verbal vomit

Since the function of the topic sentence is to be informative, it makes sense that it should be as specific as possible. Below is an illustration of how a topic sentence can begin as very general, but with work can become much more specific and thereby, more effective.

1. Barbara Kingsolver argues that we are all connected.
2. Barbara Kingsolver uses the symbol of the wisteria vines to argue that we are all connected.
3. By drawing a symbolic parallel between human connections and wisteria vines, Kingsolver argues that community is a natural and desirable aspect of human interaction.
4. By drawing a symbolic parallel between human connections and wisteria vines, Kingsolver argues that community is a natural and desirable aspect of human interaction that provides emotional support for her characters, and by extension, for all individuals.

ah, so the class is trying to teach me how to effectively fill a page by watering-down my content? got it.

I understand the jumps from 1 – 2 and from 2 – 3, but 4 doesn’t add anything new other than 150% the wordage. what’s the point? to fill a paper?

fine. but only because I need this idiot class to graduate…

Reactions to the Macbook Air

I’ve got to hand it to Apple. The Macbook Air is full of great ideas for a ultraportable laptop.

The primary space consumers in a laptop, from my experience disassembling notebooks (and using the PowerBook 12″ as a specific Apple reference) are the optical drive, the battery, and the hard drive.

The Macbook Air cleverly steps around these issues by slimming the battery, excluding an optical drive, and reducing the footprint of the hard disk, using a 1.8″ model over the common 2.5″.

This thing must be the greatest machine since the PowerBook 12″! LED-backlit display, solid state hard drive option, and all the performance of the current Macbook. Pinch me!

Wait, the specs say that it has a 13.3″ screen… that can’t be right…