4/13

1. Heeding all too well the admonition of Genesis 1:26, man has clearly established dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle and all the earth.
2. In fact, man has gone far toward destroying all members of the animal kingdom, including of course himself.
3. In the last 150 years, man has increased his extermination of mammals alone by fifty-five-fold, and if the killing continues at the present rate man may well destroy all 4062 species of mammals within thirty years.
4. Even today there are 835 endangered species, with more being added each year.
5. In India, where 40000 tigers roamed in 1930, there are now only 2500 left and the lion population, currently estimated at 17,5 has been depleted even more severely.
6. Australia, a land of energetic sports-minded individuals, has treated its animal population no better than India has.
7. Consequently animals like the kangaroo, for which Australia is famous, are fast disappearing as are koala bears Tasmanian wolves and emus.
8. Because Australians were not concerned about their wildlife, in 1930 the government machine-gunned 20000 emus at one time.
9. In the United States too, several species of wildlife have disappeared and many others are close to extinction.
10. The Eastern elk and the passenger pigeon, once so plentiful in this country, are now forever gone.
11. Other animals, such as the alligator, the Southern Bald eagle and the ivory-billed woodpecker, may be fated to join the growing list of species we will see no more.
12. Although alligators are protected by law, men continue to kill them for their skins, only the belly portion of which are used.
13. As long as Americans want their expensive alligator belts handbags and shoes, the poachers will continue to supply the skins.
14. The profit motive, of course, has led to the wholesale slaughter of animals like the alligator and the tiger, but many other animals have been killed for whim or pleasure.

4/13

1. That singer, whoever he is, really knows how to sing the blues.
2. The woman, sitting at the back table, is a well-known restaurant reviewer.
3. When conditions are right, that horse can run just like its father.
4. His four favorite artists are Monet, Renoir, Degas and Manet.
5. Let Warren and Andrea, our most skillful speakers, present our proposal.
6. Long regarded as a leading newspaper, the Washington Post boasts an outstanding staff of reporters.
7. Slowly, slyly and cautiously, Eric slid the wallet across the table.
8. What we need is creative leadership, leadership that will encourage experimentation.
9. During high school he read Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar and Hamlet.
10. Song of Solomon, I believe is the professor’s favorite.
11. I believe that should the eggs break, we will have a mess.
12. Sometimes, I think that people are extremely foolish.
13. I believe that a computer breakdown is a common excuse for late papers.
14. The elephant that stands on the drum is Maggie.15. The elephant, which is a hard worker and a talented performer, is found in most zoos and circuses.

Homework 4/8

Lisa Randall's article "Dangling Particles" went into the issue of how generality can creates misconceptions,especially in science. Randall brings up how the generality of many scientific terms lead to misconceptions that people use to dismiss and idea, like with global warming. People often tend to say how their winters are getting worse so there can't really be global warming, when they theory of global warming really just mean that there are going to be more extreme ranges of temperature. Randall also proposes solutions, which sort of makes this a policy paper. I thought she set it up very well because she set up the issue very well. She didn't propose her solutions until the end after she threw out her evidence either.

I enjoyed Brian Greene's article "Put a Little Science in Your Life" a lot more. It had a lot better approach. It was a really interesting article because it just talked about something that you never really would have thought about until Greene said it. I guess science really does make you think about think about a lot. It stimulates your mind and makes you wonder about things that there is no answer for yet, like the universe and things like that

Explicit Writing

Implicit:
I don’t think you should go out with him. I heard that he doesn’t have a job and that he just broke up with his long-term girlfriend.

Explicit:
You shouldn't go out with him. He doesn't have a job, so he isn't very successful. And he just broke up with his long-term girlfriend so he probably is an emotional wreck.

Implicit:
Race is still an important consideration in American politics today. I recently heard President Bush speak about hate crimes in schools.

Explicit:
Race is still a very important subject in our country still, especially when it comes to hate crimes. In fact, it has become such an important issue that President Bush has been talking recently about the importance of stopping hate crimes in schools.

Implicit:
Argumentative essays are meant to show your views and opinions and sway your reader to the side you have taken. My essay took an obvious side but it just listed why capital punishment should be abolished.

Explicit:
Argumentative essays are supposed to share your views and opinions and persuade your readers to share the same side as you. But in my essay I just listed facts about why capital punishment should be abolished instead of expressing my views and persuading the audience to my side

In Class Writing

Our notion that only poets and novelists have to write is unrealistic. In fact many of us foolishly object to taking courses in writing. College students going into business think their secretaries will do their writing for them. This attitude shows a naive faith in the competency of their secretaries. Furthermore, young business people seldom have private secretaries. Again, students going into the technical or scientific fields may think that writing is something they seldom have to do. Yet, practicing engineers and scientists say they spend half of their time writing memos and reports. Besides, a person in any field who can express ideas clearly is sure to succeed.