Dancing in Writing

Dear Empress of all writing,

Thank you for all the work you have done for us. I loved our class and the laughs we have all had. You have been a great influence in my writing. I actually want to share with you one of the times that I was laughing to myself to the point at which I could not stop. It was the first day of class and I was really nervous about writing because I have heard how hard the class really was. People told me it would consume my life and I would have no room for any other class. I thought they were just exaggerating but I was still worried for my academic life. I was early to the class so that I knew I would not be missing anything really important. When you walked through the door your smile took off the edge and I let out a sigh of relief. You were nice and bubbly so I felt a little better but was bracing for the guise to disappear and the work to start.
                You started off class by telling us you were a young adult author. This got my attention because I too was struggling with the final edit on my story “Beneath Me.” Then you commenced by telling us a story. It started something like this “It was a dark and stormy night . . . actually it was day time and it was very sunny.” I almost burst out laughing but was able to restrain myself. You had unknowingly stated a direct quote from my book, WORD FOR WORD. I was flabbergasted and my mind began to whirr. I knew from that time on that I would be fine.
                Thank you Joani Elliott, you have made writing fun again. :D

Boreing Podcast

Architect Daniel Libeskind

52 minutes. 100% :P
I hated this because it was such a good project that was being done. It was about the memorial for the twin towers site. The design is incredible as well as the purpose, but the interview strayed from the subject several times. It was not just Libeskind that strayed from the main topic but she did as well. They were both looking for opportunities to share their own beliefs as opposed to the actual information of the site. Libeskind talked about the holocaust at least 9 different times in the hour. There was no relevance and she egged him on so that they no longer were even talking about the same topic. The trade center memorial.  

Favorite Movies

The hardest question I have ever been asked is what is your favorite...? I can never decide a favorite of anything. Everything has a different reason for why I like it, weather it be aesthetics, design, appeals to my emotions, or how it makes me think about something more clearly. I can't even decide a favorite color, because I love navy blue in clothing, Black as a base or negative fill, and green because of how easy it is to look at. Likewise movies are impossible to decide. Some are good for the action, plot, cinematic, ideas or statements, cartoon, grafics, or so much more that is involved with the movies. I can not decide my favorites but here are some of the movies that made my "highlight reel". ;) Empire Strikes Back, Fellowship of the Ring, Harry Potter 7 part 2, Inception, Incredibles, Avatar, Singing in the Rain, The Music Man, Cleopatra, Oklahoma, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Lady Hawk, Willow, Enchanted, and so much more. Like I said before each for different reasons. Thanks for reading. :D

My Research Paper

I think that my paper is going to be really easy to write. I know a lot about the topic I am writing on already, and my father does it for a living. I have all my sources already, so all I need to do is sit down for a couple hours and bust out the paper. Actually it may take me days to write it but that is because I like to do editing and rewriting. Ten pages is a lot of rewriting. :D

Why Write response

This reading was somewhat of an overview of what I learned in ninth grade. There were however some sections that expounded on what I did learn or reminded me of what I had forgotten. One part was about research papers needing an emotional appeal but that these emotions have to be backed up with facts and logic. If your paper, or topic cannot supply any  logic then you are no longer writing a research or persuasive paper. You are now writing a feel good story. Picking your topic has to be the most important part of the paper. Not only does it have to mean something to you, but you also have to pick a topic where you can back up your claims. :)

Environmental resources

This topic has been argued for years about how effective renewable energy is, the effects on people or the animals. Also the expense and if the technology is worth it. There is also the effects of fossil and other resource consuming energy sources and if there effects are outweighed by what they produce. There is also the health issues and the dangers of each source as well as the environment. One big controversy is that both have some ill effects on the world. Which is worse is the hardest part. I will be talking about the good effects and why we should use renewable energy in my paper.

Rhetorical Analysis

I did not enjoy writing this paper as much as I would have thought. It seemed as if I were lost in what I was writing. I knew the tools used in the speech but trying to describe how that effected the work was a little hazy. If I were to do it again I would try to find out how to be more clear with expressing how the tools were effective.

About My Book

I have spent the last 6 years writing and editing a young adult fiction novel. At first I was going to make it into a trilogy but soon found out that is would work better if it where in one book and separated into parts. It is a story of genetically modified children who escape the governments grasp on their lives. Soon a civil war breaks out among those who escaped and those still loyal to the government. The book is called. "Beneath Me" and I have just finished my final edit. I will be sending it in to a publisher soon and that process may take some time with more revises and back and for-thing with the editors and other members of the publishing company.

B Jail Assignment

I really liked how the author wrote this paper. It was well organized and helped portray the writers purpose very well. Many of the techniques the author used were appeals to the emotions. He started off however trying to set up some credibility either by saying what he does or by connecting his situations to that of which he was discussing. This was a good use of Ethos. His use of Pathos however covered most of the paper. He tried to help people understand what was morally or emotionally wrong with the situation. By relating the situation to the German occupation was an appeal to the terrible emotions that are remembered with those events. It was an overexhageration but it got his point across very well. He also used very strong and demeaning words in his writing to stir emotions about what was happening. Words like destroy, colored, or eliminate made the statements have more power. Also he used quotes and dialog which also help in the same way. 

