My writing has evolved over the semester a great deal. I think that my writing has improved by means of using better grammer, punctuation, and sentence structure. Every writing project
was a challange for me because I have a learning disability, but I believe that this class was very informative and helped me a great deal with doing these assignments. The revision process helped me to see where I needed work on my punctuation and everything else to do with writing.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Portfolio Paper #3
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to enroll in Harvard Law School because I want to be a great lawyer. I’m a very dedicated and hard worker I also learn very quickly. I also love to investigate things and to solve puzzles in games and in life. By attending and graduating from a highly respected college such as Harvard Law would help me greatly in perusing my future career.
When attending high school I got the top grades in my class. I also was class president, captain of the chess and football teams. After high school I joined the Army and served in intelligence. While in the Army I became airborne qualified and served on the sniper and special forces units. In the Army I also was certified in: ammo handler, combat life saver, hazmat, school bus, hum-v, and large truck license. I believe that my time spent in the military has given me the dedication and discipline that will be needed by someone to do well in your college.
My ultimate goal for my education is to graduate with a masters degree in criminal law. I also intend to further my government service by joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation where I will enjoy putting hardened and intelligent criminals behind bars by using the skills acquired from attending such a well known and respected college like Harvard Law. I hope that I am everything you are looking for and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely, Joshua A. Reel
I would like to enroll in Harvard Law School because I want to be a great lawyer. I’m a very dedicated and hard worker I also learn very quickly. I also love to investigate things and to solve puzzles in games and in life. By attending and graduating from a highly respected college such as Harvard Law would help me greatly in perusing my future career.
When attending high school I got the top grades in my class. I also was class president, captain of the chess and football teams. After high school I joined the Army and served in intelligence. While in the Army I became airborne qualified and served on the sniper and special forces units. In the Army I also was certified in: ammo handler, combat life saver, hazmat, school bus, hum-v, and large truck license. I believe that my time spent in the military has given me the dedication and discipline that will be needed by someone to do well in your college.
My ultimate goal for my education is to graduate with a masters degree in criminal law. I also intend to further my government service by joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation where I will enjoy putting hardened and intelligent criminals behind bars by using the skills acquired from attending such a well known and respected college like Harvard Law. I hope that I am everything you are looking for and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely, Joshua A. Reel
Portfolio Paper #2
Josh Reel
Comparison/Contrast
The two main types of motorcycles that people buy to ride are cruisers and sport. There are a few similarities between these two types of motorcycles and there are even more differences. Now a sport bike is like a Kawasaki Ninja also known as a “crotch rocket,” style of motorcycle. A cruiser is better known as the Harley-Davidson style of motorcycle. The perception is to most people that a motorcycle is a motorcycle when in reality these two styles are different in many ways.
A sport motorcycle is built more for speed rather than comfort especially when it comes to riding long distance. On a sport style you are pretty much stuck in a forward-leaning position which tends to hurt the back. According to Popular Mechanics, “Light and powerful, these bikes have a race-bred chassis and triple disc brakes (two front, one rear). The forward-leaning riding position is not comfortable for long-distance riding.” (internet). This style is also very hard to find for a shorter person to ride. Now I’m sure most of you have seen people on sport bikes and maybe noticed that they can not put their entire foot on the ground, usually they are on their tip toes, which is very unstable because you can easily drop the bike or possibly cause an accident. Another problem with sport bikes is that they have too much power. A sport bike has a great deal of power off the line (or start). A lot of people cause themselves to have an accident because they will give the bike too much gas and it will start to do a wheelie. Then the person would not know what to do and panic causing themselves to have an accident and possibly hurting someone else in the process. A sport bike is also not very practical for going long distance because you can’t carry very much on them especially when you have a passenger on it who will also not be comfortable on a long ride.
A cruiser motorcycle is built more for comfort rather than speed although more and more you can find a cruiser that can go quite fast. According to The Complete Motorcycle Book by Jim Bennett, “a cruiser is designed for a comfortable full-day ride. Features of a basic cruiser include massive displacement, enough power to scorch young punks, relatively easy to ride, relatively easy to maintain, comfort enough for a long days ride, a mellow, satisfying exhaust note, and room for two”(18).A cruiser is built more comfortable so that it is much easier to ride long distance. On a cruiser you are sitting in a more leaned back or relaxed position almost like sitting in a chair. This style of bike is made in such a way that almost anyone of any height can ride it comfortably. Now I’m sure some of you have noticed that someone riding on a cruiser has both feet flat on the ground which helps to keep the bike more stable and easier to control. Now this style of bike doesn’t have as much power off the start which makes it safer in the way that you can’t do a wheelie very easily which makes it easier to control. A cruiser is also much more practical for going long distance because you can carry more things on it at the same time you have a passenger on it who will also be comfortable. According to The Complete Motorcycle Book by Jim Bennett, “a cruiser is designed for a comfortable full-day ride. Features of a basic cruiser include massive displacement, enough power to scorch young punks, relatively easy to ride, relatively easy to maintain, comfort enough for a long days ride, a mellow, satisfying exhaust note, and room for two”(18).
