grammar post

Morans? Bush it's hard to read a book about a goat upside down. This was the morning of 911 and Bush already knew about America ''being attacked.''

K so I don't know how to properly write numbers in papers. I just guess. So hear is the rules.

Writing Numbers
Rule 1.
Spell out single-digit whole numbers. Use numerals for numbers greater than nine.

Correct Examples:
I want five copies.
I want 10 copies.
Rule 2.
Be consistent within a category. For example, if you choose numerals because one of the numbers is greater than nine, use numerals for all numbers in that category. If you choose to spell out numbers because one of the numbers is a single digit, spell out all numbers in that category.
If you have numbers in different categories, use numerals for one category and spell out the other.

Correct Examples:
My 10 cats fought with their 2 cats.My ten cats fought with their two cats.
Given the budget constraints, if all 30 history students attend the four plays, then the 7 math students will be able to attend only two plays. (Students are represented with figures; plays are represented with words.)

Incorrect Example:

I asked for five pencils, not 50.
Rule 3.
Always spell out simple fractions and use hyphens with them.

Examples:
One-half of the pies have been eaten. A two-thirds majority is required for that bill to pass in Congress.
Rule 4.
A mixed fraction can be expressed in figures unless it is the first word of a sentence.

Examples:
We expect a 5 1/2 percent wage increase. Five and one-half percent was the maximum allowable interest.
Rule 5.
The simplest way to express large numbers is best. Round numbers are usually spelled out. Be careful to be consistent within a sentence.

Correct:
You can earn from one million to five million dollars.

Incorrect:
You can earn from one million to $5,000,000.

Correct:
You can earn from five hundred to five million dollars.

Correct:
You can earn from $5 hundred to $5 million.

Incorrect:
You can earn from $500 to $5 million.

Incorrect:
You can earn from $500 to five million dollars.
Rule 6.
Write decimals in figures. Put a zero in front of a decimal unless the decimal itself begins with a zero.

Examples:
The plant grew 0.79 of a foot in one year. The plant grew only .07 of a foot this year because of the drought.
Rule 7.
With numbers that have decimal points, use a comma only when the number has five or more digits before the decimal point. Place the comma in front of the third digit to the left of the decimal point. When writing out such numbers, use the comma where it would appear in the figure format. Use the word and where the decimal point appears in the figure format.

Examples:






Examples:
$15,768.13: Fifteen thousand, seven hundred sixty-eight dollars and thirteen cents
$1054.21: One thousand fifty-four dollars and twenty-one cents
Note: If the number has no decimal point, authorities disagree on whether to begin using the comma with four-digit numbers or to begin using the comma with five-digit numbers. When writing out these numbers, I recommend using the comma where it appears in the numerical form.
1,054 schools OR 1054 schools: one thousand, fifty-four schools OR one thousand fifty-four schools
12,154 schools: twelve thousand, one hundred fifty-four schools
Rule 8.
The following examples apply when using dates:

Examples:
The meeting is scheduled for June 30. The meeting is scheduled for the 30th of June. We have had tricks played on us on April 1. The 1st of April puts some people on edge.
Rule 9.
When expressing decades, you may spell them out and lowercase them.

Example:
During the eighties and nineties, the U.S. economy grew.
Rule 10.
If you wish to express decades using incomplete numerals, put an apostrophe before the incomplete numeral but not between the year and the s.

Correct:
During the '80s and '90s, the U.S. economy grew.

Incorrect:
During the '80's and '90's, the U.S. economy grew.
Rule 11.
You may also express decades in complete numerals. Again, don't use an apostrophe between the year and the s.

Example:
During the 1980s and 1990s, the U.S. economy grew.
Rule 12.
Normally, spell out the time of day in text even with half and quarter hours. With o'clock, the number is always spelled out.

Examples:
She gets up at four thirty before the baby wakes up. The baby wakes up at five o'clock in the morning.
Rule 13.
Use numerals with the time of day when exact times are being emphasized or when using A.M. or P.M.

