A Farewell

This year and class has been the greatest challenge of my life. On top of personal and family problems, I managed to somehow continue to push forward. my time with Mrs. Day has been great. Although she assembled work on top of work, it was only to our benefit. she prepared us for college and that's exactly what it felt like. First and Foremost i would like to address the types of writing i learned. i learned how to write a rhetorical analysis, literary analysis, synthesis, rogerian, and tolemen paper. Of those, my best one yet has been my rhetorical analysis, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God specifically. In the beginning of the year, i was betwixted about taking this course. taking a class under the name of Mrs. Day was like riding the largest, tallest, and most frightening roller coaster ever made. As a sophomore, I heard many "horror" stories about the class so i really dreaded taking it.To make matters worse, i started the class behind because i decided to go elswhere for school then came back. As the school year progressed, i caught on quickly what to expect. In doing so, i also obtained knowledge of what type of person Mrs. Day was. Mrs. Keena Kindrick-Day is THE teacher of all teachers, an Outstanding teacher. Regardless of the mounds of work i received this year it was all to make me a better student, yet person. Lessons i learned physically and mentally i can use in the real world. Yes, i struggled greatly but i'm sure we all did from time to time, whether it was pushing for time or juggling extracurricular activities and this advanced class at the same time. i look forward to taking a class taught by Mrs. Day next school year. Hopefully i will do better with time management and hault from procrastination. This year opened my eyes to a greater me. I will try to work diligently to be a better scholar. I will get my brain accustom to the busy work so i can succeed in college. It has been a pleasure to be your student; i hope to continue to grow under your educational guidance.

Is God More Important? (Current Event)

There is nothing like going out to eat with family and friends and enjoying yourself. We may decide to go out for a romantic date, family outting, birthday, or another special occasion. Everything starts out okay. You have unfastened your belts and may have even popped a button on your shirt. However, your heaven-like moment is ruined by a small sheet of paper -the bill. In addition to your rediculously high bill,there is that even more rediculous gratuity that the restaraunts have placed on the ticket. In an article found on Yahoo, a person claiming to be a pastor left their waiter at Applebees a very unusual sidenote when returning the bill. The assumed pastor was a part of a party whose bill was over $200 and with at least 20 people, so "larger parties receive an automatic gratuity," the waitress explains. This story was so interesting to me that I had to read more. While attempting to share this article with a friend the very next day, I found that reporters had posted an update on the article previously posted. It was verified that the person claiming to be a pastor really was, SHE really was. The automated gratuity was 18%, adding up to $6.29. Her total, not including the gratuity, was $34.93. She, Pastor Alois Bell, wrote on her bill in regards to the tip, "I give God 10%," which she had a point and goes on to say, "so why do you get 18?" She goes further scratching out the gratuity amount and places a "0" on the additional tip line. This minor issue evolved into a big issue all in one day. Pasor Bell found out about the posting of the bill, called the Applebees in which she dined and complained. All of this resulted in the waitress getting fired. The waitress explained that this type of situation was not addressed anywhere in the handbook. Pastor Bell argues, "I’ve brought embarrassment to my church and ministry." However the waitress challenges it with, "If this person wrote the note, obviously they wanted it seen by someone." The waitress explains in her last remarks the she's "been stiffed on tips before, but this is the first time I’ve seen the Big Man used as reasoning."