mla essay

JeanLin

Ms.Kasababian

LanguageArtsHonors

30November2012

Abortion

In2008,twelvewomentakingresidentintheU.S.diedduetolegalabortionsperformedduringthe secondorthirdtrimestersofpregnancyAbortionshouldbeavailabletoallfemaleslivinginthe UnitedStates,butmustbealegalcitizentohavelateabortions,whichareduringthesecondorthird trimestersofpregnancy.Abortionisarightthatwomenhave,andtheFourthAmendment"Search andSeizure"supportsitFewerwomenwillexerciseabortionifitiskeptlegalintheUSLate abortionsaredangerous,soonlylegalcitizensoftheU.S.mayhavesecondorthirdtrimester abortions.Inthe1820's,variousideasagainstabortionsbeganshowmorecontent

ManyCPCs(CrisisPregnancyCenters)misleadwomenintothinkingthatabortionscausebreast cancer,thatbirth–controlpillscauseabortions,andthatabortioncanleadtosterility.CPCsdo anythingtotalkawomanoutofhavingalegalabortionLateabortionsareperformedduringthe secondorthirdtrimesters.Amethodoflateabortionisasalineinjection.Thisiswhenaneedleis insertedintotheuterusthroughthe

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Gritisapredictorofacademic,professional,andpersonalsuccess.Gritcanbedefinedasstrengthof characterortheabilitytoovercomefailureandcontinuetoworktowardsuccess.Peoplewithgrit arenotalwaysthepeoplewiththemostnaturalability,buttheirworkethicandabilitytoovercome obstaclesallowsthemtoachievesuccess.Gritisaveryvaluablecharacteristicinalmostany venture,asitgivessomeoneanadvantageinovercomingtheinevitableobstaclestheywillface However,gritismucheasieradoptedwhenanindividualhasagrowthmindset.Thefirststepto obtaininggritistocorrelatebothself–controlandself–confidencewhentryingtoreachanobjective.

Bydoingthis,onecanfocusonthetaskathandshowmorecontent IhadnoexperienceasarunnernordidIhavetheform.Thisdidnotphasemehowever.ThatyearI promisedmyselftopushthroughallthesixmileruns,sorelegs,gnarlyblisters,andattimes,lackof oxygen.AteverymeetandspeedworkoutpracticeIpushedmyselffurtherandfurther.Isetagoal everytimeIkickedofffromthestartinglineandneverletmyselfgetdiscouragedwhenIfailed.By mysenioryear,IwasthefourthfastestrunneronvarsityThatyearourvarsityteamwonthedistrict meet,whichqualifiedustoruninthe2016statemeetinOregon.Thetransformationovertheyears wereevident.Mydeterminationtoaccomplishmygoalofbecomingafasterrunnerwascomplete.If Ihadsimplyjustgivenupthatfirstdayofpractice,Iwouldn'thaveranalongsideofthefastest runnersinOregonorhavemetthemultitudeofpeoplethatarenowmyclosestfriends.Havinga goalsetsoneupforachallenge,whetheritbeingphysicallyormentally,goalskeepusactiveand thinkinginmorewaysthanone.Still,ifsomeonehasself–control,confidence,andagoal,theyare stillnotcomplete.Growthmindsetistheconetoanicecream.ItisthefoundationofwhatIthinka successfulpersonisWithoutitonecouldn'tusethecharacteristicsmentionedaboveinmoreways thanone.Someonewithagrowthmindsetbelievethattheirmostbasicabilitiescanbedeveloped throughdedicationandhardwork,brainsandtalentarejustthestartingpoint.

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PeerReflectionEssay

DuringthepasteightweeksofthiscourseIenjoyedlearningsomanynewwritingstrategiesthatI didnotknowbefore.Thiscoursehasbeenaveryintenseandchallengingclass,withmuch knowledgeableinformationthatIhavegainedintheseshorteightweeks.IwillexplainthethingsI havelearnedoverthistimesuchas,howIselectedatopicformypersuasiveessay,somekey conceptsIhavelearnedfrommyresearch,mypeerreviewfeedbackevaluations,howmy classmateshelpedmeunderstandpointsofview,andhowmyclassmatesprovidedmewith additionalwritingstrategies.Whentryingtofindagoodtopicformypersuasiveessayitseemedto beabitofastruggleIchoseteenpregnancyandtoconvincemyreaderstheconsofearlyshow morecontent...