Examples:
Monib's flight leaves at 6:22 A.M. Please arrive by 12:30 sharp.
She had a 7:00 P.M. deadline.
Rule 14.
Use noon and midnight rather than 12:00 P.M. and 12:00 A.M.
Rule 15.
Hyphenate all compound numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine.

Examples:
Forty-three people were injured in the train wreck. Twenty-three of them were hospitalized.
Rule 16.
Write out a number if it begins a sentence.

Examples:
Twenty-nine people won an award for helping their communities.That 29 people won an award for helping their communities was fantastic! OR
That twenty-nine people won an award for helping their communities was fantastic!

http://www.grammarbook.com/numbers/numbers.asp

quotations...hurray!!!

I figured since we are doing a research paper I might as well remember how to quote other writers properly. I sometime add commas where they are not needed or don't put them at all. Here are the rules.

Formatting Quotations
When you directly quote the works of others in your paper, you will format quotations differently depending on their length. Formatting quotations using MLA style is covered in section 2.7 of the of the MLA Handbook (which begins on page 80) and in section 3.9 of the MLA Style Manual (which begins on page 102). Below are some basic guidelines for incorporating quotations into your paper.
Short Quotations
To indicate short quotations (fewer than four typed lines of prose or three lines of verse) in your text, enclose the quotation within double quotation marks. Provide the author and specific page citation (in the case of verse, provide line numbers) in the text, and include a complete reference on the Works Cited page. Punctuation marks such as periods, commas, and semicolons should appear after the parenthetical citation. Question marks and exclamation points should appear within the quotation marks if they are a part of the quoted passage but after the parenthetical citation if they are a part of your text. For example:
According to some, dreams express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184), though others disagree.
According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (184).
Is it possible that dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184)?
Mark breaks in short quotations of verse with a slash, /, at the end of each line of verse: (a space should precede and follow the slash)
Cullen concludes, "Of all the things that happened there / That's all I remember" (11-12).
Long Quotations
Place quotations longer than four typed lines in a free-standing block of text, and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented one inch from the left margin; maintain double-spacing. Only indent the first line of the quotation by a half inch if you are citing multiple paragraphs. Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks. (You should maintain double-spacing throughout your essay.) For example:
Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her narration:
They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their room, and I had no more sense, so, I put it on the landing of the stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house. (Bronte 78)
Poetry will be handled something like this:
In her poem "Sources," Adrienne Rich explores the roles of women in shaping their world:
The faithful drudging childthe child at the oak desk whose penmanship,hard work, style will win her prizesbecomes the woman with a mission, not to win prizesbut to change the laws of history. (23)
Adding or Omitting Words In Quotations
If you add a word or words in a quotation, you should put brackets around the words to indicate that they are not part of the original text.
Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban legends, states: "some individuals [who retell urban legends] make a point of learning every rumor or tale" (78).
If you omit a word or words from a quotation, you should indicate the deleted word or words by using ellipsis marks, which are three periods (...) preceded and followed by a space. For example:
In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand notes that "some individuals make a point of learning every recent rumor or tale ... and in a short time a lively exchange of details occurs" (78).
NOTE: According to the 6th Edition of the MLA Handbook, brackets are no longer needed around ellipses unless adding brackets would clarify your use of ellipses. For example, if there are ellipsis marks in the quoted author's work, do not put brackets around them; but do use brackets around ellipsis marks you add, so as to distinguish them from ellipsis marks in the quoted author's work. Also note that the MLA Style Guide still requires brackets, so it's probably best practice to follow the MLA manual appropriate to your assignment or publication.



I found this at
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/04/

that vs. which

I have had this problem since last semester because from what I understaand the word ''that'' isn't very desirable and could be replaced by a word such as which. Well when I read more literature I noticed the word ''that'' being used more. So now I now when I can incorporate the right word into my writing


That vs. Which
Grammar Table of Contents: Finding Subjects and Verbs Subject and Verb Agreement Pronouns Who and Whom Whoever and Whomever Who vs. Which vs. That Adjectives and Adverbs Problems with Prepositions Effective Writing
Rule 1.
Who refers to people. That and which refer to groups or things.

