sentence examples (many unicorns)

When it comes to the debate over pros and cons of gun control, there are several elements, statistics, and events people use to support their stance on the issue. The following will look at just some of the elements, statistics, and events people use when trying to debate the pros and cons of gun control.

There is unicorn mythology from all corners of the world, however, everyone has to make that call for themselves, even though most of us will continue to believe somewhere deep in our hearts. Perhaps that’s how they do exist, because so many people wish it to be true.

Koguryo (also Goguryeo or Kokuryo) was an ancient Korean kingdom that spanned the northern and central Korean Peninsula, as well as parts of China and Russia, until its fall in 668 CE. It was founded, according to the Korean Central News Agency of DPRK, in 277 BC by King Tongmyong. And it turns out that King Tongmyong was a serious, certifiable badass - because King Tongmyong rode a unicorn.
Archaeologists from the History Institute of the DPRK Academy of Social Sciences have "reconfirmed" the discovery of a lair of the unicorn ridden by the ancient king, which is located 200 meters from the Yongmyong Temple in Moran Hill, Pyongyang City. They know it's a unicorn lair because a rectangular rock with the words "Unicorn Lair" carved into it stands out front. The scientists believe the words date back to the Koryo Kingdom, which existed from 918 to 1392 CE.
"Korea's history books deal with the unicorn, considered to be ridden by King Tongmyong, and its lair," History Institute Director Jo Hui Sung said in a statement. "The Sogyong (Pyongyang) chapter of the old book Koryo History, said, 'Ulmil Pavilion is on the top of Mt. Kumsu, with Yongmyong Temple, one of Pyongyang's eight scenic spots, beneath it. The temple served as a relief palace for King Tongmyong, in which there is the lair of his unicorn.' The old book Sinjungdonggukyojisungnam (Revised Handbook of Korean Geography) complied in the 16th century wrote that there is a lair west of Pubyok Pavilion in Mt. Kumsu."
The discovery of the lair, he added, "proves that [North Korean capital] Pyongyang was a capital city of Ancient Korea as well as Koguryo Kingdom." That, of course, is the point: demonstrating some ancient, handed-down-from-the-gods claim of legitimacy on the Korean "kingdom." And you know what? That's good enough for me. I love science!

Read more at http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/120891-North-Korean-Scientists-Confirm-That-Unicorns-Are-Real#tKiRU2KEzDVZi858.99

On Demand Writing Number 2

                A volcanic eruption caused by our drilling is very unlikely. Most of the magma near Earth’s surface is “a combination of solid, liquid, and gas that is too sludgy to burst violently out of the ground.” Even if our company found magma it would need to be “a magma reservoir that’s already on the verge of eruption”.  Then in order for an eruption, this magma would need to be “placed under intense, sustained pressure.”  Even then, a large explosive would have to be used. Drilling near the volcano would not cause a volcano in the slightest. Because a volcanic eruption would be extremely rare, the company should drill near the volcano to boost profits.

                Research from the National Weather Service suggests that Moore, OK should “experience one tornado of size F2 or larger every 2,000 to 5,000 years.” However, recently Moore has been hit with what researchers say is bad luck; they have had “six since 1999.” The data only goes back to the 1950’s, and large tornados are a rare occurrence, so the research may be “faulty.” Because there is not enough known about tornados, it cannot be predicted very well how safe Moore, Oklahoma, so it is suggested to not relocate to Moore.  

writing on demand number 1

While serving in America’s armed forces is an honor, the United States should not require two years of military service. Requiring two years of military service goes against our freedom as Americans, not every person is cutout for the military life, and there are plenty of volunteers.

Making American citizens participate in military service goes against the freedom American citizens are guaranteed by our constitution. American citizens have the freedom in this country to do what they want, whether that includes joining the military or not. The draft was taken away in this country for a reason. During the Vietnam War American citizens made it blatantly obvious that it should be the citizen’s choice. If the military service is required it would “allow the government to demand your very life without your consent. This should be unthinkable in a free society” (Finelli). Required military service would take away the freedom American citizens hold so dear. Because mandatory military service would violate American freedoms, American citizens should not be made to participate in the armed forces.

While a draft may seem like a great idea, it is unnecessary; there are tens of thousands of people enlisting in the military all on their own. America’s military is already the largest in the world, so making it mandatory to join for two years would just make the military too large. This would take even more money to pay all of those employees, and even more resources would go directly to the armed forces. Being in the armed forces is an extraordinary honor, and if the United States makes it mandatory to fight it would not be as big of an honor. The men and women who are brave enough and strong enough to be in the armed forces are heroes. If everyone was in the military it wouldn’t be anything special. Because we have plenty of volunteers who are seen as extraordinary people, we should not make it mandatory to serve in the military for two years.   

