Instructions

Do you like art? If so, what kind of art? If we think about it, we all like art in some shape or form. For some, art is a beautiful oil painting on canvas. To another, art is expressed through dance, while to another, it is expressed through one's fingers as one molds and shapes new objects made with clay. Did you know that written text can also be art? I would like all of you to be artists with the freedom to express yourselves in any way that you would like.

Every Monday morning, I will post a topic on my blog, which you are reading these instructions from. Once you have read my topic, you will need to leave a comment on my page. However, this "comment" should be more than one sentence. It should be your response to the question I am posting on my blog. I would really like to encourage you all to try to write as much as you can. Although I would like for you to write as much as you can, please do not spend more than 30 minutes writing them. If you read a comment from your classmates that you find to be interesting, feel free to comment to them as well! Lets try to make this as interactive via the Internet as possible. Your responses and comments will need to be completed by 8:00 p.m. every Friday. There will be no exception! Therefore, plan on completing this assignment before the Friday deadline in order to ensure that you receive full credit, which will be 10 points for each week.

On a final note, these blogs are intended to be fun and to allow you to further practice writing in English in a variety of avenues. Be adventurous and express yourselves! Although I am primarily looking a lot at the content, I will also be looking upon your grammar as well. Aim for grammatical accuracy. Nonetheless, have fun, and do not forget, all of you are artists!!

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Topic 8: Brittany Maynard

Please go the following website and read this article on Brittany Maynard.  Afterwards, write a comment on what your thoughts about Brittany's decision.  Do you agree with it?  What caused her to make this choice?  What do you suppose will be the effects of the choice she had made?  Would you do the same thing?

Brittany Maynard: Death with Dignity
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Topic 7: Halfway There!

We have almost come to the halfway mark of the semester.  As you reflect back on the first eight weeks of the semester, how do you feel?  Do you feel that you have done your best and achieved the goals you had initially set?  Is there anything you wish you had done differently?  How will you go into the second eight weeks as you complete the semester?

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Sunday, October 5, 2014

Topic 6: Flying

What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted?  When would you use this ability?
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Monday, September 29, 2014

In-class Writing (Topic 5)

What is your most indispensable possession and why?
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

In-Class Writing (Topic 4)

Think about a positive or negative experience you had with someone talking on his or her cell phone in a public place.  Perhaps you saw someone use a cell phone to help out a person in need.  Or perhaps you overheard someone discussing a very private in a very loud voice.  Write a well-organized paragraph discussing your experience with the cell phone user.  Be sure to state what you learned from your experience.
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Monday, September 8, 2014

Topic 3: Time Travel

If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you have wanted to see?  Why?
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Topic 2: Pet Peeve

Do you have any pet peeves?  For those that may not know, a pet peeve is something that annoys you.  For instance, one of my pet peeves is when I am driving and I see that another car has their side blinkers on.  Thinking that they want to enter, I allow them space.  However, when I realize that they have forgotten to turn off their side blinkers, that annoys me mildly.  Therefore, this is an example of a pet peeve.

What are some of yours?
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Topic 1: What do You Expect?

Welcome to the new semester!!  Now that we are in the third day of the semester, I hope you all have settled in and are ready to take on the new semester.  What are your expectations for this semester?  What do you hope to have accomplished by December?  Lets hope that you will be able to attain your goals by then!
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