Examples:
Anya is the one who rescued the bird.
Lokua is on the team that won first place.
She belongs to an organization that specializes in saving endangered species.
Rule 2.
That introduces essential clauses while which introduces nonessential clauses.
Examples:
I do not trust products that claim "all natural ingredients" because this phrase can mean almost anything.
We would not know which products were being discussed without the that clause.
The product claiming "all natural ingredients," which appeared in the Sunday newspaper, is on sale.
The product is already identified. Therefore, which begins a nonessential clause.
NOTE:
Essential clauses do not have commas surrounding them while nonessential clauses are surrounded by commas.
Rule 3.
If this, that, these, or those has already introduced an essential clause, you may use which to introduce the next clause, whether it is essential or nonessential.
Examples:
That is a decision which you must live with for the rest of your life.
Those ideas, which we've discussed thoroughly enough, do not need to be addressed again.
NOTE:
Often, you can streamline your sentence by leaving out which.
Example:
That is a decision which you must live with for the rest of your life.
Better:
That is a decision you must live with for the rest of your life.

The link is...
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whoVwhVt.asp

20 questions

What is the trend of unemployment in our country?
What is the real story behind 911?
How much money is given by the U.S and other allies to Israel?
Can helathcare be universal?
Do cell phones inhibit brain development?
Are vaccines really safe?
Is Global Warming caused by carbon emmissions?
Is mind control real?
Is there an agenda to microchip the population?
What is behind mass symbolism?
How big is satanism in our country?
Is the media in fact useless?
Is child abuse on the rise?
What are the suicide rates of the world?
What are the effects of monatomic gold?
What are the effects of eating antibiotic fed chickens?
What are the effects of fluride in water?
Should organic food be outlawed?
Should the death penalty be outlawed?
Should the media be owned by the gov.?

Media Influence

Well I didn't really like either of these stories because I thought they were kind of dull. The first Story had a lot to with the media's portrayal of the social/economic status of people through out America. I like how the author made the point of how the media is owned by the super rich who merge and become even more monopolized. The author went on to say how the rich are looked to as a form of God because the main stream media ultimately work for those people, just like the rest of us. I also like how the author told of how the media portrays the homeless as deserving of our sympathy only during holidays or when distaster strikes.

The next stories speaks of how we are unconsciously being subjected to ads which objectify women and children as being sex objects. To be honest this just makes me sick. I believe this type of advertisement will continue as long as people continue to soak in front of the T.V. and follow whatever the media is telling them. Really towards the end of this story I found myself tired with all the thoughts of the negativity towards women. I noticed alot of this does start in school which makes me want to become a school teacher and then I remember it doesn't pay enough.

Oh ya and I am not going to call Obama my President anymore until he provides his birth certificate...just thought I'd throw that in their.

Quotatations paraphrases and summaries

I have a problem with these gramatical errors because I haven't done English for quite some time beside last semester. This assignment on rhetorical analysis is alsmost like a research paper where we quote, paraphrase and summarize, but then we also critique. So I just think knowing how to do this more effectiviely will help my writing in the long run.

Quotations must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source. They must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author.
Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. A paraphrase must also be attributed to the original source. Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly.
Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s). Once again, it is necessary to attribute summarized ideas to the original source. Summaries are significantly shorter than the original and take a broad overview of the source material.

How to use quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
Practice summarizing the following essay, using paraphrases and quotations as you go. It might be helpful to follow these steps:
Read the entire text, noting the key points and main ideas.
Summarize in your own words what the single main idea of the essay is.
Paraphrase important supporting points that come up in the essay.
Consider any words, phrases, or brief passages that you believe should be quoted directly.
There are several ways to integrate quotations into your text. Often, a short quotation works well when integrated into a sentence. Longer quotations can stand alone. Remember that quoting should be done only sparingly; be sure that you have a good reason to include a direct quotation when you decide to do so.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/

