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Modern Liberal Arts​ 1

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One Person Can Make a Difference

One Person can Make a Difference

one morning a man walked along
a beach covered with thousands
of starfish that had washed up
during a storm. Now they lay
dying in the sun.

He saw a young girl picking up the starfish one by one and
tossing them into the sea.
As he approached her he couldn’t help but ask, “Why bother?
There are too many of them.
You won’t make much of a difference.”

She picked up another starfish
and tossed it into the water.
Then she turned to the man and said,
“i made a difference to that one.”

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Pet Wisdom

for the sages of the ages
what you should know

To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit & Like to Complain About Our Pets:
1. They live here. You don’t.
2. If you don’t want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. (That’s why they call it ‘fur’niture.)
3. I like my pets a lot more than I like most people.
4. To you, its an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn’t speak clearly.

To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our sliding door.

Dear Holden, Eli, and Violet,
1. The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food.
2. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
3. The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn’t help because I fall faster than you can run.
4. I cannot buy anything bigger that a king sized. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort.
5. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.
6. For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years – canine or feline attendance is not required.
7. The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat’s butt. I cannot stress this enough!

Remember: In many ways, dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
1. Eat less
2. Don’t ask for money all the time
3. Are easier to train
4. Normally come when called
5. Never ask to drive the car
6. Don’t hang out with drug-using friends
7. Don’t smoke or drink
8. Don’t have to buy the latest fashions
9. Don’t want to wear your clothes
10. Don’t need a ‘gazillion’ dollars for college.
And finally,
11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children.

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Ms. Sojourner Truth

Womens Rights - (1797 - 1883)

Ain't I A Woman?

Deliverd 1851 – Women’s Convention, Akron, Ohio

Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ‘twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what’s all this here talking about?

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?

Then they talk about this thing in the head; what’s this they call it? [member of audience whispers, “intellect”] That’s it, honey. What’s that got to do with women’s rights or negroes’ rights? If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?

Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ’cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.

If the first women God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.

Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain’t got nothing more to say.

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Mr George Muller

Missionary - (1805 - 1898)

10,000 Orphans

Born in Kroppenstaedt, Prussia, on 27th September 1805. Mother dies 1809, imprisoned for not paying hotel bill in 1821. Studied Theology @ Halle University from 1825 to 1829. After graduation Mr. Muller moved to London to train for missionary work. Married Mary Groves in 1830 before moving to Bristol in 1832. After founding Scripture Knowledge Institution 1834 he was led to start an orphanage in 1835. The first home located on Wilson Street, Bristol was opened in 1836 and the last of the 3 Wilson street homes was opened in 1837.

By 1845 complaints from neighbors required Mr. Muller to pray for a new location. Land at Ashley Down was bought in 1846 with contraction starting in 1847 followed with the completion on Number 1 House @ Ashley Down in 1849. House number 2 started in 1854, house number 3 in 1858, number 4 in 1861, and house number 5 completed in 1870.

In 1875 at the age of 70 Mr. Muller left on a 17 year mission trip to share his Christian faith. In that time frame he visited the United States 4x, India 2x, Australia, and preached in 42 countries including China and Japan. Susannah died in 1894 followed four years later by Mr. Muller on 10th March 1898 in Bristol.

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How to Engage and Write about Anything

Analysis and Critiques: How to Engage and Write about Anything

Professor Dorsey Armstrong (Purdue University)

https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/dorsey-armstrong/
https://cla.purdue.edu/facultyStaff/profiles/promoted/promotions-15/Armstrong._Dorsey.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsey_Armstrong

Writing

  • Essay
  • Letter
  • Report

Skills

  • Critical
  • Analytical

Literary Genres

  • Fiction
  • Essay
  • Poetry
  • Drama
  • Autobiography

Rhetoric

  • Deductive reasoning
  • Commonplaces
  • Pathos

Writing process

  • Researching
  • First draft
  • Editing
  • Rewriting

 

Lecture 1

11/19/2017 | 0945 – 1145

What kinds of questions need to be asked in the first place
 Active – analytical reading strategies
 Passive – receptive reading habits

