PFP Ch. 4&5

For this post I chose "The Beguiling Truth About Beauty", mainly because of the interesting line about our brains never stopping gathering data. I find this statement to be wholeheartedly true. Even though we may be past our learning phase once we exit school, our minds always learn something new, even if it's completely irrelevant. That is how our brains are wired. It is meant to take in any new information. Whether or not that is something you are interested in, it is something our brain scans and locks away or discards.

With our new subject "Compare and Contrast", the story chosen to do so is on the similarities and differences of General Grant and General Lee of the Civil War. I personally did not know much about the two, so I will use this as an opportunity to find new information to compare and contrast;). Similarities Between Lee and Grant They both stood for democracy Both opposite of tidewater aristocrats Tenacity and Fidelity Refusal to give up Ability to reconcile so quickly Daring and resourceful Differences Lee was brought up through nobility, while Grant was brought up the hard way and looked toward the future. Grant was a modern man, while Lee looked backwards Lee fought for defending everything that gave life meaning, while Grant fought for the broader view of society.

My own experiences with science fairs has been pretty good, but I have not done enough of them to really compare results. 1. One experience that I remember was a science project I did with my parents, and it was the old classic Mentos and Soda volcano experiment testing to see how far the soda would shoot into the air. Comparing that to another project I did in the same grade, that one was with an egg. Discussing whether it was a physical or chemical change with a before and after picture. The before picture shows the egg in the shell, while the after picture showed the egg in a scrambled state.

Question 1. Paragraph 38, Kozol says that we are afraid of homeless children. What are we afraid of?                          - From what I read it seems that we don't know exactly what we are afraid of in regards to the homeless children. It could be a number of different things. (E.g. What they become if they survive, the sickness they may carry). It is to broad to pinpoint one specific fear. Question 2. Are any examples particularly moving? Which ones? Why do they affect you the way they do?          - One that moved me quite a bit was near the end when it was mentioned that a senior attending Boston University was aggravated by the lack of aggressiveness to move the homeless people off the street. I find that a little to harsh. I was taught that you don't have to like someone, but you should be nice. And homeless people should be extended that same courtesy. Question 3. Has your perception of the homeless changed as a result of reading "Untouchables"? Exp

I had decided to write my paper about me earning my Eagle Scout award, because it taught me the importance of all the hard work one must put in in order to make what you want possible.

Chapter 4 dealt with the main ideas of personal responses - The purpose of writing a summary                 - Reading the material                 - Identifying the major points                 - Drafting the opening sentence                 - Following the opening statement                 - Using transitions to keep the summary running smoothly Chapter 5 deals with description - It talks about using description to ensnare our readers by providing them with a way of entertainment, a way to express feelings, share relations, inform and to persuade. - Talks about using descriptive words         - Taking plain and simple words in different parts of the essay and adding something new to replace it. Questions 1. Does description need to be as complicated as using new words, or can it still be vague in order for the reader to imagine what said thing could be?