Prospectus - Persuasive Essay

Hmm.. I'm not really sure what I should write my prospectus about since I'm still unclear on which topic I should do for my persuasive essay.. I think I might do it on why we should all drive hybrid cars, although this is subject to change in the next few hours.. days

I would focus mainly on the fact that in general, we should care more for our environment. Cars are a significant and important part of life, and if we can make a few large/significant changes in our lifestyles that play a big role, we can have a big impact on the environment (a positive one). Also, it's nice not having to fill up your car with gas as much! I'm currently getting around 41 MPG, while my dad averages about 51 MPG.. my car is a year older than his...

Ahh... or how video games and computer gaves have a negative and violent impact on us, I would pull real studies and cases where some have acted out of violence attributed to or related to the actual violence from a compter or video game they play.

I think I might have a couple more ideas, but I just have to make sure I get this posted by tonight!

Persuasive Essay

Hmm.. here are some topic ideas

1) Why we should all watch Glee!

2) Why we should all drive hybrids

3) Why we should all have charity-themed debit/credit cards - I have a WWF one!

4) Why we should all own a Droid/iPhone/smartphone

5) Why we should never give in to senioritis!

Cause/Effect Prospectus

I think now I'm steadily wavering between two different ideas for topics:

The cause and effect of living in an individualistic society, we are taught in such a "individualistic" way, and there's giant trademarks of our individualism prominent across society, such as how (for some odd reason) we use the customary system instead of the metric, the only country who does so. Also maybe how we call "football", "soccer". Things like these help exemplify the individualism our country promotes, unlike China!

I had another one but I forgot ahh! Sorry I'm incredibly stressed out right now and there's an infinite number of things on my mind right now, so it's unbelievably hard to concentrate :/

Topic Ideas

So I basically haven't left my house in four days except to go to school and work on other school related items, eeeeek. I also haven't thought about anything else except hunger, kinematics, electricity, circuits, magnetism, equilibrium, integration, logarithims.. I could go on but I'll stop here, so these ideas for my Cause/Effect essay may be a little.. bad?

Here we go!

The cause and effect of..

1) Abstinence only teaching, in schools

2) Technology, that's always a good one

3) Fast Food... so tasty, so cheap, yet have you seen the nutrition facts on that stuff? :/

4) Social Norms - conformity, yeaaaah!

5) School - yeah it sounds a little elementary school-ish, but if you think about it, what effect does it actually have on us? We're put in this rigorous system that seems to ONLY focus on taking hard classes to getting good grades to getting into a good college to getting a good, well paying job. Where does happiness lie in there? Don't really see room for it. I love the example of: my mother went to Central Washington University, and is now the CFO/temporary CEO of Evergreen Hospital, and one of her extremely good high school friends who we see quite often, went to NYU and grad school @ Dartmouth University, and is barely able to keep a job in this economy. Huh, fancy that, eh?

Anywho, I had more ideas but right now the only thing I can think about is my AP Calculus test in about 8 hours... I really hope I get to sleep tonight..

The Last Song - Quote Reaction

"Mom says it's because she has PMS. 
Do you even know what that means? 
"I'm not a little kid anymore. It means pissed-at- men syndrome" 

This is a quote from the book version of The Last Song. (I saw the movie the same day I finished the book, which I did so in two days over spring break, and I must say: I'm sorry, but Miley Cyrus ruined the movie, she is a terrible actress...) However, this quote I absolutely love! The entire tone of the book is kind of a love drama (with a teenage spin), a Nicholas Sparks trademark. The book circles around Ronnie, a rebellious teen and Will, your average rich/preppy/jock who happen to find each other in a small North Carolina town. Since most of the book entails the story  between the two lovers, I love this quote because it brings the reader back to a fun, cute essence -- Ronnie's little brother, Jonah. I couldn't help cracking up at this line, both in the book and the movie, because Jonah has an undeniable "little boy" charm, where he's a little bubble of happiness 100% of the time, because he has no reason not to be, he's in his own little world. This quote completely captures his essence and character and reminds how important it is to have people like these in our lives, who bring a little light into the sometimes seemingly endless darkness.

Prospectus!

Gosh, who should I profile for this essay?

I'm thinking maybe my mother, she's quite an inspiration. I would specifically ask her about her passion, which is running, and how it helps her cope with the struggles of everyday life.

Or Alice Wang, who has the future of our school in her hands for the 2010-2011 school year. It'd be nice to get to know who's behind that face that'll be running the entire school..

Or I could do someone I know less personally, such as LJ = Lamont Thomas, a man who got run over by a car when he was quite young, told he would never walk again, and is working everyday to continue to prove those doctors wrong. Now THAT'S an inspiration :)

Review Essay Revision

I'll have to admit that when we did revisions for our essay, mine was not completely finished..

So yes, I did take to heart what was said, although I was working in a 2-man group, yet I knew my essay needed quite a bit of work because it was not totally finished! I feel like I hear different feedback every time I work in these groups, which is quite helpful! I never hear the same things, I always get different pointers, to help me work on my essay.

I was told clarity was the issue this time, which I definitely went and worked on and hopefully fixed!