Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Making an essay outline
How to Make and Use an Essay Outline
An essay outline is probably the most important friend you will have while writing your essay. It is the scaffolding of your paper and the skeleton of your ideas. It is the framework by which you will write a killer essay. And frankly, it is difficult to write one without an outline.
When you begin writing an essay outline, use the following model as a guide:
I. INTRODUCTION:
•Thesis:
II. BODY PARAGRAPH 1:
•Opening Sentence: _______________________________________.
•Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 3:____________________________________________________.
__.
lll•Transition/Opening Sentence: _________________________________.
•Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 3:____________________________________________________.
lV BODY PARAGRAPH IV:
•Transition/Opening Sentence:_________________________________.
•Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 3:____________________________________________________.
VI. CONCLUSION:
•Reconfirmed Thesis:___In conclusion, the treatment by the store detective for a petty crime by an errant school girl was too harsh.______________________________________.
If you use this rough guide and fill in the blanks as you are researching your essay, you will find writing the essay so simple. You have all you need in front of you. It is researched and organized. All you have to do now is fill in the blanks with transition words and smooth language.
An essay outline is probably the most important friend you will have while writing your essay. It is the scaffolding of your paper and the skeleton of your ideas. It is the framework by which you will write a killer essay. And frankly, it is difficult to write one without an outline.
When you begin writing an essay outline, use the following model as a guide:
I. INTRODUCTION:
•Thesis:
II. BODY PARAGRAPH 1:
•Opening Sentence: _______________________________________.
•Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 3:____________________________________________________.
__.
lll•Transition/Opening Sentence: _________________________________.
•Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 3:____________________________________________________.
lV BODY PARAGRAPH IV:
•Transition/Opening Sentence:_________________________________.
•Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
•Detail 3:____________________________________________________.
VI. CONCLUSION:
•Reconfirmed Thesis:___In conclusion, the treatment by the store detective for a petty crime by an errant school girl was too harsh.______________________________________.
If you use this rough guide and fill in the blanks as you are researching your essay, you will find writing the essay so simple. You have all you need in front of you. It is researched and organized. All you have to do now is fill in the blanks with transition words and smooth language.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Thesis Paper Sample
SPECIAL NOTES: The assignment for this thesis paper required descriptions of the author's personal experiences as examples supporting her basic argument. She uses the first-person "I" in this personal thesis essay.
Alcohol: Emotionally Life Altering
by
Maureen Hoye
Introduction
Drinking alcohol before the age of eighteen is not healthy. I am not speaking of the physical damage that it may cause, but rather the emotional turmoil that may occur. Consequences are always inevitable and may change a person’s life forever. To drink underage because it is seen as “cool” is not reason enough to risk changing one’s life forever.
Consequences Involving Adults
First, drinking before the age of eighteen brings emotional consequences involving parents, teachers, and other adults, along with the possibilities of getting in trouble with the law. Once the choice to drink while underage is made, it opens life up to more difficult decisions later on.
For example, one Saturday night in the middle of winter, we planned a party on Buck Hill. We called such events “kegger parties” while I was in high school: a social interaction for those who wanted to drink and could go where the beer was available. We partied until the keg was gone, and all the rest of the alcohol that was around was cashed. I could not drive home; I could barely climb the hill to the car, much less drive. I got home safely anyway, and before curfew. I was freezing, though, and I thought, “What better way is there to warm up but with a hot bath?” I made it past Mom and Dad, stumbled up the stairs, and started my bath.
The next thing I knew, my mom was shaking me awake. I discovered I had passed out in the bathtub—so much for making it past Mom and Dad. I got in a lot of trouble. I definitely learned from the experience.
Ability to Remain Safe from Others
Second, drinking alcohol may affect people’s ability to make sound decisions affecting themselves emotionally. While under the influence of alcohol, most people find their ability to think rationally leaves them, especially those who are under age and are not prepared for the feelings alcohol can bring out. A decision given to us to make while drunk may have a negative emotional outcome, compared to the outcome from making that decision while we are sober.
For example, I was at a club dancing with my friends on a Sunday night. We found some guys willing to buy our drinks, even though we were under age. So we danced and flirted with the guys and they continued to buy us drinks. They had other plans on their mind, ones that we were not ready to satisfy. With each drink they bought us, our ability to realize what the guys truly wanted decreased.
Luckily enough, we had a friend, the driver, who was sober, and watched our backs. If it had not been for her ability to make a clear decision, I would hate to think about what would have happened, and the emotional consequences.
Life-Altering Events
Third, other people’s lives can change emotionally forever by someone of any age who gets drunk. The type of change depends on how everyone affected makes his or her decisions. However, whether in a good or a bad way, the change may influence people’s lives forever.
