7th essay Fear

Cooper 
Mr. Salsich
8th grade English
October 28, 2009

The Fearful:

How Fear Corresponds to My Life

TS Fear is a universal threat to anything that lives and breathes. CM Without fear, we would lose the will to be smart and to make the world a better place, and without intelligence, what would become of us? CM A perfect, fearless world is a "man-eating unicorn", not only because it's not possible, but once we get there, we would kill our minds and create a brain with less capacity for excellence. CS Without fear, we would lose the integrity that defines each and every one of us.


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TS Nothing that was ever created was made without a weakness or fear. SD If everybody was invulnerable we would lose the basic fabric of the Human experience. CM Although I would like to think I am, no one is completely resilient. CM Everyone has a weakness that can be used against them, much like kryptonite can be used against Superman. SD Although I would prefer not mention my greatest fear, one of my smaller ones is total silence in houses. CM A vacuum of sound creates a seemingly creepy atmosphere that terrifies me. CM My imagination creates an image of what could be around that corner or on the other side of that door. SD A fear that is common can be used in mass effect. CM Some governments use what many people fear, death, as a threat to keep citizens doing things their way. CM Modern day terrorists strike fright into their observers by killing victims and gaining power through fear. CS Everyone is scared of something, but it takes a very cruel person to find that weakness and use it against them.


TS The scariest times of my life came when I was young. SD One event that scared me was a book about disasters I received when I was 7 years old. CM After I spent around two hours reading it, I started to have nightmares about the world ending. CM I was able to overcome these fears when I was nine, and learned that the chances of my dreams coming true were remarkably small . SD Another scary time for me, was when I went to Venezuela around the time of my eighth birthday. CM It was my first time out of the U.S., and I was afraid of what could happen if I was left alone. CM This fear was realized when I thought my parents abandoned me while they were only having a drink down in the bar of the hotel. SD While these events were plenty scary, there was only one time when I was scared that I could loose my life. CM This event happened on September 11, 2001, and rung a catastrophic echo throughout the world. CM Although I cannot remember how things happened, I was scared for my life and extremely fearful of what could happen next. CS Every event that has scared me has only made me a stronger. 

TS The "human experience" would become much more dull if fear were non-existent. CM Staying alert and being aware of our weaknesses is what our brains are wired to do. CM If the "man eating unicorn" world were ever reached, that vital instinct would be lost.CS  Fear is the omnipresent power that unleashed loads of stress, anxiety, horror, and panic to sculpt every one of us into who we are today.

Cooper 6th essay

Cooper
Mr. Salsich
8th grade English
October 21 2009

Glorious sway:
The Examination of the Simple Sway of a Descending Feather

TS: What does a swaying descent of a feather symbolize? CM A feather's fall represents the shift in characters, moods and actions. CM A quill's sway also shows a difference in place and time. CS feathers represent much more than just an object that came from a bird.


TS: The sway of a falling feather symbolizes the changes in attitude in many characters. SD:Scout's change in character is best displayed by the gentle flow of a feathers descent. CM When the Dill's influence on Jem comes into play, Jem exclaims She is "becoming more of a girl every day". CM Scout's search for friendship sends her from Dill and Jem, to Calpurnia, and even to Miss Maudie, the typical nice old lady across the street(appositive). SD Jem's shifting mindset is also best symbolized by the feather's graceful drop. CM Jem's entire character changes when Dill comes around every summer. CM He is more influenced to take risks, more influenced to mock his sister, and more influenced to do things that only lead to trouble(Anaphora). SD Atticus shifts the way he thinks throughout the previous chapters. CM Like a bear, Atticus is Lovely to be around when calm, but very dangerous he is when angry. CM He's good at bringing fights to an end and peacefully talking about compromises. CS Without gravity, the feather cannot fall; without air, the feather cannot sway; and without influence, nothing can change.


