...My First Essay My Personal Essay I walked into the first class that I have ever taught and confronted utter chaos. The four students in my Latin class were engaged in a heated spitball battle. They were all following the lead of Andrew, a tall eleven-year-old African-American boy. Andrew turned to me and said, "Why are we learning Latin if no one speaks it? This a waste of time." I broke out in a cold sweat. I thought, "How on Earth am I going to teach this kid?" It was my first day of Summer bridge, a nationwide collaborative of thirty-six public and private high schools. Its goal is to foster a desire to learn in young, underprivileged students, while also exposing college and high-school students to teaching. Since I enjoy tutoring, I decided to apply to the program. I thought to myself, "Teaching can't be that difficult. I can handle it." I have never been more wrong in my life. After what seemed like an eternity, I ended that first class feeling as though I had accomplished nothing. Somehow I needed to catch Andrew's attention. For the next two weeks, I tried everything from indoor chariot races to a Roman toga party, but nothing seemed to work. During the third week, after I had exhausted all of my ideas, I resorted to a game that my Latin teacher had used. A leader yells out commands in Latin and the students act out the commands. When I asked Andrew to be the leader, I found the miracle that I had been seeking. He thought it was great that...
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...Consider it or not, bearing certain colors can help us elevate, make head way argument or encourage friends to share the latest gossip. Colors in our surroundings have the ability to keep us cool, motivate or de-motivate the conversation. The hues on packaging give some unperceivable messages that the enclosed product is salubrious, pricy or unsafe. Why? Because of the psychology of color, which refers to the strong emotional reactions that we all have towards colors? Research studies show that our reaction is partly physiological based on the effects of the colors that have on our eyes and nervous system. It is also influenced by our environment and life experiences. Beginning with the technology at its simplest, the retina focuses on colors as rays of light which have varying lengths and degrees of refraction, reflection, absorption depending on the hue. The eye's sensing of each color induces fast reactions in the brain and autonomic nervous system. For example: Warm colors like reds, orange, yellows have the longest wavelengths, requiring energy to view them, that's why those colors seem to pop out at us. They stimulate the brain, raise pulse and respiration rates. In contrast, cool colors like blues and green have the shortest wavelengths and can easily enter the eye. This produces a calming and relieves us while slowing the metabolism. In addition to the involuntary reactions we have learned reception that is equally important to color. We're taught that pink...
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...for numerous amounts of television shows actually depict a lesson to lure in an audience. Take the television show Scrubs. Written and directed by Ryan Levin, this comical series about a well-renowned hospital and its staff depict the everyday lives of four different characters. In this comical show that allows four friends to comment on their everyday lives about being a doctor, resident intern, and surgeon. A story line based on the comical genius of the producers of both South Park and Weeds. Follow me as I analyze both the good and bad aspects of all four of the characters tell their sides of the story through each others lines. The storyline of many different television shows normally have exactly the same sequence of events. First, the scene is set in a hospital. But as many people do not know, Sacred Heart Hospital is no ordinary hospital. Here, everyone hates everyone in a sarcastic manner. All the employees hate the boss, the chief of medicine; Dr. Bob Kelso because he is some hypocritical, crazed maniac that cannot even once admit that he really needs friends or loves his wife. As for the maintenance staff is concerned, the only person who actually is involved inside the lives of all four friends, the crazed Janitor, known as Janitor, takes all matters into his own hands when he begins his need for chaos with J.D. As for everyone else, they sort of just go along with absolutely everything that happens between the four friends and their crazed adventures. ...
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...Growing up I was interested in team sports. I was always the biggest girl on my team, and I didn’t really fit in with all of the other girls. They were all smaller than me and I felt out of place. I played soccer and basketball, and continued until seventh grade when I suffered a knee injury and had to put a pause on the sport I loved at the time. My rehab went well, and I tried out for the AAU travel basketball team as soon as I was cleared Heartbreak quickly followed when the coach called my parents and told them that I didn’t make the team. After going through a Winter with nothing to do, my dad took me to my first rugby game. He had learned about the sport through his chiropractor, and thought that it would be a good thing for me to go out and watch a game. I...
