Final Essay

Final Essay

Basketball video

Holocaust Overview

Free Write 5-9-13

Well I am happy I decided to graduate early, though I am envious of my friends who are done with high school tomorrow, I am glad that I get to be a sophomore when they are freshman in college. I can remember how awful I thought school was and that I couldn't wait to go to college. To be honest I miss high school and all of my friends. Senior year ended up being awesome. I loved my teachers and friends and all around it was great. I wish all of my friends could pack up and go to college with me but it's not going to happen. My friends are super important to me and knowing that we graduate next friday makes my stomach churn knowing that we will never walk the halls together again or be waiting for each other in the parking lots. At least all of us are within about a  4 hour radius of one another. I hope we are the friends that stick together forever and once we're done with college, be able to meet up and do the things we used to, but let's be honest, that probably won't happen. I hope we spend every moment together this summer, to soak it all in and reminisce on old times. I'm usually not the sappy type but since coming to OTC I've realized how much I miss my friends and favorite school teachers. There is no better friendship than that you have matured with and gone through trials with.

Harrison Bergeron Essay

Caitlin Jewell

Eng. Comp. 102-118

Mr. Neuburger

19 February 2013

Response Essay

Harrison Bergeron

"Harrison Bergeron," written by Kurt Vonegut tells the story of a young man named Harrison Bergeron who is smarter and brighter than his peers and that is not acceptable in the year of 2081. After reading one can plainly see that people are not meant to be equals and can be who they choose. People who seem to be smarter or stronger are to be given handicaps, which are instruments that make everyone equal. Bergeron is smart, attractive, and strong which means he wears an instrument on his ear, an ugly mask, and weights to make him slower and more like everyone else strength wise. "...Now watch me become what I can become!" Bergeron shouts to show that he can do whatever he wants. Therefore he is going against what the government was saying and nobody had ever done this yet. "Harrison's scrap-iron handicaps crashed to the floor." In contrast, Bergeron has done the unimaginable, he showed the world that he couldn't be controlled by other people and also that he can be who he wants, not who somebody else wants.

(word count 181)

Vonegut, Kurt, Jr. "Harrison Bergeron." Power of Language; Language of Power: A Collection of Readings. 2nd ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 293-99. Print. Ozarks Technical Community College.

Assisted Suicide Essay

Caitlin Jewell

Eng. Comp 102-118

Mr. Neuburger

2 February 2013

Response Essay

A Case Of Assisted Suicide

Jack Kevorkian, author of “A Case Of Assisted Suicide,” told the story of how he wanted to help suffering patients commit suicide. After reading this, one can see that Kevorkian’s only interest was to help his patients. Kevorkian stated, “Because Janet’s condition was deteriorating and there was nothing else that might help arrest it, I decided to accept her as the first candidate... “(318). He only wanted to do the assisted suicide if there was no other treatment and only if the patient came to him. One may speculate that this act would be murder and that Kevorkian wanted to kill people. Clearly Kevorkian only wanted to help the person because he never forced it upon the patient, it was their choice. Kevorkian described his first patient, Janet Adkins,“The intelligent woman knew what the diagnosis portended, and at that instant she decided she would not live to experience the horror of such a death.” (318). In contrast, since Janet was diagnosed with alzheimers and didn’t want to suffer that way, Kevorkian wanted to help her go peacefully. After reading, this portrays how one man only wanted to help people who had no other choice, he didn’t want to see people suffer if they themselves didn’t want to go through the agony.

(word count 218)

Kevorkian, Jack. Power of Language; Language of Power: A Collection of Readings. 2nd ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 317-23. Print.

Free Write 4-4-13

The whole getting used to a college setting thing is going pretty easy now. I'm still undecided on what I would like to major in when i get to CofO this fall. I thought about criminal justice, now that just doesn't seem like what would suit me. To be a police officer or in any type of law enforcement you have to be able to deal with all kinds of stress and stressful situations which quite frankly I hate. I cannot stand stressful situations or having to make a decision that could cost someone a life. I like giving advice to people and helping them through their problems. Maybe a therapist? That field has always kind of been an interesting thing to me because they get to help people through things. I constantly pray about what God wants for me and He has taken the law enforcement idea out of my head. Food nutrition and excersize has interested me too. My health class is probably my favorite. It's cool to know about what effects your body etc... The only problem is that I don't really want to have to teach and being a phys. trainer doesn't really have that good of an income. Who knows.