"What a Christian Believes" by C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis wrote a persuasive argument about Christianity and why that religion makes sense. He spoke of other religions and the mistakes included with there belief and directed the reader to the good that Christianity brings. He enffisized that the beliefs of the Christians were the most logical. They taught about being good and avoiding evil. He made sure to pursue the idea of good and evil and that they were two separate but real forces. He wrote with such passion that was portrayed in his writing and really inspired the reader to want to learn more!

reading assignment

Genre: Persuasive essay

Purpose: The woman was trying to inform readers about the purpose of the veil and the history of why it was considered acceptable to remove said veil. She wanted to prove that the veil was important and should not be cast aside.

Central Message: Women should not abandon the veil because it represents their religion not men’s power over them.

World View and Assumptions: The veil has been seen in western culture as a way to keep the women under their control. Some said it was a prison, and that it prevented the women from progressing like the men had.

Use of Tools: She started with stating what was wrong with western cultures belief of the veil. This helped make clear her intentions. Then she gave a history of the abondenment of the veil. This helped inform the reader with facts. Then she told them why the veil was important. This helped give perspective on why it was instituted in the first place. 

Assignment Narrative Response

Writing my personal narrative was very difficult. At first I couldn’t think of anything that would be meaningful or that I thought really made a difference in my life. I thought about girls I liked, people I met, but none of them made a compelling story. Then I remembered a seminary lesson I had. I was telling a story about a story, so it ended up being a story within a story. This made the paper seem like inception. It was hard to help the reader keep track of which level they were in and what was going on in the other level. The advantage to using this technique however was making it easier to get my point across and to give the meaning more depth. I was able to have many different things that changed my life portrayed in my writing. I wrote about the value of life as well as the sacrifices that others have given us, because these topics are very broad it was difficult to form them into concise thoughts and meaningful comments. The situation that I was in is what made the lesson more meaningful to me, and it was hard to portray that to the reader so I took extra time trying to explain that. I sure hope it all made sense, because it made sense to me. Then again, I wrote it so it is hard to tell what really makes sense.

Assignment Personal Narrative

I am excited to get started on my narrative. The story I will be writing about mean a lot to me and has changed how I think as a whole. The one thing that I think made my experience so moving is that all the people who were involved were my good friends in my seminary class. In Alaska the classes were smaller so there were only six of us there, but because the class was so small we were the best of friends. I like to write stories and novels so I think that creating the mode and building the characters will be easy enough, but the one thing I still don't understand is how she wants us to format it. Does she want it like a book or an essay? In class it sounded like she wanted us to write it like a book, but I didn't see any of the other narratives formatted like that. I couldn't tell what she really wanted. I will probably end up looking it up in the MLA book and just writing it like the other ones. I guess that the other problem I might have is writing too much of the details. When it comes to writing I don't leave anything out. It will take some work to shorten my narrative to the proper length. If anyone would like ideas still I think I may be able to help, even though we are already supposed to have a topic.

Assignment Oriental Woman

I have actually been thinking about this same subject in the past and I agree with the author. I really doesn't matter what people are called as long as it is not offensive to them. We had four or five black kids in my high school and every last one of them wanted to be known as black, not African American, because they have never even been to Africa. After reading this I talked with a coworker about it and she told me of an experience she had on her mission. She said that her companion was a very white girl and she was tan. Once a Chinese women she had been teaching asked her why she was not white like her companion. She didn't understand what she meant. The women said "the other girl is white and you are brown." My coworker explained that they were both considered to be white but she had a darker skin. The women said that each they were different. she said "No you are brown, she is white, and I am yellow." My coworker said that if she had said the women was yellow she would have been sent home, but the women didn't care because that is what she is and it described her. People lost sight that it is really just a description and now take it as an insult. 

Secrets of a sketchbook

I enjoyed reading my father’s sketchbook. I loved how she was able to see her fathers’ drawings, lists, and even his thoughts at times. It was in a sense his journal and his work all in a small book. She loved to go into his office and flip through his work. She said that she felt bad at times for reading his secret sketchbook but to be honest I think that it was not necessarily hidden so it was not off limits. When she read about her father being down in the dumps I thought about my own dad. He never lets people know when he is having a bad day. Even though I know he has them from time to time I never hear about it or help him through it. I feel like he is doing what he must to keep the rest of us from feeling depressed just like her father, but sometimes the children need to know about those sort of things so that when they are in the parents position they don't think they are alone. I think that her father needed to talk with his daughter about things that were going on in his life, instead of just writing them down where she may never see them. If she hadn’t been snooping around she may have never really known who her father really was. I hope that when I am a father I will not make the same mistakes as he did. 

An overview of me

My name is Steven Andrew Moore. I come from a family of four of which I am the second oldest. Whether it is sports or just hiking I love the outdoors. I play Ultimate Frisbee, and soccer, Ran Track and field, threw discus and shot put, and competed in dive team. I also am an active participant in local scout troops and have helped organize and run camps for the boys in this district. The camp I would love the most s a  survival camp. The boys get a knife, some string, and a compass. Then we leave them up in the mountains. I enjoy those sorts of camps.