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Please correct my essay!

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:01:34 GMT

The topic is a personal essay, writing about a story from your life. I think I improperly used quotation marks and such, and kept repeating words very often. I'll appreciate your input :) (especially in grammar usage) I also need better vocabulary.

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Although I was born in Seattle, Washington, I grew up surrounded by the Korean language and Korean traditions. I attended a Korean church, went to Korean school during the weekends, had only other Korean friends, and wasnât really exposed to much of American culture or white people for that matter besides watching the television or occasionally playing with my neighbors. It wasnât until I hit kindergarten where I was struck with a culture shock.

As I entered kindergarten, there was one essential missing piece to myself. I could not speak English. I remember picking out my prettiest dress that matched with my prettiest shoes for the day, never considering the fact that my lack of knowledge for the English language would be a problem. As the day went on and I realized that I was not able to communicate my thoughts to my peers, I began to question, âwhat have I done wrongâ? How could I, who lived in America for my whole five years of life, only know a few select words such as âHiâ or âByeâ? I used to be so proud of the fact that I was a master at the Korean language. My parentâs friends would often remark about how fluently I spoke it, and would assume that I had just come from Korea. Now, it was completely different. I was ashamed of knowing this language that no one in my class ever spoke or heard of, and I detested being the odd one out.

Luckily, surrounded by other carefree five year olds and very helpful teachers, no one was ever judgmental of me not being able to speak English. It was only me who could not get over my insecurity of not being able to fluently communicate with other people. My teacher arranged for me to get a special tutor to help me learn how to speak in basic ways, and the entire class would listen every week to the new words and sentences that I had learned. In a year, I was able to communicate freely to my friends without difficulty.

**However, there were some rough patches along the way. One day, as I saw one of my friends in class, I went to go say hello. I decided to, what I perceived as lightly, pat her on the back of the shoulders with both of my hands to get her attention. I guess she took this the wrong way, and told the teacher on me for hitting her. ** <-- (I think this whole paragraph is worded very awkwardly but I don't know how to change it)

âWhy did you hit Chloe, Lisa? Thatâs not a very nice thing to do!â My teacher exclaimed. She went on scolding me for another five minutes.

I was in complete shock. I did not do anything wrong! I was merely acknowledging my friend by patting her on the shoulders! I tried my best to somehow communicate, âI didnât mean to!â, but I could not come up with the words. I was so frustrated by not being able to tell her this, but there was nothing I could do. I simply stood there and took my punishment, trying my best to hold back my tears.

However bad that might sound, there were actually a lot of enjoyable experiences. As I learned the words around, behind, in front of, etc., my classmates would often join in when I had to demonstrate these words in the context of being by a desk. All of my classmates would try and help me learn a few words or phrases, and I made a lot of close friends during that year from just that.

Learning English was definitely one of the most difficult experiences I had to go through in school, but the rewards of being able to communicate with my peers was so much more rewarding. I learned to be patient and maintain persistence, as well as get over my insecurity of being different. Now, I am so appreciative of the fact that I am able to speak two languages; it is like I am apart of two totally separate worlds that I can switch in and out of.

Re: reason for quotation marks?

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:49:39 GMT

Thank you. What would be the reason for quotation marks in two places here (from the same previously posted paragraph)?

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About Quotations, which is correct? Plz help ASAP.

Dysphoria_ — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:11:35 GMT

I'm still working on that English paper I was on about in another post,
however now I'm getting more into the mechanics of it.

The following is what I have written for a single part:

During the epic poem there are examples of the 'Concept of a Hero': loyalty, devotion, fortitude, the wandering hero, or a figure that is 'larger then life', the Greek ideal of a strong mind and body.

What I'm wondering is if, 'Concept of a Hero', and, 'larger then life' need to be put in quotations or single quotes. Or maybe not quotes at all?
The 'Concept of a Hero', and 'larger then life' are both things taught during class, hence why I feel the need for them to be quoted...but that doesn't mean its correct.

Any help would be apperciated greatly! Thank you:]

P.s.
I'll probably be sitting here until I get an answer:[
So, any help ASAP would be awesome:]!

Re: Punctuation within quotes?

