Prompt #1--What do you know about writing an essay? I know lots about writing an essay. The first thing I know is that you need to have a thesis statement that tells the reader what you are going to talk about. In persuasive papers, this is where you state your side of the argument. Also, I know that you need to write supporting paragraphs which go into more detail about what you stated in your thesis statement.This is a place to state your supporting ideas. Then, you have a concluding paragraph, you should include a “call to action” or a challenge; something that will leave the rader thinking and hopefully make them want to change something in their life. Make sure every paragraph is solid and the sentence structures ar e powerful and thought out.
Prompt #2--Why do we read?
Some people read because they want to figure something out or learn about the world. Some people read because they need an escape from their life and want a direct link to someone else's. Some people read because they're told to for a school assignment. I think, though, the main reason people read is because it helps educate you in a way only reading can do. Great writers make you feel like you are right there in the action, you read a description about a rainforest and suddenly you're there, with the bugs and humidity. Personally, I read because I love it. I can tackle a whole book, 290+ pages, in a day, because it is something I fell in love with.
Prompt #3--Describe the people and places in your hometown:
If by hometown you mean “place I was born,” then we’re talking about Nashville. I imagine people there take an extra second to over-pronounce the letter “a”, wear greasy overalls to the market, and hum country tunes with a blade of grass pushing against their cheeks. But since I only actually spent five days in Nashville before I was shipped here, I don’t consider Tennessee a home at all. No, my hometown is Salt Lake. I lived there until I was five years old, and I feel like its where I became myself. I remember our window seat the most, since we lived in a cul-de-sac of old geezers, I can still see the picture of the wonderful wrinkly walker-bound woman across the street getting her mail every day. I didn’t get out of the house much, so I don’t know much about how the town worked, but I wondered about the world beyond my window seat. One day, bored out of my mind, I mentioned to my daddy that I didn’t have any friends to play with-- the next week our house was on the market. Since then, I’ve lived in my house in Draper, and I’ve learned how the town works; how the people are. Half the population of the town is too rich for their own good, and can’t seem to find enough room to stuff their True Religions or their Ed Hardy tee-shirts. The other half is pretty laid back, trying to get by. You find that the people everyone wants to be around are the humble ones; the ones that had to work for what they have. The people that are willing to help everyone else are always the first to be helped. I guess, if I can only take one thing away from my hometown of D-raper it’s that everyone has a story, everyone has problems, everyone has a few mental issues, and everyone has that one relative they don’t take out in public. But, no matter how much money you have, what religion you are, or what race—when disaster strikes, everyone is there to pitch in.
Prompt #4- The bravest person I've ever met:
I encounter brave people all the time, whether its a classmate raising their hand in class, even though they're not completely sure of the answer, or a pregnant junior surviving high school with the whispering and judgement of everyone around her. I am constantly amazed by brave people, but the bravest person I've met has to be my dad. He always amazes me, but one experience sticks out in my mind. We were in West Yellowstone walking through the park. My little sister got too close to a buffalo so it started charging. Before I even realized what happened, he jumped over and grabbed my sister, diving into a ditch. He risked his life to save hers. This is the best example of bravery i can think of.
Prompt #5-- last argument or debate i had and the type of rhetoric used
The last argument I had was with my mom. She always shares details of my personal life with her friends and i was explaining to her how that breaks a trust barrier. I used pathos in this area of my argument because i was telling her how it made me feel and asked her if she would feel the same if the rolls were reversed. It helped her to see it from my point of view and I know i got my point across because she left the room pissed and defeated.
Prompt #6--The difference between forming an opinion and becoming predjudice is assumption. When you form an opinion about something, you do so from experience. You learn things and analyze how you feel, that brings you to your opinion. People who are predjudice form and opinion once, then assume everything in that same stereotype is the same way. You could have one hispanic person rip you off. From this experience, your opinion about him would be that he is cheap and deceptive. This becomes predjudice when you assume every hispanic person is equally cheap and equally deceptive, without finding out for yourself.
Prompt #7-- a. have you ever had to stand up for something when you know it was not popular to do so?
b. give a historical example.
a. When I was with some of my friends, they wanted to just steal these testers at a cosmetic counter. i would have been so easy and atainable. I stood up and said I didnt think that would be honest. I asked them not to and they agreed with me. I was glad I stood up for what was right.
b. This isn't a completely historical event, because it happened less than ten years ago, but back when hurricane Andrew was about to strike, the president said it would be okay for the guard to step down from guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The guard refused to back down and in doing so was standing up for every man lost in the war.