  Today America’s all volunteer military is one of the strongest militaries in the world, but if we make service a requirement we will weaken our armed forces. Everyone in American’s armed forces wants to be there, and they try their hardest to make the military strong and efficient. Pentagon data that was recently released showed that “75 percent of those aged 17 to 24 don't qualify for the military because they are physically unfit, have a criminal record or didn't graduate high school” (Armario). This 75 percent is out of people who voluntarily want to go into the military. That number would grow exponentially if people were forced into being in the military. Even if you just put that 75 percent into service the strength of America’s military goes down astronomically. Having bulk in America’s military does not mean that that the military would be stronger; it would make it weaker. Because not everyone is cutout for military service, America should not make it a requirement to participate in the military.

 Bibliography 

Armario, Christine, and Dorie Turner. "23 Percent Can't Pass Military Exam." Miami Herald. 21 Dec 2010: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 21 May 2013.

Finelli, Mark, and Ron Paul. "Should the U.S. Reinstate the Draft?." New York Times Upfront (Vol. 142, No. 9). 08 Feb 2010: 22. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 21 May 2013

argumentative essay

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/04/29/no-link-between-violent-video-games-effects-and-school-shootings

Informational Paper Works Cited

Today’s younger generation is obsessed with themselves

                The bad narcissism does

Elegant, Simon. "China's Me Generation: China's Me Generation." Time Magazine. 05 Nov 2007: n. page. Web. 15 May. 2013. <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1675626,00.html>.

China’s younger generation is so obsessed with everything that they want that they are ignoring their horrible political oppression. Currently in China “a recent survey by Credit Suisse, the incomes of 20- to 29-year-olds grew 34% in the past three years, by far the biggest of any age group,” and the young people are so narcissist that they don’t want to upset the “status quo” around them (Elegant). Others outside of the “me” generation are worried “democracy isn’t likely to come to China anytime soon” (Elegant).   

                Are they really narcissistic  

Roller, Emma. "Let Me Tell You All About My Narcissism." Slate.com. 13 May 2013: n. page. Web. 15 May. 2013. <http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2013/05/time_magazine_millennials_me_me_me_generation_by_joel_stein_how_do_researchers.html>.

Narcissism defines the young generations, but is it really narcissism? Narcissism can be extremely hard to diagnose and each researcher “culls data from different data sets, then applies different algorithms to analyze those data sets, then comes to his own conclusions using the result of his methodology” (Roller). There is no set way to gather if someone is narcissist or not, researchers simply use their own opinions. It is also said that “NPD may be more prevalent among young adults due to developmental challenges in the transition from adolescence to adulthood” (Roller). Many psychologists also think that narcissism may not be an actual disorder, merely something in human nature that the younger generation has acquired from their predecessors.

                The good narcissism does

Woodruff, Judy. "Jud'ys Notebook: The Me Me Me Generation Can Be Anything But." pbs.org. 09 May 2013: n. page. Web. 16 May. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/05/judys-notebook-the-me-me-me-generation-can-be-anything-but.html>.

While most people think today’s younger generation are obsessed with themselves, there are people who do amazing things. Chantalle Carles “has developed has developed a project aimed at improving the literacy of children who live in rural areas in the United States” (Woodruff). This is someone who is only 24 years old trying to improve people’s lives around her. She is a strong believer that “[She] is what [she] is because of what we all are” and she just wants to help under privileged children improve their lives (Woodruff). She wants to improve the United States and the people who struggle there, not herself.

Informational Paper Final

An obsession with one’s self seems to be a major trend in younger people today. It’s not much of a surprise with all of the social media outlets people are exposed to that continually want kids to talk about themselves. However, is it really narcissism, or are people acting the same way generations before them have? If it is narcissism is it really a bad thing? What’s the harm with wanting to improve your life? While there is much debate over whether today’s younger generation is narcissistic or not, many people feel that narcissism is too hard to define and too broad to be an actual disorder.

China’s younger generation is so obsessed with everything that they want that they are ignoring their horrible political oppression. Currently in China “a recent survey by Credit Suisse, the incomes of 20- to 29-year-olds grew 34% in the past three years, by far the biggest of any age group,” and the young people are so narcissist that they don’t want to upset the “status quo” around them (Elegant). Others outside of the “me” generation are worried “democracy isn’t likely to come to China anytime soon” (Elegant). Because the younger Chinese won't fight for their freedoms, it is clear that the younger generation is narcissistic.