IrememberreadingStacey'spaperaboutinternetpirating,andtheharmitiscausingtopeople. WhenIfirststartedtoreadherpaper,Iknewfromthestartitdefiantlywasn'tatopicIwas interestedin.AsIcontinuedtoreadIstartingtoinstantlygetafeelforherstandpointand immediatelywasinterestedWiththegreatsupportingevidenceshehadobtaineditreallymademe moreinterestedinherpointofview.Readingotherclassmatesessaysreallygavemeandopening eyetothedifferentthinkingweallhaveasindividuals.Wedonotallthinkasone,weallhaveour own ...Getmorecontent...

1.Whenwriting,whetheryouparaphraseordirectlyquotesomeoneelse'sideasanywhereinyour paper,youmustdocumenttheuseofthoseborrowedideaswithaninternalcitationnotation.In MLA,therearetwobasicfeaturesofaninternalcitation.Whatarethey?

In–textcitation–Thisisaparentheticalcitationwithinthepaperthatrefersthereadertoalistof workscited.Itcommonlyincludestheauthorofthesourceandapagenumber,andpunctuation separatestheauthor'slastnameandthepagenumber.Noristheabbreviationp.(for"page")used. Theperiodthatendsthesentenceappearsaftertheclosingparenthesis2InMLA,ifyouwork (include)theidentityofthesourceintothesentencestructure,wheredopagenumbers...showmore content

InMLA,howaretheworkscitedentriesorganizedontheWork(s)Citedpage?

Tellmehowtoarrangeaworkscitedlistonthepage.Noexamplerequired.

Createanewpageattheendofyourpaperfora"WorksCited"list.Centerthewords"Works Cited"atthetopofthepage.Doublespaceafterthetitleandbeginenteringcitations.

Entriesarelistedalphabeticallybythelastnameoftheauthororbythefirstmajorwordofthe titleifnoauthorisgiven.Ifasourcehasmorethanoneauthor,itisalphabetizedbythelastnameof theauthorwhosenameappearsfirstTheentriesarenotnumbered Entriesaredouble–spaced.

Thefirstlineofeachentrybeginsattheleftmargin.Ifmorethanonelineisneededtocomplete theentry,additionallinesareindentedfivespacesorhalfaninch(thisiscalledahangingindent)

6.InMLA,ifthesource'sidentityisnotworkedinto(writtenaspartof)yoursentencestructure, howdoestheinternalcitationlookthefirsttimeyoucreateit?Useyourlastnameandpagenumber 123toillustrateyouranswer.

Tocorrectlyanswerquestion6,showme(don'ttellme)howaninternalcitationlooksthefirsttime youciteitinyourpaper,usingyournameasthesourceandpagenumber123tocompleteyour response.Youdon'tneedtowriteasentencefirst,justshowmethe

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Socialcriticismexaminesliteratureinthecultural,economic,andpoliticalcontextinwhichitis writtenorreceived.Keepingthisdefinitioninmind,itisnecessarytounderstandthepolitical, culturalandeconomicenvironmentinwhichLennontheabovefamouswords.

"Imagine"wasreleasedin1970.Thelate60'swasthetimeoftheVietnamWarandalsothetime whenthepeacemovementwasatitspeakAnti–wardemonstrationswereacommonsightonevery streetcorner.Anti–communistsentimentswereatanalltimehighfollowingthewar.Thecountless liveslostbybothsidesmadeplentyrealizethefruitlessnessofwarandpromptedthemtospreadthe messageoflove,unityandpeace Duetoubiquitousdemonstrationsalloverthe...showmorecontent...

"Imagine"isonesucheffortingettingclosertothoseelusivegoalsofpeaceandunity.

