Here is a website that tells you when to insert a dash. http://www.auburn.edu/~millekb/vslwriting/dash/

What we really miss about the 1950's

Looking at this story by Stephanie Coontz, it is obvious that she put a lot of time into this by gathering all of this research. She had all sorts of statistics, which showed the reader what people liked and disliked about this era, as well as other decades. One thing that I noticed, is the fact that she makes the 1950's sound like it was the most desireable until she shows that statistics, and talks about the interviews that were done with happy couples that showed this was not necessarily the case.


The interviews showed that many women did not want to live as their mothers did. women were treated differently back in those days, and These women didn't want that for themselves. I feel that each decade had its own significance, but they each had their problems as well. I do agree that with our children, there are things that were easier about 50's. we have to watch things a lot closer than they had to back in those days. Today things have gotten worse as far as keeping track of what our children are reading and watching. I do also think that kids have had some benefits from this era, so in reality there are a lot of things wrong with this world today but we can't forget the good that has come as well.

Looking For Work

Reading through Gary Soto's story " Looking For Work" we find an eight year old boy that has a desire to have the perfect family. He goes on to talk about how he wanted his family to come to the dinner table dressed nice, but his siblings would come dressed otherwise. He would go around his neighborhood looking for work to make money, and attempt to become rich. He was a very giving, and humble boy. The one thing that I noticed in this story is when his mother basically says that the white people do not like them. This is sad because there are so many kids that have a tough time in life because of the racial hatred that their families teach them. In the end we are all the same. This is a concept that most people will not grasp. I admire the way this little boy just kept trying. I like at the end when his mother tells him to go back outside because it is still daylight. The little boy goes outside and decides there is enough daylight to look for work. If we all had this type of attitude, we would probably be a little better off.

Grammar Post

I have discovered that i struggle with fused sentences. Here is a good web site to that tells you how to avoid fused sentences. www.ucmo.edu/PreBuilt/documents/AvoidingFusedSentences.pdf

These are my two political cartoons

Comma Usage

I have found that I struggle sometimes with the placing of the Comma. I either don't insert it when I need to, or I put it in a place where it does not really need to be. I found a good site that gives good instruction at http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm

Comma Usage

To be an American.

To me being an American means so many things. We are a free country, we can be what we choose, and go where we choose when we want. We can enjoy our free time. We can have an education that will offer us the ability to provide for our families. I feel that our country is just as it says, "The Land Of The Free". I love living in this country and having the freedoms that other countries don't have.

I Love waking up each day knowing that me and my family are free. Knowing that i can drive down to the store and grab some groceries, and knowing that I can attend school to further my education. We have it good here. we have the ability to go buy a new car or go buy clothes for our family. We are not forced into any religion. We can choose our religion on our own. We can have a black President. our country has come so far from it's early days and I look forward to the bright future that we will have in our country. The United States Of America.