Voice: a persona on paper that is both strong and flexible

Persuasive prose
Good writing invites interaction

Lecture 2 – 11/19/2017 | 1145 - 1245

Prectitical responses – what feelings it gave them
The key to becoming a competent writer lies 1st in being an attentive reader

Critical skills of engagement
1st Life – you read it the first time
2nd Life – you consider and then reflect on what it is you’ve just read (words, details, 1st or 3rd person)
3rd Life – you read though it yet again

Lecture 3 – 11/19/2017 | 1345 - 1452

Genre – type of writing (style, subject matter, elements)
Poetry – uses language in unexpected ways
Drama – something that is performed in front of an audience (4th wall)
Prose – writing that tells some kind of story
Essay – writing that seeks to persuade and inform, to support a particular position.
Autobiography – story of a life, told by the person who has lived it.

Made it to shelter, none to soon
For damp the air start to feel
As rain I know to come
On platform I heaved,
From latter I com


Laura said, “It won’t be long now. Here, give me that”.
What do you Want that for” Edie responded.
Laura – in pain – said, “It helps with the pain. Maybe. Can’t make it any worse.”
Edie gave it to her and asked, “Does it hurt now?”

Lecture 4 – 11/19/2017 | 1453 - 1547

Voice – sometimes called tone, style, or even diction. (critical component)

1. Sussy you would never believe the wedding I went to, at Ourtown Country Club, this weekend. The bride wore a pink gown and the groom wore a white tuxedo. There were 12 bridesmaids and only five groomsmen. Four houndard people showed up, but the DJ and caters where a no show (something about a catering accident). I ended up dancing to some kid playing the harmonica – he was cute. Then when the pizza’s showed up, an argument started ending with the bride getting knocked out. My mom made me leave after that, so I’m not sure how it ended. Anyways see you on Friday.
XoXo Jessi

2. Howard, I think we may need to disown that side of the family.

Lecture 5 – 11/19/2017 | 1631 - 1738

Knowing your reader
Construct an audience

Know
What you want to say?
How you want to say it?
Why you want to say it?

When you write, you construct not only an authorial persona, but you also construct an audience
1. On Monday 10th of September 2017 David Wilfered past on at the glories age of 98. He is servived by his lovely wife Sylvie and his three children – Ella, Peter, and David Jr. During his illustrious life he attened Youngblood Academy, served in the Navy, and was a highschool science teacher. All are invited to attend his celebration of life party at St. Lukes on September 29th at 12:00 PM.

4. Adm. Johnson:

I regret to inform you that Capt. Wilfred died on September 10th 2017. I know you to where close friends, he spoke highly of you.
Sincerly,
David Jr.

Lecture 6 – 11/19/2017 | 1739 - 1854

Make your opening as effective and engaging as possible

Successful arguments
Open
Organize
Support
Conclude

Effective strategy for opening an argument
Description of the topic at hand and explanation of its importance

Firmly fixing an argument in a specific time and place/making a substantial claim about what’s at stake

Craft an introduction to an argument that balances a specific description of a topic with a substantial explanation of its significance

1. I’m writing to appeal your recent devial of coverage for a MRi procedure; to identify acute pain and future medical treatment options. I was informed by my doctor that the first procedure did not cover a large enough area for an accurate diagnosis.

Your letter stated “medically unnecessary” as the reason for the procedure denial. I am requesting a review of my case, as I am currently unable to preform my daily job requirements due to acute pain.

After viewing your letter with Doc. Bentivites, he is willing to discuss the reason why he believes a 2nd MRi is required; to ensure the proper diagnosis and medical treatment are proscribed and followed through with.

Lecture 7 – 11/20/2017 | 1739 - 1854

Coherence
How arguments are structured and presented

Chronological structure
5 paragraph model
Keyterms

Once you’ve introduced them to your language, you have to keep speaking it and expanding the vocabulary

Language
Terms
Meanings

Transitions
Repetition – variation
Sequence or series

2. While the definition of Government is to exercise authority over a state, the purpose of government is to secure its boarders, garinty the peoples civil rights, and protect their freedooms to include speech, libity, and religion to name a few. But, alas, like all great man made vessels used to control other men; they become to powerful, to centralized and to over reaching to the point that it intrudes on the very rights and freedoms it was designed to protect.

