'Shooting Dad'

As I read ‘Shooting Dad’ Sarah was this young girl who was into art, while her father was into guns. Sarah and her father didn’t agree on much without it ending in a argument. Sarah couldn’t accept her father as a gun smith, which drew her to become a little distant. Amy, Sarah’s twin sister was more outgoing, Amy and her father had more in common then Sarah shared with her father. As Sarah grew up she realized she wanted to accept her dad for the way he was, and she even went with him to shoot his first homemade cannon.

 
The meaning to this essay is that even though Sarah didn’t like her father as a gun smith, she learned to accept it and appreciate every opportunity she could have with her father. As she grew up she matured and realized that nothing last forever. I think that no matter what differences anyone has with there parents, we all come down to a conclusion where we learn to accept them for the way there are. Why would you want to change someone into something they’ll never be. The lesson here is that we all have our disagreements, but with years we mature and see that what we have now, may not be there tomorrow.

Chapter 2 "Gloabl revisions"

In chapter 3 it mainly discussed different steps we can use to revise an essay throughly. First there's global revision. Global revision is basically reading our essay in a audience's perspective. We should ask ourselves question's as we play the role of our audience, for example "What is the main point of the essay?" "What story is it trying to tell?" Next step is to revise and edit your esssay, by doing so some people prefer to print out a copy and mark down any errors they see. Others might prefer reading it off the computer, either way is really helpful in revising your sentences. The last step in revising your essay is to proofread your essay. Proofreading is when you read slow and serach for mispelling's and any errors that may be visible. As you finish these steps, your essay is ready.
I plan to use these tips when our next essay's are due. There really helpful tips that not many people are aware of. I'm not sure where else i can apply these tips to outside of school. I'll try using at work and see how far these helpfull tips will work. Ill pass it on to people i know, because i know alot of us aren't aware of this type of information.

“Coming Home Again” Dialogue

What’s the importance of food in this essay?             

The food in this essay not only symbolized there cultural but the time Chang-rae got to spend with his mother. Chang-rae was constantly getting kicked out of the kitchen because his mother believed he didn’t belong there. Instead he belonged outside playing with friends or doing his homework. To Chang-rae his relationship with his mother just only grew when he would sneak in to watch his mother cook there special Korean plates. He felt that being in the kitchen with her only made them stronger because as they cooked, they shared comments with each other. He even learned how to cook his mothers meal without a recipe book, but by the way she would do it.

 
In every family we all share special moments with our loved ones, especially our parents. Chang-rae knew that what he and his mom had was a different relationship then she shared with her other kids. When his mother passed, Chang-rae even tried to cook just like his mom for his family,  but to Chang-rae the meals weren’t exactly the same like his mothers, he tried everything he could to bring a smile to everyone’s face. He knew the only way he keep close to her was to cook her meals and remember those good times he once had shared with her.

Chapter 2 "The Writing Process"

In chapter 2 there's a couple of steps that you  may follow to get a great paper started. In the chapter the author says that the introduction usually talks about the main point. This is where the thesis sentence comes in. After you had develop a thesis sentence you then need supporting sentences to back up your thesis. You will then nee to draft the body of your essay. Drafting the body of the esssy simpliy means that your making paragraphs supporting your thesis. Thats why they say the thesis sentence is the most important sentence of your essay. Then you will need to make a conclusion paragraph. Conclusion paragraph is where you want to come to an end with your essay. It can be short and it usually should leave your reader with something to think about.
I plan to use this when i have future essay's to write. It has every helpfull tips that i can use in this class in the future and there very self expanatory. I think everyone can use this because i know i'm not the only one who has a hard time coming up with ways to write an essay. Im really course to see the other chapters to see what else i can learn about essay formats.