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...I commited my first murder at the age of twelve. I had killed before but it was only animals to stop my craving for life. On December 15, 1993, however, I killed for the carnal sake of killing. Taking the life did not feel wrong. Not when she pleaded for her life. Not when my freshly sharpened knife entered her body. Not when I saw the life exit her body. You may feel appalled byme. It may not change your feelings, but let me explain I did not kill just any human being. I killed someone who deserved it. I have a code to both safely satisfy my needs and, in some sense, do some good. I must be prepared and never leave leave a trace that I was ever there, never kill an innocent, and only kill the ones who have escaped the justice system. The code was created to protect me from myself and my dark passenger. I think of myself as a hero, not someone with...
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...2011, at the age of 13, I got my chance to attend my first World Series game. It was Game 6 of the World Series between the Texas Ranger and the St. Louis Cardinals. The day of the game, I came home from school flowing with excitement along with a bit of nervousness as this would be my first ever World Series game. Sitting in my room anxiously waiting for my dad to come home from work so that we could head down to the stadium to enjoy the pregame festivities, felt like an eternity. Suddenly, I hear the howling wind pick up followed by a loud crack of thunder and lightning....
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...During my first years of high school, I believed all the marvelous opportunities that were presented to me were because I was in the right place at the right time. It was not until I was solely responsible for my future that I realized that I create the greatest and most successful opportunities for myself. During my sophomore year of high school, it seemed as though everything was going right. I was one of the top students at my private school, an athlete on three varsity teams, a dedicated member of our theater and choir programs, and I was very involved in my high school community through joining clubs.Yet, when I decided to switch from the school I had attended since the 7th grade to an online alternative, I had feelings of great trepidation...
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...My first basketball experience is a good memory, I remember when I first walked on the court. I was only five but for some reason I remember what happened, As I walked into the gym for my first practice I was scared. I didn’t know anybody and all the littler kids were screaming. I wanted to leave really bad because I was so nervous, since I was going to the school at the time I knew my way around a little bit. I ran away and I went down into the restrooms, I don’t know why I did because I was scared to be in there by myself more than to be up in the gym where everyone else was. I hid in a stall, and my dad came down the stairs to try to find me and he eventually did. He picked me up and took me back into the gym, he said we are not leaving until you participate in the practice....
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...My Writing experience: The Good The Bad and The Ugly I can recall a time when I had to write a paper for English Composition I. I was attending Ivy Tech Community College at that time. The professor asked the class to write a paper about our major, my major was Early Childhood Education. This experience I had at Ivy Tech was not my first when it came to writing a formal essay, but it was just as nerve wrecking as the first time. When I began writing formal essay papers, in high school, it was not easy for me. In the first part of this essay, I review my experience with writing in my childhood, then I will be talking about my terrifying writing experience in high school, and finally the years that have passed since I have not written any formal essays. In the second part of the paper, I describe my experience with Microsoft word, my experience with using MLA formatting style, and my experience using documentation in research papers. In my childhood, I have been state to state and attended...
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...Writing Analysis Essay Throughout my childhood and until the present day, I have always been told by my parents, teachers, coaches and others that practice makes perfect. As my knowledge broadened, I thought to myself, perfect is impossible to be because humans are engineered to have flaws. No matter how many times one does something over and over again, whether it is shooting free throws until all are made, or writing fifteen outlines until points are stronger, one can only make progress. There will always be space for improvement in any category in life. Writing is no exception, and compared to my writing when I first started college, my work has definitely improved. Although I know I need more work, my organization, development, syntax, mechanics and cognition of my writing has escalated to a level that I did not know I was capable of. Essay outlines was never a priority of mine, but once I began to take the time to write it, my topic sentences and coherence within the paragraphs made more sense to the reader and myself. On the first paper that was graded, “Is College Worth It?”, I received no credit due to the lack of organization and development. At first, I thought I would at least earn a passing grade but once I read the “NC” (no credit) on my grade sheet, I was discouraged and disappointed in myself. I knew I had to state my opinion on my topic sentence, yet I did not do it. For instance, in that same essay, my topic sentence was a fact, “…there are college graduates...