Our founding fathers greatest fear was a centerlized government that wielded unchecked fiscal and social power of the people. A prime example of it’s fiscal power can be seen in the ever increasing national det. We can all understand the need to “brow” overy now and then for capital project and inferstuctures upgrades, but to berdom the next generation so the current can live high off the hog instead of tighting its belt in the form of cuts and sunsetting old, wastful projects, programs, and subsities. Why is it the only answer to the constent money shortage is to go to the troth of taxes and bedone the “fat hogs of production” with higher taxes. How many times does Peter have to be robed to pay Marry so Paul doesn’t have to stop playing Xbox on his flat screen and get a job. Why must my proginy eat topromin so someone else can eat Papa Merphys.

The power of social change use to stop at a states bourders, then in 18xx the rights of states where taken by the federal government. Most people incorrectly believe the civil was fought to end slavey, when in fact the war was to keep the union together, the emanination of the slaves an added benefit. Since then the federal government has increasing overrided and forceable inforced its edics on the states. Some of the most noticeable examples are slavery, business, school, abortions, sodomi, and marriage. While you may be in support of the ends you must be wiery of the means that these ends came by.

Lecture 8 – 11/20/2017 | 1848 - 2100

Key strategies
1st – evidence does not explain itself
– Show your reader how and why your proof is relevant to your argument
– – explain how a particular piece of evidence helps make your case to an audience
2nd – direct link between your evidence and your conclusion that is definitive, and based on caused-effect
3rd – concessions – admitting that afternative viewpoint exist (serves to strengthen your own argument

3. Was now truly the right time for the PAEC? While no one can argue with the aesthetily pleasing structure sitting where the old Toys R Us building is , that on a clear day has one of the best views of t X; some in cluding myself may question the timing and price.

We, as citicezens have been aschere by a handpicked Blue Ribbon Panel that the city need and could afoud the PAEC, but I uonder if the 5 year build or else pay requirement attached to the Government loan to buy the old Toys R Us property had any influence on the speed of the decision to move forward. Then there is the capital cost of the project.

While some, may say the $34,000.000 capital cost for the PAEC project is an investment in building a strong downtown core for the City of Fedeal Way; I would like to remind them of some of the City of Federal Ways other “downtown” projects. Let us start with the “Crystle Place” a multistory located on the site of the old AMC north movie theather, Ooops! Im sorry, after years of being told the deal was almost signed it simply didn’t happen – apparently the ginancal backers did not find downtown Federal Way a good investment. In order to capitalize on the inical investment to purchase the property, the city, in 20xx built Downpark I, at a cost of $xx. Agter only being opened for xx months the city government made the fiscal responsible decision to tair up the xx month old park and replace it with, wait for it, you quessed it, a band new park. The new downtown park came in under budget at @xx (true cost is not known to the large amount of labor that was provided by the park dept.) This final cost brings the total downtown park cost (minus lost property tax revenue) to $xx. Now has take a look at one more downtown project that the Federal Way tax payers have forcable invested in.

That’s say hypateticly you wanted to buy sometime, and that said something has had the same sales price for more then a year, no. three years. So you go to buy the said item only to be told by the salesperson – we will call them xx – that there is now another interested party and that the sales price – that has not moved in 3 years is now $xx? A xx% increase! Not sure about you, but any fiscally responsible I know would walk away from the deal. So what does the City of Federal Way do, they get the price lowed by x% and tell everyone they saved us $300K. That is ow the city and tax payers became the owner of another run down building. (I will add the city did just sell a piece of the Target to x to build another hotel – which will take business and jobs from the current hotels – on an up note the low paying jobs created at the new hotel count against the new job creation requirements that are part of the NMTC and CBDG funding deals used to build the PAC. But I get a head of myself, we will look at the PAEC fund next.

Lecture 9 – 11/20/2017 | 2111 - 2212

Conclusions – finish off an argument in way that solidify your claims and make your case
Must include a summary of the highlight of an argument
Negative consequences – underscore the negative things that could happen
No viable alternative – negative consequence plus adding that other alternative conclusions are not viable
Positive consequences – underscore the fact that some potentially positive things will not be manifested.
Importance of using the conclusion to recap the main thesis and key points of your argument.

