The Test

In the article 'The Test', Scott Carrier explains how he was hired as a field researcher in Utah. Carrier went on to give details of what he had to do in his job, for example there was a lot of driving involved in his line of duty.Carrier futher explains how he had to visit people and try to find out if they were hiding from paying their medical bill. Carrier pointed out that he had to interview people and try to find out if they ever had the disease schizophrenia.
In response to the article Scott Carrier can relate to the people very well because he was once in their situation, meaning he was sick before but now he is okay.

READING OUTLINE

  I.Heavily armed and living in fear

     A.    Everyone was armed

     B.    Everyone thinks the poor blacks were armed and seeking to take from the whites

     C.    Everyone though the city was under water but there was plenty of dry land

     D.    The white would leave the city at night and come back in the morning

     E.    There was no good information, it was all rumors

                                                                                                                         

TWO NEW THINGS ABOUT MY TOPIC

     After completing six weeks of research and observations I have discovered two new things about my topic that I never knew before. The first thing that I have learned is that regular consumption of red onions can help prevent heart disease. The red onions help retain the good cholesterol in the body which help fight against heart disease. The second thing that I have discovered is that not getting enough sleep hardens the arteries in the body which can lead to heart disease. It is recommended that six hours of sleep a night can reduce the risk of getting heart disease. Study have shown that people who get at least six hours of sleep a night have a lower risk of getting heart disease.

Marrying Absurd

     Joan Didion uses specific details in her essay to describe the Las Vegas- style wedding such as the bride must be eighteen or has parental permission and the bridegroon must be twenty- one or has parental permission. The bride wears a veil and white satin pumps and the bridegroom is dress in a white dinner jacket, and even an attendant or two, a sister or best friend in hot pink. The organist will be playing "When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever" and then a few bars of Lohengrin. The father will then invite the chapel hostess to have a drink at the Sands.Everyone is given champagne ("on the house") except the bride who is too young to  be served. Joan Didion sees the Las Vegas wedding reflecting American culture because there are similarities such as the age of the bride and the bridegroom, the dress code and the use of champagne.

Susie Bayer's T Shirt

     The observations that George Parker must have made for his essay paying particular attention to the sensory descriptions are how people all over Africa are wearing the used clothes that Americans once wore but don't want anymore. People gives their clothes to charity not so much to help others but to help themselves so they can write off taxes at the end of the year. It is amazing to see the condition of the clothes that people give to charity. Some of the clothes that are exported to Africa has stains, never washed and are even rejected. They are described as the good, bad, and the ugly because some of it is so disgusting that you won't want to talk about it.Even though some of the clothes was not in good condition, people in Africa were very happy because some of them will go naked whereas for others it was their only means to put quality clothing on their body. The prices of the used clothes were very expensive. The merchant were over charging the people because they wanted to make money.One customer complained you are killing me. Even though the clothes were used, some of the customers were very picky and they would fight to get the first pick.The women's clothing could not be mixed with the men's  garments.The observations and descriptions helped  George Parker make his point because he gives clear and detailed information of the kind of clothing that were exported to Africa. It shows that some people are not thoughtful when it comes to others, they thinks about themselves and making money. They can be selfish, greedy, and unfair. Some people can't afford new stuff and have to content with used or hand down things. George Parker point is to show how people in the world can be so unfair to others.

The Insurgent's Tale

1. Five questions that Tom Downey might asked Khalid are:
     1. Why did you chose to be a soilder?
     2. How do feel about losing your best friend during battle?
     3.Did it ever crossed your mind that you will died after been shot seven times?
     4.How did you feel when you went to visit your father after you were shot and he slapped you?
     5.Why did you chose not to fight anymore and live a normal life?
2. The frame of Downey's essay is the life story of Khalid as a soildier and his after life.
3. What surprises me of the essay in terms of contents are:
     a. How Khalid wanted to settled down and live a normal life by having a family after so many years of fighting.
     b.The many times that he was arrested and how he always had a way of escape because there was not enough evidence.
     c.How his muslims friends deserted him when he got arrested because they were afraid that their family will be at risk.
     d.How his next-door nighbours welcome him home after he was released from prison and his British friends stood up for him.
     e.How one old man said that he might doubt his own son but he will always believed Klalid.
4.What surprised me in terms of the writer's style is how he gave many  informative, descripitive detailes of events that actually happen over the  period of years.
   
    

Kobe Bryant

     The frame of Sager's essay on Kobe Bryant is his personal identity and how important practice is for his success.
     What surprised me about the essay in terms of content are how.
     1.Sager talk about Kobe's weakness for example, his health history.
     2.How a highly skilled basket ball player reads Harry Potter books and
     3.How Nike designed a special shoe for Kobe to show how important he is.
     What surprised me in terms of style is how Sager uses simple and informal language. He also gave many  details which is very clear to understand.

  

Kobe Bryant

     Five questions Mike Sagar might have asked Kobe Bryant are :
     1) How do feel about missing the first fifteen games of the season?
     2)How do you feel about not being able to shoot as you did before, after getting your right hand injured?
     3)How do you feel about being called the sheath?
     4)What would you considered the key to your success?
     5)How do feel about scoring the second hightest total on record against toronto?
   

Westbury court

     Edwidge Danticat main point or idea in her essay is to inform the reader that some things that happen to us in life can be avoided if the necessary precaution is taken.
     Evidence for that is found in these two quotes from her essay "See, this is what happens to children who play with matches. Sometimes it is too late to say, 'I shouldn't have.' " and "Nothing like that ever happens out of the blue. He was in a fight with someone." One example is I heard the children's mother would be prosecuted for negligence and child abandonment.
     As a writer Edwidge Danticat uses effective techniques to make her point in her essay which includes introduction, clear concrete details, vivid description and anecodotes.

Fiction V Non- Fiction

     Fiction involves stories about unreal people, places or events.There are no facts just made up stories which are created by people's imagination.Fiction stories help people to look at the world from a different point of view,which in turn help them to better understand the world they are living in.
     The expectations readers have for a piece of fiction is that they expect these stories to reflect what is happening in the world, but they do not expect it to portray the real world. When readers read fiction stories they expect to be emotional, in the sense that it would grab their attention and create ideas of pictures in their mind of what is taking place.They also expect to gain enjoyment and learn valuable lessons from these stories even though it is not true. These stories let the reader know what can happen in the real world.
     Non- fiction on the other hand is true and factual. It deals with real life situations or practical life events.The information is presented as facts which convinces the reader that the story is true.These stories have valuable lessons and morals which teaches lessons for life.
     People's expectations of a piece of non- fiction is to gain knowledge, information and new ideas.They also expect to learn and understand someone's else point of view of the story. Readers expect to know the truth and fact of real life situation and real events that are taking place in the real world. They look forward to get straight forward information which deals with practical life events. In non-fiction stories readers expect to know what happens in the story.
     The two articles can help me with my immersion project by helping me be prepared for what is out there in the real world. In the non- fiction article "The Man at The Well" the lesson learned is that bad things can happen to us while we are out there in the real world. There are times we can become powerless and there is nothing we can do about it. In the fiction article "How to Tell a True War Story"  I learned that not everything that is put out in the real world can be trusted and believed.

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