Inthefirstverseofthesong,Lennontellsushowimportantitisforustoliveinthepresentmoment ratherthanworryaboutwhatiswaitingforusuponourdeath.Eventhoughitisnormaltoworry aboutourdeath,Lennonurgesustopaymoreattentiontotheskyaboveusratherthanheavenor hell.Thisisespeciallytrueforthosewholoseoutonthepresentmomentworryingaboutthefuture.

Lennonenvisionsaworldwithoutanypoliticalandgeographicalboundarieswhenhesays"Imagine there'snocountries"(Line7).Whenthereisapoliticaloneness,thereisnoneedforwar.When thereisnoreligion,adifferenceofopiniondoesnotarise.Varyingpoliticalandreligiousviewsare themostcommonreasonsbehindwarLennonisenvisioningafantasythroughthisverseHeknows thathecanonlydreamaboutit.

MaterialismoverhumanityisanothertopicthatLennontoucheson.People,lostinselfishnessand greed,forgettheimportanceofsharingandcaringforeachother'LovethyNeighbor'isasaying thatislostonmostpeopleduetothematerialisticattitudewhichiscausedbythecapitalisticsociety thatweliveintoday.Whennooneownsanything,thenthereisnoroomforgreedandselfishness. Lennon,ashesaysinhislastverse,isadreamer.Afterhearingthesongandlisteningtothewords, onedoesfeelsaddenedbyhowfarLennon's"dream"is

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Minecraftisagamewheretheplayerusestheirimaginationtoshapetheworldaroundthemusing theresourcestheyfind.Intheworldeverythingisshapedlikeablockoracube,thisincludesthe trees,thedirt,thewater,theclouds,eventhesun,everything.Thissimplegamehasn'tevenbeen releasedyetbuthasalreadysoldoveronemillioncopies.Minecraftwascreatedbyoneman, Markus"Notch"Persson,andthisishisstoryWhatmakesthestoryofMinecraftsouniqueisthatit wascreatedbyNotchandonlyNotch.NotchhadajobbeforeMinecraft,workingongamesfora company.HestartedtoworkonMinecraftinhisfreetimebutafteragiantpopularityspikehe realizedthatitcouldbeahit,sohequithisjobandbeganshowmorecontent

Thegamesellsaround10,000copiesperday.IthasbecomeaculturalphenomenonandonJanuary 12,2011salespassedtheonemillionmark,buttheycontinuedtorise.Withpopularityincreasing, bignamecomicslike"PennyArcade"and"Hejibits"discoveredthegametooandpublishedcomic stripsaboutminecraft,leadingtoevenfurthersales.Minecraftmakes$250,000adayandcontinues todosoOnJune13,2011,Minecraftpassed25millionsalesTodayMojanghas10employees MarkusPersson,JensBergensten,DanielKaplan,Junkboy,JakobPorser,CarlManneh,Tobias Mollstam,AronNeiminen,DanielFrisk,andDanielRosenfeld.Thesefewpeoplemakeuptheteam thatcontinuestoworktowardsMinecraft'sfuture.Butwithsofewemployeesthingstaketime.Even thoughthegamehasnotbeenofficiallyreleased,peoplewhobuythegamegetacopyofwhatitis rightnowastheupdatesarebeingpushedoutWithsuchsuccessMojangisthetargetofsome heavycriticismfromblogs,critics,andeventheirownfans.Onespeculationfromfansisthat Minecraftwillbethecompany's1hitwonder.Whathappensifittrulyisaonehitwonder?Willthe companygodownunder?WillitbetheendofMojang?Willtheyjoinapublisherinordertostay afloatandlosetheirtitleof"indie?"AnotherspeculationconcernsMojang'snextgamethathas absolutelynothingtodowithMinecraft,noteveninthesamegenre.Whatifnobodylikesthegame? What

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Thebook"IamMalala"tellsthestoryofelevenyearoldgirlthatcampaignedandfoughtfor woman'srightsandfortheTalibantoallowthemtogotoschool.Malalahadanextremelytightnit familybondalongwithverysupportiveparents.Shealwayshadtheirsupportespeciallyfromher fatherZiauddin.IbelievethatifIhadadaughtersoyoungthatwantedtomakesuchabigdifference inhercountryIwouldstandbyherone–hundredpercentandpushhertosetoutherdreamsThatis exactlywhatherparentsdid,theyalwaysencouragedhertodowhateversheputhermindtoeven nowinpresentday.