1. I ask you to think of the lives of our progeny and their progeny if we continue as mere British subjects with no voice, then I ask, that you imagine the future as a free people. A people of equal stating of nation in the eyes of the court of the world. Where your progeny will not be subjects but Kings and Queens of a new world and their progeny will not feel the chains of servitude but the fresh air of freedom and the hope of prosperity, that they then may pass to their progeny for generations to come. Those are the choices we have; the simple path of chains and subjecthood or the unpleasent business of laying the cornerstone of freedom that one day our progeny can continue to build a nation upon that will show the world the power of a free people.

Lecture 10 – 11/21/2017 | 0620 - 0832

Poerty is – plays with words and imagery in an unexpected way

Call our attention to certain words or combinations of words

Poetic devices
metaphor – compairs one thing to another
“her eyes were oceans”
Simile – comparison between two things by using the words “like or “as.
“her eyes where like the ocean”
Synecdoche – a word describing a part to mean the whole
“all hands on deck”
Metonymy – word that describes something associated with an idea is used in place of the logical word.
“The White House said today”

1. It was a cold and rainy day.
Rain fall
like
ice, sheets of

cold day
on
bitter, night was

2. She was a tall, thin women with brown eyes and short, dark hair.
Tall thin like graceful gazel
Eyes brown as mud pies
Hair short dark as starless ocean night

4. He was excited to learn that his sister was coming home soon.
Excited, he was
learn he did
soon to come
Home, she would be

Lecture 11 – 11/21/2017 | 0855 - 1011

Diction – word choice (definition, connotation, and association)
Syntax – word order; the grammatical ordering of a sentence so that it makes sense
Common sentence structure = Subject – Verb – Object

Images can be discerened if we think hard about it. – it is what is hard (or initially confusing)
About a poem – that makes it so good and so interesting

1. I was driving along the road. I saw my favorite coffee shop and decided to stop.
I decided to stop at my favorite coffee shop since I was already driving along the road it was on.

2. There is nothing better then hot coffee with cream and sugar on a cold morning.
Cold mornings are always better with a hot coffee with cream and sugar.

4. I drove around for a while before I was able to find the on-ramp.
I did not find the on-ramp; until, I had driven around for a while.

Lecture 12 – 11/21/2017 | 1030 - 1127

Drama is performance.
Presentation style is key (inflection, emphasis, and enthusiasm)

1. Anger
“You’re late again!”, John’s mother said angerly.
“I’m am not! You clock is wrong.” John responded.
“No, your watch is wrong! And “where were you tonight?”
John angerly walking up the stairs responded,
“In any event, I’m home right now.” John continued to walk to his room at the end of the hall as he informed her, he was with friends and that she did not know them.

4. Jane had just walked out of the kitchen when John had started walked through the front door.
“You’re late again: she said.
“I’m note late. I believe your clock is wrong”, he responded.
“No, double check your watch, I think it might be off.: she said as she sait down on the forest reen coach in the living room.
John took off his rain jacket as he responded, “Im any event, I am home now. What show are you going to watch?”
“Not sure yet. Where were you tonight?”
“Out with friends”.
“Which friends?”
John stared that she did not know then and that he was headed upstairs to go to bed.

Lecture 13 – 11/21/2017 | 1337 - 1505

Experiences –
Qualities –

Personal anecdotes
Best way to be effective is to be selective

IAA
Interests –
Abilities –
Achievements –

How we present our achievements and accomplishments is the thing that will matter most.
Strike a balance between individual accomplishments and collaborative efforts.
Alternate the use of personel pronouns, proved a mix of “I” and “we” statements & descriptions.
Presenting your faulte or failures as part of a larger process of self-development.
1. By the time I had crossed the line, I had been up, and moving for over 31 hours (31:29:56 to be precise). Sometimes running while other time walking, eating or talking the equally lutiques person I had met on the trail between aid stations. I will admit there was even some crying and a whole lot of praying. But never was there ever the thought of quiting, giving up, or not finishing. For six months I had planned, trained, ached and scrofised. I had leaned on family, friends and especially my running parter and four legged angle Mizz Violet for support and incouragement – even tho most words of incouragement circled around my lack of mental scrupals. All the miles in the moutians, hours on my legs and mind-numbing ice baths had allowed me to compartimalize my mind to the point that I would have died before quiting. All this cam to a _________ point when I accomplished my goal and completed my first 100 mile endurance run. (REWITE FOLLOWING EXERCISE #2)