money and from seven floors up

Politics affect art immensely. I love this first poem because it really speaks the truth on money and the roles it palys on all of our lives. I love how the author says to, ''choke it up, fork it over.'' To me this really explains how we are all victim to the monetary system which controls our every day lives. What would life be like with no mentary system? I believe the world would be a much better place. The artist mentions greenbacks in the same sentance as ginnie maes which is the housing market. I also enjoy what this poet is saying because we just had a bail out in October where we gave almost a trillion dollars to these privately owned mortgage foundations and now Obama is doing it again. Where is help for me? Furthermore, the artist wraps up his poem by saying, '' You don't know where it's been, but you put it where your mouth is.'' This is wonderful because most people have no idea that money is just an iou and if the government wanted to superinflate our system there would be nothing we could. But, still we invest in it so much as to feed ourselves and our children.

The next poem ''From Seven Floors Up'' didn't really do much for me but maybe I needed to examine it more. Politics do affect the way we look at the world. This man is observing a homeless man which in turn makes him grateful for his own life. The part I liked particularly is how he hugged the clean toilet because he was greateful for what he had and felt sorry for the homeless man. This poem goes real good with my topic on foregin relations for the semester because if we don't stop this war we could see more people suffer the grim realities of homelessness.

A or An?

So when I first started english again after taking five years off I noticed I kept getting graded poorly on my use of the word an or a. So hear is the rules for this type of grammar

"A" goes before all words that begin with consonants.
a cat
a dog
a purple onion
a buffalo
a big apple
with one exception: Use an before unsounded h.
an honorable peace
an honest error
"An" goes before all words that begin with vowels:
an apricot
an egg
an Indian
an orbit
an uprising
with two exceptions: When u makes the same sound as the y in you, or o makes the same sound as w in won, then a is used.
a union
a united front
a unicorn
a used napkin
a U.S. ship
a one-legged man
Note: The choice of article is actually based upon the phonetic (sound) quality of the first letter in a word, not on the orthographic (written) representation of the letter. If the first letter makes a vowel-type sound, you use "an"; if the first letter would makes a consonant-type sound, you use "a." So, if you consider the rule from a phonetic perspective, there aren't any exceptions. Since the 'h' hasn't any phonetic representation, no audible sound, in the first exception, the sound that follows the article is a vowel; consequently, 'an' is used. In the second exception, the word-initial 'y' sound (unicorn) is actually a glide [j] phonetically, which has consonantal properties; consequently, it is treated as a consonant, requiring 'a'.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esliart.html

Rich Hill

So anyone who grew up here in Utahs Dixie or went to the schools of Dixie, Tuacahn, or Hurricane may know of a man named Richard Hill. Let me start off by saying he is one hell of a guy. He was my drama teacher in tenth grade and I have never had such a charasmatic teacher in all my life. I didn't really like drama and I still really don't but he is someone who I loved to just be around because he is always open to so many things.
Mr. Hill is a slender surfer from the sixities. He's got tan skin and light almost grayish hair. He has a long pointy noise and he makes the expressions only a seasoned actor could possibly make. The one thing I like about Mr. Hill was whenever we came to class we knew that some unsuspecting girl would get either their hair in a clip or pony tail flung from side to side and he always would say, ''wuba wuba'' I laugh just thinking about how many girls he upset or made laugh. No matter when he did this I would laugh.
Another thing I liked of Mr. Hill was that he didn't just give us an easy A because we were in drama. We had to earn our A and I loved all the insight he had for us in the drama field. Mr Hills drama class was the only class I can remember having to go up on stage and perform which I thoight was so much fun. Just recently I found me and Mr. Hill are into a lot of the same extra curricular activiteis and I just have a lot of respect for him. by the wat I just think this is a funny picture. It reminded me of all my friends in high school.

