2010

INITIAL STUDENT WORK ENGLISH 1005 SPRING 2010

DC: 2/10

==I face a lot of stress at work. First is the commute, I now have a forty five minute drive to work, after eighteen years of working ten minutes from home. My whole trip is crazy highway, full of people driving fast and erratic. The other day, on my way to work, I saw a three car accident that brought all traffic to a stand still. I was in traffic so long that I was really afraid I would be late. When I get out of work at nine thirty at night, I sometimes think that I could just fall asleep on the long boring highway trip home. Second, is the pressure to sell. I work in a jewelry store, and with this bad economy it’s getting harder and harder to sell luxury items. Yet pressure is put on me everyday to make my goal. Finally, I stress myself with the thought that this job is challenging enough. What brain power does it take me to show some jewelry, cash someone out, box and bag their item? The stress of this job is knowing I can't put up with these things much longer.==

It is Coming The end of the world is an interesting subject to ponder. To be completely honest it’s truly a miracle we are still all here. There are so many ways that the world can end or how life could cease to exist on planet Earth. There are potentially thousands of different ways it could end. For example, a simple asteroid impact, with a big asteroid impact, say one about five miles wide, it won’t matter where it would land on Earth it would cause major extinctions, such as the one that killed the dinosaurs (allegedly). Also, there is always the chance of global war. Between the United States and Russia we control roughly 19,000 active nuclear warheads. Even if nuclear war seems unlikely today there is always the possibility of an accidental nuclear exchange, and with genetic engineering taking place it could in time be possible to create an ethnic biological weapon effecting one primary group. Furthermore, my all time favorite, someone wakes up and realizes it was all a dream. Just as empty space might not be the true, the most stable form of the vacuum, what we call reality might not even be true, the most stable form of existence. For example, a philosopher named Chuang Tzu dreams he is a butterfly with no awareness of his existence as a person. When he wakes up he asks himself, "Was I Chuang Tzu who dreamt about being a butterfly, or am I now a butterfly who dreams about being Chuang Tzu.” So when you really sit down and think how easy it would be for reality to cease existence and how we’ve managed to go on so long it’s nothing short of a miracle. It really just goes to show you that you shouldn’t waste on minute of your life because it could be your last.

==My husband does everything his way. First, he always decides where the family goes on vacation. Like when during Christmas break, the kids wanted to go to Disney, but he decided we were going to Las Vegas instead. There was nothing for the kids to do but he had fun spending all the money gambling. He wanted to convince the kids that they were having a good time so he took them to the pool for ten minutes but then went right back to gambling. Next, he spent all the budget money on a Rolex watch for himself and gifts for his friends. He usually doesn’t consider buying the kids what they actually need nor does he think he needs to buy me anything. Last, he never helps with any household chores. He believes he does not need to help with the kids at home. He never gives the kids a ride to school or helps them with their homework. At bedtime, he won’t read them a story even though they ask him to. He doesn’t realize how selfish he is by not putting the family first. ==

JR: 2/10
==When I was younger, I loved English. In middle school you had about forty-five minutes to an hour of English class. In elemartery the class’s where all together. I liked to write essays. I did not have a favorite teacher; Although. There was this one teacher in seventh grade, I can’t remember her name. She helped me out with my work, she took the time to help me after class and in class. What I would like to learn in this class is. Not throwing my story all over the place. What I mean is, talking about one thing then into something else. Then back to the first thing I was talking about. My biggest problem is punctuation. Putting commas, periods and semi-colons where they are suppose to go. I love writing about my family, and my kids. They mean everything to me. And I like to write about my major in college, criminal justice.==

==Lunch at the school cafeteria was terrible yesterday. First of all, the hamburgers were so undercooked like they looked like were going to get up and walk away. Second, the hot dogs were dry and wrinkly they almost looked like they were ten years old. Finally, the cafeteria was understaffed, it took so long to get my food, by the time I was able to sit down and eat it lunch was practical over.==

==Most of my past writings I've hated because I could never find the words that I wanted to say as well as never being able to write about the things I wanted to write about. Although when I do get to write about something interesting or free-write I become inspired, and my writings then turn out a bit more philosophical then I intended. This is not surprising considering my interest in philosophy and Plato. I have always been amazed by Plato and other great philosopher's ability to say the things they wanted to say without being held back by words or lack there of. I hope to be able to extend my vocabulary and overcome my bad habit of procrastination. ==

