Where to go with the ISS??

According to this essay the ISS has been sitting around making virtually no contribution to the space program for far too long. After using $156 billion to create this International Space Station, we are not using it to the effect we could be. The author of this article thinks we should use it to go somewhere and send people that would be on it to Mars or somewhere we could use to make a difference. In my opinion, this Space Station should be used for anything and everything people want it for. After paying this $156 billion for the ISS, why wouldn't we be using it constantly? How are the creators and investors of this project planning on seeing a return on all of this money, or even see the project be worth the money they spent on it? If it hasn't even made it to the moon, then it was obviously a waste of money to create in the first place. But instead of dwelling on that now, we should use it to it's maximum capability and get ahead of every other country in the space race... (if that still exists). Our country is always trying to be ahead in everything and during the Reagan era we were so determined to be the first ones to the moon, where has that drive gone and why doesn't our country have a desire to use such an expensive project we created? MAKE USE OF YOUR TOOLS!!

source for the definition of LIFE

For my third essay I will be writing about the different definitions of life. For this essay I am going to compare life in the aspect of living. "Live life to the fullest" embraces the word life in a completely different way than merely stating that a new life was brought into this world. Life can also be looked at as the mere existence of a person, even if someone is on life support they are still 'living.' The book "Information, randomness & incompleteness: papers on algorithmic information theory" talks about a mathematical definition of life, merely growing and being. This book is relevant to the part of my argument that says life is merely something in this world, nothing to do with the quality of it. Although the book was published in 1987 it still works for my argument since most of the book is mere definition.

In the FACE

Facebook definition from Urban Dictionary: “WARNING: The new addictive drug that has devastatingly hit most colleges, universities, and highschools. The drug causes lasting effects: procrastination, swollen fingers, dropped grades, irritation of the eyes, increased need to add more friends to your friends list, and skipped classes. Be cautious, some think they are immune to the effects of facebook, until they try it and by then its too late. Protect Yourselves.” This describes Facebook to a T, however there is more to it. Facebook can cause concerns to parents, to other users, and to yourself. In the end, it is a public site, and it can be accessed by many different people, such as future employers. Facebook is an easy way for my generation to communicate, and constantly be updated on the daily happenings of our friends lives. Parents even use Facebook now, which is crazy because they used to be too concerned that it corrupted the people who used it or it led to identity theft or kidnappings. Facebook is great, but it is a waste of time.

essay on "Study Finds Teenagers' Internet Socializing Isn't Such a Bad Thing"

In going through the textbook, looking for an essay to write my own first essay on, this article about social networking jumped out at me. In our world today, where there are risks, and the desire to be social is on the rise, why not discuss such a current issue, spread through the generations. Five years ago Facebook was mostly just college students looking to network with each other and stay in touch after graduation. As the years have gone on, it reached out to high school students, then younger kids, and finally our parents are a part of this social networking community. Who knew? Those very people that used to be afraid of a serial killer finding our link on the web and hunting us down to abduct us from our own home, are now users of our risky network. This article discusses how those fears had no right to be instilled into our parents minds. “Those concerns about predators and stranger danger have been overblown.” (Ms. Ito). Its true, that kids are just using these social sites, Facebook and MySpace, to socialize with their friends, and stay in touch with their circle on a continual basis. I will write about this essay, because I believe this is an important and current issue facing, not only my generation, but most people in our world as well.

Rhetorical analysis

“Let’s chat about your first day of school”

In this blog, the author discusses the upcoming school season for most people, students and parents alike. She recalls her first day of school, in Kindergarten, dealing with her parents’ divorce and insisting on dressing herself, even though her dad tries to stop her from wearing her shoes on two different feet. At the end of the day she regrets not listening to her father’s advice.
This blog post appeals to pathos because the author ties a direct link with any reader. Most people that would be reading her blog have had their first day of school, some recalling kindergarten, high school, or a college first day experience. The author’s personal story appeals to the reader because everyone can relate with some event from their own life.
This blog appeals to ethos because, at the end of the post, the author admits she was wrong about her shoes and should have let her father fix them before her first day of school. Everyone has made a mistake in their life, or not heeded the advice they should have. So with her story, the author can really relate to the reader.
This blog appeals to logos because she uses a fact, all kids are supposed to go to school and therefore enjoy a first day of school. All readers know the experience from whichever end they may be coming from.
This article appealed to me, as this school season begins, because it brings up a memory from my very first day of school. How the times have changed, from being dropped off by my dad at school to now walking to classes on my own.