Friday, October 28, 2011

annotated bibliography


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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Example Essay

Who knew there could be so many surprises after you get married?  Not all good surprises either.  My husband and I decided not to live together until we got married and let’s just say  there were a couple of things about my husband that I didn’t know  and was quite surprising  to me. 
                One of my biggest pet peeves is being late, I don’t care if I’m half an hour early as long as I’m not late, it’s better to be early then late right?.   Well come to find out my husband is the opposite.   He likes to be there a minute before were suppose to be there.    He will wait right up to the last minute to get ready which really surprises me because before we were married he was always on time.
                Another think that surprised me was how messy he was.   I could spend all day cleaning up the house to make sure it was spotless including picking up laundry that was laying on the floor and washing all the dirty laundry and  as soon as he gets home he leaves his jacket lying around on the table, and changes into new clothes and leaves his dirty ones lying on the floor.    It surprises me because before we were married he always said that he hated a dirty house.
                One of the biggest things that surprise me is how much he likes to play his video games.   Before we were married he never said anything about playing video games.  I knew he had an Xbox 360 but didn’t think he actually played it anymore.  Every night before he goes to bed he has to play it and I think if he had more free time he would play it more. 
                When it all comes down to the end all of this surprises that I can’t live with, who knows maybe with time he will start picking up after himself.   Maybe his mother always picked up after him.  And I guess the video games aren’t a big deal as long as it doesn’t turn into a big thing.  I suppose after working all day I can pick up after him and let his play his video games.  

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Contrast Essay


Well I have been living with my husband for about three weeks and been married for a little over a week.  As one of the first things to get as husband and wife we decided to get a dog.  I’ve always wanted a golden doodle which is a mix between a golden retriever and a poodle and my husband didn’t care what we got so we got a golden doodle.  His name is Gunner.  After spending just one day with him I noticed a huge difference in the way a golden doodle and Austrian Shepherd which my parents have act.
                My golden doodle is four months and doesn’t do much. He just likes cuddle, he has to always been in eye sight view.   My parents Austrian Shepherd is a year and half and is always hyper.  The Austrian shepherd barks at everything.   If he hears a little noise he barks, when he sees someone walking by the house he barks.  He also likes to be outside all the time.
                Another difference between a golden doodle and Austrian shepherd is that a golden doodle is more laid back and calm and just likes to lie around.   Austrian shepherd is dog you have to have to run a lot.   If they don’t run a lot they get hyper and run around the their house jumping on stuff. 
                Finally the biggest difference I noticed was that a Austrian shepherd is more protective.  With a golden doodle you can touch other kids and they don’t go after the child to make sure your not hurting him or her. With my parents Austrian shepherd if you were to pick a kid up even if it was just to hold them or give them a hug he will jump on the child and sometimes he even bites them trying to get them away from adults. 
                Maybe all the differences are because of the age difference and maybe our golden doodle is just getting to know his new environment since we’ve only had him for a day and a half.  And who knows maybe he will get more energy and will like to run around outside more.  

Friday, October 21, 2011

Isearch Progress Report

I actually didn’t know I was writing it I wrote my classification and was told that it would also work for my isearch.  After looking at it I am satisfied with it.  My research plan is working very well and im finding a lot of my answers.  I’m starting to understand the whole Isearch thing now, well at lease I think I am.

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How I trained my two dogs to stay in the yard, not to bark all the time and not to jump.  I have two dogs ones a 70 pound Austrian shepherd and the other a 10 pound Pomeranian.  The Austrians shepherd name is Trapper and the Pomeranian‘s is Zoe.  Trapper is 1 year old and Zoe is 10. 
                I have always been interested in training dogs and my dogs definitely needed some training so I did some research and found a couple of ways to train your dog not leave your yard.   I searched online how to keep your dogs in the yard and found an interesting tip.   It said to put a leash on your dog and walk them around the edges of your yard.   It said to repeat it a couple of times. 
                On the same website I found out another interesting tip.  I found out that dogs bark for a reason.  It may be annoying at times but there are many reasons why they bark for instance they bark because it’s a warning/ alert that something may be wrong, they bark because of anxiety. They bark when they’re excited and bored.  After reading about how important it is for them to bark I realized I could deal with it.
                We have had a couple of accidents with our Austrian Shepherd jumping on people when they first walk into our house. Trapper isn’t a small dog so if the visitors weren’t ready he would really knock them over.    This is why I decided to find out how to keep it from jumping.  The first thing I learned was never to reward your dog after jumping.  I also learned that when you dog jumps on you to turn you body the other way and do not make eye contact.  You can also try saying down instead of sit down because when you say sit down there going to think you want them to lie down and of course there not going to want to lay down when they’re excited. 
                I’m happy to say after training trapper he no longer left the yard even when people were walking by even when little kids would ride by on their bikes and that was a big problem before I started training him.   He still barked but after knowing why he barked it didn’t bother me as much.  He still jumped once in awhile when he got really excited but was nothing like he was before I started training him.   As for Zoe I think she might have been too old to train she wouldn’t stay in the yard but she didn’t bark too often and she never jumped on people.  

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Classification Essay #2

In my four months of planning a wedding a being in two different weddings I have realized the wedding gown is the most important part of a wedding to the women.  There are many different styles of wedding gowns for example there is A-line, fit-n-flare and mermaid. 
             If you shaped like an hour glass and have a big chest, big hips and tiny waist then A-line is going to look the best on you.  A-line is going to show off you figure.  The A-line dress is fitted around the hips and flows out to the ground.  A-line can hide a rounder lower body. 
            Mermaid style is a sexier style that highlights your curves.  It fit tightly to just below you hips then flares out.  Normally people who are confident with their body and are slender, short and even tall women can pull this dress off.
            Another wedding gown style is a Ball gown.  A Ball gown has a full skirt it can be either one piece or separate.  Slender and pair shaped women can pull the ball gown off best.   The ball gown is normally for traditional weddings and can be paired with either a long veil or white long gloves. 
            After researching different kinds of wedding gowns I have found out which style is good for my body type.  I learned which dress is going to show off my body the most.   Knowing all of this is going to help me find the perfect wedding gown and made my wedding day perfect.  

