Love Medicine

Love Medicine
Detail of beadwork from an Ojibwe medicine pouch

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Essays

Nicole, we were supposed to start the essay and have it be about 500 words. Then send it to Ms. Deckard. It doesn't have to be finished.

college essay

Hey y'all, I was wondering if anybody was using an allusion in their paper. I just want some examples of good allusions to get an idea. Thanks!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Essay//Absent

I was absent yesterday, can anyone tell me what we are suppose to do about the 500 word essay please?
and if anyone is applying at southeastern university... could you give me the essay topic? i cant get it for some reason...

College Essay

I'm writing an essay about Three Cups of Tea, and I was trying to think about characteristics that Greg Mortenson a good role model... does anyone have any opinions/ideas?

I feel like I spend too much time in my essay re-telling his story, and not enough about how his accomplishments impact me.

Monday, September 28, 2009

So i hear that we shouldn't write our college essays on Hurricane Katrina since too many people would write about it. Is this true? Cause I don't understand why since a lot of us will apply to colleges outside of Louisiana.

college essay

ms. deckard, im writing my essay and i feel like im embellishing on myself too much. i know this is kind of the point of the essay, but i dont know what things should be embellished and what things shouldnt. any suggestions? should i finish the paper as is or stop so you can see it tomorrow?

Absent

I wasn't in class today. Can anyone tell me what was discussed? Did I miss anything important?

Thanks!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

homework

I'm pretty sure the only homework was to work on college essays.

homework

was there any homework besides to blog?

college essay help?

I've been trying to work on my main college essay, but I haven't been able to think of anything that isn't cliche or just boring. I feel like it's really hard to write something that will stand out, especially if I don't really have any significant life changing experiences...I really really need some help please ?