TS My life to is like a swaying feather. SD On a day to day basis, everyone's mood can change, much like a quill shifting from side to side. CM Friendships especially can be changed by moods. CM Until a friendship is irreversible, a oddly placed comment can sever the wing that has taken so long to learn to fly. SD The places I go every day are well represented by a floating feather. CM I have been going from my mother's house to my father's house trying, along with the feather, to find my stable place on the ground.CM When I'm at my mother's house, I'm driven 35 minutes to school, which is very inconvenient for her. SD Along with the changing patterns of a descending feather, my goals shift. CM My goals shift from academic, to personal, to social every day. CM Another example is how i tend to produce work of less quality because my personal feather is less focused on academic achievements. CS a feather's gentle flow shows more than just acts of gravity, it symbolizes many things if thought through enough.

TS The drift of a Quill shows the different types of changes in life. CM Changes in time, goals, and many other things are explained by the gentle flow of the peaceful feather. CM My life can be defined by this process of the descent. CS More than one thing in anyone's life has something to be showed by a feather's fall.

5th essay privacy for grading

Cooper

Mr. Salsich

8th grade english

October 18, 2009



Privacy:

Privacy and It's Different Functions and Meanings



TS. Privacy is hard to thing to maintain. CM With the invention of the Internet and computers, anyone can look up anything about a person in a matter of seconds. CM Privacy is one of the staples of everyday life, but tends to have a little trouble staying that way. CS privacy needs to be respected and universally accepted, especially in To Kill a Mockingbird

TS Everyone in the world has a right to keep what they want to private. SD Atticus had every right to yell at the children for publicly displaying Arthur's life and violating his privacy.CM It's another lesson learned for Scout to respect other people's way of life. CM I think many people, as a child Scout's age and in her situation, would have done the same thing. SD Scout really should have learned her lesson when her classmate Walter poured molasses all over his meat. CM Walter's private life at home has taught him to flavor any of his meats. CM Since he grew up doing this, he didn't know how else to eat it! SD I am very surprised that Miss Maudie, young at heart, and fragile in being(Antithesis), knew so much about Arthur. CM While talking to Scout, she seemed very respectful towards the family's privacy while admitting to Scout so much of their story. CM It seems wrong to me that she appeared to respect them very much, and still tell quite a bit of their history. CS Without a doubt there are some excellent examples of what makes privacy so important in everyday life.

TS Keeping thinks private has always been a struggle for me. SD To me, it's hard to keep a secret that is nagging to jump out of your mouth, waiting to spoil someone's reputation.(Appositive closer) CM So I'm not tempted to spill the beans about something, I never like to know there's a secret in the first place. CM For this reason, it is sometimes better to walk away than to accept hearing someone's private matters. SD Everyone in the world needs some sort of privacy every now and then. CM I imagine people living in overcrowded places have trouble keeping up with their personal struggles. CM Special private times people set aside for themselves gives them a chance to settle down and separate themselves from the outside world. SD Privacy is hard to maintain when you're popular. CM When popularity is an important factor in your life, many people want to know whats happening in it. CM But when you only have a select group of people you can trust, those people can't always be trustworthy. publicity can be both a luxury that can attract power, and one that can bring suffering.

TS Privacy poses a difficult basic necessity to keep up with in any productive lifestyle. CM We live in such a society where people can access information about anyone from any computer. CM Although this form of living has many levels of convenience, when someone with the wrong intention uses it, it can create one heck of a bad experience for the person at the receiving end of the battle. CS If everyone respected other's and their own privacy, then this would be a world without the tormenting of other people's personal life.

Company final draft

Cooper Feltes
English 8
Mr. Salsich
9-30-09

Hosting 101:
A Thought on the Hosting is Shown in Both my Life and To Kill a Mocking Bird



TS Hosting guests has always been one of the ultimate ways to show your friendship, but every once in a while, the host/hostess forgets that everyone does things a little differently.CM This is shown in To Kill a Mocking Bird when Scout yells at her classmate Walter for pouring molasses all over his meat. She forgets that even though she doesn’t like Walter, she still needs to be a hostess and respect what he does .CS Hosting guests seems to be a new experience for Scout



