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Portfolio of Written Exercises in Technical Writing (ENGL09B)

Submitted By: Josiah Marric M. Ignacio

Submitted To: Prof. Nelia G. Prieto

April 29, 2013

Table of Contents

Writing Exercises

No. 1. A Writing Exercise on a Chosen Topic

No. 2. Reaction Paper of an Editorial

No. 3. Paragraph Development by Process

No. 4. Paragraph Development by Comparison & Contrast

No. 5. Paragraph Development by Description of a Mechanism

Ignacio, Josiah Marric M. Writing Composition #2 Reaction Paper of an Editorial

April 18, 2013 ENGL09B

My Reaction to Me Atraso Pa Si Erap

The editorial that I have read is all about Joseph Estrada not yet paid his debts since few years ago. Since he is running as Mayor in Manila in this election, until now he has a lot of debt that the amount is more than worth of 307 million pesos. The author of the editorial warned the citizens of Manila and also the readers about Eraps debts and the suffering of the society during Eraps presidency. Also, the author put the information about Eraps debts in the editorial. This editorial is for the citizens of Manila to know Eraps contribution during his presidency in the Philippines. My reaction about the editorial that I have read is I think Erap should be voted as Mayor of Manila regardless about the editorial. Manila has not yet changed since Lim became the Mayor. So, his debts are not connected to his candidacy as Mayor and that is already in the past, in my opinion.

Ignacio, Josiah Marric M. Writing Composition #1 A Writing Exercise on a Chosen Topic

April 16, 2013 ENGL09B

Trust : Earns interest from all people

Trust is very important to me because people need to fulfill their tasks that request something to them and their promises that they must not break. Sometimes, I cannot trust some people according from what I see through their actions to other people especially to myself. But if that person is very kind and has respect on himself or herself and also on other people, these actions can gain my trust to him or her more. So, it is according to persons action and personality because people must not betray other people and must not do bad actions or else, it will lose trust on him or her.

Trust is very important also to all of us because all the people in the world also respect the ones who love them. It is applied to all of us to be able to recognize the actions of the people that we know. If people lose their trust, it means that who did not their promises without giving explanations about breaking the promise or not fulfilling the given task.

Ignacio, Josiah Marric M. Writing Composition #3 Paragraph Development by Process

April 25, 2013 ENGL09B

How to Make a Paper Box?

Today, I will show you how to make a box of any size by using a paper. You can use any paper but I recommend the use of Oslo paper to make the box harder. I will demonstrate on what is the process in making a box. First, fold the paper in half. Squeeze the fold of the paper once you fold it. Next, fold each side of the paper to the center. Then, unfold it and the paper should be in a quarters, Next process, do the same steps but in other side of the paper and then unfold. After doing these steps, fold each two sides to the center and then fold each corner to the crease nearest it. After that, fold the two folded sides from the middle down over the corners that have been folded in last step. Then, pull up on the two upper and lower corners and squeeze it to make the box rectangular or square but not too hard. Then, you have the upper or lower box and do all these steps on another paper. Then, put the two papers together and you have made a paper box.

Ignacio, Josiah Marric M. Writing Composition #4 Paragraph Development by Comparison & Contrast

April 25, 2013 ENGL09B

Entertainers : Are they Idols or Artists?

In showbiz life, there are many famous stars or famous personalities whom have we have know come in to through television, newspaper, and internet. They are called entertainers because their role is to impress the audience with their talents and actions. Some are singers, dancers, hosts, actors, actresses, and comedians. Each famous personalities can have their own fanclub where their fans gathered and make a group to be able to support their favorite entertainer.

Entertainers can be called idols and artists but there is a difference between these two. Idols are people who show their talents in public to adore the audience. They accept the offer of the company and assigned to the name of the variety show then appear on the show on assigned time of the schedule. Artists are people who can be also called idols but they can invent new things and styles. They are people who compose new songs, creating dance steps, directing dramas, and many more.

Ignacio, Josiah Marric M. Writing Composition #5 Paragraph Development by Description of a Mechanism

April 25, 2013 ENGL09B

Tablet : Peoples most interest device

People from all around the world, these days, have gotten interested in new technologies, mostly like cellphones, computers, and some other devices. But, there is one device that gathered peoples interest. It is called a Tablet. It is a portable device that has a LCD touched screen and has a good animation in different applications. You can play gamers, contact with other friends and families, watch videos, take a picture or video and surf the Internet. The size of the tablet is bigger than a cellphone. You can touch the screen to be able to control or to do whatever you want for your enjoyment or some important matters. A tablet has many different styles according to the manufacturer. It has also many different colors of the case and it has operating system that is called Android. Inside of the tablet, there is a memory storage where applications stored and has internal and external storage.