Reading Journal 8 || Virginia Woolf || "The Death of the Moth"

In this essay the writing mode, narration, stood out the most for me. Woolf uses this style effectively and makes it more personal. She has a strong appeal of pathos, and she let's the reader visualize and feel for the moth's activities for themselves. At the end Virginia Woolf stated, "nothing, I knew had any chance against death [and]... O yes, he seemed to say death is stronger than I am (3). These statements explain the purpose and the lesson learned, which is that death is reality and is something every creature has to face. She invokes empathy and acceptance in the reader for themselves as well as others.

Reading Journal 7 || Lauren Slater || “On Love"

The purpose of Lauren Slater's story, "Love", is to expand the concept of love and enrich it. This essay provided an in-depth analysis about the different aspects of love. It uncovers the truth behind what it feels to love, why we love, and how we love. She explains her feelings towards her husband, but does not complain about him. People love in different ways such as love being invisible to our face and through signs and symbols or straight to our face verbally. 

Weekly Reflection 4

08/01- 08/04
This week consisted mostly of working on our argumentative paper. The process of this paper had different parts to it and we had to turn it in on the assigned deadline. I completed all my parts in this process, but midway Mr. Smith decided to stop it. This process helped me complete my essay on time, and made the final draft an easier assignment. On the last day of this school week, we learned about "Definition Essay Pattern." The notes described what this type of essay looks like: containing the components of a subject and history behind the formation of the subject. This pattern can be used in a portion of an essay of a larger paper, but do NOT quote the dictionary, unless needed.