Lecture 14 – 11/21/2017 | 1524 - 1653

Link between autobiographical writing and leadership
Reciprocity is a crucial function of leadership
Emotional expression (judicious)

Soft power – the ability to achieve one’s goals by establishing intimacy and cultivating personal connections with a large public body.

Present yourself as a leader who establishes productive reciprocal relationships with those around you and never allow an individual accomplishment to be represented without some connection to those with whom you serve.
Low-key pitch and understated tones will draw your readers closer, inviting them to listen longer and hear more of what you have to say.
In 1998 I made, what will always be, the greatest mistake of my life. I was given a piece of paper with the date of November 5th 1998 on it. With the sheet of paper came the responsibility of parenthood, and what I then believed was a responcibility I could not handle, but hounostly was unwilling to try. That day I made a choice to chose my life over my childs, and even tho God had the final say and took my child back the day before we where scheduled to send her back. Till the day I die, on the 5th of November I will always be reminded of my greatest misstate, because the 5th of November is my birthday too.

Lecture 15 – 11/21/2017 | 1653 - 1754

Rhetorical concepts
Commonplace – a piece of truth that is wrapped up in easily recogvizable language
Truth = positive response [right to the pursuit of happiness]

Stasis – general agreement on terms of the argument
Deductive reasoning – generalizations to particulars (specific event, occurrence, or phenomenon)
Inductive reasoning – particulars to generalizations (used with wide range of evidence)

We reviewed your companies analytics data for the last year and noticed the top three sites sending you visits where google, bing, and facebook. With closer view facebook was removed from consideration due to low convertion rates, while google and bring where given a closer look. It is with this closer look that we believe bing will provider a lower CPA and recommend increase its budget by 15% for the next 6 months while learing googles alone and decreasing facebooks by 50%

Lecture 16 – 11/21/2017 | 1826 - 1937

Invention – the process by which we generate arguments or topics (think outside the box)
Arrangement – refers to the way arguments are organized – it’s the formula and expectation that dictate writing structure (five paragraph essay)
Kairos – refers to the opportunities that a particular set of circumstances might present you (writing or saying the right thing at the right time the right way)
Analogy – drawing connection between two things that may not necessarily be associated with each other by a particular audience
Virtual permission form – pick an aspect of your topic that seems most interesting or challenging and develop that is as much dept as possible.

Lecture 17 – 11/21/2017 | 1938 - 2038

Ethos – the perception that readers have of your reliability or character – established though patterns of behavior – when writing demonstrate expertise and/or speak from a position of authority (transfer of trust)
Pathos – inspiring emotion in your readers, especially feelings of sympathy

1. Last year we collected 500 liters of blood!
That’s 2000 lives saved or helped.
This year we need 600 liters.
Your donation of 1 liter can save 2 people
Come out on December 25 to help save kids like Little Jimmy. Last year little Jimmy was hit by a drunk drive and required 6 liter of life saving blood! That blood cam from 6 of our loving neirbors who cared enough to donate last year.

Lecture 18 – 11/22/2017 | 0808 - 0916

Research Plan
1. Identify you objective (prove position, support belief, educate audience, or entertain)
2. Narrow your focus
Broad – the figure of king Aurther in literature
Less Broad – The figure of King Aurther in Midevil literature
Perfect – The significants of the shift in King Aurthers characture, once he has founded the order of the round table.
3. Find your hood, the way into your research
4. Schedule with deadlines. 1st week read 2nd write or Monday 4hr read 1hr draft ideas
Now where to look (Internet, or Library)
Take a moment to stop and look at what books are around the one you need.
5. Spend time persuing the notes and work cited section of your articles and books
Due Exercises 1 -3 on “A Modest Proposal“

Lecture 19 – 11/22/2017 | 0920 - 1025

Start early – know what your talking about – have an understanding of other points of niew – articulate your own position – make a convincing case

Information Storing
1st run – tabs
2nd run – more detailed notes (sum up general argument – interesting points indivisually – identify page – write down personal questions or countergruments as the come

Note cards (color coded) one quote or argument – ive point per card – author -which text – which page

Information Organization
Make your voice heard – give proper accreditation – decide what your particular stance on a topic, and then try to articulate your position – rough outline – supporting points – secondary source – identify critics

Plagiarism – using words or ideas of others without giving proper credit.

