http://efsw16.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 14 May 2009 04:58:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en All of the reviews I looked at gave decent summaries of the movie, in that they weren't too specific but they gave you a good idea of what was the main sequence of events. A consensus I noticed was praise of the cinematography in the movie's beginning, while the main ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/05/13/movie-reviews-28-days-later/   1.   The Midwestern sky is  reddened by the sunset, as clouds approach to cover it all with the arrival of darkness.     2.         Even the threat of rain can’t stop twenty thousand fans from flocking to the River-front Coliseum to see and hear Pink Floyd.     3.         Several thousand fans arrive three hours early, ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/04/15/pink-floyd/ Redefining the Connotations Associated with Scrubbing   Scrubbing is a hideously ugly sounding word. It sounds vigorous at the outset, with the dogged determination of the double B’s following. True to the nature of the heavy handed scouring that scrubbing implies, the word is onomatopoetic. It brings to mind the comfort of ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/03/27/definition-essay-scrubbing/ The Personal Essay   "There is no way this thing is safe." I snapped to my companion. "We've been on this chair for like 15 minutes, it is way too big, and I can't believe your dad wants to go down this run!" It was a struggle to make my voice heard over ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/03/18/personal-essay-2/ 1. The author describes a rant as "humorous, knowledgeable, a little angry, a little tongue-in-cheek, and sprinkled with expletives." The baseball example serves to show how rants rise from differences in opinion, with the ranter portrayed as the wronged, more intelligent person. They also seem to give the impression that ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/03/11/the-rant/ Being happy to me is being free of stress and tension. Happiness can come from success, relief, companionship, or even peaceful solitude. It could be compared to freedom or feeling carefree. To stay happy I need to feel like I am taking care of myself and shouldn't be doing something ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/03/11/what-it-means-to-be-happy/   The hurricane wreaked destruction along the beach. House lay destroyed, and there was no sign of another person anywhere. I stood safely on a hill overlooking the mess, staring dumbly at my broken town.    The room felt stuffy. No breeze, only the shuffle of papers and an occasional dry cough. The ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/02/06/showing-not-telling/ 1. Rittenberg captures the attention of the reader by stating his age. It establishes who he is and what his perspective may be. It also causes the reader to identify with him, because almost anyone old enough to like reading NPR can relate to being a teenager. 2. RIttenberg mentions bygone ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/02/06/tomorrow-will-be-a-better-day/ I really liked this essay. It was more than an essay; it was social commentary and also poetic. I think that the author is totally correct in her preference for all things "old school." The digital world is really unresponsive; sure, we can communicate more frequently with people that are ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/02/06/thoughts-on-the-imperfect-traces/ I have had the same English teacher the last three semesters, Ms. Hastig. Her class focused mainly on novels and what their underlying themes were. The writing assignments we had were only occasional, but they were absolutley awful. We had to write timed essays in class, with the prompts focusing ... http://efsw16.edublogs.org/2009/02/02/4/