Sunday, December 23, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays Book Notes
Today I finished the book, 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays. Although I am not going to Harvard, this book has provided me with many ideas for my own personal essay. The commentary provided at the end of each essay tells me what to do and what not to do. It also tells me what the author did right and what the author did wrong. This is key because the purpose of the essay is to make me stand out among the piles and piles of essays in the College Application process. I highly recommend this book for many rising seniors because it will give people insight into how to right the almost perfect essay.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar
Today I finished The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar. This reference source reads like a novel. The author is incredibly knowledgable about all the types of grammar errors that will appear on the SAT Writing Sections. The author has also concisely categorized the entire Blue book into different grammar concepts, so that I can do the Writing Sections in the blue book and use her book again as a reference source.
I highly reconmend this book for anyone taking the SAT for the first , second, third, or hundredth time. This book has all the grammar types that you will need to know for the SAT.
I highly reconmend this book for anyone taking the SAT for the first , second, third, or hundredth time. This book has all the grammar types that you will need to know for the SAT.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly, is an allusion to the biblical stories in
the Genesis, but Frankenstein is also a warning to humanity that playing god
creates moral issues.
These moral issues include social disorder between the creature's race and the creator's race. When Frankenstein's monster asked Doctor Frankenstein for a mate, he referred to a companion to keep him sane and happy in the human world. As the only creature of his race, the monster asks for a mate, but Frankenstein refuses to make another. As a method of retaliation, the monster killed members of Frankenstein's immediate family. This social disorder puts man and monster into a constant struggle that will never end until the monster is extinguished.
As I read that page, I wondered if God created one man and one woman as stated in the Genesis for the same reason.
All in all this classical novel is a great read to understand how the other creature feels about creation. It has a unbiased and two perspective viewpoint.
From my perspective, Frankenstein is a novel allowed the reader to gain insight into a strongly religious society. It also taught people about how to write in Proper English. For a while now, the English language has been dessicated in America by immigration and the media. As a result, many people speak in an ungrammatical way. This novel refreshes the mind about how people in the past spoke English and it allows people to preserve English's linguistic integrity.
These moral issues include social disorder between the creature's race and the creator's race. When Frankenstein's monster asked Doctor Frankenstein for a mate, he referred to a companion to keep him sane and happy in the human world. As the only creature of his race, the monster asks for a mate, but Frankenstein refuses to make another. As a method of retaliation, the monster killed members of Frankenstein's immediate family. This social disorder puts man and monster into a constant struggle that will never end until the monster is extinguished.
As I read that page, I wondered if God created one man and one woman as stated in the Genesis for the same reason.
All in all this classical novel is a great read to understand how the other creature feels about creation. It has a unbiased and two perspective viewpoint.
From my perspective, Frankenstein is a novel allowed the reader to gain insight into a strongly religious society. It also taught people about how to write in Proper English. For a while now, the English language has been dessicated in America by immigration and the media. As a result, many people speak in an ungrammatical way. This novel refreshes the mind about how people in the past spoke English and it allows people to preserve English's linguistic integrity.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Cannary Row Novel Notes 2
Cannary Row is a novel that takes place after the Great Depression. Through this novel, the reader is able to comprehend the struggles that these people face. These people also fear a lost of money. However, they are generous enough that they want to drink a lot of alcohol. This is a response to the repeal of the Prohibition amendment in 1933. After the amendment was repealed, people were filled with excitement for alcohol. They drank lots and lots of liquor.
Cannary Row Notes
Today I read my third Summer Reading Book called Cannary Row by John Steinbook. This novel is highly recommended because of the style that Steinbeck chose to write this book. He uses long sentences to capture the landscape. The landscape becomes a metaphor for individualism. Like the other books, Cannary row also emphasizes the importance of family in one's life. This family does not need to be blood related. The community in the end ended up treating each other like family. Also like the other books, Cannary row teaches the importance of individualism and hard work.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Waiting Notes for Essay
The next book that I read took a bit longer to read, but it was just as good as A Hope in the Unseen. This book is called Waiting by Ha Jin. Ha Jin's experiences in the years after 1949 allows him to craft a novel that reflects China's political and social problems during the Cultural Revolution. From the eyes of Lin Kong , we saw a bureaucratic government that was filled with corruption and bad leadership. We also a social system that was struggling to come out of the traditional feudal society.
Friday, June 15, 2012
A Hope in the Unseen Notes for Analysis
Finally, I got a chance to read , A Hope in the Unseen. This novel, which was published in 1998, is truly a masterpiece. The details that Ron Suskind wrote in this novel make people want to take action.The novel details the High School and College life of Cedric Lamar Jennings.
As I was reading this novel, I began to be more convinced of the argument that Parent Support is one of the most important aspects of a child's education. This biographical novel employs imagery and allusions to support the point that young adults in inter-city schools need parent support and religious support to guide them to success. In the novel , Cedric says that everyday he would go to school, church and the apartment. The church and its leader have led Cedric to success.
Race is another aspect of this novel because it details the struggles that minority students go through as they transition from inter-city schools to a mostly white college. This struggle is no surprise to the people who have lived through the Civil Rights Era , where the Chief of Police would order police to use water to roll children down the road. This employment of force on protesting Black Americans during the 1960s shows how some white people treat black people like dirt. This memory is very strong in the mind of Barbara Jennings, Cedric's Mother. As a result, Barbara has spent more time with her son because she wants to protect Lamar from gang violence and illicit drug trades . Barbara taught Cedric that he needs to mind his manners around others and not to use violence. These are very simple lessons, yet violence happens spontaneously in inter-city schools. Barbara's lessons are aligned with the lessons of the church. As a result, Cedric went off to college as a more mature adult. He refrains from attending parties that serve alcohol , despite the pressure from his friends. This strong dose of religion made Cedric very focused on his goal to reshape the image of inter-city black students.
As I was reading this novel, I began to be more convinced of the argument that Parent Support is one of the most important aspects of a child's education. This biographical novel employs imagery and allusions to support the point that young adults in inter-city schools need parent support and religious support to guide them to success. In the novel , Cedric says that everyday he would go to school, church and the apartment. The church and its leader have led Cedric to success.
Race is another aspect of this novel because it details the struggles that minority students go through as they transition from inter-city schools to a mostly white college. This struggle is no surprise to the people who have lived through the Civil Rights Era , where the Chief of Police would order police to use water to roll children down the road. This employment of force on protesting Black Americans during the 1960s shows how some white people treat black people like dirt. This memory is very strong in the mind of Barbara Jennings, Cedric's Mother. As a result, Barbara has spent more time with her son because she wants to protect Lamar from gang violence and illicit drug trades . Barbara taught Cedric that he needs to mind his manners around others and not to use violence. These are very simple lessons, yet violence happens spontaneously in inter-city schools. Barbara's lessons are aligned with the lessons of the church. As a result, Cedric went off to college as a more mature adult. He refrains from attending parties that serve alcohol , despite the pressure from his friends. This strong dose of religion made Cedric very focused on his goal to reshape the image of inter-city black students.
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