1. Why would Chris MCCcandless change his name and, give $ 25,00 dollars to charity and than not research the Alaska mountains before going out and trying to survive in them? (Cover)
2. Do the family members and the people who got to know Chris have a foundation in his name? ( through out book)

Response: I have read the author note, chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and the beginning of chapter 5. In reading the authors note I got to understand the author’s point of view and his own experience climbing a mountain and going to Alaska on a trip to be at piece with himself.  What I enjoyed reading about in chapters 1 the Alaska interior, the beginning of Chris mccandless adventure in Fairbanks Alaska where he had only enough to survive at least that what he thought when he begun.  2 stampede trail where the end of a near sorrow trail lead Chris to his words of wisdom. , 3, and 4 is that we get to see how Chris got from way of thinking to another including how he got from being a rich kid in the nice neighborhood to experiencing the wild of Alaska . According to Jon Krauker of Into the Wild, “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life.” (Page 15, chapter 3) Leo Tolstoy, “Family Happiness” Passage highlighted in one of the books found in Chris McCandless’s Remains this statement means that not all families are perfect but there is some since of normality instead of the fake reality most people live in when there life’s shattered.

for the past week i have done nothing whats so ever but stay at home waiting for my hair to get finished than when it was finished i didnt go any where. i spent st patricks day texting my friends and wishing them good luck and watching a parade on tv. than through the rest of the week i babysat my bad cousin milan who doesnt listen who happens to be mamas girl. anywhoo i did the whole easter thing and getting on my best friends sarah nerves and her boyfriends too lol. i spent easter with my family it was midly quiet like it actually is so that was interesting too do.

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Is the popular use of borderline expletives or light cussing (i.e. “Cussing Lite”) a dangerous trend, either in American culture or across the globe?

Within the United States of America everyone cusses aloud whether it is verbally or in a text message to a friend and why do they do it because they do not know of any other non cussable language of speech to use.

When teenagers and young adults use the word f- you to most friends because of something that made them mad like I can not believe you told someone else what happened when we went skiing.   This days in American culture most adults cuss around there children and they do not realize that there children are picking up the word sh**t and damn and h*ll no and other nasty words like that. A solution to this problem would be to try and not say certain words around there kids because you do not know when that may come back and haunt you twice over.  

This quote from kinda cussin is not suitable to say frickin because it is to close to the actual swear word it originated from and that sets a bad example for the those youngsters who say it in the first place.

 In the article “Kinda Cussin,” by Marlon Manuel of the Ventura County Star it states the following, “Blair Leblanc cops to speaking her own near swear sometimes I’ll say frickin, because it’s like slang for a worse word. She thinks its ok.”  Most moms would be mad because it is way to close to saying the actual word and when they do say that word some of them get grounded and there stuff taken away for at least a   week.

In my household I try and not to cuss at all because iam trying to be a influence to my other family members who cuss like sailors, they some dirty words most kids will get in serious trouble for. So I try and not cuss I use an assortment of slang words like holy heaven and how in the bananas did that get in there and Instead of using the actual word. By all means cussin should of never had been invented in the first place because a lot of people pick up the words at a very young age and that is not a good thing at all.  

Saying the word shut up a house hold is not good because it hurts the person’s feelings and makes them not worth anything at all at least show some respect to your elders, not in less you want your mouth washed out with soap. According to Marlon Manuel of the Ventura County Star in the article kinda Cussin, “In Nancy Beggs house, it’s not cool to tell someone to shut up. That’s disrespectful. But that’s mild when she hears kids talk mildly toxic trash.”  Being disrespectful in a household does not fly at all because of the way certain teens where brought up that would lead to a serious mistake including telling someone to shut up and calling them stupid would get you a both of being grounded not being able to go anywhere and losing all your sociable privileges.

