Thursday, October 1, 2009

Guidelines for email etiquette essay

Our class was given a sheet of paper that gives out guidelines and ways that our email etiquette essay should be and what it must have on it. The essay that we have to write about will be a fake email complaining about a bad grade. The email format should be MLA double spaced. There are things in the paper that we should not say such as this email is about, I believe, and I will tell you it’s like who wants to read that it’s not going to make much sense. When you’re typing out your essay it is best to not write like if your texting to someone even though to some of us it is much easier. Using the appropriate language that the instructor will understand is very helpful. The email should be two to three develop paragraphs but three is better but I like doing four just to let you know. The paragraphs should also have a thesis statement to help the reader understand what he/she understands what they are reading about. For the ending paragraph it’s not good to say things like in conclusion or finally because the paper won’t sound good. The last thing is revision that paper shouldn’t have any type of typos, complete sentences, avoiding slang and sentence fragments, checking punctuation, and just making sure to stay on topic. Each group was supposed to create a thesis and a draft plan for the essay. Since I missed class I wasn’t able to do the required assignment and for that I take full responsibility. Even though I was not in class I did create a thesis for my draft and a plan for it. I didn’t get to go to the computer room so I can’t really write about the experience I’m sorry Mrs. Crawford I will try to do better.

Internet Dating

My group team number two have discussed about internet dating. Each of us talked about different articles of the same subject. The article that I had chose to do was about the “Dating Detectives” and it goes a little something like this. Match-making in India is set in a traditional way like many other countries and cultures. Everyone who wants love has someone chosen for them. Someone that will fit that certain person’s expectation and whom is more like them. However a man names Sharma from India came from a middle class area so he began dating someone online. He met this girl on a matrimonial site. The girl was basically everything he wanted. They’ve been chatting online for some time and have met each other on and off. He was not to sure though if she was the true person she proclaims herself as. Sharma decided to go to a Globe Group which is a detective agency. They helped him find out more about the woman whom he been chatting to. It turns out that she was meeting another man in hotels. Sharma confronted her and said that it was over. From then on he would go to the detective agency before meeting or chatting with anyone else. The detective business has been increasingly growing over the past year. The government has proposed a Private detective Agency’s Bill. It regulates the industry but also sets minimum qualifications and training standards. Personally what I think is that in a way this is good because it is true you don’t really know who you’re talking to and it would be helpful to find out who that person really is. Then again everyone’s lives are confidential so it is better just to be straightforward say who they really are instead of lying.

Chapters five and six

Group one had presented about chapters five and six. The fifth chapter was discussing about examples of paragraphs at glance. An example paragraph has three basic parts which are a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence or sentences. The topic sentence is the first sentence of the paragraph. An example would be good health is built each day by making healthy lifestyle choices. That sentence is one of the major details of the story. Another word for major details would be supporting details. These details consist of one or more examples. The examples are used of specific facts and details that make the examples clear and interesting. The third basic part of the example paragraph is the concluding sentence. This sentence emphasizes the point of the paragraph. The fifth chapter also talks about prewriting before you write. There are techniques that you can use that can make a good paper. Brainstorming and free writing are probably the best things to do. When you brainstorm you think about what you’re going to write before you write it and free writing is just writing any ides that pop in your head. After revising and editing the first draft you can make your final draft. Chapter six is about narration. The narration has the same three parts as the paragraphs at glance. The narration gives more detail about whom and what is behind the scenes such as the actors, actions, and the outcome. Reading critically is a search for the characteristics of effective writing. Before turning in your paper it is best to get a professionals idea and get advice on how better the paper can be. Criticism may sound bad but it is better to tell the truth than getting a bad grade or having one of the worst papers ever.