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:06:53 GMT

These punctuation marks (the British call them inverted commas) come in two forms, double and single. The double quotation marks (opening â and closing â) are used to enclose the words of a direct quotation: She said, âIâll never see you again.â (They are never used in indirect quotation: She said sheâd never see him again.) They are also used to enclose words or phrases quoted from others or words that may be slang or that are in some other way being used peculiarly: The speaker tried to put a favorable âspinâ on his denial. The âpacification planâ was in fact simply a euphemism for a bloody conquest. But be sparing: most editors discourage the use of such quotation marks for effect rather than for a substantive reason, and overuse of these marks in any writing is affected.	1
Convention also calls for double quotation marks around the titles of short stories, short poems, short musical compositions, and the names of plays, chapters in books, and radio and television programs: Frostâs âThe Road Not Taken,â âEye Witness News.â (Titles of longer works usually require italics instead, and sometimes the decision is arbitrary or simply conventional: books of the Bible, for example, are almost always italicized rather than placed in quotation marks, and the same is true of the titles of Shakespeareâs plays.)	2
A key problem with quotation marks is which other marks of punctuation go inside the closing quotation mark(s) and which belong outside. In the United States, most stylebooks and most editors follow these rules: periods and commas belong inside, colons and semicolons outside. Other marksâquestion mark, dash, and exclamation point, for exampleâgo inside when they belong with the quoted material, outside when they belong to the main sentence. British editorial conventions differ.	3
When quoting a long passage of two or more paragraphs, the usual procedure in written American English is to use no quotation marks and instead to set off the entire passage of quoted matter by indenting it. If you decide to use quotation marks instead, however, the usual procedure is to begin each paragraph of the long quotation with quotation marks but to use a closing quotation mark only at the end of the final sentence in the quoted passage. In any event, use only one of these methods with any given quotation. See also POETRY.	4
British publishers frequently use single quotation marks (opening â and closing â) where Americans use double quotation marks. In American writing, however, single quotation marks are restricted mainly to enclosing a quotation within a quotation: The dealer said, âIâm sorry, I thought you said âI pass.ââ Note that a period goes inside both final quotation marks when the two quotations end together.

How appropriate for...

MarvinTheMartian — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:33:05 GMT

Hi,

Just now, I was writing a little paragraph when I came to an impasse. Take a look:

The night was dark and foggy. "How appropriate for the Halloween season", he thought to himself as he made his way across the cornfield.

I'm not entirely sure the sentence between quotation marks works. I tried with different words ("fitting", "convenient", etc.), but felt none of them really fit here. What do you think? Should I just leave it as it is? Isn't there a better way to say this?

Thanks in advance.

quoting

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:24:06 GMT

Hi,

I was looking at the online magazine article titled "Crackup of Anglican Communion at Hand, Evangelical Bishops Say" by Timothy C. Morgan and have these questions on selected paragraphes there.

1. On the second sentence of this paragraph, what could be the full version of what Archbishop Williams said? Why,as it seems, did the author only put quotation marks in the part he did?

He hoped the conference would eschew a political solution to the theological divisions within the church and focus on "building relationships." While this would not settle the disputes of doctrine and discipline, "it is certain that without the building of relationships the challenges will never be resolved," Archbishop Williams said, according to bishops present at the opening session.

2. Why did the author not put the quotation marks around 'by being faithful to God first and last'?

The impending implosion of the Anglican Communion was a tragedy where everyone would come away the loser, Bishop Venables said. "But at the end of the day, Jesus is the Lord of the church and we are to follow him," by being faithful to God first and last.

Re: article sentence analyses

Clive — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:15:36 GMT

Hi,

I was reading the May 14, 2008 (May (Web-only) article of the ChristianityToday magazine titled "Double Divorce" by Sarah Pulliam and have the following questions.

A paragraph from the article:

Wheaton's Community Covenant requires the upholding of "the sanctity of marriage between a man and woman." The college employee handbook states that the college will consider retaining a divorcing employee "when there is reasonable evidence that the circumstances that led to the final dissolution of the marriage related to desertion or adultery on the part of the other partner."

Recopy of the above paragraph:

Wheaton's Community Covenant requires the upholding of 1)"the sanctity of marriage between a man and woman." The college employee handbook states that the college will consider retaining a divorcing employee 2)"when there is reasonable evidence that the circumstances that led to the final dissolution of the marriage related to desertion or adultery on the part of the other partner."