Although you cuss or do not want to speak that cussing language what so ever remember that your family, friends, peers and superiors are your spoken mouth when it comes to cussin, do not do it because you may say something to someone that you will regret and you will not be able to take it back. So do yourself a favor and do not cuss at all.  For those who do cuss every time a person says a swear word make them put a quarter a dollar in a chair and see how full it gets.  Using that kind of method would really be helpful for a lot of people because not only do you get to safe money but you get to teach your household a very valuable lesson.

in a windstorm in the forest by john muir he gives specific detail and realistic information about the forest. not only that but in the windstorm in the forest it leaves you grasping for more information about the storyline and the chronological information that he specifcates in  the story. as i finished reading this story i wondered if a windstorm could really happen in the forest. overall i enjoyed the story.

four days in tell spring vacation ill be on spring break by 1 20pm on thursday i turn off my cell phone dont answer emails dont answer messages from anyone i have a tendency to zone out and dont do anything but relax and have fun i try and enjoy what little vacation i have before i go back to school. overall i try and enjoy life to the fullest

A Time Out of Rhyme: An Original Musical Fantasy
Set in Mother Goose Land, this family musical highlights the resourcefulness of a broad array of storybook characters as they attempt to ward off a desparate villain. This event has something that will appeal to all ages! April 6 show will be interpreted for the deaf. Cost: General admission, $15, Seniors and Students, $10, Free dress rehearsal on Thursday April 2.

Date: 04/03/2008 – 04/06/2008

Time: 8 pm, Thurs, Fri, Sat, 2pm Sun

Location: VC Theatre

Vivian Jackson

Gwen alley

English 2

1-25-08

Biofuels: The Dangerous of Society

            Biofuels are dangerous to the foods we eat and grow. Yes there very dangerous because of the chemicals and toxins that go into foods like poison and other major chemicals such as oil, pesticides along with other dangerous chemicals. I will be giving you facts for example how the chemicals affect animals, food, growth and the dangerous it does to people.

Not only that but I will also try and persuade you to no use the regular water from the faucets and use more sufficient means like purified water that makes your water taste like peaches.  I will also be discussing how the fuels of cars that leak out odors and can harm your oxygen and your body.

            When we see animals out on a pastor in the country or on a farm do we really know how healthy they really are, I ask myself that question a lot because we do not know what kind of chemicals they are being fed and what kind of chemicals they have being put in there bodies.

Whether they are being killed for food or other poor hatred filled purpose we do not know if what they are receiving in return we do not know if they can be contaminated with something when we buy it from a store.  Once we buy it from a store we should make sure that we clean it first and do what ever else needs to be done.

Not only that but the food we eat how do we really that’s its safe to feed are families and once we give it to them how do we make them understand that it may not only be toxic to there bodies and however once we do that some of the stories need to make sure that when they buy there products from the store that it is clean and healthy for them to sale to the consumer.

 Although the growth of some vegetables and other very delicious products like diary and sweet fruits that grow on farms how do we really know that they are safe from certain chemicals in the process of growing them. A solution to this problem would be to use a certain product that helps protect the consumer from getting sick or using a different fertilizer to grow the product.

Although many people use there faucet to drink water from its not good to use because of the chemicals and that it always taste like dirt when you drink it, you need to go buy the purified water faucet, it will add on to your faucet so you can drink clean water. When you buy it you also need to buy the flavoring that comes with it.  Also once you buy it you will like the product because it safes you from trying to freeze the contaminated water that you will drink from the actual faucet.

Although many of these problems I have named above how do we really know that the farms and other products and solutions will help to maintain a healthy and reliable source of a chemical to produce and make sure that it contains way for you to be able to use the product and get more.  The environment of the biofuels and the people of America should believe that the below statement is true and we need to fix the problems and make it a better world for those that know how to use it well.

According to Elisabeth Rosenthal of International Herald Tribune of Paris, “When you take this into account, most of the biofuel that people are using or planning to use would probably increase greenhouse gases substantially,” said Timothy Searchinger, the lead author of one of the studies and a researcher on the environment and economics at Princeton University. “Previously, there’s been an accounting error: Land use change has been left out of prior analysis.”   This statement tells us that the environment and the green houses gases are affecting not only us but the world around us and we need to fix that by using less green house gases like light bulbs and other environmental friendly products. (Rosenthal)

