English 101/Section # Date Essay #2 The Committer vs. the NonCommitter There are many ty!es o" men in the #orl$% an$ each ty!e $is!lays a variety o" $isting&isha'le characteristics. (omen sho&l$ 'ecome a#are o" these characteristics 'e"ore consi$ering a !ros!ective mate. The smallest o" !ersonal $etails% "rom #here an$ ho# they met )incl&$ing the "irst $ate*% the #ay he #al+s an$ tal+s% the clothes he #ears% the career choice he,s ma$e% the vacation s!ots he "re-&ents% or the a&tomo'ile he $rives can o""er val&a'le% meaning"&l% insight"&l cl&es to #hether or not a man #ill ever settle $o#n #ith anyone. There are t#o main ty!es o" men in the #orl$. the committer an$ the noncommitter. The committer is serio&s a'o&t "in$ing the right #oman. /e as+s "rien$s an$ relatives "or intro$&ctions. /e is &s&ally o!en to 'lin$ $ates an$ avoi$s the 'ar scene #hen loo+ing "or a -&ality #oman. 0n the "irst $ate% he is !olite an$ #ill not 'ring &! the s&'1ect o" money at the resta&rant. /e ta+es her to !laces #here they can tal+ oneonone. The noncommitter is 1&st loo+ing "or a woman. There is no room in his li"e "or the #oman. /e% on the other han$% loves the 'ar scene. /e &s&ally "in$s a million e2c&ses #hy he can,t "in$ the right #oman an$ &ses s&ch e2c&ses to e2!lain #hy he is still &nattache$. 0n a $ate% he or$ers tren$y "oo$ s&ch as s&shi to im!ress his $ate% an$ he Last Name 2 mono!oli3es the conversation. /e may even ta+e her to !laces #here there is no chance "or goo$ conversation s&ch as a cl&' or a !arty. The committer li+es to share in conversation. /e as+s -&estions an$ act&ally listens to the ans#ers. /e is generally o!en a'o&t his !ast an$ is #illing to share more !ersonal $etails as time goes on. /e is #illing to meet her "amily an$ intro$&ces her to his. The committer also "ormali3es his !lans. /e,ll say% 4Let,s have $inner on (e$nes$ay%4 or 45,ll call yo& tomorro# a"ternoon.4 The noncommitter% ho#ever% is &s&ally s&!!orting too many other e2trac&rric&lar activities to 'e availa'le. /e $oes the tal+ing #hile she $oes the listening. /e &s&ally has to #or+ late #hich means he #on,t 'e a'le to ma+e it "or her mom,s !ot roast $inner invitation. (hen they s!ea+ to each other% he leaves her "eeling li+e things are &! in the air. (hile #al+ing a#ay% he yells things over his sho&l$er li+e% 4Tal+ to yo& soon4 or 45,ll call.4 The committer maintains a very 'asic #ar$ro'e. /e ten$s to 'e neat% cas&al an$ conservative. /e o"ten has a closet "&ll o" +ha+i !ants an$ 6olostyle shirts. /e #ears 'o2ers an$ t&'e soc+s% an$ his 'oat shoes are a m&st. The noncommitter $resses to im!ress. /e #ears a 1ac+et an$ tie more o"ten than the committer% has "itte$ $ress shirts% at least one sil+ ro'e% an$ tan+ to!s in a rain'o# o" colors. /e li+es 'i+ini &n$er#ear an$ loves his r&nning shoes 'eca&se they ena'le him to ma+e a -&ic+er geta#ay. The committer $rives a "amily car. /e li+es 7ee!s% E2!lorers% an$ 7a!anesema$e cars 'eca&se o" their !roven resale val&e an$ &ncom!romising $e!en$a'ility. The non committer is all too o'vio&s #hen it comes to his a&tomo'ile. /e $rives a "lashy vehicle Last Name 8 s&ch as a 6orsche% Corvette% 9:(% or Ferrari. Each ty!e is re"lecte$ in the vehicle chosen. The committer has a career that ena'les him to hel! others. /e #ill li+ely 'e a teacher% attorney% stoc+ analyst% com!