evaluation

Once upon a time, there was a young dwarf named Shawna. She was in school and her teacher was a little cat. Although this teacher, named Ash the Cat, was small she was very outspoken. She made us build projects out of things to prove a point or represent something. This young dwarf became best friends with the dancing mouse named Eliza. Eliza and Shawna learned a lot about modifiers together. They also learned a lot about other grammatical aspects.

In the beginning Ash the Cat
came off as a mean cat
the kind that would always attack.
But in the end
She was my friend
The class she taught,
at least I thought
Was very cool
and went well with the other class at school

Haiku

At the beginning of class
My writing was trash
Now it has a lot of sass

Life Soundtrack

All my life I have been an optimistic person. Every time the song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” by Bob Marley, comes on the radio, it reminds me of myself. This song describes my personality. In my life I have had some troubles just as everyone does whether it be as small as a passing a chemistry quiz or as big as being in an interracial relationship when my parents are completely against it. But if I worry it will just make these troubles worse. All my life, I have tried to stay optimistic. I feel that if I look at the positive side of things, every thing in my life will be better.

Move in day for freshman students at Clemson University, was one of the best days of my life. As I was driving my car, with my parents following behind me, the song “I Can See Clearly Now,” by Bob Marley came on the radio. As I was listening to the song I realized this was going to be a great day. I always wanted to be on my own and I was never so ready go to college. It was a beautiful day. I knew that I was going to be ok without my parents. I knew what obstacles I might be facing in college, but I was prepared for anything that came my way. Although I was a little nervous before we left Charleston to come to Clemson University, those feelings seemed to disappear once I started driving and this song came on the radio. There was nothing but clear, blue skies ahead of me that day. Nothing could have been better. Every time I hear this song it brings me back to that one day which I never will forget.

Once I arrived at school I met a boy who happened to be an African American. I met him in my biology class. We started talking on the phone and spending time together outside of class. The relationship progressed and we began to become a serious and exclusive couple. He is now my boyfriend. My boyfriend is a huge Akon fan. One day when he played one of Akon’s new songs, “Don’t Matter”; I thought it described our relationship perfectly. Because we are in an interracial relationship, we face several obstacles. American society looks down upon interracial couples. As we walk around campus together people may stare or people may make derogatory comments to us, but we do not care because we are the relationship together. We will fight to get past the negative things that come along with being in an interracial couple. Being in this relationship is not easy, but I have learned to ignore the negative part of the relationship and focus on the positive parts of the relationship. Akon’s song, “Don’t Matter,” reminds me why I am in this relationship. This song keeps me focused on the good rather than the bad.

College is a test to find out who your true friends are. Once I got to Clemson University and got settled in, I realized who was a true friend and who was not. When my boyfriend played the song “Friends,” by Whodini, I listened to the words and it made me wonder how many true friends I actually to have. I came to Clemson University with one of my best friends and also another good friend from high school. We were like the Three Musketeers. We did everything together, but as I started to venture off and live my own life, they stopped talking to me. None of us are on bad terms, but they never call me or hang with me anymore. My very best friend since the sixth grade still calls me all the time. She is a true friend that I will never lose contact with. My boyfriend is my best friend at Clemson University. He is there for me whenever I need someone to talk to unlike my former best friend and good friend that attend Clemson University with me.

When my father was singing “American Soldier,” by Toby Keith, it reminded of September 11, 2001. I remember everything about that day. It is a moment in history that will never be forgotten. I was in 8^th grade in Mrs. Tolley’s chorus class. I found out that something had happened right before I left that class to go to my algebra class. As I walked into algebra class the news was on the television. We had a half day of school that day because of parent teacher conferences. I went home with my best friend and her mom was supposed to take us to the mall. Her mom told us that we could not go to the mall anymore because of what had happened. After this tragic event occurred, the country was filled with American Flags. Everyone was proud to be an American, especially me. I had friends go to war over this event. I wear a “Support our Troops” bracelet everyday to remind me of the soldiers that are fighting for my country. This song came out after this horrible catastrophe occurred. The song “American Soldier” reminds me of the horrific day of September 11, 2001- a day that I will never forget.

obituary

Samantha Linder, 79 years old, passed away yesterday April 1st 2057. Samantha entered into eternal rest yesterday when she was found in her bed. She went to take a nap earlier that day and never woke up. She was the daughter of Anita and Daniel Linder and sister of Brittany Linder. Samantha was a well know doctor in the Charleston area. She was known for her enthusiasm and love for her job. She saved many lives and we all know that everyone is forever thankful to everything she has done. Samantha will be missed greatly.

Response of Annotated Bibliography Grade

I feel that I deserve better. I do not deserve better on that particular copy of the annotated bibliography. I did not know there were two other parts that we had to write about. I was under the impression that the annotated bibliography was just a summary of the sources we were using. I also do not appreciate the comment telling me that I can do better. I know what I am capable of doing. I do believe that I can do better, but you did not know the reason behind why my annotated bibliography was the way it was. I feel that once I bring the other annotated bibliography to the next class, I deserve a check plus. My annotated bibliography would have followed the structure it is supposed to follow if I would have know there were two other parts. Thus, I believe that since I now know there are two other parts and will follow the structure and go into depth with each source that I deserve a check plus.

Schedule of Annotated Bibliography

Friday, February 2nd: 6:00pm- I thought of my topic and tried to look up resources on the internet. I sited the sources in the MLA format. I then wrote a short summary of the three internet sources I found.

Sunday, February 4: (9:00pm)- I looked up a source on Clemson's online. I sited this source and then wrote a summary for this source.

Sunder, February 4: (10:00pm)- I then looked up a book in Clemson's database. I found the book in the library and read a little of the book. I then read a little of some of the other books around the book that I looked up. I then sited the book and wrote a summary of the book.

Academic Integrity Code

"As members of the Clemson University community, we have inherited Thomas Green Clemson’s vision of this institution as a 'high seminary of learning.' Fundamental to this vision is a mutual commitment to truthfulness, honor, and responsibility, without which we cannot earn the trust and respect of others. Dishonest work and cheating is unacceptable and will give this Clemson University family a 'bad name;' thus any form of disrespect will not be tolerated. In the words of Mark Twain, 'Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you said.'"

I decided to keep the first two sentences of Clemson's Academic Integrity Code the same. I think it is good how Thomas Green Clemson was quoted since he was the founder of this university, so I wanted to keep that in the code. I also thought the qualities that were listed were exactly what should be expected from a Clemson student. I did not think there were any better words to use. I decided to break down the next lines in to simpler text so that they would be easier to understand. I also decided to bring in some "new slang" so that the students could better relate to what was being said. I also summed up "lying, cheating and stealing" into disrespect because all those are forms of disrespect along with activities such as being dishonorable, untruthful and irresponsible. I also added the quote by Mark Twain at the end because in a students eyes, it sums the entire code up to one quote. It also brings the code down to a level that the students can relate to. It also adds a little humor so that it would be hard for the students to forget. Thus every time they think about disobeying the code they would hopefully remember this quote.