 While most people think today’s younger generation is obsessed with themselves, there are younger people who care about other people.  Chantalle Carles “has developed a project aimed at improving the literacy of children who live in rural areas in the United States” (Woodruff). This is someone who is only 24 years old trying to improve people’s lives around her. She is a strong believer that “[She] is what [she] is because of what we all are” and she just wants to help under privileged children improve their lives (Woodruff). She wants to improve the United States and the people who struggle there, not herself, clearly showing that not everyone in the younger generation is narcissistic.   

Narcissism defines the young generations, but is it really narcissism? Narcissism can be extremely hard to diagnose and each researcher “culls data from different data sets, then applies different algorithms to analyze those data sets, then comes to his own conclusions using the result of his methodology” (Roller). There is no set way to gather if someone is narcissist or not, researchers simply use their own opinions. It is also said that “NPD may be more prevalent among young adults due to developmental challenges in the transition from adolescence to adulthood” (Roller). Many psychologists think that narcissism may not be an actual disorder, merely something in human nature that the younger generation has acquired from their predecessors.

Inforamtional Paper Final Draft

Today J.K. Rowling is worth 910 million dollars due to her successful literary career. This extremely large net worth makes her the wealthiest author in the world. Her biggest source of wealth is, of course, the Harry Potter books and movies. Even though everyone associates J.K. Rowling with the Harry Potter books, there is much more to her than that. She is a modern day rags to riches story, and a source of great inspiration of many young people. Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling’s biggest accomplishment, but there is a story behind the women who wrote those books that is as magical as they are.

Most people know J.K., Joanne, Rowling as the author of the bestselling Harry Potter books, but she is much more to her than just Harry Potter. She was born “in Yate, England, on July 31st 1965” (J.K. Rowling). After graduating from Exeter University to Portugal to English in 1990, while there she met her first husband and they soon married and had a daughter, Jessica. After the marriage ended “Rowling moved to Edinburgh with her daughter to live near her younger sister, Di” (J.K. Rowling). Soon after, Rowling was struggling to support herself and her daughter on welfare. The idea for Harry Potter came to Rowling “while she was traveling on a train from Manchester to London in 1990,” and after selling the book idea for $4000 Rowling soon became a huge success.

After getting her first book, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone published Rowling became a star author almost instantly; she had struck an enchanted gold mine. “By the summer of 2000, the first three Harry Potter books; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban had earned approximately $480 million in three years, with over 35 million copies in print in 35 languages” (JK Rowling Biogrpahy). Rowling’s books quickly topped best seller lists and were turned into movies with the first “earning an estimated 93.5 million,” at the box office (JK Rowling Biography). All seven of the books have now been turned into movies. She is now one of the richest women in Britain and is the world’s richest author.

Although the Harry Potter saga has come to an end, J.K. Rowling is not only still writing, but giving back as much as she can. Since completeing Harry Potter J.K. Rowling has written a new book called "The Causal Vacancy" and while writing Harry Potter she published a few “comic relief,” books like “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through The Ages” (Biography J.K. Rowling). She also wrote another comic relief book called “The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (Biography J.K. Rowling). Rowling also gives back to multiple charities as often as she can. For years Rowling “was an Ambassador of One Parent Families — now called Gingerbread — a charity working with lone parents and their children. In 2007, she took an honorary position as President for the charity” (Biography J.K. Rowling). In 2005 she helped co-find “the Children's High Level Group, which aims to make life better for young people in care in Eastern Europe and ultimately all over the world” (Biography J.K. Rowling).

Bibliography

 "J.K. Rowling." biography.com. A E Networks, n.d. Web. 8 May 2013. http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998?page=2

  "JK Rowling Biography." mugglnet.com. mugglenet.com, n.d. Web. 8 May 2013. http://www.mugglenet.com/jkr/biography.shtml

"Biography J.K. Rowling." Scholastic.com. scholastic, n.d. Web. 9 May 2013. <http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/j-k-rowling>.

               

Informational Paper Topic Annotated Bibliography

"J.K. Rowling." biography.com. A E Networks, n.d. Web. 8 May 2013. <http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998?page=2>.