&ter !rogrammer% 'an+er% constr&ction #or+er% minister% or !olice o""icer. /e #ill claim he,s too '&sy "or vacations% '&t !ro'a'ly 1&st $oesn,t #ant to go alone. /e en1oys tri!s to see "amily% "ishing tri!s #ith "rien$s% or even a #ee+en$ at Disney (orl$. ;nli+e the committer% the noncommitter is li+ely to 'e a s&rgeon% !hotogra!her% #riter% !ilot% sales!erson% or !olitician% an$ he al#ays ma+es time "or geta#ays. /e li+es Cl&' :e$% the #inetasting co&ntry% 0+ot'er"ests% <io% an$ any#here a (in$1ammer cr&ise #ill ta+e him. The committer li+es goo$ entertainment. /e en1oys ol$ movies #ith goo$ !lots% loves rea$ing all +in$s o" 'oo+s% an$ !artici!ates in team s!orts s&ch as 'as+et'all% 'ase'all% an$ "oot'all. The noncommitter 1&st li+es entertainment% goo$ or 'a$. /e,ll #atch any movie #ith Clint% Sly% or =rnol$ in the cre$it line&!. /e has many 'oo+s in !laces they can 'e seen% '&t li+ely hasn,t rea$ one in its entirety. This man stic+s to maga3ines an$ USA Today 'eca&se they,re 'rie"% to the !oint% re-&ire little time% an$ #ill li+ely not lea$ to intros!ection. The noncommitter rarely !artici!ates in team s!orts. /e !re"ers solo activities s&ch as hanggli$ing% hi+ing% 1ogging% or a goo$ #or+o&t at the gym #here he can 'e seen #earing his ne#est $esigner la'els. The 'a$ ne#s is that% initially% the noncommitter an$ the committer may even mirror each other% on the s&r"ace% that is. The goo$ ne#s is that #ith a little insight% res!ect "or one,s o#n int&ition an$ val&es% #illingness to o'serve #itho&t the !rover'ial 'lin$ers on% Last Name > an$ a 'asic &n$erstan$ing o" the silent messages 'ehin$ the #or$s an$ actions o" a !ros!ective mate% it is !ossi'le "or a #oman to "in$ that legen$ary $reamcometr&e so&l mate. Questions on Technique 1. Which sentence is the thesis (main idea) of this essay? Are there any words in the thesis to indicate that the author is going to compare or contrast anything? 2. Is this essay organied in a !"oc# pattern or a point$!y$point pattern? %. &oes the author use good e'amp"es to point out the differences !etween the two types of men? What do you thin# of the e'amp"es? ('p"ain. ). &oes the author use any contrast transitions (howe*er+ !ut+ on the other hand+ or in contrast) in this essay to he"p the reader mo*e !ac# and forth !etween the discussions of the two types of men? ,. Tone is an author-s attitude toward the su!.ect. It can !e "ighthearted+ disgusted+ p"ayfu"+ angry+ and so forth. &escri!e the author-s tone in this essay. English 101/Section # Date The technology $e!artment is having !ro'lems #ith o&r class #e'site 'eing accesse$. They have tol$ me that it #ill 'e "i2e$ sometime 'et#een tonight an$ tomorro# morning. Do not #orry a'o&t losing !oints 'eca&se o" this. 5 #ill not ta+e late !oints o"" yo&r assignments. 5n the meantime% Last Name ? see the "ollo#ing "or in"ormation a'o&t the assignments so yo& can still #or+ on them. 6lease let me +no# i" yo& have any -&estions. 7oan Assignment /0 11 2oints Attention 3tudents0 The essay for this unit must !e su!mitted !y 114/411 un"ess you ha*e made other arrangements with your instructor. 5o more than two essays may !e su!mitted in any gi*en wee# e'cept in summer sessions un"ess you ha*e made other arrangements with your instructor. 3ince most of your essays in this course+ (the on"y e'ception !eing the persona" narrati*e in 6nit 1)+ must !e written in third person+ this e'ercise pro*ides practice in using the third person point of *iew. 57T(0 8hec# with your instructor a!out this po"icy. 3ome instructors may a""ow students to write essays in first person. 9egard"ess of your instructor-s po"icies concerning the use of third person+ this e'ercise is required. 8"ic# on this "in# for Information on Writing in Third 2erson. 