Blog 12 - Writing Plan on CATW

The entire practice tests were conducted very well. However, there are few things that I should work on. They main two problems which I believe are hurdles in CATW test. One of them is Grammar and other is development.

 Firstly, the grammar mistakes I have in CATW that has to be fixed before I take the test.  The preventive action for this is needed which I need to work with professor or tutor. Also I have to visit the writing center as much as I can per week.

Second difficulty I’m facing in test that is essay development. This requires close attention to essays contents, especially when the essay read first time. The main Idea, supporting details must be marked or underlined. However, some suggests also to go through the new York times, news channel and magazines every day. Aslo, try to read the story and novels books.

The problems may need extra attention and time till I get over them. It may ask me to spend hours and hours in library but at the end of test day it will all paid off.

Blog 10: CATW Practice 3

There are many stages in life where our identity changes with the passage of time. As a child you are in school and everybody considers you a student. Once you are done with school and graduate college you begin your professional career. You may become an MD and then people refer to you as the doctor. In the same way when we born we have family identification, this recognition has an impact throughout our life. In the article “How Your Birthday Order Influences Your Life Adjustment”, Forer talks about how the chronological order in which you are born in the family effects your life.

In his article, Forer talks about how for an individual, birth order in the family has a very important value. In some families the eldest child has more benefits then younger ones. Parents give the elder child more control and this may have a negative impact on the middle or youngest child. In my opinion parents should treat all children equally so that they can have similar benefits and ways of life.

When parents expect oldest child to be more responsible, the eldest child then begins to develop more self-concepts. He or she begins to think and act as an adult. For instance in my family I am the middle child. My eldest brother was always given more responsibility and was expected more from, therefore today he has developed a lot of self-concept and is very successful.

In such a family where the all efforts are put on the eldest child, often the middle child becomes confused in his/her goals of life. This even happens, though there is an elder sibling around to use as a role model. The middle child may try his/her best to shine but will always be compared to the eldest. The youngest child becomes the most nervous one in the family. He/she has two or more older siblings to be compared to. The youngest is also lucky as he/she now has many other people to help him/her.

In conclusion, the chronological order in which you are born in has a great impact on your life. Often it’s seen the eldest has most responsibility and the youngers are expected to follow in the elders path. Every child must be responsible in order to be more successful in life. The all need to hold their head held high even if there is no one to support then with their decisions.

Blog 9: Heroic Acts and Heroic Personalities

There is always a person who inspires us and becomes our role model.  We take him as our hero. He has those qualities that we cannot find in another person. If we follow his techniques we can also do better works which are best interest of other people.

In the movie “ Hero” Barnnie was an ordinary person who saves people lives. One day he was coming from work and had planned to take his son for a movie. On his way, his car had a problem and  he park. He saw a plane crashing down to earth. People called and he runs for help. He opened the emergency gate and let people out of the plan. He saved 52 people. During saving process, he lost his second pair of shoes in mud. After few days, when injured people recovered, one journalist whose name was Gyle started reporting to plane crash incident. Whole media were looking for the person who saves 54 People with one missing shoes. They also announced one million dollar saying that whoever has second pair of shoes will receive one million dollar from channel 4. In the meantime, one more character appeared who was homeless and once travelled with Barnni. Luckily he had barnie second pair of shoes and he then appeared to media and becomes actual Hero. People had considered him as hero of 104 flight where he saved 54 people. Everyone was very touched and inspired from John barbar. He was receiving numerous awards and recognitions. He acted like a true hero. He went to hospital and gave sympathy to injured people of 104 flight. In addition, he also provided blankets to all homeless people.  He was so honest person even though he wasn’t actual hero.  At the same time, barrnie approached to media and told them about actual story and how he had save people lives. Lastly, when john barbar realize that he was acting a fake hero. He had decided to commit suicide. Then barrnie comes and save john barbar. The both chractor played good roles in movie. They both have heroic acts but the way they performed their acts were very different as hero perspectives.   

In real world, who I admire that is Mr. Imran khan and he is a politician from my country. The reason I admire Mr Imran is his personality, intelligence and the roles he plays in fund raising programs and politictics. He inspired me through his political views. Whatever he says on political talk shows it is they are enough to allow me to follow his views. His personality makes me believe that if he comes in a power he would lead the country to the best of its interest.

 Hero is legendary figure who becomes an example for others. A national hero is that who fights for a country.

Blog 8 - Revise CATW practice test 1

Blog # 8



Is Music is good tool for Health?



Music is kind of medicine to human body and mind, it helps depressed people to get refresh in their lives. Music therapy is being used in hospitals to prevent many dieses. In the article “Is Music is good tool for health”, by Elizabeth, In her, She wrote how music effects on people medically. She is expressing music therapy is giving benefits to patients who are under great stress, muscle tension and many others problems.



Some say that laughter is a medicine. A good music can really get you out of stressed mood. However slower music makes the state of mind calm and relax. This effects on people in very personal way. Even after you stopped the music, it lasts its effects to body very long. For instance, one of my friend who is an accountant in one of the busiest farm in New York City. He has always stressed from his work. He has always complains about his work. One day I called for my house party where we had good dj’s who were playing such marvelous songs. Where he had joined the party and listen the songs and found himself very joyful. All of his stressed passed away and next morning he started work like a happy employee.



