Drafting

Lost Names by Richard Kim Richard Kim’s short story “Lost Names”, is a historical fiction piece taking place in 1940, in the midst of Japan’s imperial occupation of Korea during World War II. The story follows a young boy’s daily routine, until he is interrupted to undergo an infamous ritual imposed upon colonized Koreans by the Japanese—the replacement of their native names with Japanese names. The boy is trying to understand the bleakness of his surroundings and avoid the pain of being…

The Progressive era took place in the United States from the 1890’s until the 1920’s but was brought to end by the start of World War I. During this time many social and political reformers aimed to create a better society. Reformers yearned to get rid or harsh working conditions, child labor, fight corruption and get rid of big monopolies. Throughout the Progressive era many unions were made, labor laws were put into place, and women gained the right to vote. Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft,…

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution lay out the framework for a representative government by the people, for the people where you were granted the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These documents sought to create a place free from persecution and to establish a place where the government represents the will of the people, for the betterment of the social good. The oppressive institution of slavery seeks to strip such freedoms from the individual to create a…

Many students with mental illnesses, such as depression and anxiety experience stigma both in and out of the classroom setting. This is an important problem to resolve because mental health stigma in schools can directly affect students’ academic success. If a student is struggling with a hidden disability it is possible that it may be impeding on their ability to perform adequately (Coduti, Hayes, Locke, & Youn, 2016). There is a disconnect between students and professors that often occurs…

According to my Grandfather, who was a member of Hitler Youth but not by choice, it was a violent movement. He lived in Potsdam, Germany (a small suburb right outside of Berlin), where Hitler’s high ranking officers lived. My Grandfather was forced to be a member of Hitler Youth even though he did not agree with the choices of Hitler. He said he remembered seeing Nazis coming down his street in big, black, expensive cars, patrolling the streets. There was a lovely, elderly Jewish lady that lived…

falls into prewriting = 1st draft, revising = 2nd draft, final round of revising for grammar/punctuation errors, and the paper is ready for submission. Tompkins (2012) outlines the constructive process of writing with the key features; prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Each key feature has instructional information that guide the writer through the writing process. Interconnected the writing process are strategies. The writing strategies are “deliberate thinking…

Choosing a career I think is the hardest and most important decision a person does before marriage. This decision is important because it will depend on what will be the rest of your life. Making a good decision will lead to a full realization of yourself, because you 'll play something that will help you economically plus you 'll be happy to develop your work, and on the other hand, a bad decision would result in the opposite, you’ll feel uncomcomfortable in your work, and therefore to not…

A big issue in sports today within Australia is that professional sports people are skipping University to focus on playing within their sport that they have professionalised in. For some of these athletes their dreams can be crushed from either injury or not being good enough. The result of this is that they drop out of this sport. When they then go to find a different job, they find it very hard because they haven’t had the proper education to uphold a decent job. Along with this they will be…

The first was with a commercial solicitor from the city firm Simmons & Simmons, which worked from the offices in both London and Paris. I obtained an insight into the profession such as the drafting and negotiating of the main documents as well as finalizing by forming an agreed contract, using the correct wording to avoid any misinterpretation. I was also informed of the pressure to stick to rigid deadlines. The second encounter was with a…

process allows the student to set a layout on how he or she does her essay. Sadly, that is somewhat not the way I do things. You see I was born with the curse of procrastination. I do go through all the steps to write an essay such as, outlining, drafting, and revisions. Unfortunately towards the end I always end up doing an assignment last minute. Usually the first action done for me is creating an outline. I believe outlines are essential to the way of writing because they narrow down all…