Citation style
MLA
APA
Chicago

Do Exercise #2

Lecture 20 – 11/22/2017 | 1047 - 1125

Act of getting started
Free writing | brainstorming – make a list

Feeling blocked – give yourself permission to write poorly

Fresh eyes

Writing partner or writing support group
Exercise – read “a rose for Emily”

Lecture 21 – 11/22/2017 | 1112 - 1308

Two basic models
Line-by-line – edit one line at a time, making corrections as you go

Holistic – step back and take a macroscopic view
1. state in a sentence what the main argument of the essay is.
2. write an outline of the essay as it stands
3. revise the outline
4. finish up with the detail (spelling | grammar)

1. One fight defined Beowulf’s identity
2. A. Great old English poem – Hero named Beowulf – fights 3 monsters – one degines his identity
B. Monster #1 Grendel #2 Grendel’s mom #3 dragon (50 years latter) debate in his death in last battle
C. Societal importance of identity and reputation – mutipule example og narstist personalit
D. 1st fight (Grendel) most important – establish reputation
3. B no C kind of D yes
4. Review with Aleta

Lecture 22 – 11/22/2017 | 1345 - 1417

Make sure you are working with a clearly articulated main claim
State a main claim that is clear and specific as possible

Never assume your audience understands the point your trying to make – spell things out – signpost

Exercise – due with Aleta

Lecture 23 – 11/22/2017 | 1418 - 1513

Fresh eyes
Read your piece out loud

10 common errors
1. “I” vs. “me”
2. Subject – pronoun agreement
3. Gender – exclusinve language
4. Apostrophes
5. Comma
6. Dangling modigiers
7. Ironically
8. Misspelled words
9. Sound a like words
10. “there” and “yours”

1. Their dog is tired, he’s been playing in the backyard all day.
To whom did she give the present?
She brought plenty of food for us to eat: salads, muffins, and hamburger.
It’s hard when someone breaks their promise.
You’r not being very nice to him.

Lecture 24 – 11/22/2017 | 1520 - 1620

Read and write as much as you can

The world around us is filled with words; take in as many as you can, and then give us some back.

1. I have spent all but 8 years of my 40 years in this world in the Federal Way way area. I am a third generation resident and am belest enough to watch a gourth generation grow up. I have voluntired in the community with churches schools, campaigns, at the hospital and with community groups. In this time. I will argue, I have watched this city fall from a family friendly bedroom community to a mini Seattle with shopping carts at every bus stop, homeless encampments in the woods, and vagents at ever corner.

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i had a dream

Also Known As "Footprints"

One night I dreamed a dream.

I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. Fore each scene, I noticed two  sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to me and one to my Lord.

When the last scene of my life shot before me I looked back at the footprints in the sand. There was on one set of footprints. I realized that this was at the lowest and saddest times of my life. This always bothered me and i Questioned the Lord abut my dilemma.

“lord, You told me when i decided to follow You. You would walk and talk with me all the way. But I’m aware that during the most troublesome times of my life there is only one set of footprints. I just don’t understand why, when I need You most, You leave me.”

He whispered, “My precious child, I love you and will never leave you, never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you.”

Margaret Fishback Powers, 1964

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Proverbs 31

[10] An able women who can find? And (is) far above gems her value.

