Learning Log 2

Learning Log #2
English 2010
12 March 2019
Her mother had found her diary and seen a page where Demi had drew herself as a
heavy person that she perceives herself as, and on the next page she drew a thin figure
with the caption “what I need to look like to be a star.”
One day, her mother had come across Demi’s personal diary, and she opened to a
page where Demi had drawn two pictures of herself: on the left was a heavier figure
with the caption “now,” and on the right was a thin figure with the caption “what I need to
look like to be a star.”
14 March 2019
Writing Sentences
1. Myka sang, and it surprised her mother

2. It surprised Myka’s mother when she sang.
3. When Myka sang, it surprised her mother.
4. Myka’s singing surprised her mother.
5. Myka’s mother was surprised by her singing.
6. Because Myka sang, her mother was surprised.
7. Surprised, Myka’s mother watched her sing.
8. It surprised her mother when Myka sang.
9. If Myka sings, it surprises her mother.
10. Myka, surprising her mother, sang.
Non-hibakusha employers developed a prejudice against the survivors as word got
around that they were prone to all sorts of ailments, and that even these, like
Nakamura-san, who were not cruelly maimed and had not developed any serious overt
symptoms were unreliable workers, since most of them seemed to suffer, as she did,
from the mysterious but real malaise that came to be known as one kind of lasting
A-bomb sickness: a nagging weakness and weariness, dizziness now and then,
digestive troubles, all aggravated by a feeling of oppression, a sense of doom, for it was
said that unspeakable diseases might at any time plany nasty flowers in the bodies of
their victims, and even in those of their descendants.
Many people do not realize the importance of medication safety as it pertains to taking
both prescription and non-prescription drugs, since many people take drugs
mechanically, people don’t realize the unseen dangers of taking two medications that
react with each other inside your body but this danger that is known as drug to drug
interaction: a horrible feeling inside that can also manifest itself on the outside of the
body as rash or hives, combined with a nauseous feeling, all stemming from a simple
mistake in the pharmacy, it is true that these kind of drug to drug interaction can happen
even when taking an herbal or vitamin supplement along with a prescription drug.
18 March 2019
Phrases and Clauses
1. Although geopolitical conflicts between nations will always be with us, we don’t
need to be afraid of each other.
2. Even if there will always be geopolitical conflicts between nations, we don’t need
to be afraid of each other.
3. Because geopolitical conflicts between nations will always be with us, we don’t
need to be afraid of each other.
By changing the way a sentence is you end up emphasizing different parts in your head.
This changes the meaning slightly even though the sentences are the same.
20 March 2019
Manipulating parts/ Imitation
1. Opener: Because he was putting his own preferences above everything

else, Snowden self-indulgently short-circuited the democratic structures of
accountability.
2. Closer: Snowden self-indulgently short-circuited the democratic structures of
accountability because he was putting his own preferences above everything
else.
3. Interrupter: Snowden self-indulgently short-circuited, putting his own preferences
above everything else, the democratic structures of accountability.
4. Switch main idea: Because he self-indulgently short-circuited the democratic
structures of accountability, Snowden was putting his own preferences above
everything else.
I like this sentence the best because it gives more context to the situation before the
main idea. This helps me to better process what is going on and the reasons behind the
action. I don’t feel like it is necessary for the modifier to stick in the mind.
25 March 2019
Sentence Combining
● People who become highly creative and productive learn to acknowledge their
failures, explore and learn from their failures, and even embrace their failures.
● The weeks passed , and Maurice grew grayer and more wrinkled. He stopped
wearing makeup, his impeccable clothes were sometimes spotted, and he lost
the bounce in his step. “Look at this plate” he shouted at me; he held it up with
his finger across the long, jagged crack through the middle of it. He hurled it at
the wall, and watched it shatter as shards skittered onto the carpet in tiny pieces.
He went to another table, examined the plates, and hurled another one against
the wall. Then he hurled another one.
28 March 2019
Participles
● Walking by the side of the road, the girl looked into the camera.
● Looking into the camera, the girl stood there.
● Resting on her crutches, the girl looked into the camera.
2 April 2019
“Slang Rebels”
● I think the writer did well in their rhetorical situation. They especially established
their ethos very well. Their tone of voice and use of research made them sound
educated and well versed on the subject. They stayed on subject, and only talked
about things relating to slang and language.
● They used an academic voice. Everything was clearly stated. All of their
paragraphs related back to their thesis. Their syntax was varied and interesting.
They used a lot of logos and ethos, and not much pathos, maybe none.
● Their in text citations showed me that they spent a lot of time researching on the
subject, and they actually care about it. The sources that they used seemed
scholarly and they paraphrased well. The work cited page at the end looked
correct and in alphabetical order.
4 April 2019
Appositives
1. Identify or rename
2. Explain or give examples
3. Define
4. Summarize
● Drew Gilpin Faust, a historian and the first woman to serve as president of
Harvard University, recently testified before the United States Congress to
encourage the government to fund more science research.
● The first woman to serve as president of Harvard University, Drew Gilpin Faust, a
historian, recently testified before the United States Congress to encourage the
government to fund more science research.
8 April 2019
Active and passive voice
We examine all the applicants’ academic records to determine whether they have
established a strong affirmative case in regard to the character of their general
education, and their fitness for graduate work that they proposed in their subject of
study. Serious consideration is given to those who have letters of recommendation that
analyze the candidate's abilities. By using the Graduate Record Examination as a
supplementary objective check we assess their aptitudes and knowledge. Character,
promise, and scholastic attainment will also be considered. A personal interview is not
required.
10 April 2019
The Semicolon
● Teaching young children to read is easier if the children read at home with their
parents; therefore, parental involvement in a child’s early education can greatly
affect the child’s later success in life.
● They repeated the same experiment in the following four places: Austin, Texas;
Tallahassee, Florida; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Des Moines, Iowa.

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1. Myka sang, and it surprised her mother

1. Opener: Because he was putting his own preferences above everything

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