In summary I hope that this essay has helped you to see the many differences between a sport and a cruiser style motorcycle. The sport style is built much more for speed rather than for comfort. The cruiser style is better built for comfort and long distance riding. Now in knowing everything I have just described you will know that in riding a cruiser you may have a better all around motorcycle unless of course you want to race then you should go with the sport.
Comparison/Contrast
The two main types of motorcycles that people buy to ride are cruisers and sport. There are a few similarities between these two types of motorcycles and there are even more differences. Now a sport bike is like a Kawasaki Ninja also known as a “crotch rocket,” style of motorcycle. A cruiser is better known as the Harley-Davidson style of motorcycle. The perception is to most people that a motorcycle is a motorcycle when in reality these two styles are different in many ways.
A sport motorcycle is built more for speed rather than comfort especially when it comes to riding long distance. On a sport style you are pretty much stuck in a forward-leaning position which tends to hurt the back. According to Popular Mechanics, “Light and powerful, these bikes have a race-bred chassis and triple disc brakes (two front, one rear). The forward-leaning riding position is not comfortable for long-distance riding.” (internet). This style is also very hard to find for a shorter person to ride. Now I’m sure most of you have seen people on sport bikes and maybe noticed that they can not put their entire foot on the ground, usually they are on their tip toes, which is very unstable because you can easily drop the bike or possibly cause an accident. Another problem with sport bikes is that they have too much power. A sport bike has a great deal of power off the line (or start). A lot of people cause themselves to have an accident because they will give the bike too much gas and it will start to do a wheelie. Then the person would not know what to do and panic causing themselves to have an accident and possibly hurting someone else in the process. A sport bike is also not very practical for going long distance because you can’t carry very much on them especially when you have a passenger on it who will also not be comfortable on a long ride.
A cruiser motorcycle is built more for comfort rather than speed although more and more you can find a cruiser that can go quite fast. According to The Complete Motorcycle Book by Jim Bennett, “a cruiser is designed for a comfortable full-day ride. Features of a basic cruiser include massive displacement, enough power to scorch young punks, relatively easy to ride, relatively easy to maintain, comfort enough for a long days ride, a mellow, satisfying exhaust note, and room for two”(18).A cruiser is built more comfortable so that it is much easier to ride long distance. On a cruiser you are sitting in a more leaned back or relaxed position almost like sitting in a chair. This style of bike is made in such a way that almost anyone of any height can ride it comfortably. Now I’m sure some of you have noticed that someone riding on a cruiser has both feet flat on the ground which helps to keep the bike more stable and easier to control. Now this style of bike doesn’t have as much power off the start which makes it safer in the way that you can’t do a wheelie very easily which makes it easier to control. A cruiser is also much more practical for going long distance because you can carry more things on it at the same time you have a passenger on it who will also be comfortable. According to The Complete Motorcycle Book by Jim Bennett, “a cruiser is designed for a comfortable full-day ride. Features of a basic cruiser include massive displacement, enough power to scorch young punks, relatively easy to ride, relatively easy to maintain, comfort enough for a long days ride, a mellow, satisfying exhaust note, and room for two”(18).
In summary I hope that this essay has helped you to see the many differences between a sport and a cruiser style motorcycle. The sport style is built much more for speed rather than for comfort. The cruiser style is better built for comfort and long distance riding. Now in knowing everything I have just described you will know that in riding a cruiser you may have a better all around motorcycle unless of course you want to race then you should go with the sport.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Portfolio Paper #1
Narrative Paper
Josh Reel
‘My story begins many years ago in a simpler time. A time when my species ruled over and protected the human race. At times we would be considered monsters and not very reasonable, for when certain men got to much power and exploit that power we would eat them for we are dragons.’
‘My name is Quad. I am a dragon and I have been watching over mankind for three hundred years.’
‘Now to tell you more of my story. There is a man by the name Jonathan Winchester who had come into to much power and his protector came to end his rein of terror on the people of his lands. As his protector was coming Jonathan was warned by one of his followers. When his protector arrived to fulfill his duty Jonathan was ready for him. Jonathan had created a very large crossbow looking machine with a very large arrow, that was about twenty feet in length. When the dragon was nearing close Jonathan fired the arrow and killed the dragon giving him the idea that if he could rein over all mankind.’
