All day, people poured into Asano Park. This private estate was far enough away from the explosion so that its bamboos, pines, laurel, and maples were still alive, and the green place invited refugees-partly because they believed that if the Americans came back, they would bomb only buildings; partly because the foliage seemed a center of coolness and life, and the estate's exquisitely precise rock gardens, with their quiet pools cure; and also partly (according to some who were there) because of an irresistible, atavistic urge to hide under leaves. Mrs. Nakamura and her Children were among the first to arrive, and they settled in the bamboo grove near the river. They all felt terribly thirsty, and they drank from the river. At once they were nauseated and began vomiting, and they retched the whole day. Others were also nauseated; they all thought (probably because of the strong odor of ionization, an "electric smell" given off by the bomb's fission) that they were sick from a gas the Americans had dropped. When father Kleinsorge and the other priest came into the park, nodding to their friends as they passed, the Nakamuras were all sick and prostrate. A woman named Iwasaki, who lived at the neighborhood of the mission and who was sitting near the Nakamuras, got up and asked the priest if she should stay where she was or go with them. Father Kleinsorge said, "I hardly know where the safest place is." She stayed there, and later in the day, thought she had no visible wounds or burns, she died. The priest went farther along the river Settled down in some underbrush. Father LaSalle lay down and went right to sleep. The theological student, who was wearing slippers, had carried with him a bundle of clothes, in which he had packed two pairs of leather shoes. When he sat down with the others, he found that the bundle had broken open and a couple of shoes had fallen out and now he had only tow lefts. He retraced his steps and found one right. When he rejoined the priest, he said, "It's funny, but things don't matter any more. Yesterday, my shoes were my most important possessions. Today, I don't care. One pair is enough." (P 35-36)
Could this paragraph be divided into at least two smaller paragraphs? Leave a comment to address this question and explain your position.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Blog Assignment #11 (a)
He thought he would skirt the fire, to the left. He ran back to Kannon Bridge and followed for a distance one of the rivers. He tried several cross streets, but all were blocked, so he turned far left and ran out to Yokogawa, a station on a railroad line that detoured the city in a wide semicircle, and he followed the rails until he came to a burning train. So impressed was he by this time by the extent of the damage that he ran north two miles to Gion, a suburb in the foothills. All the way, he overtook dreadfully burned and lacerated people, and in his guilt he turned to right and left as he hurried and said to some of them, "Excuse me for having no burned like yours." Near Gion, He began to meet country people going toward the city to help, and when they saw him, several exclaimed, "look! There is one who is not wounded." At Gion, he bore toward the right bank of the main river, the Ota, and ran down it until he reached fire again. There was no fire on the other side of the river, so he threw off his shirt and shoes and fairly strong, exhaustion and fear finally caught up with him-he had run nearly seven miles-and he became limp and drifted in the water. He prayed, "Please, God, help me to cross. It would be nonsense for me to be drowned when I am the only uninjured one." He man-aged a few more strokes and fetched up on a spit downstream. (P 30)
Could this paragraph be divided into at least two smaller paragraphs? Leave a comment to address this question and explain your position.
Could this paragraph be divided into at least two smaller paragraphs? Leave a comment to address this question and explain your position.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Assignment 10 (C) - Help!
The Inuit would put a small piece of the feather over the hole and stand with bone harpoon ready and when the seal came into the hole the air pushing ahead of its body would ruffle the feather and the hunter would lunge with the harpoon and bury the barded head in the back of the seal.
Why do three different verb forms in this passage occur with “would”? What does the use of “would” convey here?
The verb “would” in this situation expresses what happened in the past. Yes this verb conveys here because the whole sentence is in the past. (What else?)
Why do three different verb forms in this passage occur with “would”? What does the use of “would” convey here?
The verb “would” in this situation expresses what happened in the past. Yes this verb conveys here because the whole sentence is in the past. (What else?)
Assignment 10 (B)
These are the correct answers for questions from assignment 10A.
He had the bow, a laminate straight, almost a longbow, that pulled forty-five pounds at twenty-six inches’ draw.
In this case, what is “draw”, and what does “pounds” refer to here?
The “pounds” refer to how much strength he uses to pull the bow. The "draw" refers to how far he pulls the bow.
A coyote, perhaps, brush wolf as they called them up north, or maybe a timber wolf, two wolves, one begging from the other.
What is the sentence type here, and why?
