1) What is the ‘F’ word in the essay “In Praise of the F Word” by Mary Sherry?
Fail, flunk
2) What was the #1 banned book of 2000-2009?
harry potter
3) Describe what the author believes to be a “Cyberschool” :
A booth that the child sits in with a computer screen and absolutely no human contact.
4) What does the author believe is missing in the future classrooms of “Cyberschool”?
5) According to Stephen King in “Why we Like Horror Movies” what explanation is given as to
why we like horror movies?
We like horror movies because you have to keep the "gators" of your uncivilized emotions fed.
We all secretly crave the morally unsavory things in horror flicks and watching them on a screen helps stem that part of us.
6) Why did it take so long for Langston Hughs to get up from the churches pew in “Salvation”?
He was waiting for Jesus to show up.
7) In “What Shamu taught me about a Happy Marriage” how does she train her husband?
She trains her husband with the same techniques animal trainers use and it works because
we happen to be just very smart animals.
8) What country is Flavio from in the story “Flavio’s Home”?
Brazil
9) What happens to Flavio at the end of the story?
He is diagnosed with bronchial asthma, malnutrition and tuberculosis.
10) Why was Maya Angelou embarrassed about her mother in the story “Sister Flowers”?
Her mother was poor, dirty, and uneducated.
11) Explain :
Logos
Logos means logic or logical reasoning. It refers to anything involving intellect such as an academic debate.
Ethos
Ethos relates to ethics, this gives credibility to a writer. Ethos will make your target audience trust that you are
not trying to do any wrong to them and therefore trust the things you are saying.
Pathos
Pathos appeals to our emotions, to act purely based on how you feel is to act on pathos. This is best used to
make people follow through with whatever action you are trying to persuade them toward.
12) Explain the MacGuffin plot device and how was it used in “The Maltese Falcon”?
13) What is the difference between a Narrative essay and a Process essay?
A narrative essay is used to tell a story from a defined point of view where as a process essay is used to explain how do do something.
14) According the the author of “Tweens, Ten going on Sixteen” what are the kids more concerned with?
They are most concerned with what is popular and how they can be just like the people on the magazines and movie screens.
15) What does Savan mean with the term “Pop talk” in Black Talk and Pop Culture”?
He is referring to slang or street language.
16) According to author D. Wyrtki in “Strong writing skills can make or brake”, why are strong writing skills essential ?
She said that Strong communication skills in general are important because they facilitate leadership and fuel a better workplace and a better personal life.
17) How long did Mark Twain have his watch before he took it in to get “fixed”?
18) Give an example of Passive voice:
"The TV was smashed by the man"
19) Give an example of Active voice:
"The TV is flying through the air"
20) In “12 Angry Men,” do you think the elderly juror identified with the discredited witness because he too was old? Explain.
Yes, and because of this he understood how the witness felt about the whole situation and his reasons for giving his testimony.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Movie Critique
Joshua Tinder
English
May 26, 2011
Movie Critique
The movie I am going to critique is Inception, it was directed and produced by Christopher Nolan. The top three actors in the film were Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page. This film came out in 2010 and i watched it at harkens theaters on opening night, which was July 16th. It was an original story written by Christopher Nolan and it was colorized.
In Inception we see a world where the technology exists to do what is called shared dreaming, through this technology you can enter someone's mind while they're asleep and potentially steal their ideas or secrets. Leonardo DiCaprio's character "Cobb" is a master of this technology and is a skilled "extractor". When he gets a job from "Saito" to implant an idea in the mind of his rival CEO's son he takes it in the hopes of being able to return home to the United States. Cobb is a fugitive because the US authorities think he killed his wife. Together with his partner Joseph Gordon-Levitt "Arthur" they set out to build a team worthy of committing inception (implanting an idea). their team is composed of, Cobb, Arthur, Ariadne (Ellen Page), Eames (Tom Hardy), Saito (Ken Watanabe), and Yusuf (Dileep Rao).
None of the events or characters in the movie were based off of real events, the story line was composed in fiction. The reason why Christopher Nolan did this was because these things couldn't happen and these people couldn't exist. Sci-Fi=Fiction=Couldn't exist in reality.
Inception Takes place mostly in the minds of its various characters but for the most part they are in Rural and corporate France. In the dreams they travel to California and other locations that were never explained. Everything was completely accurate in each location and corresponded with them as such.
I think Inception was a fantastic film for many reasons. First of all the storyline was very intriguing and very captivating, the characters were equally as fascinating were each explored to the perfect extent. The whole idea of the movie was very original and ground breaking, unfortunately in today's time in Hollywood originality is very difficult to come by. Nolan did a terrific job of guiding the audiences attention and did an even better job with the way he ended the film. Most of all this movie made perfect sense considering the complexity of the subject matter. The last thing i loved about Inception was the amazing soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer. All and all i would absolutely recommend this phenomenal movie to anyone who hasn't already seen it.