9ewrite the paragraph !e"ow in third person in your word processing program. :ou may de"ete some words and add others if you wish+ !ut you must inc"ude a"" of the !asic ideas found in the origina" paragraph. Last Name @ 9efer to the (diting and 9e*ising "ecture or the Writing 9esources "in# for information a!out writing in the third person. 57T(0 If you ha*e ;icrosoft word or a word processor that wi"" con*ert a ;icrosoft word document+ c"ic# on the "in# !e"ow to down"oad Assignment / to your computer. If you ha*e your we! !rowser set to open ;icrosoft Word for these types of documents+ the fi"e wi"" come up in your word processor. If your we! !rowser is not set+ it wi"" as# you where you want the document sa*ed. 7nce it is sa*ed+ you can ca"" it up in your word processor and re*ise it instead of retyping it. Assignment / ;icrosoft Word &ocument I am strong"y in fa*or of the proposition that pu!"ic schoo"s shou"d require students to wear uniforms. In today-s wor"d+ we are su!.ected to many pre.udices+ some of which stem from the type of c"othes we wear. If a"" students wore uniforms+ at "east one source of pre.udice might !e e"iminated in schoo"s !ecause no one wou"d !e wearing e'pensi*e designer c"othes whi"e others wore second hand c"othes that went out of sty"e a decade ago. 5o one wou"d !e a!"e to discern your economic status !y the c"othes you wore. Another reason I fa*or required uniforms for pu!"ic schoo" students is to increase students- safety at schoo". Today+ it can !e dangerous to wear the wrong co"ors or accessories such as !andannas. <ang mem!ers often ta#e offense at an innocent and unsuspecting student-s c"othing. I ha*e heard of some cases in which students who wore the wrong c"othing were in.ured or #i""ed !ecause of their choice of attire. A"so+ we shou"d consider supporting mandatory uniforms in pu!"ic schoo"s so students wi"" not ha*e to ma#e frantic "ast minute choices when getting dressed for Last Name A schoo". 5either wou"d there !e such pressure to =fit in= as far as c"othing was concerned. 3tudents wou"d #now e'act"y what they wou"d wear on any gi*en day+ and they wou"d #now without a dou!t that they wou"d "oo# "i#e they =!e"onged.= If you thin# a!out it+ requiring students to wear a schoo" uniform wou"d so"*e many pro!"ems we face concerning what to wear to schoo". 3a*e and name this assignment assign/ I;279TA5T 57T(0 If you do not use ;icrosoft Word to type your assignments+ you must sa*e this assignment as a ;icrosoft Word document !efore sending it as an attachment. 3end this assignment to your instructor-s pri*ate e$ mai" address through Internet e$mai" as an attachment. .massey>mesacc.edu .moore>mesacc.edu When as#ed for a su!.ect+ type =:our ?ast 5ame= Assign. / $$ i.e. 3mith-s Assign /. Assignment @0 11 2oints Airst 2art of Assignment @0 57T(0 Be sure to do !oth parts of Assignment @ !efore sending it to your instructorC 9ead pages D2 to D% in The Brief Wadsworth Eand!oo# D th edition a!out writing a comparison4contrast essay. Last Name B After reading the a!o*e pages+ answer the fo""owing questions in your word processing program0 1. What do comparison and contrast essays do? 2. What are two methods that can !e used to organie comparison and4or contrast essays? 57T(0 It is not necessary to write the questions+ .ust the answers. Aor more information a!out writing a comparison4contrast essay+ c"ic# on the fo""owing "in#0 The 8omparison 8ontrast (ssay ?ecture 3econd 2art of Assignment @0 9ead the paragraphs on pages D2 to D% in The Brief Wadsworth Eand!oo# D th edition. Then+ c"ic# on this "in# to read a 3amp"e 8omparison48ontrast (ssay. Write answers to the questions on technique found at the end of the samp"e essay. 