TS Scout was pulled into the kitchen by her housekeeper Calpurnia after Scout yelled at Walter. SD Scout wasn’t showing respect towards Walter when he poured molasses on his meat. CM When he did this, Scout made it very clear how disgusting she thought it was by yelling at him.CM Scout wasn’t even prepared to have him over, and was a little mad and frustrated that Jem had invited him, which to me and probably Calpurnia, is the reason that she was so hostile. SD Scout didn’t think Walter would even accept Jem’s invitation in the first place. CM Scout’s outbreak shows that she, by starting school, is entering another stage of childhood, distant from the safe haven of early adolescence. She wasn’t prepared for him to come over, but, to add on to that, she wasn’t at all ready for his seemingly harmless action. Calpurnia had every right to pull her into the kitchen and smack her.




TS My life also boasts some interesting experiences with house guests. SD I especially struggle when family comes to my house. CM Since I have two small cousins, my task is to keep them entertained while the adults sip their wine and tell funny stories. CM I’m exaggerating, but the thought of it is worse than it usually ends up being. SD I also brawl with people who insist on staying hours past everyone else. CM For one, it’s hard to be polite and tell people that they really should get going. CM It’s especially a struggle when they don’t stop talking about something that doesn’t interest you in the slightest. CS Although having guests have their disadvantages, it usually ends up being a worthwhile experience.




TS Although Scout is young, she seems to misunderstand that even though she didn’t like Walter, he was still their guest and needed to be treated as such.CM Calpurnia made it very clear that she was doing things wrong when Scout yelled at Walter for pouring molasses over his meat. CM Hopefully Cal taught Scout a lesson about house guests after she slapped her and made Scout eat in the kitchen. CS Although still young, Scout should have known better, and I know next time Walter and Scout meet, there will be lots of apologizing.

4th essay education

Cooper

English 8

Mr. Salsich

October 7, 2009


Everyone Needs an Education:

A View About How Education Exposes Itself in To Kill a Mockingbird

It isn’t until about seventh grade that I saw how important education was to any person. Before seventh grade, I really did think that my parents were trying to torture me with this joke they call school. But since then, I try to appreciate what education leads to. Atticus seems to feel the same way I do.


TS Atticus has different views towards education than the schools do. SD During Scout’s life, Atticus has taught Scout how to read, and Calpurnia, Atticus’s Knowledgeable housekeeper (S-V split), has taught her how to write. CM The school Scout goes to doesn’t agree with the fact that she can read. CM The curriculum doesn’t want the kids to start to read and write until they enter 3rd grade. SD After Scout figures this out, she really repels the idea of going to school again. CM After Atticus hears about this, he makes a compromise with Scout, saying that he would still read and write with her, even though she wasn’t supposed to. CM After he told Scout why the Ewells kids didn’t have to go to school, Scout started to open up to going to school again. SD I would be very proud to be as good a father as Atticus is. CM I’m sure Atticus be happy to teach Scout himself if he didn’t have to work every day. CM He himself is an example of how well home schooling could work out. CS Atticus feels very strongly that Scout needs to go to school and disregard how everyone else lives their life.



TS Learning is a positive experience, but one that could be changed for the better. SD One change that could be made, from a student’s point of view, is more choices of how we go down our path. CM More medium and long term assignments should be given so that the student can work at his or her own pace. CM This can give the student better time management skills for use later on in life. SD If it's one thing that affects students its probably their teachers. CM An example of this is shown by Scout’s teacher, who doesn’t appreciate the fact that Scout can already read and write, making Scout think less of herself (participle closer). CM Because her teacher doesn’t appreciate Scout’s ability, the teacher is marked as a disappointment in her mind. SD Motivation is another important factor in a child’s learning experience. CM It is common that a child shows declining grades in school if his or her family is not supportive of them. CM A child’s friends along with family really help them through the years of education. CS If a child is not motivated, they feel as though they cannot accomplish the challenges proposed to them.

TS Imagine yourself 50 years from now. CM If you, as a child, take the path of no education, you probably aren’t seeing yourself driving fancy sports cars. CM Now imagine yourself with the best education you can think of. CS Yes, you worked hard for it and those successes as a child and young adult lead to more triumphs as a grown person.