''I just wanna be average''

I thought this was a pretty good story. I liked how the author went through a transformation from being a vocational student to someone going to a highly respected private college. The fact that the author had to be in vocational classes for two years just goes to show how our school systems can be to strict and to relaxed at the same time. For instance the author was placed in these classes because of a testing error. You would think someone would have caught on to this either him, his parents or the school system. The author goes on further to mention how all of his classes contained guys cheating and disrespecting the teacher in their class.
I thought the book was kind of strange when the author brought up his father out of no where and decided to talk on him. The story almost seemed to add that part in even though the sistuation had little to do with school or what the author had origanally started talking about. I did feel bad for him however because no one wants to go through the pain of watching their Dad die.
The last part of the story made me really happy because the boys situation reminded me of my own life. I didn't really like high school mainly because I didn't feel challenged and I hated being their. I love college(just as long as the work is not too hard) but I feel so much more in place. I don't feel like someone is breathing down my throat all the time or that I have an obligation to be here. I just thought it was wonderful how the teacher wanted to relate to his students on a more personal level and I don't think teachers get enough credit. They have the hardest jobs, but get the least amount their hard work.

Hyphens

So I have never really used hyphens before , but I am noticing that they are becoming more used throughout my college experience so i might as well learn how and when to use them now. I have never used them because I didn't know where they belonged.

1. Use a hyphen to join two or more words serving as a single adjective before a noun:
a one-way streetchocolate-covered peanutswell-known author
However, when compound modifiers come after a noun, they are not hyphenated:
The peanuts were chocolate covered.The author was well known.
2. Use a hyphen with compound numbers:
forty-sixsixty-threeOur much-loved teacher was sixty-three years old.
3. Use a hyphen to avoid confusion or an awkward combination of letters:
re-sign a petition (vs. resign from a job)semi-independent (but semiconscious)shell-like (but childlike)
4. Use a hyphen with the prefixes ex- (meaning former), self-, all-; with the suffix -elect; between a prefix and a capitalized word; and with figures or letters:
ex-husbandself-assuredmid-Septemberall-inclusivemayor-electanti-AmericanT-shirtpre-Civil Warmid-1980s
5. Use a hyphen to divide words at the end of a line if necessary, and make the break only between syllables:
pref-er-encesell-ingin-di-vid-u-al-ist
For line breaks, divide already hyphenated words only at the hyphen:
mass-producedself-conscious
For line breaks in words ending in -ing, if a single final consonant in the root word is doubled before the suffix, hyphenate between the consonants; otherwise, hyphenate at the suffix itself:
plan-ningrun-ningdriv-ingcall-ing
Never put the first or last letter of a word at the end or beginning of a line, and don't put two-letter suffixes at the beginning of a new line:
lovely (Do not separate to leave ly beginning a new line.)eval-u-ate (Separate only on either side of the u; do not leave the initial e- at the end of a line.)


This was found at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_hyphen.html

Creating a thesis statement

SO I have a problem creating a thesis statement, because I usually just want to jump write into my ideas for a paper. I always get dinged for not have the proper thesis statement in the right place.

Tips for Writing Your Thesis Statement
1.Determine what kind of paper you are writing:
An analytical paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience.
An expository (explanatory) paper explains something to the audience.
An argumentative paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence. The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation. The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based on the evidence provided.
If you are writing a text which does not fall under these three categories (ex. a narrative), a thesis statement somewhere in the first paragraph could still be helpful to your reader.
2. Your thesis statement should be specific—it should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence.
3. The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper.
4. Your topic may change as you write, so you may need to revise your thesis statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper.

This information was found here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/

Idiot Nation

Wow, I didn't know Micheal Moore was such a good writer. I knew I liked him, but I didn't know he could present himself so well. He speaks of ideas that most won't find in the media or classroom, because they don't fit in the social norm. I enjoyed how he touched upon the idea of how we as a nation are becoming more illiterate and ultimately this will affect all of us. Moore used facts and statistics to show how teachers are paid a meager salary and are attacked by illiterate politicians and illiterate ''Fix'' news watchers. After reading this short story I am more reluctant to become a teacher.
The story really caught my attention when it came to the corporate sponsorship and mind control being forced to our children. I knew there was a reason I hated channel one growing up and I could never put my finger on it. I feel it is sad when a harful chemical such as aspartame cola is the only drink allowed in a classroom. Moore did a great job of explaining the statistics of how corporate America is in our childrens lives through creating the text books with slants and bias's they are forced to read.
Overall, I got a kick out of this story. Reading on Moore's life I found it interesting that he has always been a doer instead of a talker. I enjoyed how he wrapped his story up with tips on how to shake up the system and the fbi's risk factors for a school shooter I thought were hilarious.

