Personal Writing: What I Learned This Semester In English Class
.... my goal is to
write better papers. I write to become a better writer.
That is, I feel, a very important thing that I learned this semester. I
don't think, "O.K., I have to get at least a B on this paper." Instead, I
think, "O.K., I have to use this assignment to improve my work." This is a
much better approach because it causes the writer to try to produce a well
written piece. Writing for a grade often causes the writer to do just
enough to get by.
I also learned that it is much easier to produce a good piece of writing if
I am kept interested. By choosing our own topics, rather than have the
teacher give us topics to .....
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Creative Writing: A Sunday
.... when she asks for two sections. She wants it far too much.
Practised that too in her head over and over in the nights. Listening to
them in the corridors. If Mary shits herself again tonight she can sleep in
it. Listening to the cries and the calling, I have to get home. I have to,
the children want their dinner. She sits in the bus away from the window.
Afraid to look out. Cars and people on the footpath. People watching. For
her. Tom says it's a nice place, Mum. Warm and clean and friendly and
plenty to do. Except that everything to do there ends up with dying and
there are better places to do that and better people to do it wi .....
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What I Would Place In A Time Capsule
.... tool for teaching and productivity across the
globe. With the aid of computers, new and better systems are manufactured
and put to work constantly. The amount of data storage, speed, and
processing power is increasing exponentially, and the obsolete models are
taken off shelves and out of business to be replaced. Within the next ten
years alone, computers will have evolved to what most of us can't even
perceive now. By placing a top of the line computer system into our time
capsule, we can provide our future generation with the acknowledgment of
success and probably a little humor in the field of computers.
Maybe not the mo .....
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My Trip To The Philippines
.... In Taiwan, everybody use chopsticks to
eat. Nobody will use spoon and folk to eat, because that's a kind of hard.
Just like my first time used the spoon and folk. I doesn't know either to
use my left hand to hold spoon or use my right hand.
People have longer weekend than Taiwan. Both Sunday and Saturday are their
weekend. In Taiwan, we can only have Sunday and half Saturday. For adults,
they even only have Sunday to rest. That's unfair to adults. They should
have longer weekend then kids, because they worked so hard. So, adults most
be exhausted after hard work.
People are happy go lucky. They wouldn't care much money they .....
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Personal Writing: Bad Teacher
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Description Of A Bedroom
.... from games to a television. Everything on the shelves is in
good condition.
Following this wall is a second light switch for the closet. The
closet has no doors on it, but is full of clothes. After the closet comes
the door, in which you enter, and you exit.
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Heilner's "Beneath The Wheel" And Me
.... Chris and asked: "Did we have any homework we were
supposed to do?"
"All we had to do was study for the test today," Chris replied.
As usual, I had forgotten another quiz; either that I had chosen to neglect
it. Whichever it was, I never study for tests and quizzes. "Yeah, I've
been studying for it all period. I studied last night too, so I should be
pretty good," Chris added.
"Oh, well that's a surprise; guess it slipped my mind," I
responded. With time marching on I gave Chris a "see ya there," and went
on my way.
Two days went by and the test results were in. "Henyon" marched
down the rows of desks and slapped th .....
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Creative Writing: The Case Of The Broken Hutch
.... for the company at other stores but had not
worked together. I was hired when the manager went to his yearly manager
meeting in Reno. When I was hired I was hired on as a delivery
driver. The delivery driver is responsible for all of the deliveries and
pick-ups of store merchandise. The only training that I received were two
videos. One video was on "Smith's Safe Driving Techniques", and the other
was "In-Home Deliveries and In-Store Deliveries". Through working
with the company I learned many new things. We got the newest and latest
electronic equipment and computers, so I had to stay on top of technology.
All of th .....
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Personal Writing: After "Casino"
.... I had a problem because
he pulled his truck up, got out, and got up in my face. What were you
sayin' to your friend just now? You talkin' sh*t? Listen man, I said, it's
cool, there's no pee on my car! Well I think you two still gots a problem
over here. With that he proceeds to throw one of their empty beer bottles
on the ground and then one at my car. We argue some more and then his
friend gets up in Ryan's face. Just when I think this guy is calmed down he
goes over to my car and pushes a shopping cart into the right rear quarter
panel.
By this time I had lost it, this guy was going down. I went to my
car and started to get m .....
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Personal Writing: Christmas Memories
.... with
each other. The constant murmer of the voices, serves as a background for
the music. My cousins are running making their laps around the living room
while playing tag and laughing to their hearts content.
I hear a voice saying "My have you ever grown up!" I turn to my
left and stand up to address my complimenter. Grandma, awaken from her
heavenly sleep, stands slightly crouched with an antique smile painted
gracefully across her face. I reach out and hug her frail body. We both sit
down and talk about my families prolonged journey to her house.
The rest of the night carries on similar to this and to my suprise,
supper is s .....
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Personal Writing: The Day Of Surprise
.... to unify
the worst of foes through love and forgiveness. I could hardly wait for
that day to come.
As the night before Valentines Day had rolled around, anticipation
had escalated to an all time peak. Nevertheless, it was all set aside as
my parents once again started to fight. My brother and I were sent to the
car in the garage so that we would not witness them fighting. We knew the
routine. I was scared and I could still hear angry voices dueling back and
forth. My brother was a senior in high school and even he seemed
frightened when they fought. Although he tried to hide his fear, I knew he
was afraid when my father wou .....
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Personal Writing: Devon
.... it's not hard for him to make friends. Almost everyone
in the shop know who he is. If he sees someone he doesn't know he'll go up
and talk to them.
Devon told me why he dressed the way he does, "I do it to show
people that everyone is different and to like them for who they are."
Devon does not take a look at anybody and judge them for that one look.
When he meets someone he automatically likes them, once he gets to know
them he makes his decision not to like them if that's the case. As Devon
lit up a cigarette and took a puff he told me about some of his life.
"I haven't dressed like this all of my life. One day I got all .....
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