Essay 1: First Draft

Love

Have you ever met a person who gave you the feeling of butterflies fluttering in your stomach right from the start? Do you remember waking up early in Junior High, just to look your best for him? Remembering those good old days, reminds me of how one handsome guy name Emmanuel changed my life forever. As I hold a picture of us, it brings back memories of when I first met him at finely park, and memories of all those crazy things I did just to get this boy’s attention. I never thought I woud be here writing about someone who completely turned my life around.
As I continue to hold the picture of Emmanuel and I, I can’t help but treasure the adventurous memories we’ve had. Our picture reminds me of Allie and Noah from the movie The Notebook. Allie and Noah were a young couple who fell madly in love with each other, but were torn apart by Allie’s parents because they didn’t approve of Noah’s poor family. But, just when they thought their chances of being together were over, they found each other again and realized that the love they had for one another was stronger than anything or anybody in this world. That story reminds me of similar obstacles that Emmanuel and I have overcome, in order for us to realize that our love is a magical blessing. Our love is unlike anything we have experienced in our lives before.
Sometimes I find myslef on the roof of my house, looking up at the stars, hoping I’ll see a shooting star to make a wish. I remember I used to wish that one day I would be able to find someone I could love and hold on to forever. Now I find myself wishing that there would be more mintues in the day, so I can spend more time with him. Emanuel just isnt my boyfriend but he is my bestfriend. Someone you can trust your soul with and know they wouldn’t do anything to ruin your trust. I can count on him anytime or anyday to be there for me, rain or shine. He motivates me to be sucessful in life, just when I’m about to give up, he’s right there to hold my head up and tell me everything is going to be okay.
Growing up to an abusive father wasn’t always the eaisest. As a child I never experienced love or even knew what love felt like, to me the word love was just another word in my vocubulary. I was always scared that I would never be able to love someone because of my past. It frightened me as years passed and I started growing up, I started to discover that I could never love anybody. I was always in and out of relationships and never felt that special connection to anybody. As I was ready to give up, this one man came into my life and made me forget about all my tragic memories and even showed me what love meant.
As I take one more look at our picture before putting it away, I know we’ve both made mistakes, but I realize that it is perfectly normal. We both aren’t perfect and I don’t mind that because my imperfections complement his and vice versa. We’ve have our ups and downs, but working through our differences will only makes us stronger. There have been times when we have broken up just to end up making up because we both know we shouldn’t let the small stuff come between us. I believe love is the best gift I have ever received and I wouldn’t trade it in for anything in this world. They say love is a complicated concept to explain, but if you’re in love, you don’t need to understand it because you can feel it. I never imagined myself to be as happy as I am now, especially by just looking at the picture of Emmanuel and I.

Cahpter 1 "The Writing Process"

In the reading “The Writing Process,” explained different ways you can generate ideas for an essay, but they ask that before you write down all your ideas to follow a coupe of helpful tips before you start. First you must assets the writing situation, what they mean by this to really thin about the subject your going to take, it is either assigned to you or you are able to choose one as you please. Next you need to explore your subject. You may do this by annotating notes or taking class notes. As you finish this step you then formulate a thesis. A thesis is a sentence that is usually the main point or the key word. As soon as you have thought of a thesis sentence then your ready for the next step. sketch a plan on how you want to write your essay, make sure to take your tine and there’s no need for rushing.

"The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" Dialouge

As I read the story “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and me,” it surprised me how much one Indian can suffer. As I read the story it became clear on why people think a “smart Indian” can be dangerous. Sherman said, “As Indian children, we were expected to fail in the non-Indian world.” (13) People who were his own ethnicity were even scared of him, but you may wonder and ask yourself why? Back in the day Indian’s were believed not to be educated and Indians were used to do the dirty work of others, because they believed Indians wouldn’t question what they were doing, and they weren’t going to know what they were doing was bad.
Sherman Alexie was a man everyone feared. They were scared of him because he knew too much. He educated himself by reading books. The non-Indians were afraid because if one Indian could get smart, they feared that all would get intelligent and then be able to over power those non-Indian people. The main thing they thought of Indians was that they were savages. So for the non-Indians to see an Indian man be well educated not a savage scared them and they feared that the Indians would become to smart to do their dirty work for them. It just saddens me on how much one has to suffer in order to get heard.