In both high school and college one receives grades for the work that is accomplished. In high school one may receive numerous grades during the grading period which may be given for tests, quizzes, and even homework. Tests in high school are usually scheduled as the class progresses and comes to a point where a subject is understood. The scale that teachers use to grade assignments in high school is an absolute scale, where how well you perform in the class determines the grade you receive.
Although one also receives grades in college, fewer grades are given than in high school. Homework grades are not given in college as they are in high school but rather very few test grades. Tests are typically scheduled by the professor ahead of time and announced on the first day of class when the syllabus is handed out. Students are expected to know the subject matter when test day arrives. Some professors do not grade on an absolute scale but rather on a sliding or relative scale such as the bell curve.
Studying is essential to success in both high school and college, however, high school classes may require only a few hours a week of out-of-class study time. Homework assignments are typically short and discussed in depth the following day of class. Material taught in high school usually needs to be heard only once to be comprehended and can be glanced over once more before test time. Teachers in high school emphasize what needs to be known for test time from reading passages and other homework.
Unlike in high school, classes in college require much outside study time. Many classes require just as many or possibly more hours of study time as one is required to actually be in the class. Homework in college is typically lengthy reading passages that the professor expects one to read and understand before the next time the class meets. Many times the subject matter in the reading is not discussed during class, but is still expected to be known for tests. One must continually study subject matter so as to completely comprehend it before test time.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Compare/Contrast Ideas
High School vs. College
1. Grades
-number of grades
-grading scale
-testing schedule
2. Studying
-amount of time
-comprehending
-how you learn it
3. Classes
-class ranking
-class size
-number of classes
1. Grades
-number of grades
-grading scale
-testing schedule
2. Studying
-amount of time
-comprehending
-how you learn it
3. Classes
-class ranking
-class size
-number of classes
Friday, October 23, 2009
¡Esta semana ha estado bastante loca. tuvimos exámenes ayer, y tenemos más hoy. he estado estudiando para el cálculo toda la semana. soy un pequeño se preocupó por ello, pero espero que haré bien. la física será fácil aunque!
¡Tenemos una competición de la banda mañana, y yo soy emocionado realmente acerca de ello!
¡Tenemos una competición de la banda mañana, y yo soy emocionado realmente acerca de ello!
Monday, October 12, 2009
así que este fin de semana no fue el más grande. perdimos nuestro juego de futbol de regreso al hogar para que deprimiera. durante el juego había una demora de relámpago de 30 minutos. la banda tuvo que realizar después del juego, y de yo no llegué a casa hasta que casi medianoche. esto me frustrara muy porque tuve que despertarse en 630 el sábado por la mañana tan yo podría tomar la SAT. además, tuve muy dolor de garganta. yo no quiere estar allí en todo. agradecidamente pienso que hice bien en la SAT. mis abuelos visitaban este fin de semana, y ellos nos quitaron a la noche del sábado de cena. yo me desperté a medianoche la noche del sábado que suda como loco. me tomó un rato, pero yo por último volví para dormir. mamá me despertó arriba el domingo por la mañana y yo tuve una fiebre de 99,8. cuando ella volvió de la iglesia, ella tomó mi temperatura otra vez y fue 100,2. fui al médico y mi prueba de inflamación de garganta regresó negativo. ellos también me probaron para mono, pero también fueron negativo. ellos volvieron a llamar hoy y nos dijeron que la prueba de inflamación de garganta de 24 horas regresó positivo. tan tengo inflamación de garganta. ¡agradecidamente yo me siento que toneladas mejor ahora y puedo volver a la escuela mañana!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
i thought that writing our example essay was much easier than writing the descriptive essay. im not one much for wirting to begin with, so being able to research some on my topic really helped me to be able to elaborate on my topic. i HATE writing, so anything i have to come up with on my own is something that i dont like. oddly enough, i would rather write a research paper.
i still dont like this blog thing. it just frustrates me. i really just want to give up on it cause its not working out for me. im not really sure how to fix the problem, but i wish there was a way to do it. NO ME GUSTA!!!!!!!!!!
i still dont like this blog thing. it just frustrates me. i really just want to give up on it cause its not working out for me. im not really sure how to fix the problem, but i wish there was a way to do it. NO ME GUSTA!!!!!!!!!!
Final Draft of Example Essay
Sarah Hice
Professor Aiken
English 1101: Example Essay
23 September 2009
Unattainable Perfection
Twenty-three counts of embezzlement and one count of fraud. Praise the Lord (PTL) televangelist Jim Bakker was charged with these crimes in the late 1980s and given a sentence of 45 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Since the program began in 1974, Bakker, along with PTL's former No. 2 administrator, Richard Dortch, and Bakker aides David and James Taggart, embezzled approximately $158 million dollars from PTL ministries (Ostling). Bakker admitted to having spent church funds on luxury cars and mansions for himself. Bakker and his wife, Tammy Faye, “came up with some truly inventive ways to squander ministry money. (Strandberg)” Bakker was also found to have been involved in an affair with church secretary, Jessica Hahn, in 1980. In an attempt to keep her quite about their interactions, Bakker paid Hahn approximately $265,000. This is not a situation that has occurred once in a single church ministry; there are many others that are just as familiar and wide-known.