For example, a drunk driver hit my sister in-law, nephew, and niece. They were simply driving home from daycare in the middle of the afternoon. The drunk driver thought the stop sign did not apply to him. Before my family knew it, they were spinning around a light post. They went to the hospital, and my sister-in-law had to spend the night there. My mom and dad picked up my niece and nephew from the emergency room and brought them to our house, where my sister and I slept downstairs with them to help them feel safe.
They all survived the accident in good health, thankfully. But their lives have been forever changed because of the decision made by the gentleman who drove drunk. I also cannot easily imagine my own life without the event of a drunk driver hitting someone so close to me.
Conclusion
Drinking alcohol at any age impairs a person’s judgment. There is a sound reason that our government, our parents, and the adults in our life have made the decision to have a drinking age and to have that age be twenty-one. Drinking changes people’s lives emotionally, both while they are under the influence and by the decisions of those around them who are drinking. People may make some decisions the same whether under the influence or not. However, some decisions can be changed in an instant when people—ourselves or others—are intoxicated and do not have full control.
Alcohol: Emotionally Life Altering
by
Maureen Hoye
Introduction
Drinking alcohol before the age of eighteen is not healthy. I am not speaking of the physical damage that it may cause, but rather the emotional turmoil that may occur. Consequences are always inevitable and may change a person’s life forever. To drink underage because it is seen as “cool” is not reason enough to risk changing one’s life forever.
Consequences Involving Adults
First, drinking before the age of eighteen brings emotional consequences involving parents, teachers, and other adults, along with the possibilities of getting in trouble with the law. Once the choice to drink while underage is made, it opens life up to more difficult decisions later on.
For example, one Saturday night in the middle of winter, we planned a party on Buck Hill. We called such events “kegger parties” while I was in high school: a social interaction for those who wanted to drink and could go where the beer was available. We partied until the keg was gone, and all the rest of the alcohol that was around was cashed. I could not drive home; I could barely climb the hill to the car, much less drive. I got home safely anyway, and before curfew. I was freezing, though, and I thought, “What better way is there to warm up but with a hot bath?” I made it past Mom and Dad, stumbled up the stairs, and started my bath.
The next thing I knew, my mom was shaking me awake. I discovered I had passed out in the bathtub—so much for making it past Mom and Dad. I got in a lot of trouble. I definitely learned from the experience.
Ability to Remain Safe from Others
Second, drinking alcohol may affect people’s ability to make sound decisions affecting themselves emotionally. While under the influence of alcohol, most people find their ability to think rationally leaves them, especially those who are under age and are not prepared for the feelings alcohol can bring out. A decision given to us to make while drunk may have a negative emotional outcome, compared to the outcome from making that decision while we are sober.
For example, I was at a club dancing with my friends on a Sunday night. We found some guys willing to buy our drinks, even though we were under age. So we danced and flirted with the guys and they continued to buy us drinks. They had other plans on their mind, ones that we were not ready to satisfy. With each drink they bought us, our ability to realize what the guys truly wanted decreased.
Luckily enough, we had a friend, the driver, who was sober, and watched our backs. If it had not been for her ability to make a clear decision, I would hate to think about what would have happened, and the emotional consequences.
Life-Altering Events
Third, other people’s lives can change emotionally forever by someone of any age who gets drunk. The type of change depends on how everyone affected makes his or her decisions. However, whether in a good or a bad way, the change may influence people’s lives forever.
For example, a drunk driver hit my sister in-law, nephew, and niece. They were simply driving home from daycare in the middle of the afternoon. The drunk driver thought the stop sign did not apply to him. Before my family knew it, they were spinning around a light post. They went to the hospital, and my sister-in-law had to spend the night there. My mom and dad picked up my niece and nephew from the emergency room and brought them to our house, where my sister and I slept downstairs with them to help them feel safe.
They all survived the accident in good health, thankfully. But their lives have been forever changed because of the decision made by the gentleman who drove drunk. I also cannot easily imagine my own life without the event of a drunk driver hitting someone so close to me.
Conclusion
Drinking alcohol at any age impairs a person’s judgment. There is a sound reason that our government, our parents, and the adults in our life have made the decision to have a drinking age and to have that age be twenty-one. Drinking changes people’s lives emotionally, both while they are under the influence and by the decisions of those around them who are drinking. People may make some decisions the same whether under the influence or not. However, some decisions can be changed in an instant when people—ourselves or others—are intoxicated and do not have full control.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Reading Quiz Sept 15, 2011
IN THE MAMBO KINGS and in BLACK SPRING describe each author's different view of "beauty in the city" Use quotes from both readings--250 words.
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