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...As I entered college as a first-year undergraduate student it was overwhelming, yet an amazing experience. It was difficult for me to adjust to a new environment at the beginning, but as my first year comes to an end I was able to meet various of people, connect with my professors, and find who I am as a person. With these memorable events that have happened in my first year, I also admired all the classes I have taken so far. More specifically, Stretch English which is my first-year English course at San Jose State University. This year-long English course allowed me to witness my strengths and weaknesses as a reader and writer. Thus, I have compiled an ePortfolio that includes my first attempt to write a critical essay and my most recent...
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...intelligently in the discipline.” After going through my performance, I suppose that this is the grade I deserve. In the semester that I just completed i.e. winter 2015, I really worked on improving my writing skills. After coming to the end of the English 1100 course, I had a much better understanding of doing research essay, knowing the difference between high school writing and writing at the university level. I have gained the knowledge that I have a capability to do good paragraphing, how to begin with your research essay and mainly, that I can block the counterarguments. My greatest strength, I have learned, is being able to do a good paragraphing and transitions. You said to me in the beginning of the semester that “as you are an international student, this course will not be easy for you, but if you work hard, concentrate and read the essay properly you will surely pass the course.” I believe you were right and in the very first major paper I scored a C grade. As English is not my first language and this is my first course in Thompson Rivers University, I was satisfied with my result and I worked hard after that to get a better grade or at least trying to maintain my level. When I go through my essay on Patterson, which was my topic for the first major paper I lacked in arguable thesis, I have learned from my mistakes and I have tried to write a well-organized research paper. At the end of this semester I found this as my greatest strength in English 1100. Secondly, I have...
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...2012 “My First Experience in ENC 1101” ENC 1101 is one of the most difficult and rewarding classes that I've taken, especially because I chose to take it during my first semester of college. It is a general requirement for every student at MDC and is geared to help those who aspire to become a professional graduate one-day. Since I picked ENC 1101 to be one of my first semester college classes, it's been a difficult course for me. My lack of grammar knowledge, experience writing essays and organizing ideas are the three factors that made this college class challenging. Even though it's been hard on me, I now know how to write essays the right way and also how to organize my ideas so I have a clear vision of what I'll be writing about. This is really important to me because learning how to write properly will not only help me pass ENC 1101, but it will help succeed in other classes, life, and my future career. My ENC 1101 Professor Walter Hernandez not only motivated us to become better writers but also shared with us important tips regarding how to write like a college writer. He would always have a positive attitude, making the class amusing and enjoyable. The first week of school, Professor Hernandez showed the class "The ENC 1101 Survival Guide" which is a document containing essays written by Miami Dade College students that represent how his students made it through his class by becoming better writers. Therefore every time I need to write an essay, I always...
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...For my reflection letter I have chosen three essays; Racial Profiling Argumentative Paper, Bullying Research Paper, Brave New World Literary Analysis and three pieces of process work; annotated articles, peer editing, and evidence charts, as the basis for my personal evaluation. From this work, I will reflect on what I learned about create a claim or thesis, find evidence to support my claim, write topic sentences, write relevant commentary or analysis, create a first draft that I have developed, and my strengths; MLA, evidence. I will address my academic essays, create works cited skill that I have learned, grammar and commentary where I need to improve, and I want to improve on write a relevant commentary or analysis and integrate quotes...
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...as a mature age student was a decision I did not take lightly. I am working towards furthering my education in order to gain the necessary qualifications that will help me in my future business endeavour. I have found that after so long out of the education system it has been a difficult transition juggling study and work. The first units that were chosen for me in study period 2, I thought were difficult to understand having never written an essay before and without the knowledge or know how, I was not able to complete these units. SSK12 has given me a good understanding of what it takes at becoming a university student and in particular the skills on writing essays. As I have mentioned previously up until study period 2, I had never written an essay and did not fully comprehend how important the set out of a university essay was. Choosing an Essay Question was an important part of my learning in week 6 because this has now given me the beginning step in writing a university essay using the correct format. I am feeling a lot more confident when approaching the subject of essays as I now understand and have the knowledge on the procedure in completing an academic essay and what is required. I now know that by firstly choosing a question will then help you to with your thesis and this in turn will give you your main idea and sets the way in which to write your essay. During the time that I was employed by the government it was necessary for me to constantly refer...
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