In 1988, Jimmy Swaggart of “The Jimmy Swaggart Telecast” was reported to have been involved with a prostitute. Many say that this is hypocritical of him because of his public scorn against fellow preacher Marvin Gorman who had been caught having an extramarital affair. When Gorman heard that Swaggart was seen frequently in areas that were well-known for prostitution, he hired a private detective who took incriminating photographs of Swaggart taking a prostitute into a hotel with him. When Swaggart refused to pay blackmail money, the photos were shown to the Assemblies of God leadership. The publicity of the photos caused many of Swaggarts supporters to withdraw their sponsorship. Although church leadership is not always perfect, they are not the only ones; regular churchgoers are not perfect either.
The United States divorce rate is twenty-five percent; this number represents all of the adults who are currently divorced or who have been divorced at some point. Among various denominations, the divorce rate ranges from twenty-one to thirty-four percent. Some denominations, such as Mormons, with a divorce rate of 24 percent. and Catholics, with a divorce rate of 21 percent, have a divorce rate that is lower than the national rate. While others, such as Non-denominational Christians, with a divorce rate of 34 percent, and Baptists, with a divorce rate of 29 percent, have divorce rates that are higher than the national rate (“Divorce and Remarriage”). Of the divorces among born-again, or reformed, Christian couples, ninety percent occur after they have been saved.
Not everyone is imperfect in the same way. In today’s society, another way that we see flawed people in the church is the number of girls who become pregnant before they are married. It is becoming a more common occurrence throughout society, and being a churchgoer has not made anyone an exception. Even people who have been brought up in the church all their lives and are very involved in church activities can mess up and have a child before they are married. My family is a prime example of one that seems put together on the outside but when you take a closer look is not so perfect on the inside.
Many people assume that because a person goes to church, his or her life is perfect, without flaw or imperfection. Yet “perfect churchgoers” have their faults too. There are those who have alcohol problems and drug problems, those who have abusiveness issues, and those who have fidelity troubles. Sometimes even the leaders of church ministries are flawed. Being a churchgoer does not mean that one is perfect, because no one is “perfect”.
Professor Aiken
English 1101: Example Essay
23 September 2009
Unattainable Perfection
Twenty-three counts of embezzlement and one count of fraud. Praise the Lord (PTL) televangelist Jim Bakker was charged with these crimes in the late 1980s and given a sentence of 45 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Since the program began in 1974, Bakker, along with PTL's former No. 2 administrator, Richard Dortch, and Bakker aides David and James Taggart, embezzled approximately $158 million dollars from PTL ministries (Ostling). Bakker admitted to having spent church funds on luxury cars and mansions for himself. Bakker and his wife, Tammy Faye, “came up with some truly inventive ways to squander ministry money. (Strandberg)” Bakker was also found to have been involved in an affair with church secretary, Jessica Hahn, in 1980. In an attempt to keep her quite about their interactions, Bakker paid Hahn approximately $265,000. This is not a situation that has occurred once in a single church ministry; there are many others that are just as familiar and wide-known.
In 1988, Jimmy Swaggart of “The Jimmy Swaggart Telecast” was reported to have been involved with a prostitute. Many say that this is hypocritical of him because of his public scorn against fellow preacher Marvin Gorman who had been caught having an extramarital affair. When Gorman heard that Swaggart was seen frequently in areas that were well-known for prostitution, he hired a private detective who took incriminating photographs of Swaggart taking a prostitute into a hotel with him. When Swaggart refused to pay blackmail money, the photos were shown to the Assemblies of God leadership. The publicity of the photos caused many of Swaggarts supporters to withdraw their sponsorship. Although church leadership is not always perfect, they are not the only ones; regular churchgoers are not perfect either.
The United States divorce rate is twenty-five percent; this number represents all of the adults who are currently divorced or who have been divorced at some point. Among various denominations, the divorce rate ranges from twenty-one to thirty-four percent. Some denominations, such as Mormons, with a divorce rate of 24 percent. and Catholics, with a divorce rate of 21 percent, have a divorce rate that is lower than the national rate. While others, such as Non-denominational Christians, with a divorce rate of 34 percent, and Baptists, with a divorce rate of 29 percent, have divorce rates that are higher than the national rate (“Divorce and Remarriage”). Of the divorces among born-again, or reformed, Christian couples, ninety percent occur after they have been saved.
Not everyone is imperfect in the same way. In today’s society, another way that we see flawed people in the church is the number of girls who become pregnant before they are married. It is becoming a more common occurrence throughout society, and being a churchgoer has not made anyone an exception. Even people who have been brought up in the church all their lives and are very involved in church activities can mess up and have a child before they are married. My family is a prime example of one that seems put together on the outside but when you take a closer look is not so perfect on the inside.
Many people assume that because a person goes to church, his or her life is perfect, without flaw or imperfection. Yet “perfect churchgoers” have their faults too. There are those who have alcohol problems and drug problems, those who have abusiveness issues, and those who have fidelity troubles. Sometimes even the leaders of church ministries are flawed. Being a churchgoer does not mean that one is perfect, because no one is “perfect”.
Monday, October 5, 2009
ok. so i finally got one comment!!!! but its a little late. i didnt get it til this morning and so i cant really do anything about my paper. i also got a comment from our professor, but again, not until this morning. im still not really liking this blog thing. i dont know about everyone else, but for me, this blog thing is more trouble than its worth. BAH!!!!
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