                Most people know J.K. Rowling as the author of the bestselling Harry Potter books, but she is much more to her than just Harry Potter.  She was born “in Yate, England, on July 31^st 1965” (J.K. Rowling). Before she wrote Harry Potter, she “[struggled] to support Jessica [her daughter] and herself on welfare,” but by summer of 2000 she was a huge success, with “the first three Harry Potter books… [earning] approximately $480 million in three years, with over 35 million copies in print in 35 languages” (J.K. Rowling).  The movies have also been an extreme hit, and the first movie earned “approximately $93.5 million,” at the box office (J.K. Rowling). Now that Rowling is done with the Harry Potter books she has been writing a few other books like “The Tales of Beetle the Bard and Casual Vacancy” (J.K. Rowling).

 "JK Rowling Biography." mugglnet.com. mugglenet.com, n.d. Web. 8 May 2013. <http://www.mugglenet.com/jkr/biography.shtml>.

                Joanne, J.K., Rowling is not just the author of the famous Harry Potter books. She was born “on July 31^st, 1965 near Bristol, England,” and is “a graduate of Exeter University” (JK Rowling Biography). Rowling moved to Portugal after graduating to teach English and married a Portuguese journalist. After their marriage ended Rowling struggled to support herself and her daughter until she sold her book “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone… for the equivalent of $4,000” (JK Rowling Biography). She had many continued successes with her books which were later made into movies that have become huge successes with the first one “earning an estimated 93.5 million,” at the box office (JK Rowling Biography). Rowling currently has three kids and is married to Neil Murray.

"Biography J.K. Rowling." Scholastic.com. scholastic, n.d. Web. 9 May 2013. <http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/j-k-rowling>.

                There is more to J.K. Rowling than just Harry Potter. She went to “Exeter University, where she earned a French and Classics Degree,” and soon after school “she moved to London to work at Amnesty International” (Biography J.K. Rowling).  She got the idea for Harry Potter “during a Manchester to London King’s Cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined the plots for each book” (Biography J.K. Rowling). She married first in 1992 and had a daughter, soon after her marriage ended and she was remarried in 2001 and had two other children. The first Harry Potter was published “by Arthur A. Levin books/Scholastic in 1998” (Biography J.K. Rowling). The other 6 books soon followed the first one in success and popularity. She was “voted author of the year at the 1999 British Book Awards (Nibbies) and won the Booksellers Association Author of the Year award two years in a row (1998 and 1999)” (Biography J.K. Rowling). She also supports many charities and causes. Films soon followed the books popularity.

Quote Weaving #1

1. Surviving cardiac arrest outside a hospital in the United States is 8 percent, but in Seattle "your chances of walking out of the hospital [after cardiac arrest] are close to 56 percent" (Colin).

2. Most people will not administer CPR because of "[concerns] about their personal safety" (Colin).

3. While there are repremands for people who do not obey Good Samaritan laws in America, in European countries "failing to help someone in need is a criminal offense" (Colin).

articles for paper

Fallows, James. "Why We're Still in Love With the American Dream." Atlantic. 26 04 2013: n. page. Web. 3 May. 2013. <http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/why-were-still-in-love-with-the-american-dream/275330/> .

                While most people still believe in the American dream, it is becoming less and less likely anyone will actually reach anything outside of their social group. The people in the United States used to move up and down the social ladder extremely easily. Today, however, a child born into a middle class family will most likely stay within that middle class group. There are still modern people who are moving up the social ladder, and this does still inspire most American’s to reach for the American Dream.

Good

Citkin, F. (2013, April 25). For immigrant women, the american dream is alive and well. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fiona-citkin-phd/american-dream-is-alive-and-well_b_3150170.html

                The American dream is alive and while in the United States for immigrants starting their lives here. There are still many opportunities for immigrant women to start their American dream, whether that is starting a business, like Irmgard Lafrentz, or moving up the political ladder to make a difference, like Ginny Gong. These women show that the American dream is not only alive and well in the United States, but an achievable goal for anyone who puts their mind to it.   

Bad

Newman, Rick. "Behind the Boston bombing, a Busted American Dream." U.S. News, April 22, 2013, http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/rick-newman/2013/04/22/behind-the-boston-bombing-a-busted-american-dream (accessed May 3, 2013).

                Immigrants coming to American are coming expecting their very own American dream, however, that is happening less in today’s economy. Much like the Tsarnaev brothers, who came to America with their family expecting their own American dream, most immigrants are getting pushed down into economic poverty. Most immigrants don’t look to terrorism as a way to express their frustration, but the broken dreams of the Tsarnaev brothers is becoming a more and more common story in America today.