From Changing American Families

The Moynihan Report was significant because it came out at a time where people were still in the dark about racial inequality and a majority of people felt that black people were of an inferior nature. The report described that black, matriarchial families were to blame for higher levels of poverty and crimes, as oppossed to blaming the racism of society. The report was published during the period of the civil rights movement, which was a movement that stood for just the opposite of what the Moynihan report stated.
Aullette identifies the problems with the Moynihan report through the workings of Robert Staples and Carol Stack. Mr. Staples questioned the reports validity by asking, ''If black women are so dominant, and powerful, why do we not see great numbers of black woman in congress, and why do we continue to see black woman earning less than white men and woman, and black men?''(Aulette 71) Staples continued on by stating that black woman had to work to ensure the safety and well being of their children in an racist society. Furthermore, the work done by Carol Stack was of great importance to debunking the Moynihan Report's theory. She lived in a low income black neighborhood and found that the families were quite different than the typical nuclear family. She found the problems facing a poor black family were shared between friends of the community who helped one another which gave the appearance of being disfunctional. As for the idea of the home being dominated by the woman she found work a neccessity by a black mother to provide for her children.
Moynihans analysis of the problems in black lower class communities were influential because racism was still at the heart and soul of everyone in the country. People don't like to think of themselves as being part of any wrong doing and so for them the Moynihan Report was normal. People believed that if racial inequality had been accepted for thousands of years why would it be any different.

Apostrophes

I have a problem with apostrophes because I'm just not sure where they should go. I have always been marked wrong for some and I just have not been sure the reason. It seems like sometimes they should have one and sometimes they should not.

The rule is

1) to form possessives of nouns
2) to show the omission of letters
3) to indicate certain plurals of lowercase letters.

Apostrophes are NOT used for possessive pronouns or for noun plurals, including acronyms.

This information was found at the owl at Purdue. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html

Another site I checked was the grammar book.com websithttp://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.aspe

water boarding

This political cartoon has to deal with the torture technique that is used by the CIA today in investigating terrorism. The man on the left has a stream of drool hanging from his mouth and his arms are tied behind his back. The author acknowledges that the person is being held against their will and is engaged in torture. The man who is torturing the other man is in the shadows so that his face cannot be seen. According to the Patriot Act a man can be held without being told what they are being held for, because they are alleged terrorists.

Water boarding is an insanely inhuman form of torture used against people to get them to admit to any crime. The process of water boarding is to shove a rag in a persons mouth and poor water down their throat causing them to believe they are drowning. The person under duress will admit to anything because they do not want to die. Some people have said that if a terrorist were going to blow up a city and someone were to only have a few minutes with the person this would justify the water boarding technique. Well I just want to add, that isn't going to happen!

warrantless wiretapping

This political cartoon is to show the comparisons between Hitlers idea of a pure race and how it relates to the war on terror. The government uses a drip drop effect to slowly get people used to the idea of having their basic freedoms taken away from them. The author does this by showing the two Jewish men stating, ''but if we haven't done anything wrong, why should we worry?'' After this the cartoon shows the Nazi flag. Millions of Jews were persecuted and killed for there beliefs and now the same thing is happening all over the world just under a different regime.
The author of this cartoon doesn't show the men are Jewish until the end of the cartoon. At first glance you would think the men are Americans in America because wiretapping didn't go on in the 1940's, but then the revelation is of Jewish men in Nazi Germany. Also with this cartoon the words wrong and worry are in bold to imply common rhetoric people use on one another to justify that everything is OK.
In the early stages of the Nazi government only the gypsies and mentally challenged were killed until there were no more of them to kill. The Nazi's went on to kill the Jews and attempt to take over the world and enslave mankind. America may only be attaking people in the middle east for now, but as history has shown there isn't an end to the fighting.

