free write; essay 2 topic

What is the reason for conflict between Great Britain and Northern Ireland? i chose this topic because its interesting to me and i think that alot of people are confused about the reality behind the fighting. i want to clear up in my paper that the IRA is not a terrorist group, and also explore more deeply into the heart of the issues, and past issues that created the turbulence that exists today in the 6 counties of Northern Ireland.

What is the reason for conflict between Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

The British have oppressed the Irish cathloic people in Northern Ireland for many years, this led to the formation of the IRA (Irish Republican Army). The IRA is viewed by some as a terrorist group but in reality they have always had a just cause in fighing against the oppressive British government.

How will answering this question be helpful to me?

People are ignorant to just how much the UK has oppressed people all over the world. From India, to Ireland, and of course the USA used to be a slave to British tyranny. Americans need to support things based off of right and wrong, not based off of who our war time allies are. At times when Britain is oppressive to people that dont deserve it we should step in and stop them. I just want to raise awareness about these types of things.

rhetorical response #2

I thought both essays were very engaging and well written. Both of them seemed to have their facts straight and sources well organized. The Tattoo crazy essay made me think about if I would hire someone to take care of my children if they were tatted up. That is an interesting question and I realized that I really don’t have any problem with tattoos. They can be tacky sometimes but overall I think people choose designs and art that is meaningful to them on a personal level. It was good to see some personality in the this essay also, her relating her own tattoos and sharing her experiences helps the reader become more involved and understand the topic. I can relate to her because I want to get a tattoo on my back with political meaning and my girlfriend will not have it! But it shows that writer is accurate in saying that people are judge you based of things they don’t understand. Now granted I disagree with her going as far to say that tattoos are this wonderful beautiful self expressionist act that can change your life. Unless you have a great reason to get tattooed, it is not very intelligent. If I was in the Marine Corp you can bet your ass I would have USMC tattoooed across my back with a devil dog or something next to it. But you can go ahead and know I will not go out and get something tattooed in Hebrew on my wrist or something meaningless(unless your Jewish). But I thought that overall she did a very good job in writing the paper, and keeping the reader entertained.

“We proudly brew star bucks coffee” left me with mixed feelings. On a positive note I thought It was really cool how she brought in the parts about the special moments with her dad. I though it was well written and used great descriptive words to narorrate the essay. Also almost everyone can relate to special moments with their parents like this. And just like the Tattoo essay it put you inside the essay by getting fairly personal. But I do have a bone to pick with star bucks. Before I offend the vanilla bean frappecino drinking elitists of the star bucks culture to much I will start off by saying that I like my coffee as much as anyone… I just don’t pay 5 dollars for it! Starbucks has created this little sub culture cool kid fad. It is just like Apple corporation, they market their products off of sexiness and the “ its cool to have this” neo beat nick attitude. Don’t get me wrong, I like Starbucks and Macs as much as the next guy, but people get Starbucks sometimes just to almost show off how cool they are. Walking around with the little green straws in your cup is almost a status symbol in TCU’s odd culture of Frat boys and princesses. Overall though both writers did an excellent job and kept me interested during reading.

in class; free write 9-17-09

today is gonna be sweet, not to hard of a practice, get my lift in, go to class, no big deal! its funny how my lightest day of the week is busier than every non athletes days here. on tuesdays i wake up at 7 and dont get back to the room till 10:30 at night. i am having fun though, my attitude has gotten better about school. at first i really questioned if college was for me, after all i have always had dreams of being in the USMC. i love football though so i have to do the school work to be able to do play

In Class: what about the essay worries me?

im worried that the readers will not be able to relate at all to my feelings about my car. the topic might not be something most people will understand fully. i also dont know how i am gonna write 5-7 pages of stuff about my topic. sure i love my Muscle car and i love drag racing but there is only so much i can really say about it. i never get writers block and i always find something to say but at the same time for this particullar essay i dont know if it will be like that. i might not have to much time to work on it if i want to enjoy my weekend at all..

In Class:

I can not wait to go hunting, dove season opened up this morning. i wanna get away for a while... this schedule we are on right now is absolutly awful. i would do anything to be able to spend a weekend at the ranch. barbaqueing some brisket havin a beverage, wake up and go deer hunting. but i guess that cant happen for a while. i thought college would be fun, but it is absolute crap. the only thing keeping me here is football. football is fine but the stuff they make us academically is kiling me. all this signing in and study hall is so much B/S. Things will get better with time though i hope.