Passage B
1Did you ever daydream about writing your life story?
2Do you think that your life is too dull, or you can’t write?
3Anyone’s life story is filled with fascinating events, and writing them down in the best way you know can give you a sense of accomplishment and, perhaps, leave a valuable inheritance to your family.
4The first thing to do is to buy a loose-leaf notebook.
5Each page of the book should be titled with a significant milestone of your life—from your first dog to your proudest moment.
6You should then jot down a few key words in the book whenever a memory comes back to you.
7The idea is not to begin with “I was born . . .” and try to write a chronological history of your whole life.
8Just delve into your past at random; one memory will trigger another.
9It will become quite easy after a while.
10It's also important to write in your own language.
11Plain, honest writing is the goal.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Passage A
Passage A
1Did you know that until May 5 of every year, you're not really working for yourself?
2A group in Washington, D.C., has learned that it takes workers an average of four months and four days to earn enough to pay their taxes.
3The group found in its' study that taxes eat up 34 percent of all the income in the United States.
4So, if workers used their entire income for taxes, they would not be through paying them until May.
5Since, May 5 is the first day people really work for themselves, the study group has some advice.
6It would like a bill passed naming May 5 “Tax Freedom Day.”
7On that day, you would give yourself a break, regardless of how hard you worked.
8therefore, from May 5 on, you would finally be your own boss.
1Did you know that until May 5 of every year, you're not really working for yourself?
2A group in Washington, D.C., has learned that it takes workers an average of four months and four days to earn enough to pay their taxes.
3The group found in its' study that taxes eat up 34 percent of all the income in the United States.
4So, if workers used their entire income for taxes, they would not be through paying them until May.
5Since, May 5 is the first day people really work for themselves, the study group has some advice.
6It would like a bill passed naming May 5 “Tax Freedom Day.”
7On that day, you would give yourself a break, regardless of how hard you worked.
8therefore, from May 5 on, you would finally be your own boss.
Monday, April 13, 2009
We were dirty, hungry, and without a penny.
My roommate liked to repair things around the house and his own cooking.
During the day, we went on long hikes, rowed around the lake, or relaxed and did nothing.
She returned to pay the rent because she had left some of her things.
Two things that I found hard to learn as a freshman were to get enough sleep and budget my own money.
He asked me about my courses and my plans for next year.
The doctor said that I should rest and not get too excited or upset.
Hitler’s followers considered other nations to be racially inferior and fit only for slave labor.
The best way to combat juvenile delinquency is not to set up more social agencies but to restore old-fashioned discipline in the home.
The book told how to build a gun cabinet, how to build a bookcase, and how to build all other types of furniture that you can make.
*****Stop
When I was a member of the basketball team, everyone met me with a happy smile, made lively conversation, and I was invited to many parties.
Fires, caused by unheeding persons, have destroyed valuable forests and thereby decreasing our lumber resources.
In basketball, there is never a dull moment, any team can win, and a fine display of teamwork.
My parents liked peace and quiet and to relax in the evening at home.
Esther is a helpful person and who makes friends easily.
Yosemite is a park with spectacular scenery and which has half-tame bears.
My friends were always going off to jog in the park or a game of tennis.
The manager asked me to file an application and would I leave my number.
We went to rallies to protest against pesticides, oppose nuclear power, or other current auses.
My roommate was a smart dresser, a good student, and really knew how to talk.
My roommate liked to repair things around the house and his own cooking.
During the day, we went on long hikes, rowed around the lake, or relaxed and did nothing.
She returned to pay the rent because she had left some of her things.
Two things that I found hard to learn as a freshman were to get enough sleep and budget my own money.
He asked me about my courses and my plans for next year.
The doctor said that I should rest and not get too excited or upset.
Hitler’s followers considered other nations to be racially inferior and fit only for slave labor.
The best way to combat juvenile delinquency is not to set up more social agencies but to restore old-fashioned discipline in the home.
The book told how to build a gun cabinet, how to build a bookcase, and how to build all other types of furniture that you can make.
*****Stop
When I was a member of the basketball team, everyone met me with a happy smile, made lively conversation, and I was invited to many parties.
Fires, caused by unheeding persons, have destroyed valuable forests and thereby decreasing our lumber resources.
In basketball, there is never a dull moment, any team can win, and a fine display of teamwork.
My parents liked peace and quiet and to relax in the evening at home.
Esther is a helpful person and who makes friends easily.
Yosemite is a park with spectacular scenery and which has half-tame bears.
My friends were always going off to jog in the park or a game of tennis.
The manager asked me to file an application and would I leave my number.
We went to rallies to protest against pesticides, oppose nuclear power, or other current auses.
My roommate was a smart dresser, a good student, and really knew how to talk.
Commas 2
1. Heeding all too well the admonition of Genesis 1:26, man has clearly established dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and all the earth.
2. In fact man has gone far toward destroying all members of the animal kingdom, including of course himself.
3. In the last 150 years, man has increased his extermination of mammals alone by fifty-five-fold and if the killing continues at the present rate, man may well destroy all 4062 species of mammals within thirty years.
4. Even today, there are 835 endangered species with more being added each year.
5. In India where 40000 tigers roamed in 1930, there are now only 2500 left, and the lion population currently estimated at 175, has been depleted even more severely.
6. Australia, a land of energetic sports-minded individuals, has treated its animal population no better than India has.
7. Consequently animals like the kangaroo, for which Australia is famous, are fast disappearing as are koala bears, Tasmanian wolves, and the emus.
