World is a better place today than it was 50 years ago
Examination:
Process Analysis
Essay Prewriting
OBJECTIVE
To use the first-person pronoun I in an effective manner and
incorporate narrative and descriptive techniques. You'll use
the process format to create a draft that will eventually be
developed into a lengthier essay.
TOPIC
The topic for this essay is balancing Penn Foster studies with
work and family demands.
DRAFTING YOUR ESSAY
This assignment contains two parts. Each part is one paragraph of no less than 500 words.
Using the narrative or storytelling technique detailed in your
book, you'll describe, in detail, the stresses you face in daily
life, and then you'll detail the process of how you cope and
accomplish your schoolwork. You should use a paragraph
structure to plan the narration portion of what will eventually
become your essay in Lesson 5. This part of the assignment
should be at least 500 words.
Next, you'll use process analysis to describe, through narration,
how you accomplish your weekly scheduling of family, work,
and school. You should again create a paragraph to accomplish
this, and this second paragraph should be at least 500 words.
When completed, you'll have the two segments that will
eventually help to form your first essay.
This is an example of what the description portion might look
like:
My name is Jean. I am in my mid-forties, and I would
never have expected that I would one day have so many
different hats to wear. My husband thought it was a great
idea; he knew that I always wanted to be a real nurse and
that if we hadn't gotten married so young and I hadn't put
him through school that I would have been one. He was
so encouraging about it in the beginning. The boys thought
it was cool too; they both said it was going to be fun to
have to nag me to do my homework for a change. So finally,
with my family's blessing, I decided to go back to school
to get a degree in nursing. When I made the decision,
everyone in my family agreed to do their part to make
sure I would have time to study and get through the
exams successfully. But now, a few months into school,
when I come home from my full-time job as a nurse's
aide and take off that hat, it seems as though my day
has barely started. With two teenage children living at
home, I must put on my mother's hat and enforce household rules, dispense of advice, help with homework, and
occasionally provide a shoulder to cry on. Before my
husband comes home from his job, I have to pop on my
chef's hat and get dinner started; the maid's hat will come
out later when I do the family's laundry and clean the
bathrooms. As if all this weren't enough, the responsibility
has also fallen to me for looking after my aging mother,
thanks to my sister who can't even look after herself. Two
or three evenings a week I slip on my daughter's hat and
make the trip across town to my mother's house, where I
spend an hour or so paying bills, restocking the cupboards,
and helping with other household chores. At least all I have
to do is light dusting, sitting at the table, and listening to
her talk about her television programs. In between all of
these other pressures on my time, I need to study and
take a test because I got an e-mail and need to attend
another webinar! Sometimes I really don't know where I
am going to find the time, energy, or money to do all of
this, and I wonder once again if this is really worth it.
When I finally get some time around 11:30 at night, Idiscover that the dog has chewed through my study
guide. Okay, I take a breath because I think I can
remember most of the material, and I log onto the Web
site to take the test. However, when I do I discover that
my son has gotten onto my account and taken the exam.
Of course he failed! The next day when I call the school,
no one there believes me at first, and then I get advise
exam in 48 hours. My frustration level has hit a new
high! Once again I am wondering why I am putting
myself through all this.
Here's an example of what the process portion might look like:
After the first time that rotten dog chewed one of my study
guides and my 13-year-old son took one of my exams
because he wished to be helpful, I realized I needed a better
strategy to accomplish this whole school thing. I mean, I
am organized at work. After all, I need to be because I am a
nurse's aide and I can't mess up people's charts or else I
would get fired. I must be organized in paying my mother's
bills and taking care of my home finances, or else the bill
collectors will come after me. I make decent meals and
make thought-out grocery lists for both houses because I
only want to go to the store once a week and don't want to
track back and forth through the aisles and buy impulse
items like I know they want me to. However, I need to
get a plan in place to make this work because this is
important to me. First, I call a family meeting and remind
them about the conversation we had and all the promises
they made before I started school.
(professor)
(course)
(date of submission)
Essay #4
The world is a better place today than it was 50 years ago. Today, we have concrete policies for human, women and children`s rights, thereby eliminating slavery and torture. Through various researches, we now have an understanding of how our physical world works, which has aided us in manufacturing machines that made our lives comfortable today. Our world is better today because we now have a deeper understanding of the various interconnections that made our very existence possible.
Fifty years ago, the world was in tatters because of the numerous wars raging between countries - the United States versus Vietnam, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the notable Cold War between Russia and the US. These lead not only to death in areas where these wars were fought, but also hunger and diseases in the home countries as there was lesser funding for integral social services such as health care and education. The Cold War with Russia left Americans in constant fear of the next atomic bomb while the Vietnam war lead to the death of tens of thousands of young American soldiers.
Today, wars are no longer so common, or at least, people are now more aware of its repercussions. Do you remember what happened when President George W. Bush instigated the War on Terror? There were massive demonstrations in the streets asking the government to call off the attacks. Even when the US was grieving for the thousands who died in historic 9/11 attacks, Americans found it unnecessary to launch a war to avenge the dead. I see this as a form of "enlightenment" or "consciousness awakening" as Americans now forgive those who have wronged them. This would not have been possible without an independent media utilizing state-of-the-art technologies which showed us that there was no benefit to war. Moreover, through media and the internet, we have gained understanding of people in other parts of the world, and have improved our tolerance for differences in beliefs and cultures.
Fifty years ago, the world stood as witness to widespread discrimination. The rise of counter revolution in China ushered in the death of thousands of monks, and the escape of Tibetans from their own country. In Mexico, students and civilian protesters were massacred (by the government, allegedly). Fifty years ago, you could be killed and tortured just because you are a black American. You could be battered just because you are a woman, and your husband cannot be blamed for beating you. In the US, being a homosexual or transgender can lead you to prison. Fifty years ago, one cannot have a different belief, opinion or sexual orientation than what was prescribed by the mainstream society. Having so can endanger your health. This is no longer the case today. The United Nations has afforded individuals with human rights, and today, we have realized that someone who follows a different belief system, or expresses a different opinion enable us to make better decisions, better choices that will have repercussions for or children. In almost all countries in the world, constitutions have inserted provisions on the citizen`s righ...