This is not a complete sentence because it does not have an independent clause.
He had the bow, a laminate straight, almost a longbow, that pulled forty-five pounds at twenty-six inches’ draw.
In this case, what is “draw”, and what does “pounds” refer to here?
The “pounds” refer to how much strength he uses to pull the bow. The "draw" refers to how far he pulls the bow.
A coyote, perhaps, brush wolf as they called them up north, or maybe a timber wolf, two wolves, one begging from the other.
What is the sentence type here, and why?
This is not a complete sentence because it does not have an independent clause.
Assignment 10 (A)
These are the incorrect answers.
A cayote, perhaps, brush wolf as they called them up north, or maybe a timber wolf, two wolves, one begging from the other.
What is the sentence type here, and why?
This is a complex sentence because it has one independent clause and two independent clauses. It also has two subject and verb agreements. The first one is “they called them” and the second one is “one begging from the other”.
He had the bow, a laminate straight, almost a longbow, that pulled forty-five pounds at twenty-six inches’ draw.
In this case, what is “draw”, and what does “pounds” refer to here?
The “pounds" refer to up to how many ponds it would kill.
A cayote, perhaps, brush wolf as they called them up north, or maybe a timber wolf, two wolves, one begging from the other.
What is the sentence type here, and why?
This is a complex sentence because it has one independent clause and two independent clauses. It also has two subject and verb agreements. The first one is “they called them” and the second one is “one begging from the other”.
He had the bow, a laminate straight, almost a longbow, that pulled forty-five pounds at twenty-six inches’ draw.
In this case, what is “draw”, and what does “pounds” refer to here?
The “pounds" refer to up to how many ponds it would kill.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Assignment #9 (B)
To-him faced way from the center and looking at his paper-it seemed a brilliant yellow. Startled, he began to rise his feet. In that moment, the hospital leaned behind his rising and, with a terrible ripping noise, toppled into the river. The Doctor, still in the act of getting to his feet, was thrown forward and around and over; he lost track of everything, because things were so speed up; he felt the water. (Page 11)
It is hard for me to understand this passage. It is hard for me to picture what is happening. It happens so fast and the author explains it so fast that I can't understand it.
It is hard for me to understand this passage. It is hard for me to picture what is happening. It happens so fast and the author explains it so fast that I can't understand it.
Assignment #9 (A)
After the storm Mr. Tanimoto began ferrying people again, and father Kleinsorge asked the theological student to go across and make his way out to the Jesuit Novitiate at Nagatsuka, about three miles from the center town, and to request the priest there to come with help for fathers Schiffer and Lassalle. The student got in to Mr. Tanimoto's boat and went off with him. Father Kleinsorge asked Mrs. Nakamura if she would like to go out to Nagatsuka with the priest when they came. She said she had some luggage and her children were sick-they were still vomiting from time to time, and so, for that matter, was she-and therefore she feared she could not. He said he thought the fathers from the Novitiate could come back the next day with a pushcart to get her. (Page 39)
This passage confuses me because it goes back and forward between characters, too fast from one to the other. It makes me loose sight of what is going on.
This passage confuses me because it goes back and forward between characters, too fast from one to the other. It makes me loose sight of what is going on.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Blog Assignment #8(B)
Brian moved to the corner and with no breath left now, only fear, he reached for a corner of the torn sleeping bag and pulled it away and saw the body, a human body doubled up and jammed back in the corner, covered, and it was Kay-gwa-daush’s father, David, destroyed, face torn, neck torn open, one arm ripped half off the body, stomach torn open…(Page 72)
Blog Assignment #8(A)
Most of the lakes in the north country were shallow, scooped out by ancient glaciers, rarely over fifteen or twenty feet deep, and if the wind didn’t came up it was like sleeping in a cradle. (Page 24)
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Blog Assignment #5
This passage is where the whole story starts. ( http://englishwitheuphrasie.blogspot.com/2007/05/caught-by-sea.html)
This is a simple sentence because it contains only one clause.
He didn’t want to be a mediocre, so he learnt about that with a lot of effort.
(http://don4tell4.blogspot.com/)
This is a compound sentence because it has to independent clauses.
If I were in that situation, I think I would want to die in the plane crash first.
(http://ahhhling.blogspot.com/2007/05/caught-by-sea.html)
This is a complex sentence because it has an independent clause and a dependent clause.