Intro # 2 Contrast Essay

How can a mother and daughter act so different but it some ways be so much alike?   They both do all they can do help people that need help.  They are both widowed and know how it feels to live alone.  But they are two totally people when it comes to thinking about how others are going to feel before they say things.  One could careless how they make someone feel.  When I’m with her and she says stuff to make people feel bad it makes me feel bad for that person.    I guess with age you figure out just to go with the flow and her daughter will hopefully learn that soon enough.  

Intro # 1 Contrast

I couldn't help but write about two sisters. I’ve known them both for quite awhile.  They look just alike and have lived in the same town all their lives.  They are both married and have kids.  They both work for a living ones a school secretary and when works in a bank.  Even though they are sisters and both look alike they act totally different.  They have two totally different attitudes.  One sister has more of an attitude that there better than everyone else and likes to start rumors.  The other sister is more laid back and just goes with the flow and doesn’t try to be better than everyone else.  Sometimes it just amazes me how different two sisters can be.  

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Classification Essay

             Who knew planning a wedding would be so much work?  Everyone said that it wasn’t going to easy and that it would be stressful at times.   I told them that they were crazy and that I could have it planned in 4 months.  Let’s just say it wasn’t as easy as I thought and it was definitely stressful at times, but don’t get me work I wouldn’t change a thing.   There’s a lot that goes into planning a wedding for example finding a florist that you can afford but still does a awesome job, choosing your wedding colors and finding the perfect dress.       I have found that trying to plan a wedding on a small budget is hard.  You want you’re wedding to be one that no one will ever forget but you still want to stay within your budget because when the day comes, it’s not about how much money you spent, it’s about whether or not your day was what you dreamed it would be.                               
           Every girl dreams about their wedding day all there life.       After doing some research I have noticed that you can get everything you want for you won’t for your wedding weather you have a big or small budget.   You just have to look harder for what you want in different places.  For example we invited 250 so we are having a pretty big wedding so when it came to favors we need a lot and it took a lot from our budget.  After looking at A.C Moore, Jo Ann fabric, Oriental Trading and eBay and found that eBay was the way to go.  If you do it right you also get free shipping.
           The feeling you can when you watch couples in love is a wonderful feeling.  Although I haven’t been to many weddings in my life time and actually being in process of planning one myself one of the most important part of getting married  is the dress, well to the women always.  Every girl wants the perfect dress and wants there husband to be to be speechless when they first see them walking down the aisle.  That’s why I have looked into which dress would be perfect for me.  While researching all of the dresses I found out that there are many different styles and colors you can get.  You can get short ones, long ones, white once and ivory ones. 
        When looking into purchasing a wedding gown I looked into many things.  For example what am I looking for in a dress and where am I getting married.   For instance if I was getting married on a beach I would get a less fancy gown instead of a ball gown.  Since I wasn’t getting married on a beach I looked into more of the fancy looking gowns.  Let’s just say when I walked into the bridal bouquet I was shocked I didn’t know there was that many different styles of gowns to chose from.    There’s A-line/princess, mermaid, empire, column and ball gown.  The hard part is to find out what style looks the best on you.  I tried on many different styles of dresses on until I found the style that I liked the best.  After trying on many different dresses I am happy to say that I found the dress that I love and can’t wait to walk down the aisle in.   The perfect dress to me in one that when you first look in the mirror brings tears to your eyes, one that takes your breath away  and the one  you want to see your fiancĂ© when you want down the aisle.  
               Well my wedding day is 4 days away and it’s very stressful time.  Trying to remember everything we need and hoping we don’t forget anything and making sure we get everything done on time.  I’m just hoping my day is as wonderful as I’ve always dreamed.  

Monday, October 3, 2011

Outro to Classification

When looking into purchasing a wedding gown I looked into many things.  For example what am I looking for in a dress and where am I getting married.   For instance if I was getting married on a beach I would get a less fancy gown instead of a ball gown.  Since I wasn’t getting married on a beach I looked into more of the fancy looking gowns.  Let’s just say when I walked into the bridal bouquet I was shocked I didn’t know there was that many different styles of gowns to chose from.    There’s A-line/princess, mermaid, empire, column and ball gown.  The hard part is to find out what style looks the best on you.  I tried on many different styles of dresses on until I found the style that I liked the best.  After trying on many different dresses I am happy to say that I found the dress that I love and can’t wait to walk down the aisle in.  

Intro #2 Classification

The feeling of watching people in love getting married is a wonderful feeling.  Although I’ve only been to a couple of weddings in my life time and actually being in process of planning one myself one of the most important part of getting married is the dress, well to the women always.  Every girl wants the perfect dress and wants there husband to be to be speechless when they first see them walking down the aisle.  That’s why I have looked into which dress would be perfect for me.  While researching all of the dresses I found out that there are many different styles and colors you can get.  You can get short ones, long ones, white once and ivory ones.  

Intro #1 to Classification

Every girl dreams about their wedding day all there life.  There are many things that go into planning a wedding such as where to have the wedding? What do you want your wedding colors to be?  Where should you get your wedding flowers that won’t leave you broke?  Everyone wants there day to be perfect and but also don’t want to go broke trying to pay for it.  From what I have looked into planning my wedding I have realized that you can get anything you want as long  you look at different places for everything, I noticed that some places have the same exact thing but much cheaper than other stores.