Brogging Asignment 5

The main characters in Old Man and the Sea are Santiago, a fisherman and Manolin, a boy who helps him.


Three adjectives that describe Santiago are... 1. solitary, 2. brave and 3. poor.

That's because "He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream." (from Page 9 line 1) is a key sentence. I think fishing alone in a skiff shows that Santiago likes being solitary, and he has a strong brave heart. Generally, most people can't fish alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream without a strong courageous mind, so Santiago is a solitary and brave man. Also, "He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach." (from Page 25 line 13) is a important statement. I think lions means the symbol of brave and solitary nature. Finally, "His shirt had been patched so many times that it was like the sail." (from Page 18 line 22) shows Santiago is so poor. He can't buy even new clothes.


Three adjectives that describe Manolin are... 1. kind, 2. active and 3. young.

That's because "The boy took the old army blanket off the bed and spread it over the back of the chair and over the old man's shoulders." (from Page 18 line 16) and Manolin said to Santiago "I will bring your sardines" many times. (from Page 12 to 27) shows Manolin's kindness for the old man. Manolin is kind to Santiago, so he did these things. Also, "He walked off, barefooted on the coral rocks, to the ice house where the baits were stored." (from Page 27 line 13) indicates that Manolin is a very active and powerful child. Finally, "I let you carry things when you were five years old." (from Page 27 line 8) says Manolin is so young.

Blogging Assignment 3

The pieces of information I found in sources to use to support my thesis and topic sentence ideas for Essay 2 are as follows.

The supporting piece of evidence that I found for body paragraph 2 is a paraphrase/quote from "Lying Is Good For You" http://www.forbes.com/2005/10/19/lying-dishonesty-psychology_cx_lr_comm05_1024lie.html
It says that lying is a good thing to make health good.

The supporting piece of evidence that I found for body paragraph 3 is a paraphrase/quote from
1. "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? There are times when lying is acceptable." http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic15887.html
2. "How to Know When Lying is a Good Thing" http://www.ehow.com/how_4836568_lying-good-thing.html
It says that there is the time when lie is needed. They tell that lying make people happy.

ARW Assignment for the 5 Paragph Esay

The thesis statement I've chosen for Essay 1 is the following: Improving speaking skill can improve other academic skills because practice in speaking helps us listening smoothly, get the interpersonal communication skills and think about "What is the second language?".

How do "good" college teachers present information?

　According to Meiland, a “good” college teacher presents information in the following way. The teachers teach the students “what is currently believed”, and they spend much time explaining about the basis on which this information is currently believed. Also, they require that the students should think the reason why this information is believed. Why do they use this method? That’s because, they think that it is necessary for the students to know about the basis of belief, and seek the answer by own self. In my opinion, I agree with the opinion of Meiland. It is useful for the students to doubt the things which are taught, and think by themselves, in order to become a clever and intellectual person. Thinking by own myself stimulates the brain. Stimulating the brain makes the person more logical. If you want to develop your brain, only you have to do is using your brain. The curiosity of seeking the truth is the most important for the students. In other word, the world needs critical thinking at now.