When my cousin Benjamin and his wife went to a restaurant where they served very fine dining he had a delicious meal of pasta with shrimp, which happened to be contaminated with something toxic. When he finally got home he was feeling sick throwing up and wanting not to move come to find out it was food poisoning he was recommended something for it and was feeling better in a few days.  What does this tell you about the restaurants you go to you need to check them out and make sure you have everything you need and that it is correct so you can be able to enjoy the food at the restaurant?  This below statement states use of the palm oil in other world countries is dangerous because of the lack of the billions invested in this that has too much invested in a waist of biofuels that will only be used once and that wouldn’t serve a purpose to anyone. According to Dennis Behreandt of the new America, “In the Netherlands, palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia has become one of the most heavily used biofuels, with imports of the oil from both nations valued in billions of dollars, But a study by two organizations, Wetlands International and Delft Hydraulics, found that the palm-oil plantations in East Asia were environmental disasters.”It was shocking and totally smashed all the good reasons we initially went into palm oil,” Wetlands spokesman Alex Kaat told the Times.” This statements that when they bought this product it was helping convert the biofuels that where intentially used to help with that nations oil but now it is just useless to everyone involved.

Whether you are a person who really using environmentally friendly products you must understand that biofuels are not a good thing to use whether you know it or not it is really dangerous to the environment and to those around you. Do not use any type of biofuels because they are not good source of anything and they can be dangerous to the foods we eat and the products we buy in the stores and as the consumer research your product or products first.

my reviews of the one act plays  the wedding duet was a unique scene a bride  and a groom at a inn what fun you would of thought it was lacking funny because of the diologue but it was an over all good play.  the whole shebang has to do with the future and the human experience and how the react to life and the creator of man etc. it was funny to an extient but not that funny what does the future really hold for alot of people thats the question over all i really was not interested in that play at all.  in what she found there was interesting but to much  sexual diologue for young adults it wasent want i was expecting to be something other than classy like the actual film. the fifteen minute hamlet was hilarious the diologue was funny and the actors in the play were amazing but some of the diologue was unique in its own right. over all i would give all plays a b+

the first essay i will be writing about is biofuels the cause and affects it has on the environement. along with chemicals such as poison along with animals the vegetable growth process and some proper ways of bettering the situation. along with using resources like cq resarcher and books and oppossing view points and using my cousin experience with contaminated food from a restaraunt he had eaten at. quotes from the cq researcher site and paraphrases from a book or magazine.  whose my audience the world is my audience because iam trying to get to them to see that the government needs to help with the farming and process in which the food is being grown.

English 2 Spring 2008
PERSUASIVE WRITINGEssay 1: 3 pages double spaced typed (750-1000 words)
Final Due W March 5-bring drafts & notes!
Down Draft Due W. 2/27, Up Draft Due M. 3/3
Picture the car you hope to own in three years. Think of that place where you wish you could spend vacation. What’s the name of that movie you can’t wait to see? While these choices stem largely from your natural personality and tendencies, it’s a safe bet that some sort of persuasion and likely the media has played a role. Car ads. Travel brochures. Movie clips. Recommendations from friends. These powerful forms of persuasion penetrate your mind and your wallet. But why don’t those Swiffer Wet Jet commercials inspire you to beg your housemates to buy them so you can clean the toilet? Why aren’t (most of!) your teachers excited to see what’s new at the Skate Shop?

Target audience. In order to be persuasive, you must gear your argument toward the anticipated audience. It’s exactly how advertisers rope you in. Ads that persuade you to purchase products use different language, emphasis and style than those that aim to persuade your grandparents. The average yearly salary of a market analyst – a person hired by advertising companies to study what sells to certain groups of people – is about $60,000.

To further your awareness of targeting audiences, you (along with your peer group) created an ad campaign for an environmental problem. Your next assignment asks you to write a 3 page double spaced typed persuasive essay (or other form of persuasive writing) to convince your target argument to do something about a specific environmental problem. I encourage you to write to the audience you know best, but here are some other specific target audiences:
Couch potatoes Grandparents Teachers
Business people Pet owners Firefighters
Professional Athletes Musicians Teenagers
Hospital patients Artists Government officials
Mothers to-be Preschoolers Professional chefs
College students Avid readers Sailors
Health nuts Bikers Actors

Your topic can be the same one as for your ad campaign or it can be a different topic, but it must be a specific environmental problem which has come up in class with a specific solution; preferably one or more of the readings will be used, and possibly one of your “posts” will serve as a draft. Persuade your audience by using both personal experience and quotes from class readings or other research. All claims must be supported with evidence. I encourage you to bring a draft to a writing tutor for feedback.