57T(0 Answer the questions on technique to the !est of your a!i"ity considering the mode" essay may or may not !e an e'ce""ent e'amp"e. (*a"uate the mode" essay carefu""y as you answer the questions. 3a*e !oth parts of this assignment as one document and name this document assign@ Last Name C I;279TA5T 57T(0 If you do not use ;icrosoft Word to type your assignments+ you must sa*e this assignment as a ;icrosoft Word document !efore sending it as an attachment. 3end this assignment to your instructor-s pri*ate e$ mai" address through Internet e$mai" as an attachment. .massey>mesacc.edu .moore>mesacc.edu When as#ed for a su!.ect+ type =:our ?ast 5ame= Assign. @ $$ i.e. 3mith-s Assign. @ Assignment F0 , 2oints 9e*iew the "ecture on 2rewriting and 2"anning if necessary. 9e*iew the "ecture on Thesis and 7ut"ine if necessary. 9e*iew pages 2) through 2D and %F to )1 in The Brief Wadsworth Eand!oo# D th edition if necessary for information formu"ating a thesis and out"ineG howe*er+ your out"ines for your essays ;63T fo""ow the forma" out"ine e'amp"e !e"ow+ not the informa" out"ine e'amp"e in the !oo#. Your thesis statement and outline must follow this example format: Thesis 3tatement0 (Write your thesis statementG it ;63T !e a comp"ete sentence.) Last Name 10 I. (Write the topic of the first !ody paragraphG it does not ha*e to !e a comp"ete sentence.) II. (Write the topic of the second !ody paragraphG it does not ha*e to !e a comp"ete sentence.) III. (Write the topic of the third !ody paragraphG it does not ha*e to !e a comp"ete sentence.) 8onc"usion0 (If you do not #now your conc"usion yet+ .ust repeat your thesis statement.) 57T(0 This is .ust a !asic format for an out"ine. :our out"ine+ of course+ wi"" !e short topic entries. :ou wi"" on"y write the information in !"ac#. The information in !"ue in parentheses is e'p"anation on"y. I;279TA5T 57T(0 To recei*e fu"" points for this assignment+ your thesis statement ;63T !e a comp"ete sentence+ and your out"ine must fo""ow the e'amp"e format e'act"y. 3a*e and name this assignment assignF I;279TA5T 57T(0 If you do not use ;icrosoft Word to type your assignments+ you must sa*e this assignment as a ;icrosoft Word document !efore sending it as an attachment. 3end this assignment to your instructor-s pri*ate e$ mai" address through Internet e$mai" as an attachment. .massey>mesacc.edu .moore>mesacc.edu Last Name 11 When as#ed for a su!.ect+ type =:our ?ast 5ame= Assign. F $$ i.e. 3mith-s Assign. F Assignment 110 211 2oints 9e*iew pages D2 to D% in The Brief Wadsworth Eand!oo# D th edition if necessary a!out writing a comparison4contrast essay. 9e*iew the "ecture on The 8omparison48ontrast (ssay if necessary for information on writing the essay. In your word processing program+ write the rough draft of a comparison4contrast essay supporting your thesis statement with we""$organied+ interesting detai"s. 57T(0 Your essay needs to be 600 to 700 words in length. Use your word processor's statistics feature to check the length of your essay as you are writing it. :ou wi"" !e writing this essay in third person (he+ she+ they+ peop"e+ society+ etc.)G howe*er+ ! "!# use second person $you% your& at any time in your writings in this unit or in any of the other units unless it is in dialogue or a direct 'uote. 9e*iew the Information on Writing in Third 2erson if necessary. "!#(: ())*Y) + #,-!U., 6 /U)# 0( 1-2##(" 2" #,2- 3(-)!" !"4Y55555 Last Name 12 9ead the <rading 8omments that your instructor may use when grading the fina" draft of your paper. By re*iewing grading comments and ;?A documentation comments+ you may !e a!"e to a*oid some common pro!"ems in your writing. After you ha*e written your rough draft+ re*iew pages )1 through ), in The Brief Wadsworth Eand!oo# D th edition and4or the (diting and 9e*ising "in#+ if necessary+ for additiona" he"p in re*ising your rough draft. 