Grammer Exersice

2.     The sort of rage.. before used or wanted.

a.     Description,

3.     Slavery was the wests tragic flaw … that encompassed it.

a.     The thought

5.     The world as it appeared before people bent it into their myriads plans.

a.     The starting point.

1.     Several West African countries- Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, and Togo- were at some time in their history under colonial rule.

2.     The mayoral candidates, opened to throngs of people, an unusually large turn out for a cold, rainy day.

3.     The British parliamentary system has toe branches: the House of Lords and the House of commons.

4.     My car, an old blue station wagon with a dent in the fender, is in the parking lot.

5.     That call was from Bridget: She’s the top student in my calculus class. 

6.     Proper noun

7.     Explanation

1.     The moral and political evidence

a.     Longer definition

b.     Fielding is trying to prep the A.P.—awesome procrastinators—class for our final exam that will decide our fate.

2.     A patience that nothing but faith in the remedial forces the soul can give.

a.     Explanation

b.     No one believes that I am black – Ice Cube is my cousin—and somday they will all understand.

Vocabulary 3!

• Rote 
• noun 
• routine
• Manifest 
• adjective 
• readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; apparentManifest 
• verb
• to prove; put beyond doubt or questionManifest 
• noun
• a list or invoice of good/cargo/passengers transported by: truck, train, plane, or ship
• Bequest
• noun
• a disposition in a will
• Moras
• noun 
• the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable
• Morass 
• noun 
• an area of muddy or boggy ground; a complicated or confusing situation
• Brouhaha 
• noun 
• excited public interest, discussion, and such, as the clamor attending some sensational event; hullabaloo
• Slake 
• verb
•  to cool or refresh; to act less active
• Zenith 
• noun 
•  the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer; a highest point or state
• Pacifist 
• noun 
• a person who is opposed to war or violence of any kind
• Bedlam 
• noun 
• a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion; an insane asylum or madhouse
• Prehensile 
• adjective 
• adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something

My name is Hannah

Write your whole name, or a nickname, and then jot down some ideas about it.  Are you named for someone?  Do you like your name?  Is there a funny story associated with you name, how it's pronounced, or how it's spelled?  Are there things you don't know about her name - why your parents gave it to you or what the word means?  Write those questions too.  Write quickly without stopping much to consider how you sound or where you're headed.  The idea is to get your initial thoughts on the page or screen where you can see them. 

Hannah Marie O’Daniel

Hannah

From the Hebrew name Channah, it means grace. Hannah was also the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.

Marie

Marie is the French form of Mary, which is derived from the Hebrew Miryam. The name has many debated meaning such as “sea of bitterness”, “sea of sorrow”, “rebellion”, “wished for child”, “mistress or lady of the sea”.

O’Daniel

The original Gaelic for of O’Daniel was O’Domhnaill, which means descendant of Domhnall or descendant of Donal.

I was named Hannah after my great-great-grandma Hannah on my mom’s side and I was named Marie after my Grandma Sylvia and Aunt Teresa on my dad’s side. After naming my sister after no one but just thinking that they sounded cool, my parents wanted to name me after family.

I always got the nickname Hannah Banana when I was little and one day I looked at my mom and said, “Mom, I hate Hannah Banana, can you start calling me Hannah Strawberry?” Needless to say I am still mocked for that one. Other nicknames that I have acquired over the years are Hannie Rie, Hannah Honeycomb, Hans, Han-Solo, Han, and my personal favorite, the black Slim Shadey. Too bad that one never stuck.

            And just to set the record straight, I was Hannah before Hannah Montana. 

Vocabulary 2

·      Atone

o   Verb

o   To make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender

·      Pinguid

o   Adjective

o   Fat and oily

·      Agog

o   Adjective

o   Highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

·      Panache

o   Noun

o   A grand or flamboyant manner

·      Iconoclast

o   Noun

o   One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions

·      Escapade

o   Noun

o   A reckless adventure or wild prank.

·      Offal

o   Noun

o   The parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings

·      Paragon

o   Noun

o   A model or pattern od excellence

·      Palisade

o   Noun

o   A fortification of timbers set in the ground; an extended cliff

·      Diminution

o   Noun

• the act, fact, or process of diminishing;  lessening; reduction.

Practice AP Test Essay

How important is community service? Is it something that should have a long-term effect on high school students? Volunteering is a vital part of society and students should be introduced to it in such a way that it makes their first impression enjoyable. It should encourage students to continue community service after high school. School can achieve this by having a structured but free program, emphasizing the importance of volunteer work, and making it educationally beneficial.