‘Jonathan’s lust for power was greater than ever now that he believed he could declare himself a king and rule the rest of his life as long as he killed every last dragon. However Jonathan knew that he needed to convince all people that all dragons are evil creatures that deserve to die. Now he had to come up with a story to tell people, so as to scare them into wanting him to kill all dragons.’
‘Jonathan knew it would be difficult to convince people of his story unless they believed that he was in fact a simple farmer. For Jonathan knew that the people have loved and trusted dragons for millenniums to keep them from being turned into slaves by men with to much power.’
‘Now that he had his story Jonathan grabbed his ten best men and they all dressed themselves in raggedy clothes and dirt to make their story believable. They set out going from one province to the next killing off the dragon of that province.’
‘For a long time Jonathan had to retell his story each time, but after a few years his story was known everywhere. Everyone was now engulfed with rage toward all dragon kind and no longer trusted them. Jonathan was now getting more and more powerful with each dragon that he killed. He now was getting paid by each province to kill their dragon protectors.’
‘As the years went by the dragons started hearing the story and decided no longer to protect their provinces. Instead we tried to stay in hiding and let mankind fend for themselves, before we became extinct. Although hiding didn’t stop Jonathan from gathering followers and hunting us down.’
‘It has been fifteen years since Jonathan began his quest and now I am the last of my kind. I have decided that I can no longer stay in hiding and I must find a way to get the people back on my side. But first I must trap and kill Jonathan.’
‘The day has come at last and I am camouflaged as a large boulder. I wait for Jonathan to arrive as he is always at the back of the band of hunters so as not to be the most vulnerable. He is nearing closer and then he stops and rests right next to me and he is now alone. I wait for a while because I see he is tired and may fall asleep soon. Even though he is alone he has destroyed my kind and I don’t want to fail at killing him. He is asleep now is my time to strike. So very quietly I lean up open my mouth and go in to have the sweetest meal that I could have in my entire life.’
The last of the dragons is dead. The entire time Jonathan was in front of Quad he was pretending to be tired and falling asleep. Meanwhile all around the area there are people devoted to Jonathan’s cause hiding in the bushes and trees. Everyone is waiting in exhausting excitement for the dragon to make his move so they can spring there trap and kill him. They have several of Jonathan’s machines with the giant arrows on them ready to fire and kill him. The time has come the dragon is making his move and everyone is in a state of great anticipation as they wait for the signal from their commanders to fire.
Josh Reel
‘My story begins many years ago in a simpler time. A time when my species ruled over and protected the human race. At times we would be considered monsters and not very reasonable, for when certain men got to much power and exploit that power we would eat them for we are dragons.’
‘My name is Quad. I am a dragon and I have been watching over mankind for three hundred years.’
‘Now to tell you more of my story. There is a man by the name Jonathan Winchester who had come into to much power and his protector came to end his rein of terror on the people of his lands. As his protector was coming Jonathan was warned by one of his followers. When his protector arrived to fulfill his duty Jonathan was ready for him. Jonathan had created a very large crossbow looking machine with a very large arrow, that was about twenty feet in length. When the dragon was nearing close Jonathan fired the arrow and killed the dragon giving him the idea that if he could rein over all mankind.’
‘Jonathan’s lust for power was greater than ever now that he believed he could declare himself a king and rule the rest of his life as long as he killed every last dragon. However Jonathan knew that he needed to convince all people that all dragons are evil creatures that deserve to die. Now he had to come up with a story to tell people, so as to scare them into wanting him to kill all dragons.’
‘Jonathan knew it would be difficult to convince people of his story unless they believed that he was in fact a simple farmer. For Jonathan knew that the people have loved and trusted dragons for millenniums to keep them from being turned into slaves by men with to much power.’
‘Now that he had his story Jonathan grabbed his ten best men and they all dressed themselves in raggedy clothes and dirt to make their story believable. They set out going from one province to the next killing off the dragon of that province.’
‘For a long time Jonathan had to retell his story each time, but after a few years his story was known everywhere. Everyone was now engulfed with rage toward all dragon kind and no longer trusted them. Jonathan was now getting more and more powerful with each dragon that he killed. He now was getting paid by each province to kill their dragon protectors.’
‘As the years went by the dragons started hearing the story and decided no longer to protect their provinces. Instead we tried to stay in hiding and let mankind fend for themselves, before we became extinct. Although hiding didn’t stop Jonathan from gathering followers and hunting us down.’