MM: 2/10:

==My life in the real world is so much unlike my life in an imagined. Why? - I thought I was ready to get married and settle down to start raising my children and have the wonderful life I dreamt of for years. But so far it looks like it is not going to be that simple. First, I thought I had enough education to earn enough money to care for my family of six. But I found out that my GED level of education could not be enough for just me, never talk about my family. Second, I thought that I met the right man, who would always cherish, love, and respect me like a wife or mate supposed to be treated. However, he seems to be the total opposite. He claims that he only wants children from me and I can go my own way. I can understand if he has decided to choose the children before me, but I don't understand why he needs to choose anybody, including his last employee, before me. It looks like I don't matter or exist at all. The third thing is that I thought my friends would be admiring the ways he would be treating and caring for me:- giving money for help, buying gifts whenever necessary, showing me love, and care, or taking care of my car when needed. But once again, that also turns out to be a dream and a big joke. but I am like a rejected flower trying to grow anyway, and my friends can't laugh enough due to the ways he has be treating me. He has turned me to a slave, he wants me to do every things, including cleaning and cooking without getting or asking for help from anyone around. He claims that he is through with me as a wife, but he is not letting go of me because we are supposed to remain together forever whether he can give me love or care, or not. Most of all, he has turned the children against me. His reason is that I am competing for his love and money for them instand of helping him to care for them. My dream was to be close to the children especially now that they are teenagers. Although I raised them to this stage, he was able to poison their minds against me because he would rather be close to them alone.==

CD 2/10:
== At seventeen years old I joined the Marine Corps. All through high school I had prepared myself for college courses, studying hard. Halfway through my senior year I went to a career fair held at my school, it just so happen there were recruiters from all armed services there. I kind of walked around the auditorium just browsing. I had already made my plans the year before about my future. I had been excepted to the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine Maine. So I was just killing time at the career fair. I started walking towards the Marines table, I stopped, for some reason, maybe because I was curious. I struck up a conversation with the Sgt. there, his name I believe was Coulson. It started out just as talking about sports and other small talk. Most Marine recruiters could sell ice cubes to an Eskimo, they're trained to be salesmen. So the next thing I know I was talking about maybe joining as an officer after college. And by the end of the month I had made my mind up to go in the Marines as enlisted not an officer. The Maritime Academy could wait, I think it was more of my parents dream than mine. I still had one problem, I was still a minor. My parents still had to sign the paper work for me, which I thought might be a problem. My Father was the one who actually signed for me, My Mother on the other hand seemed very upset, with the trouble brewing in the Middle East at the time. So two days after I graduated from High School I was on the bus headed toward Parris Island S.C. for a rude awakening. Nothing can prepare you for what I was about to experience. Sometimes I wonder what my life would of been like had I gone to Maine Maritime Academy instead, but I would never trade my experiences in the Marine Corps for anything, I got to travel around world, meet interesting people, experience different cultures, and make the kind of friendships that last a life time. ==

Selecting a Dog
====Our family decided 2 years ago to get a dog; we ended up with a beautiful Labrador retriever named Lilly. Our lives have never been the same since. What I’ve learned from this experience is you should research dog breeds and choose a dog that will best fit you and your family’s lifestyle. If you’re thinking about getting a dog there are quite a few factors to consider. First, you will need to decide on the physical features your want in your pet. Do you want a large dog or a small one? You may want to consider the size of your home and yard when deciding on the size of the dog. Do you want a long-haired dog or short? If you have allergies you could look into a dog with hypo-allergenic hair. Second, you might want to consider the energy level of a particular breed. Some breeds are very hyper and require quite a bit of exercise, sometimes 45-60 minutes of walking twice a day. If you don’t have time to exercise the dog you might want to consider a dog that is less active. Lastly, you might want to research long-term health issues. Most pure bred dogs are predisposed with health concerns, for instance, Dobermans and Boxers are predisposed with heart disease, while Cocker Spaniels have ear problems, and Labrador retrievers have joint issues. Some of the health concerns could lead to a very sick pet and treatment options could be very costly. If you choose wisely, you will surely have many happy years with your new family member. ====