1. No 1 seems to be just a lifting of words for a highlighting purpose. I think I have asked in the past about this but didn't seem to have gotten clear answers. Does a lifting of words or phrases or clauses for a sole purpose of emphasis or an illustration allowed? No quoting of anybody's words but a writer's desire to hightlight the words or phrases or clauses.

I don't fully understand your question. If you are asking if it is OK to quote words from another source, the answer is that it usually is. Often, the source should be acknowledged. This particular phrase is very commonly used by people who support this aspect of marriage.

2. No. 2. seems to be a partial lifting or quoting from a source, in this case, it seems to be the college employee handbook. I think the writer could have quoted more but have decided to put quotation marks on that portion only for his purpose. Correct? Yes.

3. Do you need to italicize what looks to be names of an online magazine, student newspaper and blog in writing? No, you don't have to use italics. It's just a matter of choosing a suitable style and using it consistently. Various style guides offer different ways to do this. Colleges often give new students instructions on which style to use. I would say that, before the advent of personal computers, italics weremuch more uncommonly used for this purpose.

I think I have the name of a newpaper not italicized in writing. Partial sentences from the article:

..., Gramm told Christinity Today in an e-mail

Wheaton's student newspaper, The Record, found ...

..., Alan Jacobs, wrote in a First Things blog post that ...

4. I have trouble with the phrases like "less of something" or "more of something" or "less a thing" or "more a thing" -- when do we put "of" there and when not?? I' say the simplest approach is just to think of these as standard, set phrases. You can say 'less of a need' or 'less need', 'more of a need' or 'more need'.

From the article:

"We leave issues like spiritual discipline in the hands of the churches, so there's less of a need for us to handle these issues," Calvin spokesman Phil de Haan said.

Best wishes, Clive

article sentence analyses

Anonymous — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:46:50 GMT

Hi,

I was reading the May 14, 2008 (May (Web-only) article of the ChristianityToday magazine titled "Double Divorce" by Sarah Pulliam and have the following questions.

A paragraph from the article:

Recopy of the above paragraph:

3. Do you need to italicize what looks to be names of an online magazine, student newspaper and blog in writing? I think I have the name of a newpaper not italicized in writing. Partial sentences from the article:

..., Gramm told Christinity Today in an e-mail

Wheaton's student newspaper, The Record, found ...

..., Alan Jacobs, wrote in a First Things blog post that ...

4. I have trouble with the phrases like "less of something" or "more of something" or "less a thing" or "more a thing" -- when do we put "of" there and when not??

From the article:

"We leave issues like spiritual discipline in the hands of the churches, so there's less of a need for us to handle these issues," Calvin spokesman Phil de Haan said.

Re: Do you use quotation marks for thoughts?

Feebs11 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:50:26 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
I dont want the first line in my story to read- Max thought to himself......

This is the first paragraph in my story and I'm not sure how to let the reader know that these are the characters thoughts.

Chapter One

I died in the fire, when the zeppelin Hindenburg was destroyed. Thirty six others lost their lives in that disaster. But then the PreDEC rescuers pulled us all out of the fire and history never recorded it. All thirty five of the others went on to have normal lives. But not me. I was borught here. Eight hundred years into the future and twenty lightyears away from Earth. If dad could just see me now. I miss him. I feel so guilty for what I did. I didn't just run away. I really hung him out to dry. Now I'm here, alive, safe and not a care in the world except my conscience.

You have no need to "indicate" that these are the thoughts of the character. The character is narrating his story - it is clear that they are his thoughts.

Another way is to change the font for the thoughts.

Where you will need some way to indicate thought rather than narration or speech is where you [maybe] have dialogue, but then have a character thinking something. These can by highlighted by italicisation, which makes the sentence stand out.

Re: Do you use quotation marks for thoughts?

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:25:00 GMT

I dont want the first line in my story to read- Max thought to himself......

This is the first paragraph in my story and I'm not sure how to let the reader know that these are the characters thoughts.

Chapter One

I died in the fire, when the zeppelin Hindenburg was destroyed. Thirty six others lost their lives in that disaster. But then the PreDEC rescuers pulled us all out of the fire and history never recorded it. All thirty five of the others went on to have normal lives. But not me. I was borught here. Eight hundred years into the future and twenty lightyears away from Earth. If dad could just see me now. I miss him. I feel so guilty for what I did. I didn't just run away. I really hung him out to dry. Now I'm here, alive, safe and not a care in the world except my conscience.