MalalaatagefifteenwasshotbyaTalibanman,forstandingupforwoman'srightstogotoschool.

IfIwasMalala'sparentsIwouldshowmorecontent

"Heevenaskedfriendstothrowdriedfruits,sweetsandcoinsintomycradle,somethingweusually onlydoforboys."(pg.14)WomanweretreatedverydifferentfrommeninSwatbutMalalawanted toputanendtothat

Malalawantedtomakeadifferenceinhowunequalwoman'srightswere,andshewouldgotoall coststomakeithappeninhercountry.Herfathersaidsinceshewasababythatthischildisspecial, andshewas.Ifmychildwantedtotakeastandatelevenforwoman'srightsIwouldbeshockedto saytheleast.Iwould'vebrushedittothesideandforgotaboutit.Malalahadaverystrongsupport basebecauseIwouldnothaveletmychildofelevenprotestwhichshecouldhavegottenkilledfor Malalawasbrave,sheevensaidshewasnotafraidtodie.Mostwouldhavebeenmorecomfortable ifshewas"older"and"wiser".WhichIthinkisacommonmisconceptiononyoungpeople.More seasonedpeoplethinkthatjustbecauseachildisyoungtheycannothaveabigvoiceorhavean opiniononsocietybecausetheyhavenotexperiencedasmanyyearsonearthasthem.Malalabroke themoldandsheprotestedwhatshefeltwasright,eventhoughsheendedupgettingshotintheface forit.Wasitworthit?Ithinkitwasworthit.

InconclusionIsupportthefactthatMalala'sparentsallowedhertofightforwoman'srights,andto standupforwhatshebelievedinMalala'sshootingaffectedpeopleacrosstheworldandshewas evennominatedfor

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MLAReview

Part1:MLAIn–textCitations–RewritethelastlineofeachquotewithacorrectlyformattedMLA in–textcitation.

1."Oneofhiseyesresembledthatofavulture–apaleblueeye,withafilmoverit.Wheneveritfell uponme,mybloodrancold;andsobydegrees–verygradually–Imadeupmymindtotakethelife oftheoldman,andthusridmyselfoftheeyeforever"

Thisisfromthetextbook,GreatWriting,whichwaseditedbyHarveyS.WienerandNora Eisenberg.ItcomesfromthefirstpageoftheshortstorybyEdgarAllanPoecalledTheTell–Tale Heart.Thestorystartsonpage108andendsonpage111.ThebookwaspublishedbyMcGrawHill inBostonintheyear2009

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Womenandminoritiesmakeup52percentoftheworkersinAmericanbusinessestoday.

Thisisaparaphrasefromanarticlecalled"ProgressforWomenandMinorities"inTheTennessean onApril24,2011.Theauthorwasnotnamed.ItwasonpageB1intheSundaypaper.

"Womenandminoritiesmakeup52percentoftheworkersinAmericanbusinessestoday" ("ProgressforWomenandMinorities"BI).

5."Wollstonecraftbelievesthatifawomansubmitstoamarriagejusttoremainidle,shehasno righttocomplainofherfateoractlikeshehasarighttodisregardrules."

ThisquoteisfromtheWebsitecalledWomen'sRightsandMarriage.ThearticleistitledMary WollstonecraftonMarriageandwaswrittenbyBetsyMichaels.Thereisnodateonthewebsite,but IvisiteditonMay14,2010Theaddressiswwwwomenandmarriagecom

"Wollstonecraftbelievesthatifawomansubmitstoamarriagejusttoremainidle,shehasnoright tocomplainofherfateoractlikeshehasarighttodisregardrules"(Michaels,"Mary WollstonecraftonMarriage",www.womenandmarriage.com).

Part2:WorksCitedPage–Usingtheaboveinformation,createaproperlyformattedworkscited page.

WorksCited