Comma Splice

So I have problems with comma splices. My main problem is remembering the fanboys and where to put my comma's and if they are appropriate.

According to The owl at purdue it states.
Run-ons - Comma Splices - Fused Sentences
Run-ons, comma splices, and fused sentences are all names given to compound sentences that are not punctuated correctly. The best way to avoid such errors is to punctuate compound sentences correctly by using one or the other of these rules.
1. Join the two independent clauses with one of the coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet), and use a comma before the connecting word.
_________________________, and _________________________.
He enjoys walking through the country, and he often goes backpacking on his vacations.
2. When you do not have a connecting word (or when you use a connecting word other than and, but, for, or nor, so, or yet between the two independent clauses) use a semicolon (;).

This information can be found at. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/02/

1950's Nostalgia

I really enjoyed reading both of the short stories of ''Looking for Work'' and ''What We Really Miss About the 1950's.''
The Use of T.V. as a guide to what a modern household should look like was very interesting in ''Looking for Work.'' The author mentioned the t. v. shows of ''Leave it to Beaver'' and a program of a Polynesian tribe eating turtle stew as a role model for what people believed at the time. Television was still new in the 1950's and the cultural norm was to be as what was seen on T.V. The Father was the bread winner and the Mother stayed at home with the children. The Author however has a subtle undertone of racism in his writing that was still obvious to him back in the 1950's. His entire idea of wanting to live the perfect T.V. life spawned from feelings of not being socially acceptable.
However, this story does not really address the social issues the author was facing at the time. He mentions feelings of not being accepted as the ideal family, but the author still paints a pretty portrait of his life working for money, going swimming, and eating peaches all the time. Furthermore white children today would love to sit at home with their brothers and sisters to a home cooked meal. The author did not really grab my attention as someone dealing with hard times in the 1950's
In the next book, ''What We Really Miss About the 1950's'' the author used research points to address peoples love for the 1950's as being the best decade of our century. She uses contrasting data that is for and against the idea that the 1950's were the decade to live in. On one hand she mentions the fact that the average middle class worker could buy a median size home with only 15-18 percent of their income while at the same time she mentions figures such as racial data showing the 1950's were not the most popular decade among blacks because of racial tensions. Continuing, the author also states that 3 out of 4 men coming home from ww2 did not enjoy having to shove their way back into a society where women had a greater role.
The use of data and the overall story in ''What We Really Miss About America'' does challenge cultural and social beliefs because it allows the reader to look at data and examine the ideas that even though life might have been portrayed as something to strive for, it was however difficult still for Women and Minorities.
In conclusion, both of these stories did give a pretty good idea of how life was is the 1950's and how we have only come so far since then. Both authors make a legitimate case for their findings and both used fascinating ways to express their ideas.

Rereading America Intro

Well, I really enjoyed what the text had to say about critical thinking including the subjects of race and religion. People tend to live inside of a matrix that keeps there views stuck in a certain form all their lives. Being an American Citizen is nothing more than being a French citizen or African citizen, because we all have two legs, two arms, and brains that think on a higher capacity than most other animals. If people believe they are free, this includes a democracy, they will never escape their prison. Also, if people believe they are imprisoned, for example a monarchy, they will eventually over throw their ruler or be killed in the effort. To be an American is to think one is free.
This book I don't think will challenge my beliefs too much because unlike any other textbook I have read it seems to present an unbiased opinion on matters that affect our every day lives. People don't want to talk about the critical issues, or even worse, do anything about them. In the introduction of the book, ''Rereading America'' it talks of how we as a culture are ''numbed by a constant barrage of images on TV, in magazines and newspapers, in video games, and films.'' This is not to mention our churches, schools, or peers. The book really seems to have an edge on reading and visual images and how at these at the least are the beginnings of discussion.
In conclusion, Rereading America seems to tackle the real issues facing people across the world. The word America symbolizes more than just the United States. It is a description of the love people everywhere posses and the challenges that love is faced with.