English
May 26, 2011
Movie Critique
The movie I am going to critique is Inception, it was directed and produced by Christopher Nolan. The top three actors in the film were Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page. This film came out in 2010 and i watched it at harkens theaters on opening night, which was July 16th. It was an original story written by Christopher Nolan and it was colorized.
In Inception we see a world where the technology exists to do what is called shared dreaming, through this technology you can enter someone's mind while they're asleep and potentially steal their ideas or secrets. Leonardo DiCaprio's character "Cobb" is a master of this technology and is a skilled "extractor". When he gets a job from "Saito" to implant an idea in the mind of his rival CEO's son he takes it in the hopes of being able to return home to the United States. Cobb is a fugitive because the US authorities think he killed his wife. Together with his partner Joseph Gordon-Levitt "Arthur" they set out to build a team worthy of committing inception (implanting an idea). their team is composed of, Cobb, Arthur, Ariadne (Ellen Page), Eames (Tom Hardy), Saito (Ken Watanabe), and Yusuf (Dileep Rao).
None of the events or characters in the movie were based off of real events, the story line was composed in fiction. The reason why Christopher Nolan did this was because these things couldn't happen and these people couldn't exist. Sci-Fi=Fiction=Couldn't exist in reality.
Inception Takes place mostly in the minds of its various characters but for the most part they are in Rural and corporate France. In the dreams they travel to California and other locations that were never explained. Everything was completely accurate in each location and corresponded with them as such.
I think Inception was a fantastic film for many reasons. First of all the storyline was very intriguing and very captivating, the characters were equally as fascinating were each explored to the perfect extent. The whole idea of the movie was very original and ground breaking, unfortunately in today's time in Hollywood originality is very difficult to come by. Nolan did a terrific job of guiding the audiences attention and did an even better job with the way he ended the film. Most of all this movie made perfect sense considering the complexity of the subject matter. The last thing i loved about Inception was the amazing soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer. All and all i would absolutely recommend this phenomenal movie to anyone who hasn't already seen it.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
I have found a bag of cash...
Im assuming this is a rather large bag of cash so the first thing I would do is buy a new car, then I would pay a portion of my loans off. After that i would put whatever was left over into a savings account. I wish people would forget their bags of cash on the street more often.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Tweens
1. There is no such thing as preadolescence anymore. Kids are teenagers at ten.
2. Being cool, looking "hot" and liking whats popular. These things are spread through schools and the media.
3. The things they do that are dangerous are basically sex drugs and rock n roll, not necessarily in that order or at separate times.
4. Two things have caused this development, shity media and even shittier parents. (Pardon my language but this sort of thing becomes fairly irritating)
2. Being cool, looking "hot" and liking whats popular. These things are spread through schools and the media.
3. The things they do that are dangerous are basically sex drugs and rock n roll, not necessarily in that order or at separate times.
4. Two things have caused this development, shity media and even shittier parents. (Pardon my language but this sort of thing becomes fairly irritating)
Monday, May 9, 2011
Banned books
What is the #1 banned book of 2000-2009?
Harry Potter
Do you agree with that book being banned?
No
Which banned books have you read?
Of mice and men
Should books be banned? Explain your answer
No, if people were taught and raised with the right morals and ideas it wouldn't be an issue.
What is freedom of speech? Does that include written material?
"Where one burns books, one will soon burn people." --Heinrich Heine
Do you agree with this quote? Explain
Yes, when a society decides to destroy the published ideas and viewpoints of an individual its only a matter of time before that society decides that its more effective to simply destroy the individual.
Find one banned book and explain why it has been banned:
Harry potter, it's banned because it promotes witchcraft
Give background information on the author:
What has this book and author contributed to our society?
An awesome story for people of all ages to follow, it gives people a reason to read
What would be lost if no one could ever again read this book or any books by this author?
Another small piece of our humanity, creativity, intelligence, and freedom.
Harry Potter
Do you agree with that book being banned?
No
Which banned books have you read?
Of mice and men
Should books be banned? Explain your answer
No, if people were taught and raised with the right morals and ideas it wouldn't be an issue.
What is freedom of speech? Does that include written material?
"Where one burns books, one will soon burn people." --Heinrich Heine
Do you agree with this quote? Explain
Yes, when a society decides to destroy the published ideas and viewpoints of an individual its only a matter of time before that society decides that its more effective to simply destroy the individual.
Find one banned book and explain why it has been banned:
Harry potter, it's banned because it promotes witchcraft
Give background information on the author:
What has this book and author contributed to our society?
An awesome story for people of all ages to follow, it gives people a reason to read
What would be lost if no one could ever again read this book or any books by this author?
Another small piece of our humanity, creativity, intelligence, and freedom.
Mother
Im adopted, so my mother means absolutely everything to me, without her i would have had a very different life. She has stuck with me through all the craziness i've provided and supported me every step of the way. My only hope is that someday I can pay it all back and help her as much as she helped me.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Motivation for school
My motivation is the same as everyone else's i suppose, i want to make lots of money by doing something i love. College degree = awesome job = lots of money = awesomeness is pretty much the formula that keeps me going.
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