For my third and final major essay, the research paper, I had to write a proposal to write about what I wanted to write about. The umbrella topic was education, and my first thoughts went to how education is broken in the USA. From the concept that you cannot have imagination and grow up, to the leeching of fun out of it, to the idea that the entire high school system is based on trying to get people into an industrial plant, its all broken.
So, I thought and thought about how to write this short little thing, hoping it would end up being okay, and apparently it was. So here it is, the proposal for my research paper:
Monday, March 9, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
Go See a Play at the Local Playhouse
My second major essay for English Composition I was the Community Observation paper. which was turned in on Halloween of 2014. In this one, we had to go around the local community of Tahlequah, OK and find something to write about. I chose the NSU Theatre Company, which is the college's theatrical company which has a Playhouse just off campus in downtown Tahlequah.
Even if you are not living in that area, I still suggest you go check out your local theatrical company, they work very hard to put on a great show, and many times raise money for local charities.
I ended up getting a 97 on this one. I had a few run on sentences. I actually went back and edited this one a bit after her comments, because I gave it to the NSUTC's coordinator, Dr. Robyn Pursley, whom I interviewed for the paper. My teacher's comment at the end was, "Good work! You present engaging material supported with evidence."
Even if you are not living in that area, I still suggest you go check out your local theatrical company, they work very hard to put on a great show, and many times raise money for local charities.
I ended up getting a 97 on this one. I had a few run on sentences. I actually went back and edited this one a bit after her comments, because I gave it to the NSUTC's coordinator, Dr. Robyn Pursley, whom I interviewed for the paper. My teacher's comment at the end was, "Good work! You present engaging material supported with evidence."
Monday, February 23, 2015
How Reading and Writing Showed Me How to Live
As part of my time in college, I took English Composition I and had to write a few essays. Three of them were a major part of my grade. The first essay was the Personal Narrative Essay which was turned in on Sept. 10th. 2014.
I ended up getting a 98 out of 100 on it. The final comment said, "Your essay provides ample everyday imagery and detail to fully address the prompt. Your ideas are complete and engaging. Watch out for sentence fragments and grammar."
Anyways, many people wanted to read it for themselves, so here it is, I hope you enjoy it!
Monday, February 16, 2015
Free Write 05
Now that I've gone and aced my English Composition I class I've decided to share some of the selections of writing that I had to do in it. Every Monday morning we had to pull out a sheet of paper and free write an essay over some subject or another for part of the participation grade. Of course I didn't put dates on any of them so I don't know in what order they are, or when some of them were, but here is the last one I'm sharing.
Not sure exactly what we were asked to write about on this one, but I obviously wrote about how high school kills the joy of reading and writing, along with a great number of other things. It was one of the basis's of my final paper.
Not sure exactly what we were asked to write about on this one, but I obviously wrote about how high school kills the joy of reading and writing, along with a great number of other things. It was one of the basis's of my final paper.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Free Write 04
Now that I've gone and aced my English Composition I class I've decided to share some of the selections of writing that I had to do in it. Every Monday morning we had to pull out a sheet of paper and free write an essay over some subject or another for part of the participation grade. Of course I didn't put dates on any of them so I don't know in what order they are, or when some of them were, but here is the fourth one I'm sharing.
Apparently this particular one was about argumentation. Every time I think about the word argumentation, this is the gist of what I think about:
Monday, February 2, 2015
Free Write 03
Now that I've gone and aced my English Composition I class I've decided to share some of the selections of writing that I had to do in it. Every Monday morning we had to pull out a sheet of paper and free write an essay over some subject or another for part of the participation grade. Here is another one with a date, amazingly enough. 12/1/14.
In this third free write I'm sharing, we were to write about our Thanksgiving. Man, thanksgiving 2014 was a rough one.... Unfortunately I didn't really have time to make it as long as I wanted to, as so much went crazy...but I did the best I could. I hope you enjoy this one!
In this third free write I'm sharing, we were to write about our Thanksgiving. Man, thanksgiving 2014 was a rough one.... Unfortunately I didn't really have time to make it as long as I wanted to, as so much went crazy...but I did the best I could. I hope you enjoy this one!
Monday, January 26, 2015
Free Write 02: The Best Place in the World
Now that I've gone and aced my English Composition I class I've decided to share some of the selections of writing that I had to do in it. Every Monday morning we had to pull out a sheet of paper and free write an essay over some subject or another for part of the participation grade. This one, I actually had a date on, which I'm surprised by. 10/1/14. Anyways, here's the second Free Write I'm sharing.
We were asked to write an essay about the best place in the world, more or less. So here it is, free write number 2.
We were asked to write an essay about the best place in the world, more or less. So here it is, free write number 2.
Monday, January 19, 2015
(poem) - A Dark and Dreary December Day
On a dark and dreary December day
When the cold rain fell from the unseen sky.
I dreamed I wasn’t dreaming darkly
While, in the distance, I heard a crow’s deathly cry.
Veiled by the mists surrounding me
These mists that even time had forgot
I strained with my blinded eyes against it all
Yet in the end, I saw it not.
When the cold rain fell from the unseen sky.
I dreamed I wasn’t dreaming darkly
While, in the distance, I heard a crow’s deathly cry.
Veiled by the mists surrounding me
These mists that even time had forgot
I strained with my blinded eyes against it all
Yet in the end, I saw it not.
Monday, January 12, 2015
Free Write 01
Now that I've gone and aced my English Composition I class I've decided to share some of the selections of writing that I had to do in it. Every Monday morning we had to pull out a sheet of paper and free write an essay over some subject or another for part of the participation grade. Of course I didn't put dates on any of them so I don't know in what order they are, or when some of them were, but here is the first one I'm sharing.
If I remember correctly, the subject we were writing about was about visual rhetoric and when a picture spoke to you in a certain way...or something like that.... Anyways, the first free write.
If I remember correctly, the subject we were writing about was about visual rhetoric and when a picture spoke to you in a certain way...or something like that.... Anyways, the first free write.
Monday, January 5, 2015
The end of 2014, and the beginning of 2015
Another year, come and gone. Doesn’t seem like its been so many, but I’ve almost witness forty of them. So many ups and downs; rights, lefts, and wrongs; and everything in between. The year of 2014 is hard to sum up in words. It was a roller coaster to say the least. I took a break from the blog, landed a job, and Lisa and I started working.
But the job never truly panned out. We could never get enough hours to truly make it worth it, and when we did work, it was completely nuts. We had a horrible boss and iffy coworkers. There were many times we both almost quit, but we stuck through it. Sometime towards summer though, two things changed....
But the job never truly panned out. We could never get enough hours to truly make it worth it, and when we did work, it was completely nuts. We had a horrible boss and iffy coworkers. There were many times we both almost quit, but we stuck through it. Sometime towards summer though, two things changed....
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