The words of Lemuel King, the burden that taught him his mother. What my son? And what, the son of my womb? And what, the son of my vows? Not do give to women your might, or your ways to that wiping out kings. (It is) not for Kings, O Lemuel, (it is) not for Kings to drink wine, nor for princes to lust for strong drink; lest they drink and forget what is decreed and pervert the right of the sons of the afflicted! Give strong drink to one perishing and wine to the bitter of soul; let him drink and forget his poverty, and his misery not remember more. Open your mouth for the dumb, to the cause of all the sons fatherless. Open your mouth; judge righteously and defend the poor and needy. An able women who can find? And (is) far above gems her value. trust in her heart Her husband’s so that (of) gain no he has lack. She deals to him good and not evil, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax; and she works (with) delight (with) her palms. She is like the ships merchant; from afar she brings in her food. She also rises while (it is) still night, and gives game to her household, and a decree to her maidens. She has examined a field and takes it; from the fruit of her palms she plants a vineyard. She has girded with strength her loins, and has strengthened her arms. She tastes whether (is) good her gain; not does go out by night her lamp. her hands she has sent forth on the distaff and her palms have held the spindle her palms she spreads to the poor; and her hands she reaches to the needy. not she is afraid for her household of the snow; for all her household are clothed (with) scarlet, coverings she makes to herself fine linen and purple her clothing (is) is known in the gates Her husband, when he sits with the elders of the land. linen garments She makes, and sells; and belts she gives to the merchant. Strength and dignity (are) her clothing; and she laughs at the day to come. her mouth she opens in wisdom, and the law of kindness (is) on her tongue. She watches the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness not she does eat. rise up Her children and call her blessed; her husband, for he praises her. Many (are) the daughters who work ably, but you rise over all of them deceitful (is) charm and vain beauty (is), a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised. Give to her from the fruit of her hands; and let praise her in the gates her works.

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Proverbs 30

[2] Surely (more) brutish I (am) than any man and not the understanding of a man is to me. And not I have learned wisdom, but the knowledge of holiness do I now.

The words of Agur the Jakeh son of the burden. Spoke the warrior to Itheil, (even) to Itheil and Ucal; Surely (more) brutish I (am) than any man and not the understanding of a man (is) to me And not I have learned wisdom, but the knowledge of holiness do I know. 

Who has gone up (to) Heaven and return? who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who made rise all the ends of the earth? What (is) His name? And what (is) name His Sons? 

Surely you know every word of God is tested; a shield He (is) to seekers refuge in Him. not Do add to His words, lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar. 

Two things I have asked from you; not do hold back from me before I die; vanity and the word of a lie remove far from me; poverty and riches not do give to my; tear for me bread of my portion; lest I become full, and deceive, and say, who is Jehovah? Or lest I become poor and steal, and violate the name of my God. 

not Do slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty. A generation its father curses, and its mother not does bless; generation pure in its own eyes! and from its filth not is washed A generation O how lofty (are) its eyes! and its eyelids are lifted up, A generation swords (are its teeth, and knives its jaw teeth, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men, To the leech (are) two daughters (crying) Give! Give! 

Three (things) they (are) not satisfied; four not have said Enough! Sheol and the barren womb; the earth not filled (with) water; and the fire, not has said, Enough! The eye that mocks (his) father, and despises to obey (his) mother, shall pick it the ravens of the valley; and shall eat it the sons of the eagle. 

Three (things) they (are) to wonderful for me, and four not I know the way of; an eagle in the heavens the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a virgin so (is) the way of a women adulterous; she eats and wipes her mouth and says, not I have done (any) evil. 

Under three (things) quakes the earth; under four not it is able to bear up under; a servant when he reigns: and a fool when he is filled with food; under a hated one when she is married; and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress. 

Four (things) they(are ) little on the earth, but they (are) the wise ones of thoses made wise; the ants (are) a people not strong yet they prepare in summer their food; the rock badgers (are) a people not mighty, yet they make in the rock their houses; a king not is to the locusts yet they go out, in a swarm all of them. The lizard with the hands you can take and it (is) in palaces the king’s. 

three things They (are) that go well in a march, and four that go well in walking; a lion (is) mighty among beasts, and not he turns away from facing all; one girded in the loins and the goat he; and a king (when his) army (is) with him 

If you have been foolish in lifting yourself; or if you plot; (lay) hand on (your) mouth! For squeeze milk, out comes curds; and squeeze the noses out comes blood; and squeeze wrath it brings forth strife.