In another experiment, music can really make a worker to get their jobs done in short period of time. I was reading a newspaper, where I read that A typist who types 250 words in three minutes, but if he listen to his favorite music depending his likes or dislikes , this speed could go up to 400 words in three minds. Therefore music is not just good tool for health, it also great motivation of an ordinary employee to do well in his/her related job.



In conclusion, Music is great source of health, it helps reduce stress and makes the state of mind relax and put us in peas, and Music is a tool to prevent many diseases. Music therapy also helping at hospitals in many ways.

  

Blog 7: CATW Practice 2

Blog 6. Title: "CATW Practice 1"

Blog # 6

Is Music is good tool for Health?

Music is kind of medicine to human body and mind, it helps depressed people to get refresh in their lives. Music therapy is being used in hospitals to prevent many dieses. In the article “Is Music is good tool for health”, by Elizabeth, In her, She wrote how music effects on people medically. She is expressing music therapy is giving benefits to patients who are under great stress, muscle tension and many others problems.

Some say that laughter is a medicine. A good music can really get you out of stressed mood. However slower music makes the state of mind calm and relax. This effects on people in very personal way. Even after you stopped the music, it lasts its effects to body very long. For instance, one of my friend who is an accountant in one of the busiest farm in New York City. He has always stressed from his work. He has always complains about his work. One day I called for my house party where we had good dj’s who were playing such marvelous songs. Where he had joined the party and listen the songs and found himself very joyful. All of his stressed passed away and next morning he started work like a happy employee.

In another experiment, music can really make a worker to get their jobs done in short period of time. I was reading a newspaper, where I read that A typist who types 250 words in three minutes, but if he listen to his favorite music depending his likes or dislikes , this speed could go up to 400 words in three minds. Therefore music is not just good tool for health, it also great motivation of an ordinary employee to do well in his/her related job.

In conclusion, Music is great source of health, it helps reduce stress and makes the state of mind relax and put us in peas, and Music is a tool to prevent many diseases. Music therapy also helping at hospitals in many ways.

Blog # 5

"Historical and Personal Illusion"

A illusion is something that we tend to visualize, however it is surreal.  It is some that is not actually there, but we believe it and imagine it. Plato cave is an example for illusion. The people in the cave show the shadow and imagine it was reality. When I was younger, I had also an illusion that went away when I grew up.

            As a child I used to misbehave. My mom would frighten me and say that whenever I misbehave a monster will come in my rom at night. Often my moms method had worked. The days I misbehaved I heard voices in room and would say to myself it is because I misbehaved.

            As I grew up I began to realize that the voices I heard wee imagined in my head. There was a tree next to the wall of my room and when it got trimmed the voices I heard went away. I then realized I made up the voices in my head and it was only the tree branches hitting my window. There was no such thing as a monster, and there was no monster that came when I misbehaved. 

Blog # 4

Allegory of the Cave Summary

In the Allegory of Cave, Plato’s talks about a circumstance in which people are in a cave sitting on the chairs and facing a wall. They are tied down to the chairs and their heads are still. These people have been in the darkness for a very long time. They see shadows of people pass by and think these shadows are the real world. When one person comes out of the cave, he sees the light of sun, and learns many things about world such as facing obstacles. He understands that the shadows he saw were due to the sun. The person then goes back into cave and tells the other people that he has seen the world and gained knowledge. He asked to them to go out of the cave and see the things, which he had seen. The fellow men in the cave begin to think that the man who went out and saw the world has now become crazy.

The allegory of the cave teaches us a valuable lesson. We learn that that we are all prisoners of ourselves, we follow what we are accustomed to. By being a prisoner we are unaware of many things, but if we go and search for light we can gain much knowledge.

Blog # 3

Revise Diagnostic Essay

Advertisements are seen everywhere all the time, whether were watching television or passing through the mall. We can be walking down the street and people hand us pamphlets trying to advertise their products and services. Many of us may get frustrated from all the ads broadcasting on every aspect of our day. In the article “ Hype” by Katie Lasn, Kate talks about the frustration people get due to advertisements. In my opinion advertisements should be limited and the companies who advertise their products should have limits on how much advertising they can do.

In the article “Hype” by Lasn, Lasn talks about the frustrations of consistent advertising. She comments on how no matter where you go billboards of commercials are seen. She states that upto the fact of when you go to put some gas into a car we are bombarded with advertisements.

Since advertisements lead to frustration they maybe a source of harm. Advertisement of negative products such as chips, candy and soda attract many children and make these children want to purchase these products. By purchasing such products children and adults have a higher chance of getting diseases like obesity.

Advertisements are also a way our time can be wasted as each advertisement we watch on TV is minutes long. When we intend to watch the super bowl, soaps or even the news, many commercials play between the breaks consuming a lot of time. This then becomes another source of anger.

In conclusion, the increase in advertisements has made our lives very disturbed. I agree with Lasn on the fact that no matter where we go advertisements are seen everywhere. Whether we are at home or in public transit, there are advertisements everywhere! Hence, there is no way to escape from advertisements.

Blog # 2

Summary of Diagnostic Essay

Advertisements are seen everywhere. People may get frustrated from the excessive amounts of unnecessary advertisements. Advertisements are also very influential and can influence people in negative things. For instance, commercials on junk food can influence children to buy them causing these children to over eat on junk food and become obese. Advertisements also air in the middle of television shows. When watching the supper bowl, consistent advertisements can become a source of anger.  Therefore, in my opinion advertisements are seen a lot and can become a source of disturbance.