Thursday, March 20, 2008

Book Portfolio (Q3)

I. Intro: As the Future Catches You
A. Title, Author, Pub. Date: As The Future Catches You, Juan Enriqez, 2001
B. Book Summary: This book was about genetics and how it changes over time.
C. Theme Statement: Technology changes over time
D. Significance of theme: To teach the future citizens about the past events in technology.

II. Theme: Technology changes over time
A. Theme statement: Technology has made drastic changes from the past.
B. >About every year and a half the cost of computers goes down and their ability to process data goes up.
C.> Buisnesses that used to be done with bookwork are now overwheled with computers.
D.> Technology is now changing within years and months instead of centuries and decades.
C. Significance of theme: The Technology has changed from the past.

III. Theme in History
A. Technology has changed over time with many consequences leading for the better and some for the worse.
B. Columbus showed that technology changes over time with ships and the triangle trade.
C. Computers have changed drastically from the 1940's.
D. The ability to change genetics has just been able to happen.
E. Significance of theme in history: Technology has changed from the past in history to now and will in the future.

IV. Conclusion
A. Technology has changed very much from the past.
B. Significance of theme in book: The significance of this theme is to show the future people that the technology will be changing in front of there eyes while they are living.
C. Significance of theme in history: technology has changed from the past in history to now and will in the future.
D. Effectivness of book in showing the theme: This book was very effective on showing the theme, and the theme is very recognizable.
E. Importance of understanding theme: This theme is very important to understand because it is something that the future citizens will all have to deal with.




As the Future Catches You is a very educational book by Juan Enriquez, that was published in 2001. As the Future Catches You is about genetics and how technology changes over time. Juan Enriquez illustrates the theme of this book which is technology changes over time by genetics and the way countries use technology. The significance of the theme is to teach the future citizens about the past events in technology.

Technology has made drastic changes from the past. About every year and a half the cost of computers goes down and their ability to process data goes up.Businesses that used to be done with bookwork are now overwhelmed with computers. Technology is now changing within years and months instead of centuries and decades. The significance of this theme is that technology has changed from the past.


Trade was influenced by technology throughout history. Technology has changed over time with many consequences leading for the better and some for the worse. Columbus showed that technology changes over time with ships and the triangle trade. Computers have changed drastically from the 1942 when the first computer was made. Computers have changed very much in the last 40 years, they changed in size and capability.The ability to change genetics has just been able to happen. Technology has changed from the past in history to now and will in the future.

Technology has changed very much from the past. The significance of this theme is to show the future people that the technology will be changing in front of there eyes while they are living. The significance of this theme in history is that technology has changed from the past in history to now and will in the future. This book was very effective on showing the theme, and the theme is very recognizable. This theme is very important to understand because it is something that the future citizens will all have to deal with.






Thursday, March 6, 2008

Exam 2

I. Introduction
A. Thesis statement - The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.
B.Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.]
C. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.]
D. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.
E. It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.

II. First Major Point
A.
Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.
B. Miles Standish kills Wituwamat(Indian enemy)
C. Standish kills Wituwamat's Brother
D. Standish Kills the rest of the Indians.
E. Significance of position (how it relates to thesis?) - Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.

III. Second Major Point
A. Statement of position- Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.
B. Church came up with the idea to kill King Philip
C. Church went on 6 to 60 men and he captured them all
D. Church brought in a total of 700 Indians in two months.
E. Significance of position (how it relates to thesis?) -Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.

IV. Third Major Point
A. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.
B. Public Education
C. Religious Freedom
D. Freedom to their own land
E. Significance of position (how it relates to thesis?) - The Pilgrims used idealism to make a good colony.

V. Conclusion
A. The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.
B. Miles Standish used Violence
C. Church used Idealism
D. Pilgrims used idealism
E.It is important because it shows that not only violence was used.

Hints: (Mr. M.'s classes should recognize these)

1. Everything in the essay should relate back to, or support, your thesis.

2. Do NOT use "I" statements in your paper.

3. Always be sure to 'back-up' or support your reasons and statements.

4. Be as formal as possible with your language

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The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. t is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.

Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Miles Standish was acting like he wasn't bothered by the the Indian enemy when he was talking down to him. Standish invited the Indian enemy to his house to have some pork for dinner. While Standish and the Indian enemy were eating, Standish jumped over the table and stabbed the Indian enemy several times with the knife he wore around his neck. Standish then killed the Indian enemy's brother during the same meal over the same table. Standish hung the Indian enemy's brother. Standish also killed many of the Indians in the wigwam. The significance of Miles Standish using violence to protect the colonies is that Standish killed many people to protect his colony.

Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. Church came up with the idea to kill King Philip. Church wanted to kill King Philip because King Philip was a Indian and Church was a Pilgrim. Church and his men surrounded King Philip's fort and somebody killed King Philip. Church and five of his other men went against sixty Indians. Church and his men survived and capture all of the sixty Indians. Church then went on to bring in 700 Indians, it took him only two months. The colony though that they owed him something because he caught 700 Indians. The significance of this position is that Church was a very good leader and he did what he did to protect his colony during the war. Church used idealism because he didn't kill many people to protect his colony.

Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. The Pilgrims also came to America for the right to public education. The Pilgrims wanted to have the right to have free religion beliefs, because they was not able to have that before. The Pilgrims also came to America because they wanted to have there own land. The Pilgrims came to America not to be violent. The Pilgrims used idealism to have a good colony.

The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. Miles Standish using violence to protect the colonies is that Standish killed many people to protect his colony. Church was a very good leader and he did what he did to protect his colony during the war. Church used idealism because he didn't kill many people to protect his colony. The Pilgrims came to America not to be violent. The Pilgrims used idealism to have a good colony. This paper is important because Massachusetts was involved and used the mix of idealism and violence. This shows that they were not only violent.