‘It has been fifteen years since Jonathan began his quest and now I am the last of my kind. I have decided that I can no longer stay in hiding and I must find a way to get the people back on my side. But first I must trap and kill Jonathan.’
‘The day has come at last and I am camouflaged as a large boulder. I wait for Jonathan to arrive as he is always at the back of the band of hunters so as not to be the most vulnerable. He is nearing closer and then he stops and rests right next to me and he is now alone. I wait for a while because I see he is tired and may fall asleep soon. Even though he is alone he has destroyed my kind and I don’t want to fail at killing him. He is asleep now is my time to strike. So very quietly I lean up open my mouth and go in to have the sweetest meal that I could have in my entire life.’
The last of the dragons is dead. The entire time Jonathan was in front of Quad he was pretending to be tired and falling asleep. Meanwhile all around the area there are people devoted to Jonathan’s cause hiding in the bushes and trees. Everyone is waiting in exhausting excitement for the dragon to make his move so they can spring there trap and kill him. They have several of Jonathan’s machines with the giant arrows on them ready to fire and kill him. The time has come the dragon is making his move and everyone is in a state of great anticipation as they wait for the signal from their commanders to fire.
Journal #14
Hello I am so excited to be done with the semester and to have a break so that I can work more to make more money. The best part is that I am going on vacation to Colorado in January to ski
and have a great time.
and have a great time.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Journal # 13
I'm counting down the days to my trip to Colorado. I can't wait I haven't been sking in years.
I've been having trouble sleeping most nights I don't know if it is my age catching up with me
or if it could be something else. I'm so tired a lot of the time these days and it is affecting so
much of my life and I am in a daze it seems like most of the day.
I've been having trouble sleeping most nights I don't know if it is my age catching up with me
or if it could be something else. I'm so tired a lot of the time these days and it is affecting so
much of my life and I am in a daze it seems like most of the day.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Persuassive Essay Outline
Josh Reel
November 22, 2007
Persuasive Essay
Introduction- Have you ever thought about having a big wedding? Well if you have I wonder if you have given any thought to your future after the wedding. Maybe you have but did you think about how much everything will cost and the fact that all the money you would spend on the wedding could be used for a down payment on a house.
I. Costs of alternative wedding ideas.
II. How much money people spend on a traditional wedding.
III. Alternative wedding ideas.
IV. Reasons why people should not have a traditional wedding.
V. Reasons why people think they should have a traditional wedding.
Body
I. Reasons why people think they should have a traditional wedding.
A. society views
B. Family pressure
C. Childhood dreams
II. Reasons why people should not have a traditional wedding.
A. Save money
1. For down payment
2. For honeymoon
B. High divorce rate
C. Health is unpredictable
D. Weather is unpredictable
III. Alternative wedding ideas.
A. Small backyard wedding
B. Destination wedding
C. At home wedding
D. Eloping
IV. How much money people spend on a traditional wedding.
A. According to The Frugal Bride, “The traditional chapel and reception hall or hotel wedding with all of the trimmings can average from $17,000 to $30,000 (in larger cities).” (Muchnick, 81).
B. Thirty-one years ago Carol spent about $8,000 on a traditional wedding.
V. Costs of alternative wedding ideas.
1.
Conclusion
November 22, 2007
Persuasive Essay
Introduction- Have you ever thought about having a big wedding? Well if you have I wonder if you have given any thought to your future after the wedding. Maybe you have but did you think about how much everything will cost and the fact that all the money you would spend on the wedding could be used for a down payment on a house.
I. Costs of alternative wedding ideas.
II. How much money people spend on a traditional wedding.
III. Alternative wedding ideas.
IV. Reasons why people should not have a traditional wedding.
V. Reasons why people think they should have a traditional wedding.
Body
I. Reasons why people think they should have a traditional wedding.
A. society views
B. Family pressure
C. Childhood dreams
II. Reasons why people should not have a traditional wedding.
A. Save money
1. For down payment
2. For honeymoon
B. High divorce rate
C. Health is unpredictable
D. Weather is unpredictable
III. Alternative wedding ideas.
A. Small backyard wedding
B. Destination wedding
C. At home wedding
D. Eloping
IV. How much money people spend on a traditional wedding.
A. According to The Frugal Bride, “The traditional chapel and reception hall or hotel wedding with all of the trimmings can average from $17,000 to $30,000 (in larger cities).” (Muchnick, 81).
B. Thirty-one years ago Carol spent about $8,000 on a traditional wedding.
V. Costs of alternative wedding ideas.
1.
Conclusion
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