This morning was a very slow morning. I woke up at 7 and i felt like i could of slept in for a very lng time. Then i waited at the bus stop for about 20 minutes until the bus finally came. then i met a girl on the bus and she was very nice. we talked about the football game last saturday. then i walked to class and now i am here.

In Class Freewrite

Why is the Mexico-Texas border patrol such a dangerous job? The reason I want to write about this topic is because it is a big issue going one in our society right now. I recently got to talk to my cousin's good friend who is training to be a border patrol member. He is the reason I got hooked on this topic because most of the stories he told me were really interesting. He was also talking about the training he was going through.

Why is the Mexico-Texas border patril such a dangerous job? I think this is a dangerous job because people go and protect these borders and sometimes the immagrants try and come accross the border and might do anything to get accross.

Answering this question will be benefical to me and the people who read it because we can understand the danger border patrol members put themselves into. We can better understand the seriousness of this situation so that we may help support the border patrol so that we can stop illegal immagration.

Rhetorical Response 2

Both “Tattoo Crazy” and “We proudly Brew Starbucks Coffee” are very well written essay. The thing that makes both these essays interesting is the fact that they are similar to the type of essay we are about to write about which is a personal research paper. Not only do these two essays give us fascinating facts about tattoos and coffee, it gives us inputs on both the authors’ person experience.
I think the reason this essay is appealing to me is not by the facts and research of the two concepts tattoos and coffee, but the stories that went along with it. The fact that it gives us this narrative story makes the paper more interesting to read. It isn’t all that boring like normal research papers are. Instead, it keeps us awake and eager to read the next page. I personally think that if the essay gave no input on the authors’ personal experience, then I wouldn’t enjoy reading the material as much as I did.
One of the points the author makes in the story “Tattoo Crazy” that I agree with is the fact that so many people from the ages of 18-29 have so many tattoos. This is very shocking to me but then again once I think all the people I know who have tattoos, the number it very big. Coming from the TCU football team I see so many different types and styles of tattoos that some of the players have. I would probably estimate that half of the football team has tattoos and that is very accurate to the forty nine percent the author gives us. The one thing I do not agree with the statement the author makes is the one where he talks about people who don’t have tattoos view others who have them in a negative way. I was able to talk to a few of my teammates about their tattoos and all of them said their tattoos have a meaning to them. Whether it be the name of one of their family members tattooed on their back or a cross that symbolizes God or Jesus, most people have tattoos for family or religious issues.
The essay “We Proudly Brew Starbucks Coffee” has a lot of facts and style points that I truly like. The fact that the author starts off with her own personal experience is phenomenal. I really got a sense that I was in Starbucks with them during the Saturday morning. I really liked how she explained how she would first find the perfect spot for her and her dad to sit and drink their coffee. I especially like how she explained through each sip; they would discuss the issues in their own life. I felt like this was a great attention getter at the start of the essay and it especially made me want to keep reading with interest rather than keep reading because I had too.
After the attention getter that the author gave us, she started to list the facts about the industry of Starbucks. I thought that this was really interesting and it helped give me some more feedback on what Starbucks does behind the scenes. I was really fascinated by all the facts about Starbucks and it allowed me to keep reading. Although the facts about Starbucks were interesting, I believe that the overall attention getter at the beginning of the essay did a great job on setting the tone for the essay. This style helps readings keep focused during the essay and doesn’t allow for them to get off track during the reading.
In conclusion, both essays were written extremely well. After reading this style of essay I can know understand the importance of a person research paper. These essays can and will help me write my essay to where I can keep the reading at the edge of their chairs and eager to turn the next page and read the rest of the story. I also have found out that in this type of essay, a great attention getter is key in setting the tone to the paper. If I can write a great attention getter at the start then I will have no problem writing a well written essay.

In Class: free write

Today when i woke up around 7:15 it was extremely cold in my room. I finally tried to warm up and get out of bed to through some clothes on. After I had gottan all dressed up my roommate DJ and I went to the John Justin Center to sign in like we always do before every class. I am never really the type to talk alot in the morning because i am so tired. But DJ told me a story that kinda made me laugh. He told me that when he was signing in yesterday we was wanting to talk the elavator to the 2nd floor. He said that when he was waiting an old women can walking down the stairs and got mad at DJ because she didnt want him to talk the elevator for what reason we do not know. He said he didnt want to cause any trouble so he just took the stairs. We were talking about that it would be hilarious if he had just stared at the old women and the walk right into the elevator and moon the lady. This is obviously wrong and rude but we wouldnt really do that. It was one of those things were it was just guys.

In Class: Questions on Essay 1

I understand what the essay should be about but i think i am going to have difficulty finishing the entire legnth. I already started the essay and it seems like it is going well. I have gottan a big chunk of the paper out of the way. I have alot of paragraphs, about 5-7 of them and i do not know if that is too much.

In Class

This morning was not the best morning I have been apart of. As a football player, they make all of us go and sign into at the front desk in the John Justin Center. We had to back track from going to our dorm room, to the John Justin Center, to going back on the other side of campus to come to this class. I did not get a chance to eat breakfast but I normally do not anyways. I keep thinking about this weekend because I have a feeling that it will be fun. I am going to my cousins house back home in Plano and we are going dove hunting and striper bass fishing. Saturday is meet the frogs day and I invited my cousin and his little 3 year old son Brody to the practice. I think he will have a blast and I am happy to get a chance to hang out with him. My mom and dad are both going up to visit my brother at Notre Dame on thursday. Nick, my brother, has his first college football game this saturday and I am happy that my parents are going to be able to witness it. He won the starting job earlier last week so it looks like he will have the opportunity to start the Notre Dame football season off. My parents will come back to Texas on Sunday night so I believe I will stay with them at Plano sunday night and hang out with them most of the day on monday. Well that is it with this post and I cannot wait for saturday to come.