# 14 Secrets, Secrets

Secrets are told to strangers for money, power, blackmail, and many other reasons. But, secrets are also told to strangers for no reason sometimes; people post secret information on the internet for no reason, people talk to a group of strangers to solve their problems, and some people just run their mouth and release secrets. I do agree that the internet is the nemesis to secrecy. Like I said before, people post secrets on the internet not knowing they're secrets, or because they're angry, and once a secret is posted on the internet, it is nearly impossible to remove.

# 13 Bizniss Ethics

Ethics and values should definitely be taught in schools. I think that they are taught to a certain extent, but not enough. Values such as manners and sportsmanship and stuff. Classes such as how to set the table, kindness to the opposite sex, and how to lose correctly should be taught in school. Categories for these subjects would be: in school (how to respect teachers and your peers), outside of school (good sportsmanship and losing with dignity), and at home (respect your parents and not degrading the opposite sex with humor).

# 12 Movies My Way

To me movies are categorized into definite categories. First of all, there are good movies such as comedies, actions, and thrillers. There are also bad movies such as horrors and most animated movies. And finally there are certain movies that nobody wants to watch (except for as the name implies) such as chick flicks, romantic comedies, and dramas. In my opinion, what constitutes a great film is if I like it. For example, I love comedies because they make me laugh; if they make me laugh until I cry, it is a great film. Or in the case of action movies, if the majority of the movies is fight scenes, it is a great film. So, my criteria is basically if it is good or not based on my decision.

# 11 My Self-Review of Myself

Culminating Writers Profile:
1- I believe that my writing style will greatly improve in this class; based upon the first month of i class, this is will teach me a lot about good writing techniques and styles.
2- As a writer, I think that I am good at responding to a prompt. I can analyze writings fairly well, and from that, I can respond pretty good.
3- I feel like i am not a very confident writer. From writing more and more, i can figure out what is good and what is bad, and this improves my confidence.

Evaluating Your Writing Process:
1- If had time to make another draft, I would elaborate on my concrete details more.
2- I found that the easiest part of my essay to improve was added story/experience, the peer review gave me ideas for concrete details.
3- The biggest problem I had in writing this essay was trying to indirectly state the main idea. I attempted to indirectly state it, but from my peer reviews, I realized that I didn't do a very good job.

Evaluating Your Successes:
1- My best revision was my introduction, I think that my intro was the best part of my essay.
2- I used descriptive images to reinforce my main idea, and i also used a personal experience to support the essay.
3- I think that appealed to my audience quite well because I used sports to connect the theme to the paper, and I am knowledgeable about sports.

Being Honest With Self:
1- What intimidated me was that there was no set structure for the essay. I took this on by using good, detailed paragraphs with a conclusion.
2- After reading example essays, I decided to use a good personal experience that strongly tied into the theme.
3- In one sample essay, they used multiple examples that may not have been personal experience, so I used a personal experience and a situation that wasn't personal.
4- I learned that I could add length and detail to my concrete details.
5- I think that after writing this, I have learned about using figurative language, especially metaphors. Also, I learned that I can relate to topics better that I thought I could.

# 10 All Alone In the Paragraphical Neighborhood

"Nobodiness" in writing comes from many aspects. One thing is lack of sentence variety. If all sentences are too short or too long the paper will get boring. Writing needs to have long, complex sentences complimented by short descriptive sentences. Also, lack of figurative language will lead to a boring essay. If the writer just says everything straight forward, clean-cut, the paper won't be as engaging as an essay that has metaphors and imagery etc.  

# 9 Into the Future

After reading "Tuesdays with Morrie", I think i won't take life for granted. I may not have the chance to know when I die like Morrie did, so I will live everyday like its my last. Who knows I could die tomorrow (knock on wood), and if I did, I wouldn't want any regrets about not doing something or being mad at someone. I may have thought of these things before reading "Tuesdays with Morrie", but the book put everything into perspective and I think I drew from that. I have thought that being a successful person in life, like Mitch, is the right thing to do, and I'm not saying it's not, but if I ever became like that I don't want tp lose sight of the truly important things in life; love, relationships, and human connection.

# 8 Negative Connotation

     When one hears the word "stripped", the first thought is a negative connotation. The word has many uses in the English language for stripped, and in most cases, it is not used as a good action.
     From this, one can see that the word stripped has a very negative connotation. It is used when something is completely taken or removed from someone, and (from my experience) no one would want this to happen to them or anyone close to them. Stripped bring dark and negative thoughts of the worst.
     If someones says their child was stripped from them, the image of the child being forcefully torn from the parent comes to mind. No one would ever want their child "stripped" from them. In the military, if someone is stripped of their rank, this is definitely not a positive occasion. Being stripped of rank would only be caused if the person being stripped did a very punishable offense.
     Stripped has a strong meaning and is a grave verb for the right situation. Like any word, it has the right use for the right situation. Used correctly, this is a good word to make a reader imagine the situation at hand.