            “Two studies suggest that community service requirements can have a negative effect on students’ intentions to volunteer freely in the future but only when students feel that they aren’t ready to volunteer or that the requirement is too controlling.” (Stukas, Arthur and company, Par. 1) This statement has a very accurate and valid point. If a student has never volunteered before and is forced to participate in an activity that he or she doesn’t have an interest in, then the experience will not be enjoyable. Is a person’s first involvement was negative, then whenever he or she thinks of community service it will be associated with an unenthusiastic experience. Then, they will not more than likely not volunteer freely in the future.

            Emphasizing how important volunteer work is, not only personally but also socially, would put a positive spin on community service. “The strength of a community can be found in its moral center; the ability to articulate and act upon a defines moral center will fortify a community” (The Dalton School, Par3) Telling students how community service helps better a neighborhood may encourage the students to volunteer. Also, “When an individual goes out in the world and interacts with other people in the spirits of bettering, that individual makes a contribution and will feel a sense of accomplishment.” (The Dalton School, Par. 4) If a student gets a feel for how community service can better themselves, which too may motivate them to volunteer.

            A survey was taken by mark Lopez that should that 52% of students are in favor of volunteering for diploma if it is educationally successful. This just goes to show that students are interested in volunteer work, but they want to participate in such a way that is beneficial to them in more then one way; educationally, emotionally, and socially.

            School would be more successful with a mandatory service learning program. That way, students would have a project that they are interested in, and they learn and feel the importance of volunteering. For example, if someone was in a band and wanted to incorporate music into service learning, then they could host a fundraiser for a certain cause. In the process, they would learn the significance of volunteering and how good it feels to help someone in need. 

Chapter 3 Notes

o   Types of Supports

§  Anecdote

·      A brief story that illustrates a point you are making

§  Facts

·      Information that is verifiable through general sources

o   Encyclopedia

o   History book

o   Biographical dictionary

§  Quantitative Data

·      Statistical information

·      More than just numbers

o   You might report on trends

·      You should document – give credit to- the sources where you find this information

§  Expert Testimony

·      You could quote the expert directly or put his/her points in your own words by summarizing or paraphrasing them

·      Citing anecdotes, facts, statistics and experts is one way to appeal to logos

·      Documenting such information establishes your ethos

o   Writers at Work

§  Don’t let other writer’s points of view effect your own.

o   The Relationship of Sources to Audience

§  Make sure you know whom your audience is!

·      A general audience

·      The audience will expect a more formal approach for something written for a literary magazine for writers

·      Scholars and Researchers

o   The Synthesis Essay

§  Requires you to use outside sources, sources that have been assigned to you, or sources that are part of your classroom readings

§  Your goal is the same as that of the more experienced writers

·      Use sources to support and illustrate your own ideas and to establish your credibility as a member of the academic community that values the “conversation” created by different voices

§  Citing your sources

·      Informal in-text citations

·      Formal in-text parenthetical documentation

·      End-of-paper Works Cited List

o   MLA

§  You MUST document sources to give credit where credit is due

o   Identifying the Issues: Recognizing Complexity

§  A compelling argument leaves the reader thinking, questioning, considering, and reconsidering

§  Anticipate objections to your position and recognize and respect the complexities of your topic

§  Recognize there are more than two sides to an issue

o   Formulating Your Position

§  Before formulating you position, take stock of the issues

·      Ask yourself questions to make sure you understand the writing and to help form your ideas for your argument

o   Incorporating Sources: Inform Rather than Overwhelm

§  Don’t simply summarize or paraphrase a series of texts, but rather cite your sources

News! Week 3

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/28/yosemite-officials-say-1700-visitors-risk-rare-rodent-disease/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/yosemite-hantavirus-cabins-closed_n_1844669.html

            On Tuesday August 28, Yosemite park officials had to make over 1,000 people who had stayed there aware that they might have been exposed to a rare rodent disease that caused two fatalities. The park took precautions by disinfecting the cabins that they two tourists stayed in and others in that area. They also sent out letters and emails to that people who had been staying there and to the media. Rodents can only carry this disease, and their feces, urine, or saliva infects humans. People are currently trying to collect rodents to see if they are infected with the Hantavirus for sure. They are also looking into the population count to see if the mice are over populating the park.

            After reading this new article, I was a little surprised to find that they still allowed visitors to stay in the cabins surrounding the infected areas. I think closing down the whole park would be overkill but I do believe that they should have closed down the 91 cabins in the area that the people who died stayed until they knew for sure that it was the Hantavirus. Otherwise I think they are handling the situation well. Now that they let people know the risks, it is the tourists visiting are choosing do staying there, chancing the risk that they could be infected.

            I thought this piece was unbias, they didn’t show either they thought the park was handling the situation poorly or superbly.