Prompt #1--What do you know about writing an essay?
I know lots about writing an essay. The first thing I know is that you need to have a thesis statement that tells the reader what you are going to talk about. In persuasive papers, this is where you state your side of the argument. Also, I know that you need to write supporting paragraphs which go into more detail about what you stated in your thesis statement. This is a place to state your supporting ideas. Then, you have a concluding paragraph, you should include a “call to action” or a challenge; something that will leave the rader thinking and hopefully make them want to change something in their life. Make sure every paragraph is solid and the sentence structures ar e powerful and thought out.
Prompt #2--Why do we read?
Some people read because they want to figure something out or learn about the world. Some people read because they need an escape from their life and want a direct link to someone else's. Some people read because they're told to for a school assignment. I think, though, the main reason people read is because it helps educate you in a way only reading can do. Great writers make you feel like you are right there in the action, you read a description about a rainforest and suddenly you're there, with the bugs and humidity. Personally, I read because I love it. I can tackle a whole book, 290+ pages, in a day, because it is something I fell in love with.
Prompt #3--Describe the people and places in your hometown:
If by hometown you mean “place I was born,” then we’re talking about Nashville. I imagine people there take an extra second to over-pronounce the letter “a”, wear greasy overalls to the market, and hum country tunes with a blade of grass pushing against their cheeks. But since I only actually spent five days in Nashville before I was shipped here, I don’t consider Tennessee a home at all. No, my hometown is Salt Lake. I lived there until I was five years old, and I feel like its where I became myself. I remember our window seat the most, since we lived in a cul-de-sac of old geezers, I can still see the picture of the wonderful wrinkly walker-bound woman across the street getting her mail every day. I didn’t get out of the house much, so I don’t know much about how the town worked, but I wondered about the world beyond my window seat. One day, bored out of my mind, I mentioned to my daddy that I didn’t have any friends to play with-- the next week our house was on the market.
Since then, I’ve lived in my house in Draper, and I’ve learned how the town works; how the people are. Half the population of the town is too rich for their own good, and can’t seem to find enough room to stuff their True Religions or their Ed Hardy tee-shirts. The other half is pretty laid back, trying to get by. You find that the people everyone wants to be around are the humble ones; the ones that had to work for what they have. The people that are willing to help everyone else are always the first to be helped. I guess, if I can only take one thing away from my hometown of D-raper it’s that everyone has a story, everyone has problems, everyone has a few mental issues, and everyone has that one relative they don’t take out in public. But, no matter how much money you have, what religion you are, or what race—when disaster strikes, everyone is there to pitch in.
Prompt #4- The bravest person I've ever met:
I encounter brave people all the time, whether its a classmate raising their hand in class, even though they're not completely sure of the answer, or a pregnant junior surviving high school with the whispering and judgement of everyone around her. I am constantly amazed by brave people, but the bravest person I've met has to be my dad. He always amazes me, but one experience sticks out in my mind. We were in West Yellowstone walking through the park. My little sister got too close to a buffalo so it started charging. Before I even realized what happened, he jumped over and grabbed my sister, diving into a ditch. He risked his life to save hers. This is the best example of bravery i can think of.
Prompt #5-- last argument or debate i had and the type of rhetoric used
The last argument I had was with my mom. She always shares details of my personal life with her friends and i was explaining to her how that breaks a trust barrier. I used pathos in this area of my argument because i was telling her how it made me feel and asked her if she would feel the same if the rolls were reversed. It helped her to see it from my point of view and I know i got my point across because she left the room pissed and defeated.
Prompt #6--The difference between forming an opinion and becoming predjudice is assumption. When you form an opinion about something, you do so from experience. You learn things and analyze how you feel, that brings you to your opinion. People who are predjudice form and opinion once, then assume everything in that same stereotype is the same way. You could have one hispanic person rip you off. From this experience, your opinion about him would be that he is cheap and deceptive. This becomes predjudice when you assume every hispanic person is equally cheap and equally deceptive, without finding out for yourself.
Prompt #7-- a. have you ever had to stand up for something when you know it was not popular to do so?
b. give a historical example.
a. When I was with some of my friends, they wanted to just steal these testers at a cosmetic counter. i would have been so easy and atainable. I stood up and said I didnt think that would be honest. I asked them not to and they agreed with me. I was glad I stood up for what was right.
b. This isn't a completely historical event, because it happened less than ten years ago, but back when hurricane Andrew was about to strike, the president said it would be okay for the guard to step down from guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The guard refused to back down and in doing so was standing up for every man lost in the war.