Mid-term(s)

Name: Amy Wyman

A. Define and give one example for each of the following terms: 1. Clich An overused or trite expression that has lost its freshness e.g. light as a feather

2.

Metaphor A comparison between 2 things without using like or as refers to one thing as if it were another. e.g. the mob sharpened its claws

3. Simile A comparison between 2 things using like or as He eats like a pig, he smells like a dog

4. Tone The feeling of a piece of writing that is produced by the writers choice of words and attitude towards the subject matter. Happy, sad, funny, depressing

5. Euphemism The substitution of a mild, indirect or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt. Passed away instead of die

6. Audience Readers of a text. The teacher, peers

7. Image A mental representation or mental picture produced by what you read, hear, or imagine. A bright blazing sun.

8. Chronological order T time or calendar order that is imposed on a narrative. Noon, One oclock, two oclock, three oclock

9. Framing A narrative devise where something in the beginning of an essay is echoed in the ending. The car rides in Jean Brandts essay, Calling Home

10. Narrative A story of events, experiences or memories. Remembered events essay.

For the rest of the time, I want you to take one of the following topics through brainstorming/listing (5 points), sprinting/freewriting a quick paragraph (5 points), outline (10 points), to rough draft (20 points). 1. Princess Diana is remembered for her kindness to the needy: Aids patients, Sick children, and victims maimed by hidden land mines. If you died next week, what would you be remembered for?

2. Explain what you would do to make this country a better place to live if you were elected president of the U.S.

3. Lady Gaga needs a place to hang out, to rest and to recover from an exhaustive singing tour. Explain why your home would meet her needs and how shed feel when she left.

4. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why?

Amy Wyman Davern English 101 02/06/2012 Midterm Essay: If I was President Brainstorming: Eliminate Citizens United, Impose term limits on Congress, Remove troops from all Countries of the world, Provide education and counseling for returning military, Eliminate Fracking and spend military budget on research and development of clean and sustainable energy, clean up oil damage, None of this will work, allow society its death throws and await rebirth of a new societyhow is that better? People are people regardless of race, religion belief or life style. Every person who is killed by violence leaves behind a family who grieves their loss. Paragraph: While I dont really believe that a new President will be able to solve the problems facing society today and I think a restructuring of our current systems would be a better option, I will write with the belief that I would be able to implement the changes that I would like to see. There are more things that I see needed to be done to fit it all into an essay so I will concentrate on three major areas. Ending military dominance, research and development of clean, sustainable energy and supporting the working class and the poor so that we can have a future.

Outline: Introduction: Explain my reservations about the extent of the problem facing America. Explain that this is based on a hypothetical situation (congress would block everything I would like to do). Thesis Statement: While it will take more than just a few reforms to fix what is wrong with our society, the combination of reducing the military budget, focus on sustainable energy, and economic reform would help to bolster our countries pride and stability. Paragraph 1: Discuss Military budget. How this would help to improve our situation. What to do with the military that have returned. How reducing the military budget would assist in improving our situation here in the United States. Paragraph 2: Clean Sustainable energy research and development. Discuss current ideas and programs in place that while not perfect can lead us away from fossil fuels. Talk about putting military to work in these areas. Paragraph 3: Economic Reform: Talk about restructuring of current mortgages. Talk about implementing local currencys (Ithaca dollar for example) how this will help both the communities and the people who are under-employed or un-employed. Discuss the social benefit without loss of dignity to those it helps. Conclusion: While there is far more to do, these reforms would be a start. Bringing home the military and opening up that budget would be an investment in our country, our environment and our people.

If I Were Elected President To be President of the United States today is a job that I would not want to have. With growing unrest, an uncooperative congress, and people protesting in the streets, anyone who takes the job has their hands full. Assuming that I was unfortunate enough to become president and I didnt have to be concerned about congress there are a few reforms that I would make to the way things are done. While it will take more than a few reforms to fix what is wrong with our current systems, the combination of reduced military spending, a focus on sustainable energy and economic reform would help to bolster our countrys pride and stability. Reducing military spending is one of those toxic subjects. In a world driven by fear it is almost unconscionable to consider bringing home all but the diplomatic corps of our military. This is exactly what I would propose to do. Isnt it risky? Of course it is, however, we are not the only country in the world right now that is going through social and economic upheavals. I believe that it would better serve our interests to concentrate our resources in fixing the problems we have here at home before imposing our broken system on the rest of the world. By bringing home the majority of our troops and cutting the military budget we could create a country that would lead by example instead of force. Using the money that is currently used in killing could be used here to create jobs, homes, and an environment that will be there for future generations. One of the main reasons that we are such a military force in the Middle East right now is our current dependence on oil. By putting the brilliant minds here at home and that we have already trained in much of our military forces we can implement clean energy programs that have already been researched in both the public and private sector. This

includes but is not limited to solar and wind energies. The argument against clean energy is that it is too expensive. What I believe this really means is that too many people have too much invested in the oil systems. By reducing the military budget this frees up billions of public dollars to make clean energy a reality. We all know that oil is a limited resource and one that we are quickly losing. We are at the point in our oil consumption now that we are taking billions of tons of clean water and deliberately poisoning it then putting it back in the ground just when we are going to need that water for drinking and growing food. Another benefit to developing clean energy is jobs. By converting our current energy systems to clean energy systems we are going to need workers. This creates jobs for many of the unemployed in our country today. The economy is another touchy subject today. With so many unemployed and many others under-employed we need to focus on what to do to get people back to work. As I have already stated converting to clean energy will provide many jobs but this doesnt help those who are hungry and out of work now. There are many who are dead set against welfare and I agree. Welfare while is a good thing for those who are having temporary difficulties it is no way for a person to live. The current welfare system demoralizes and demonizes individuals and makes it even harder for them to actually lift above the level of poverty in which they live. I propose establishing a community based economy that will help those people who need it without taking away their dignity. There are several of these systems being used in communities around the country. I am going to focus on Ithaca NY. Upon noticing that more and more of their citizens were having difficulty affording even the most basic necessities, implemented the Ithaca dollar. How the Ithaca dollar works is that they have a bank located at the library. People who are in need can come and find

out who needs help with chores, jobs that are short term, or community service and they can work in exchange for Ithaca dollars or a combination of Ithaca dollars and US currency. Local businesses have signed up to accept this currency. This helps Ithaca in two ways. First it helps those in need by providing odd jobs they can do. They get the help they need without a loss of dignity or self respect. The other benefit this provides the community is that it keeps the people of Ithaca shopping locally. Keeping small businesses open. Many of these community based financial systems are popping up all over the country and could help many communities from falling in to despair. While the ideas I have presented are by no means perfect or complete they do provide an option. It is a place to start. In order to stay a stable unified country we must make changes to the structure of our lives. Will it be easy? No. Is it worth it? Yes. We need to start investing in ourselves, in our people and in our country if we are ever to survive. It is time to repair what is broken in our own home and let the rest of the world work on their homes. It is possible and a way that maybe in the future our children can live in a world of peace.