cynicism (Reading Response #4)





Snaps to this guy- he knows what's going on. I agree with his summation of math and chemistry. They're not my thing. I'm a thinker, an imaginer- not a retainer of facts. English and Psychology FTW (for the win).

The thousands of hours learning things I will never actualy use in real  life is a downside of general education and teaching to the test. The "fun" classes I'm involved in are relevant to my interests (while making me  insanely stressed out of my mind, but more on that later). I do not, however, see myself "solving the problem using matrices without a calculator" in my day-to-day adult life. I know how to use a calculator and add 2 and 2 - I'm set for EBay transactions. Bam.

As for Moby Dick, the whale doesn't represent the Republic of Ireland. I believe it embodies the fatal flaw of mankind in reation to the common slice of key lime pie. (Someone please give me an A now.) This is exactly what we're doing in English now - interpreting our author's books using research and such. Apparently, the moor in The Hound of the Baskervilles represents not only foriegn land, but Hell itself.

Exciting stuff.

Anywho, I will close with a list of things that suck.


*curls up into a ball of feels*



-English paper due in a week and a half

-History project due not long after

-This giant project soon

-General graduation stress - including but not limited to senior activities

-The fact that an entire issue of The Parkviewer has to be started and finished in a matter of three weeks
-Family crap
-Money crap
-What is sleep
-What is food
-Just about everything else ever

Have a happy day,
Michelle

rules are meant to be REALLY broken -see what I did there?- (Response #3)

Ms. James,

Justin is not lying- the creepy sub is creepily creeping on your belongings. Then he walks to a random point in the room and stares. Like an undertaker.

Anyway, lets ignore that creepy guy and get to the good stuff.

 

1. Don't split infinitives
I agree with his argument. As a trekkie, I also appreciate the Star Trek shou out: "to boldly go where no man has gone before." I think that splitting an infinitive makes the sentence more descriptive and exciting.

2. Don't end a sentence with a preposition
I hate it when I notice sentences ending with a preposition- but just because I have grown up hearing ths rule.  I've never thought too much about this but I don't think it's a big deal unless you use it too frequently.

3. Which vs That - again, I don't think it's a big deal either. It's a choice of style.

4. Starting a sentence with a conjunction
Until very recently, due to this class, I never started a sentence with And. It just SCREAMS wrong to me. And I probably won't be using it much. (see what I did there?)

5. Don't use the passive voice
Just don't. Unless you're being intentionally vague.

6. Singular verb things
Yeah. Do that.

7.Word choice
"What are you reading?"
"Words, words, words."
Use the right one.

Cheers,
Michelle

gremmer & stuf (Article Response #2)

A horrible mistake at a local Pet Warehouse

I agree with a lot of his opinions on the matter. I judge people based on grammar constantly. I learned most of my grammar skills through reading a lot in elementary and middle school. The knowledge of basic rules doubled with Journalism I. As far as I'm concerned, grammar is an easy way to grade intelligence (which is sort of horrible to say) at least in formal writing.

I still have problems with some of the rules. Lie : Lay : Lied constantly trip me up. I hesitate to use any of them and re-word my sentence to accommodate my gap of understanding. When in doubt, leave it out. English is a difficult language to fully grasp - even if you're a native speaker - but some things should never be a problem after third grade. For example:

You're           Your

Our               Are

Their   There   They're

Witch            Which

There's a never ending list of these. Learn them - that's right, pay attention in English for a bit  -  or be judged.

Cheers,
Michelle