2ay c"ose attention to the chec#"ists on pages )1 to )). A"so re*iew the fo""owing chec#"ist as you re*ise the rough draft of your essay0 Is your thesis statement a comp"ete sentence that states the main idea of your essay? Is your thesis statement the "ast sentence of the introductory paragraph? &oes your essay fo""ow the order of your out"ine? Is each paragraph in the !ody of your essay we"" de*e"oped with a topic sentence at the !eginning fo""owed !y su!topic sentences with supporting detai"s? &oes your essay ha*e a conc"uding paragraph that sums up the main ideas of the essay without adding any new detai"s? Ea*e you used comp"ete sentences+ not fragments+ comma sp"ices+ or run$on sentences? Are your sentences c"ear and concise? Last Name 18 Are your sentences grammatica""y correct using consistent *er! tense and a*oiding su!.ect4pronoun disagreement? Ea*e you used correct punctuation and capita"iation? Are a"" words spe""ed correct"y? :ou may either edit your own rough draft+ or you may arrange with another student in the c"ass to peer edit each other-s essay. :ou can contact another student through ;y;88 and arrange to send each other your rough drafts. 57T(0 It is 57T necessary to send a copy to your instructor un"ess you ha*e specific questions or pro!"ems you wou"d "i#e your instructor to address. :our instructor wi"" 57T fu""y edit your entire paper for you. It is essentia" that you "earn to recognie pro!"ems within your own writing. If you need one$to$ one attention throughout the entire paper+ you need to ma#e an appointment with a tutor in the Writing 8enter ()@1$)D1$/,1%). 9ead the 3e"f$(dit42eer 9e*iewing ?ecture. 8"ic# on the fo""owing 3e"f$(dit42eer 9e*iewing Wor#sheet "in# if you wish to use it for he"p with peer editing or with editing your own essay. This "in# can a"so !e found in the 3e"f$(dit42eer 9e*iewing "ecture. 3e"f$(dit42eer 9e*iewing Wor#sheet Last Name 1> When you ha*e recei*ed the peer re*iew from a c"assmate or ha*e se"f$edited your own essay+ consider what needs to !e edited and re*ised in your own essay. 2f you ha6e a specific 'uestion or problem area in your paper with which you feel you need additional help% contact your instructor or a tutor in the 1riting 7enter. A"so+ re*iew the <rading 8omments "in# to prior to editing your rough draft so you wi"" !e aware of what pro!"ems to "oo# for in your rough draft. 57T(0 (diting and re*ising are *ita" steps in the writing process. &o not !e satisfied with your first draft. 5o writing is perfect in rough draft form. There is a"ways room for impro*ement. ?oo# up and refer to pages in the inde' at the !ac# of the The Brief Wadsworth Eand!oo# D th edition if you need he"p with sentence structure+ punctuation+ or grammar+ etc and4or refer to the "ecture on (diting and 9e*ising. Be sure to format your essay according to the directions. 8"ic# on this "in# to re*iew Aormatting &irections if necessary. When you ha*e finished re*ising your essay+ use the fo""owing instructions to turn it in to your instructor0 3a*e and name this assignment essay2 I;279TA5T 57T(0 If you do not use ;icrosoft Word to type your assignments+ you must sa*e this Last Name 1? assignment as a ;icrosoft Word document !efore sending it as an attachment. 3end this assignment to your instructor-s pri*ate e$ mai" address through Internet e$mai" as an attachment. .massey>mesacc.edu .moore>mesacc.edu When as#ed for 36BH(8T+ type =:our ?ast 5ame= (ssay 2 $$ i.e. 3mith-s (ssay 2.