8. Because Australians were not concerned about their wildlife, in 1930 the government machine-gunned 20000 emus at one time.
9. In the United States, too several species of wildlife have disappeared and many others are close to extinction.
10. The Eastern elk and the passenger pigeon, once so plentiful in this country, are now forever gone.
11. Other animals such as the alligator, the Southern Bald eagle, and the ivory-billed woodpecker may be fated to join the growing list of species we will see no more.
12. Although alligators are protected by law, men continue to kill them for their skins, only the belly portion of which are used.
13. As long as Americans want their expensive alligator belts, handbags, and shoes, the poachers will continue to supply the skins.
14. The profit motive of course has led to the wholesale slaughter of animals like the alligator and the tiger, but many other animals have been killed for whim or pleasure.
2. In fact man has gone far toward destroying all members of the animal kingdom, including of course himself.
3. In the last 150 years, man has increased his extermination of mammals alone by fifty-five-fold and if the killing continues at the present rate, man may well destroy all 4062 species of mammals within thirty years.
4. Even today, there are 835 endangered species with more being added each year.
5. In India where 40000 tigers roamed in 1930, there are now only 2500 left, and the lion population currently estimated at 175, has been depleted even more severely.
6. Australia, a land of energetic sports-minded individuals, has treated its animal population no better than India has.
7. Consequently animals like the kangaroo, for which Australia is famous, are fast disappearing as are koala bears, Tasmanian wolves, and the emus.
8. Because Australians were not concerned about their wildlife, in 1930 the government machine-gunned 20000 emus at one time.
9. In the United States, too several species of wildlife have disappeared and many others are close to extinction.
10. The Eastern elk and the passenger pigeon, once so plentiful in this country, are now forever gone.
11. Other animals such as the alligator, the Southern Bald eagle, and the ivory-billed woodpecker may be fated to join the growing list of species we will see no more.
12. Although alligators are protected by law, men continue to kill them for their skins, only the belly portion of which are used.
13. As long as Americans want their expensive alligator belts, handbags, and shoes, the poachers will continue to supply the skins.
14. The profit motive of course has led to the wholesale slaughter of animals like the alligator and the tiger, but many other animals have been killed for whim or pleasure.
Commas 1
1. That singer, whoever he is, really knows how to sing the blues.
2. The woman sitting at the back table is a well-known restaurant reviewer.
3. When conditions are right, that horse can run just like its father.
4. His four favorite artists are Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Manet.
5. Let Warren and Andrea, our most skillful speakers, present our proposal.
6. Long regarded as a leading newspaper, the Washington Post boasts an outstanding staff of reporters.
7. Slowly, slyly, and cautiously, Eric slid the wallet across the table.
8. What we need is creative leadership that will encourage experimentation.
9. During high school he read Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet.
10. Song of Solomon, I believe is the professor’s favorite.
11. I believe that should the eggs break, we will have a mess.
12. Sometimes, I think that people are extremely foolish.
13. I believe that a computer breakdown is a common excuse for late papers.
14. The elephant that stands on the drum is Maggie.
15. The elephant, which is a hard worker and a talented performer, is found in most zoos and circuses.
2. The woman sitting at the back table is a well-known restaurant reviewer.
3. When conditions are right, that horse can run just like its father.
4. His four favorite artists are Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Manet.
5. Let Warren and Andrea, our most skillful speakers, present our proposal.
6. Long regarded as a leading newspaper, the Washington Post boasts an outstanding staff of reporters.
7. Slowly, slyly, and cautiously, Eric slid the wallet across the table.
8. What we need is creative leadership that will encourage experimentation.
9. During high school he read Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet.
10. Song of Solomon, I believe is the professor’s favorite.
11. I believe that should the eggs break, we will have a mess.
12. Sometimes, I think that people are extremely foolish.
13. I believe that a computer breakdown is a common excuse for late papers.
14. The elephant that stands on the drum is Maggie.
15. The elephant, which is a hard worker and a talented performer, is found in most zoos and circuses.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Put a Little Science in your life
I liked how Brian Greene was able to get his message across to everyone even if they weren't really that interested in science. He went through talking to kids and high school drop outs and was still able to communicate with them and teach them things about science. I thought that was pretty neat. I also admire how enthusiastic he is about his work.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Explicit Writing
1)I don't think you should go out with him. I heard he doesn't have a job so he won't be able to take you out or buy you nice gifts. I also just heard that he just broke up with his long-term girlfriend so he might not be ready to date again so soon.
2)Race is still an important consideration in American politics today. People have been trying to find ways to show what the problem is and how to deal with it. I recently heard President Bush speak about hate crimes in schools.
3)Argumentative essays are meant to show your views and opinions and sway your reader to the side you have taken. I was able to accomplish that goal becuase I was able to cleary show that my essay took an obvious side by listing why capital punishment should be abolished.
4)Reading "How to Say Nothing in Five Hundred Words", by Paul Roberts, was almost like sitting down and listening to a lecture becuase there was tons of great and useful information, but I had nothing to relate it to.
2)Race is still an important consideration in American politics today. People have been trying to find ways to show what the problem is and how to deal with it. I recently heard President Bush speak about hate crimes in schools.
3)Argumentative essays are meant to show your views and opinions and sway your reader to the side you have taken. I was able to accomplish that goal becuase I was able to cleary show that my essay took an obvious side by listing why capital punishment should be abolished.
4)Reading "How to Say Nothing in Five Hundred Words", by Paul Roberts, was almost like sitting down and listening to a lecture becuase there was tons of great and useful information, but I had nothing to relate it to.
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