When do you use a Comma

There are so many rules with Commas. I thought maby I wasn't the only one who needs a little help with these rules. I found a grate site that walks you through the rules with examples. For more help click here.

Looking for Work VS What We Really Miss About the 1950s

In Gary Soto's essay" Looking for Work" I found interesting. It was as if someone had wrote a story about my thoughts as a child. Maby because of the way I grew up but I always felt like the poor white girl. There was always someone who had bigger and better things than I did. I remember watching television programs wishing our family could be more like them. Wondering why we didn't have such nice things. I often found my self doing odd jobs around the neighborhood to earn enough money to walk down to the store and buy a candy bar.



In Stephanie Coontz essay "What We Really Miss About the 1950's" I found really hard to follow. One minute it was talking about nostalgia the next about happy marriages. I fell I relate better to stories than a bunch of information thrown at me. However there was much I learned. I was unaware that many families lived togather to save money. I am not sure I could handle living with relatives. It was enough growing up in a home with 3 sisters and one bathroom.



When looking at "Gary Soto's Looking for Work" in an interpretive/rhetorical way. We all think the grass is greener on the other side. We always think and sometimes feel that he or she has it better than me. Poor me. In the essay "David King, has a closet filled with toys and a bear-shaped cookie jar. like the ones on television." I think that often times we take the things we have for granted and are always wanting more.



I think that times are so different today than in the 1950s. I have a hard time comparing family's today vs family's then. I have seen some of the television shows such as Leave it to Beaver portraying a perfect family which is the only thing I could compare my family to. We are far from perfect. Our schedule changes on a daily basis. For one I don't walk around the house in a dress and pearls. Most days I am lucky to get dressed for the day at all. Children don't entertain themselves as well as they probably did then. They have to many video games and such. We rarely sit down to dinner at the same time. Most the time it has been a good day if I even manage to make dinner. Times have changed so much. But one thing remains the same the love of the family.

Issues with spelling

I have been aware of my spelling issues for many years. I often find my self asking how do you spell this how do you spell that. Sometimes I relay don't know others just to reassure my self. It has been good for me to have a third grader and help her with spelling. Not only am I helping her but also many times I am helping myself. For more help with spelling try visiting here.

This is the Politocal Cartoon

This is the Polotocal Cartoon

Intro to Reading America

Up until a few years ago I took being an American for granted. I knew that others weren't able to make the same choices as me however, it relay didn't matter. A few year ago my brother in law served in Iraq. During this time I was unable to watch the news or listen to anything that was said about what was happening in Iraq. Thank heavens that he made it home safely in one peace. During the time he was serving my views on being an American changed. I am forever grateful for all the men and women who sacrificed so much so that I can have my freedom. Today when I see the flag I get goosebumps. When I see men and women in military attire I am overwhelmed with gratefulness for the sacrifice they have made for me and my children.



I am sure there is a lot of history I will find out about this grate country that will sadden me and yet at the same time make me even more grateful for the freedoms which I have today. I do not feel that my opinion can easily be changed. There will be many thing I will not understand as to why people react the way they do. However isn't that the beauty of being an American citizen and having freedom. We are able to express our opinions and views of life to some extent as not to brake any laws.



I am excited and scared to see what the next few years will bring for our country. Did we make a good choice for the future President of the United States of America? Or will everything spiral out of control and continue to be worse then they are as far as the economy and every day people barley being able to afford to put food on the table and shelter over the heads of their small children.

I have trouble with exclamation marks. Many times I am unsure whether to use an exclamation or a question and often times it seems like a question.

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