No Dessert for You, Now Go to Your Tower!

No Dessert for You, Now Go to Your Tower!

In considering the above article, please respond to the following for a total of 5 posts, 3 of your own, 2 in response to another student's posts:

1. Should children have the types of surroundings that the article describes? Make an arguement for or against it and then respond to your fellow students and their opinions about it.
2. Consider the square footage in the article (if you need to look up the formula to determine square footage, Google it!); How much space is reasonable for a child?  Does ample space  protect a child or isolate them?
3. Pick out one quote from the text-- either a direct quotation or a selection of text-- and analyze it. Why did it stand out as important to you?

Be scholarly in your approach and provide examples, solid reasoning for your arguement and as always, respectful of your fellow students views. Each post should be a minimum of 4-6 sentences.

Transitional Words and Phrases

• First, using the transitional words and phrases handout, add at least 4 transitional words and phrases to the following paragraph and repost:

One reason people lie is to achieve personal power. Achieving personal power is helpful for someone who pretends to be more confident than he really is. One of my friends threw a party at his house last month. He asked me to come to his party and bring a date. I didn’t have a girlfriend. One of my other friends, who had a date to go to the party with, asked me about my date. I didn’t want to be embarrassed, so I claimed that I had a lot of work to do. I said I could easily find a date even better than his if I wanted to. I also told him that his date was ugly. I achieved power to help me feel confident. I embarrassed my friend and his date. This lie helped me at the time, since then it has made me look down on myself.

• Next, also using the handout, write one paragraph on the topic of your choice of at least 6 sentences that incorperates 4 transitional phrases and/or words and post online.
• Lastly, when you are finished, look at your essay and incorperate some of these phrases and words into it in preparation for draft 3 to make your ideas flow more smoothly into each other.

Some suggestions for your paragraph topics:

• Registering for classes
• Getting to school in the morning
• Any "how to" instructions: ex: How to ask for a date or How to ask for a raise

Caveat: Using first, next and last should be avoided for this assignment. Also, please do not take any "shortcuts" such as modifying existing writing unless it is your own as this will not make the same impact upon your writing skills.

Introduction and Conclusion Styles

The first draft of Essay 1 is due today! You surely have written a spectacular introduction and a novel conclusion to this essay. However, in order so that we may practice versitility in our writing, please write two different introductory paragraphs for it, each one featuring a different method from the handout in class. They will each showcase your brilliant thesis statements, much as a diamond is set in platinum.

When you are done, please also write two different conclusions for a total of four posts.

Paragraphs should be 4-6 sentence long, and each paragraph should be posted separately. Feel free to use the internet for research.

Exit Exam Preparation Workshop Schedules

Tutorial Services/The Writing Center at HCCC will hold Exit Exam Preparation workshops for the following Spring 2011 courses: ESL IV & V, Basic English I, Basic English II & III, College Composition I, Basic Math, and Basic Algebra. 

Students should register for the workshops that correspond to the courses that they are enrolled in this semester. Each of the workshops will meet once a week for six consecutive weeks beginning the week of March 21. To view the schedules, please see the announcement at the MyHudson page.

Nevada Politicans Debate an Older Profession

As always, keep your language and ideas academic in nature and make each posted answer 4-6 sentences in length as a minimum.

1. Answer the following questions based on the reading, Nevada Politicans Debate and Older Profession in 4-6 sentences and then respond to 2 of your peers for a total of 6 posts.
   Respond to another student's ideas-- agree, disagree, or add to what they have written in some way. Do not merely restate or parrot their statement. As always, be respectful and academic.
1. Pick out one quote that was significant to you. Explain it and why it was significant.
2. What biases did you have, for or against the subject, while reading this text? When did you become aware of it and did it hinder your evaluating the text in an objective way?
3. What ideas were you unfamiliar with from the text and how did you approach that information?
4. Pose one question you have about the text. 
5. Attempt to answer someone else's question.
6. Respond to another student's ideas-- agree, disagree, or add to what they have written in some way. Do not merely restate or parrot their statement. As always, be respectful and academic.

The Carrot Some Vegans Deplore

The Carrot Some Vegans Deplore 

As always, keep your language and ideas academic in nature and make each posted answer 4-6 sentences in length as a minimum.

People often go to extreme lengths to prove a point they are trying to make to call attention to an issue. This can span a range of forms, from non-violent protests, ad campaigns, demonstrations, lawsuits, and boycotts to terrorism. But the message that these protests take can be as imprtant as the issue they are intended to call attention to.

1. What message are the vegans in this article sending by using the tactics they are choosing?
2. Does the fact that some people may view strip clubs/nudity negatively outweigh the message these vegans are trying to communicate?
3. What impact does their message have on you personally-- was it effective in bringing these issues to your attention in a way that made you think about their message?
4. Pick out one quote that was significant to you. Explain it and why it was significant.
5. What biases did you have, for or against the subject, while reading this text? When did you become aware of it and did it hinder your evaluating the text in an objective way?
6. What ideas were you unfamiliar with from the text and how did you approach that information?
7. Pose one question you have about the text. 
8. Attempt to answer someone else's question.
9. Respond to another student's ideas-- agree, disagree, or add to what they have written in some way. Do not merely restate or parrot their statement. As always, be respectful and academic.

Moving from Topic to Thesis

Please view the following Power Point slideshow presentation:

Moving from Topic to Thesis