He was trying to reach the sail that was in the water, but as he tries to reach it the water hits him in the chest and he fall off the boat.
http://cambronrebeca.blogspot.com/2007/05/caught-by-sea.html
This is a compound-complex sentence because it has 2 independent clauses and one dependent clause.
This is a simple sentence because it contains only one clause.
He didn’t want to be a mediocre, so he learnt about that with a lot of effort.
(http://don4tell4.blogspot.com/)
This is a compound sentence because it has to independent clauses.
If I were in that situation, I think I would want to die in the plane crash first.
(http://ahhhling.blogspot.com/2007/05/caught-by-sea.html)
This is a complex sentence because it has an independent clause and a dependent clause.
He was trying to reach the sail that was in the water, but as he tries to reach it the water hits him in the chest and he fall off the boat.
http://cambronrebeca.blogspot.com/2007/05/caught-by-sea.html
This is a compound-complex sentence because it has 2 independent clauses and one dependent clause.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Blog Assignment #3
I came to love the boat. Page 57
This is a simple sentence because it contains only one independent clause.
How I got this far without a real problem is hard to understand, but it was about here that my ignorance really kicked in. Page 25
This is a compound sentence because it contains 2 independent clauses.
I turned on my running lights, sheeted the sails in a bit tighter and motor sailed. Page 94
This is a complex sentence because it contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.
This wild initiation into sailing at sea gave me an accelerated education, though I made many mistakes and misread almost every important cue or clue. Page 61
This is a compound complex sentence because it contains 2 independent clauses and one dependent clause.
Squall upon squall, with fifty- and sixty-knot guts of wind that knocked the boat down one way, then another, building large confused waves that would come over the stern, then sweep the boat from the side, then the bow, then the side, then the stern again-a roar of water and noise and cracks of thunder and bright light as lighting slashed the water all around the boat like incoming artillery. Page 90
This sentence confuses me because of the way it starts. I also don’t know what the first phrase means. It also perplexes me because is hard to break down and is too long.
This is a simple sentence because it contains only one independent clause.
How I got this far without a real problem is hard to understand, but it was about here that my ignorance really kicked in. Page 25
This is a compound sentence because it contains 2 independent clauses.
I turned on my running lights, sheeted the sails in a bit tighter and motor sailed. Page 94
This is a complex sentence because it contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.
This wild initiation into sailing at sea gave me an accelerated education, though I made many mistakes and misread almost every important cue or clue. Page 61
This is a compound complex sentence because it contains 2 independent clauses and one dependent clause.
Squall upon squall, with fifty- and sixty-knot guts of wind that knocked the boat down one way, then another, building large confused waves that would come over the stern, then sweep the boat from the side, then the bow, then the side, then the stern again-a roar of water and noise and cracks of thunder and bright light as lighting slashed the water all around the boat like incoming artillery. Page 90
This sentence confuses me because of the way it starts. I also don’t know what the first phrase means. It also perplexes me because is hard to break down and is too long.
Blog Assignment #1 - Caught by the Sea
Page 80-81
As if my whole life up to that time had somehow been safe and now I would ruin all that because, you know, catamarans flip over.
Well, that’s true. If you do things wrong they flip over and there you are. But on the upside, they don’t sink, as do keeled boats, because they do not have ballast and the hulls are made of foam that floats. If they flip you wind up with an enormous, really stable life raft, so in the end it’s still all a compromise and you give on one side to gain on the other.
This passage strikes me because he doesn’t care what the other sailors say about the catamarans. He doesn’t care about taking one more risk. He looks at the positive side of the catamarans. It doesn’t matter if the catamaran flips, you will still have something to float on. He loves the adventure and the risk that comes with it. He has to ride the catamaran.
As if my whole life up to that time had somehow been safe and now I would ruin all that because, you know, catamarans flip over.
Well, that’s true. If you do things wrong they flip over and there you are. But on the upside, they don’t sink, as do keeled boats, because they do not have ballast and the hulls are made of foam that floats. If they flip you wind up with an enormous, really stable life raft, so in the end it’s still all a compromise and you give on one side to gain on the other.
This passage strikes me because he doesn’t care what the other sailors say about the catamarans. He doesn’t care about taking one more risk. He looks at the positive side of the catamarans. It doesn’t matter if the catamaran flips, you will still have something to float on. He loves the adventure and the risk that comes with it. He has to ride the catamaran.
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