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O'Keefe, Claudia. "The Traveling Bra Salesman's Lesson." The Language of Composition. 2008. 205-208. Print.
 * __Category: Work__**

PRECIS: In this personal essay, O'Keefe asserts that jobs will continue to become less available due to new technology and huge corporations; and as a result people will relocate in search of money, through her personal experience.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: I never would have imagined that jobs would become as scarce as they are today. This essay really opened my eyes to see just how many people have lost their jobs and how often technology is to blame. Seattle, Chief. "Message to President Franklin Pierce." The Language of Composition. 2008. 823-824. Print.
 * __Category: Nature__**

PRECIS: In his strong message, Chief Seattle voices his concern over the white man's destructive consumption of land which goes against the Indian's policy of being nature-friendly.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: This letter was incredibly strong. It was short, but all of points were spoken out, making this very effective. He tries to tell the president that the white people are destroying the land, and speaks as if there is no hope.

__**Category: Politics**__: Swift, Jonathon. //A Modest Proposal.// Language of Composition (2008). 914-920. Print. 3/8/11

PRECIS: In this satirical essay, Jonathon proposes that the people of Ireland should sell and eat their children in order to overcome the economic crisis they are encountering by listing benefits such as more circulation in the economy as well as adding humor to the context.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: Although this essay is satirical, Swift's proposal shows great benefit: Population decrease, economic circulation, etc. I think this proposal would only help Ireland in the short-run because the population will sooner or later get to the point where they will have to stop eating babies. Other than that, his proposal seems fine, other than the fact that it's immoral.. and illegal.

__**Category: Education**__ Emerson, Ralph. Education. Language of Composition. 102-108. Print 3/8/11

PRECIS: In this assertive essay, Ralph Emerson asserts that education is what leads to success and how education can change the society and people's lifestyle.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: I completely agree with Emerson. Education leads to successful jobs such as in the medical field, and this can also change the lives of many people through the job. If everyone is educated, I think life would be a lot easier to live through because it just wouldn't be as hard to encounter the issues that people face in society. This article makes me realize (once again) the importance of having a good education.

Willard, Frances E. "How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle." The Language of Composition. 2008. 459-460. Print.
 * __Category: Sports and Fitness__**

PRECIS: In this motivational essay, Frances Willard states her own benefits to learning to ride a bicycle and inspires the readers to accomplish a feat they want to achieve through her personal experience.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: Although this story was about her efforts of learning to ride a bicycle it still showed how much effort she put forth in order to achieve the task at hand. It inspired me to do the same: Never give up

King Jr., Martin Luther. //Letter to Birmingham Jail.// Language of Composition (2008). 260-275. Print
 * __Category: Community__**

PRECIS: In this analytical and personal letter, Martin Luther King Jr. proclaims that the South should pursue racial equality and justifies his reasons for being in Birmingham through the use of personal experiences, rebuttals, and numerous uses of repetition.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: Martin Luther King Jr. did an excellent thought to convey this feelings through the letter. Letters are usually boring to be honest, but reading this letter was actually pleasurable because of the way he invokes his feelings. It moves the readers, and I think it moved the clergymen in some way or another.

Ehrlich, Gretel. //About Men//. Language of Composition (2008). 367-369. Print
 * __Category: Gender__**

PRECIS: In this descriptive essay, Gretel Ehrlich states that cowboys, although stereotyped as acting tough, may act otherwise because of the all the responsibilities they are held responsible for through the use of personal experience.

COMMENTARY: I thought this essay was funny, but true. I never expected there to be an essay about a cowboy's stereotype. What he says is true too, not all men are tough. They just act tough when they really are fragile, emotional, etc. on the inside.

Magliozzi, Ray. "Help Us Overthrow the Tall/Short Mafia." The Language of Composition. 2008. 588-589. Print.
 * __Category: Language__**

PRECIS: In this essay, Magliozzi states his dissatisfaction and aggravation towards companies using other languages on their menus to make ordering items difficult and complicated by using the example of Starbucks and their menu.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: Yes, it does make things complicated, but when I go to a Korean restaurant, or a restaurant of another culture, I would prefer to order things in their language. It makes things more interesting

__**Category: Popular Culture**__ Brent Staples, "Godzilla vs. the Giant Scissors: Cutting the Antiwar Heart Out of a Classic" The Language of Composition. 2008. 723-725. Print

PRECIS: In this informational essay, Staples states that the director of movies will cut out parts of a movie in order for their message to appeal to the American audience through providing examples of movies that did so, such as Godzilla.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: I always thought that they would cut parts because it didn't fit in with the plot of the movie, but this movie makes things more clear for me. I would like to try to watch movies that aren't "Americanized" once in a while.

__**Category: Science and Technology**__ Loren Eiseley. "The Bird and the Machine." The Language of Composition. 2008. 601-607. Print.

PRECIS: In this essay. Eiseley argues that humans should not become useless because of technological innovations even though there are a lot of benefits, through the use of technology facts as well as personal experience.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: I agree with Eiseley's argument. Even though technology is becoming incredibly useful more and more everyday, we should not become dependant only on technology.