Q.1. Your car will soon need a new transmission. Do you sell it without informing the buyer?
A.1. No, I wouldn't sell the car without informing the buyer, because I wouldn't want them coming back at me, wanting a refund. It would be more important to tell them about it and be honest. I couldn't lie to someone, just so I could have my money. It really wouldn't feel worth it.
Q.2. You are drafted to fight in a war you consider unjust. Do you refuse and risk prison?
A.2. Yes I would, to be honest. If it seemed very wrong and is something I didn't believe in, I would be vulnerable to die or get injured. I would rather run away and risk my life, than go against what I believe in.
Q.3. A friend wants to copy and swap some expensice computer software with you. You know it's illegal. Do you swap?
A.3. No I wouldn't, because for one I would feel very bad about it, and for two I we would be stealing money from the company that they worked hard for to make the current products that are on the market.
Q.4. You dislike all the political parties. Do you vote?
A.4. No, if someone running did not catch my interest, I wouldn't waste my time in voting for someone that I really rather didn't agree with. It's almost cheating in a vote, benefitting the party that I vote for.
Q.5. A vagrant asks you for $1.00. You suspect he/she will spend it on alcohol. Do you give it anyway?
A.5. Yes, I would give the vagrant a $1.00. Even if their intent is to spend it on alcohol, at least I am showing them kindness by doing a good deed and actually benefitting myself in the circumstance.
Q.6. You are shaken up on an auto accident. A lawyer could get you a large settlement if you exaggerate the extent of your injuries. Do you do so?
A.6. Sadly to say, I have to be honest and come out and say that I would. If my mind was in such a bad mental state from the accident, I couldn't help but have to take up the lawyers deal. It would in ways help me cope over the incident.
Q.7. You have been attending classes all year. An aquaintance, who rarely shows up, asks to photocopy your notes, do you consent?
A.7. No I would never consent for them to copy my notes, because they need to do their work on their own. Not only could they get in trouble, but so could I. They also in turn do not learn anything as well.
Q.8. Your significant other has had and affair. You have no idea how long it's been going on. Do you leave him/her?
A.8. It rather really all depends on how many times I have caught them. I only give 1 chance. If I catch my significant other doing it once again, I will not tolerate it anymore. I wouldn't be able to take the pain twice. I do believe that everyone deserve another chance though. If they can change on that chance, then it was worth it.
Q.14. You and a friend have liked the same guy/girl forever. Your friend confides in you that she/he has finally gotten up the nerve to ask this person out. Two days later that person asks you to out on a date. Do you say yes or no? Do you tell your friend?
A.14. I would say no for sure. I think it would be fair to let my friend have a chance. I couldn't let a little incident with a guy get in between my friend and I. I think it's rather silly, and what happens is meant to happen. I couldn't get hurt over it.
Q.15. It's your first chance to vote in a presidential election, and it is a very close contest. When checking that you are registered to vote, you realize that you are registered twice. Do you vote more than once.
A.15. No, I would for sure not vote twice. It's very wrong. I would in the end feel horrible about it. It really probably wouldn't make a difference anyway. It's also very unfair to others votes, and It really wouldn't make me feel any better about the winner.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Introduction
There is always room for improvement, but I have also gained many strengths to writing through some of my past experiences in high school.
I hope that I will gain better and more extensive writing and reading skills throughout this entire course. I also expect that I will learn how to improve my current writing/English skills. I am thinking about minoring in literature in college, and high school courses are very important to me. I know that every year with each English class that I have taken, I always walk away with something to remember.
I hope to learn how to properly use advanced punctuation in the right way, (- ; : ect.) if possible. It would also be nice to learn more in depth literature of the writing world. All in all I would love to learn how to become a better writer, and gain a better understanding of writing in itself. I am interested in old English as well as more modern English.
My strengths in writing would have to be word choice, and sentence fluency. I love looking in a thesaurus for new and often unused words. I also love to write poetry, short stories, and read a lot of books. All of these activities help me become a better writer. I was in a English 9 Honors class my freshman year, and was forced to remember 50-100 literary terms for my final at the end of the semesters. I also took a Shakespeare class which was mainly reading, understanding and verbally acting parts from his plays. I can say that I gained an abundance of knowledge when I was enlisted in those two courses. Of course there is always room for improvement, and I very much would like to become a better writer.
My weaknesses include minor things like comma usage, and sometimes I even have trouble writing thesis statements. I have a bit more complications writing essays on topics that do not interest me, rather than picking a topic and writing on it myself. In my actual English 9 course, I always used to write the thesis statement as my first sentence in my first paragraph of writing. It took me a while to actually find out that it was supposed to be the last sentence of the first paragraph. I was always taught to use a one sentence thesis statement, and I'm rather confused if it can be a entire paragraph or not when it comes to writing essays.
I hope that I will gain better and more extensive writing and reading skills throughout this entire course. I also expect that I will learn how to improve my current writing/English skills. I am thinking about minoring in literature in college, and high school courses are very important to me. I know that every year with each English class that I have taken, I always walk away with something to remember.
I hope to learn how to properly use advanced punctuation in the right way, (- ; : ect.) if possible. It would also be nice to learn more in depth literature of the writing world. All in all I would love to learn how to become a better writer, and gain a better understanding of writing in itself. I am interested in old English as well as more modern English.
My strengths in writing would have to be word choice, and sentence fluency. I love looking in a thesaurus for new and often unused words. I also love to write poetry, short stories, and read a lot of books. All of these activities help me become a better writer. I was in a English 9 Honors class my freshman year, and was forced to remember 50-100 literary terms for my final at the end of the semesters. I also took a Shakespeare class which was mainly reading, understanding and verbally acting parts from his plays. I can say that I gained an abundance of knowledge when I was enlisted in those two courses. Of course there is always room for improvement, and I very much would like to become a better writer.
My weaknesses include minor things like comma usage, and sometimes I even have trouble writing thesis statements. I have a bit more complications writing essays on topics that do not interest me, rather than picking a topic and writing on it myself. In my actual English 9 course, I always used to write the thesis statement as my first sentence in my first paragraph of writing. It took me a while to actually find out that it was supposed to be the last sentence of the first paragraph. I was always taught to use a one sentence thesis statement, and I'm rather confused if it can be a entire paragraph or not when it comes to writing essays.
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