high school students plan on furthering their education by going to college. These students look around and get information about different institutions. Some may choose a community college while others may choose a university, but do they ever think about how much different college will be? While both give the opportunity to learn, take classes of interest, and graduate; there are a lot of things that differ between the two. These differences include but are not limited to: the level of difficulty, the amount of times a student would spend socializing, and the schedule.
Think back to high school. Remember when the teacher would go over the answers to tomorrow’s test? That doesn’t happen in college. Also, in high school, teachers generally spend a week for two teaching one chapter in the text book then they give a test. In college, Instructors go over two to four chapters in two weeks then give a test. All those subjects you never had to study for in high school, you find yourself spending a lot of time studying for in college.
As a result of college being so much more difficult, you may also find yourself having less time to socialize. Going out every night with your friends isn’t going to happen if you want to pass all your classes in college. You have to study almost every night. Most students in high school are initiated to get out of bed and go to school with the thought that they are going to talk to their friends all day long. In college you cannot talk, text, or pass noted during class because you will out on important information. In other words, you actually have to pay attention to the instructor, not socialize.
However; the good thing about college is that you can pick you own schedule. In high school, students must be there at eight in the morning and they go home at three in the afternoon. Students are required to take enough classes to fill in that time period. In college you can take classes any time of the day. You can also take as many or as few classes per semester as you want. If you are not a morning person, start classes at noon. If you work during the day, start classes at six in the evening. It is completely your decision.
In conclusion, high school and college may have some similarity and they are very different. Both have their strong point and both have their weak points. However, In order to decide which is more enjoyable, you must experience both. Some people enjoyed high school more while others prefer the college life. To each their own.
Many high school students plan on furthering their education by going to college. These students look around and get information about different institutions. Some may choose a community college while others may choose a university, but do they ever think about how much different college will be? While both give the opportunity to learn, take classes of interest, and graduate; there are a lot of things that differ between the two. These differences include but are not limited to: the level of difficulty, the amount of times a student would spend socializing, and the schedule.
Think back to high school. Remember when the teacher would go over the answers to tomorrow’s test? That doesn’t happen in college. Also, in high school, teachers generally spend a week for two teaching one chapter in the text book then they give a test. In college, Instructors go over two to four chapters in two weeks then give a test. All those subjects you never had to study for in high school, you find yourself spending a lot of time studying for in college.
As a result of college being so much more difficult, you may also find yourself having less time to socialize. Going out every night with your friends isn’t going to happen if you want to pass all your classes in college. You have to study almost every night. Most students in high school are initiated to get out of bed and go to school with the thought that they are going to talk to their friends all day long. In college you cannot talk, text, or pass noted during class because you will out on important information. In other words, you actually have to pay attention to the instructor, not socialize.
However; the good thing about college is that you can pick you own schedule. In high school, students must be there at eight in the morning and they go home at three in the afternoon. Students are required to take enough classes to fill in that time period. In college you can take classes any time of the day. You can also take as many or as few classes per semester as you want. If you are not a morning person, start classes at noon. If you work during the day, start classes at six in the evening. It is completely your decision.
In conclusion, high school and college may have some similarity and they are very different. Both have their strong point and both have their weak points. However, In order to decide which is more enjoyable, you must experience both. Some people enjoyed high school more while others prefer the college life. To each their own.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
It was a pretty easy essay
YAY! I finally finished another essay. When we were first assigned the example essay i was rather weary. It took me forever to find a topic. But as soon as i began writing, it turned out to be the easiest essay ive ever written. It was just all the things that come before you start writing that was hard for me.
The comments io recieved were awesome. I took alot of the advice and changed my paper multiple times. I do also feel that I am improving in that it isnt so hard for me to incorperate details into my papers anymore as it used to be. I guess you can say ive become less lazy with writing.
The comments io recieved were awesome. I took alot of the advice and changed my paper multiple times. I do also feel that I am improving in that it isnt so hard for me to incorperate details into my papers anymore as it used to be. I guess you can say ive become less lazy with writing.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Example essay--Final draft (I think)
Alyssa Kennison
Mrs. S. Aiken
English 1101
October 1, 2009
So-called Sinners and Saints
A preacher stands before his congregation and announces that his divorce has been finalized. He asks to not be judged and admits the error of his ways. He says it simply didn’t work and the details are between him and God. Later he announces that he is not only newly divorced, but also he is now engaged to another woman. Does this surprise you? More than likely it does because this isn’t something people expect out of a man of God.
A young woman and her fiancé go to church every Sunday. They also participate in weekday church events. The couple finds out they are expecting a child. Considering that sex before marriage is a sin in the Christian religion, this is not what you might expect from a churchgoing couple, right?
Another man goes to church. He reached some hard times in life and became strung out on methamphetamines. Through all this he remained in church. Now he has been saved and “clean” for four years. Is his past what you would expect?
Are any of these people bad people? Are they any less of a Christian? Think about this: A man lives on the street. He has never been to church a day in his life. This man is an Alcoholic and lost his family because he was extremely violent. Does this surprise you? More than likely it does not. This it because he is not the so-called churchgoing Christian.
People often have the misconception that if a person is a die-hard Christian, meaning that they go to church every chance, read the bible, and preaches to others that they have no sins. This is simply not true. The scriptures from the Bible assert that everyone sins. “For all has sin and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace and through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:23-24, KJV). This means no one is perfect, including the churchgoing Christians. Sinning does not necessarily make you a bad person. We are expected to sin: ask for forgiveness and our sins will be forgiven. So, churchgoers are not perfect and should not be expected to be.
Mrs. S. Aiken
English 1101
October 1, 2009
So-called Sinners and Saints
A preacher stands before his congregation and announces that his divorce has been finalized. He asks to not be judged and admits the error of his ways. He says it simply didn’t work and the details are between him and God. Later he announces that he is not only newly divorced, but also he is now engaged to another woman. Does this surprise you? More than likely it does because this isn’t something people expect out of a man of God.
A young woman and her fiancé go to church every Sunday. They also participate in weekday church events. The couple finds out they are expecting a child. Considering that sex before marriage is a sin in the Christian religion, this is not what you might expect from a churchgoing couple, right?
Another man goes to church. He reached some hard times in life and became strung out on methamphetamines. Through all this he remained in church. Now he has been saved and “clean” for four years. Is his past what you would expect?
Are any of these people bad people? Are they any less of a Christian? Think about this: A man lives on the street. He has never been to church a day in his life. This man is an Alcoholic and lost his family because he was extremely violent. Does this surprise you? More than likely it does not. This it because he is not the so-called churchgoing Christian.
People often have the misconception that if a person is a die-hard Christian, meaning that they go to church every chance, read the bible, and preaches to others that they have no sins. This is simply not true. The scriptures from the Bible assert that everyone sins. “For all has sin and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace and through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:23-24, KJV). This means no one is perfect, including the churchgoing Christians. Sinning does not necessarily make you a bad person. We are expected to sin: ask for forgiveness and our sins will be forgiven. So, churchgoers are not perfect and should not be expected to be.
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