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He Who Has Money, Never Has Enough

9/30/2014

Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. ~Erich Fromm

You become so obsessed with a passion that you skip educational opportunities in exchange for money. Is that success? Defend or qualify your response.

Respond in no more than five sentences and no less than three. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. You will not get credit for shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree." Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content (Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative)

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: October 3, 2014 11:59 p.m. CST

Win, Lose or Draw?

9/21/2014

69 Comments

The death penalty is discriminatory and does not do anything about crime. ~Bobby Scott

Lisa Ann Coleman Executed

Click on the link above entitled "Lisa Ann Coleman Executed" and read the article about Lisa Ann Coleman. Think carefully about the article and the quote above, then determine who will gain and who will lose in this case of execution.

Respond in no more than five sentences and no less than three. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. You will not get credit for shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree." Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content (Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative)

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: September 26, 2014 11:59 p.m. CST

69 Comments

Feminist or Nah?

9/14/2014

“I fell in love. But I don't just stay with by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose. Over and over again, and he/she chooses me.”

Facts about the Race Rice Domestic Violence Issue:

For hitting his wife, Janay Rice, unconscious in an elevator, NFL star, Ray Rice, of the Baltimore Ravens was cut from the team, suspended indefinitely from the NFL and lost several endorsement deals. The NFL are offering to trade-in Rice jerseys for other team jerseys and his alma mater, Rutgers is cutting Rice from their promotional video.

San Francisco 49ers radio broadcaster, Ted Robinson, has been suspended two games by the team for commenting that Ray Rice's wife, Janay Rice, should take some responsibility for her abuse because she married him after he abused her.

Talk show host, Whoopi Goldberg, noted that a woman should not be surprised if she hits a man and he hits her back, after it was learned that Janay Rice hit him first.

Even Janay Rice herself defended her husband and begged the NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, not to suspend her husband because the incident is a private matter.

Celebrities Chris Brown and Floyd Mayweather noted that neither of them condones domestic abuse, but everyone makes mistakes and should be given second chances.

Think carefully about these comments and determine which of the two are victims: Ray Rice or Janay Rice and explain why.

Respond in no more than five sentences and no less than three. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. You will not get credit for shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree." Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content (Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative)

All Hail!

9/11/2014

Reflect on a time when you received advice, but only paid attention to the parts you liked. How did things work out? Should you have listened to the whole message? When can you trust someone with your best interest?

Think carefully about these questions.

Respond in no more than five sentences and no less than three. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. You will not get credit for shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree." Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content (Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative)

To Be or Nah??

9/3/2014

"It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are." ~Roy Disney

Judge the effects of Michael Sam's decision to go public with his sexual preference before becoming pro, and determine whether that decision deferred his NFL dream.

Respond in no more than five sentences and no less than three. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. You will not get credit for shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree." Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content (Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative)

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Deadline: September 5, 2014 11:59 p.m. CST

Mixed Ink

Mixed Ink is our class blog, the window into our souls. It was designed to improve students' writing, critical thinking and communication skills by giving them a platform to provide meaningful content based on their interpretation of what they see.

Although the students receive a grade based on a rubric for completing this assignment, they are not graded on complexity of thought. This is a place where students of all levels can freely, confidently and creatively express themselves and their opinions in a nonjudgmental platform. They are required to respond to and critique each other, but degradation, slander, lewdness, etc., will not be tolerated.

Bridge Builders

All subjects are vital to learning, but English is the bridge of communication. So let's build the arch, one word at a time...

Grading Rubric

Learning Objectives

Communicate effectively
Be aware of current events
Write concisely
Boost critical thinking skills
Be accountable
Follow directions
Have a voice about what goes on in the world around you