BE AWARE!

    English 101A is not a class to be taken lightly. You must have an adequate work ethic and rely on page 380 of  "Rules for Writers". If your work ethic is questionable, then many decisions must be made. There cannot be any slacking off and no time for happiness. You must grind day in and day out. If anything you have in life could get in the way of writing perfect essays, then throw it away from your life. The best tools to keep your work ethic healthy is a bottle of advil and a pretty computer screen because thats all you will be looking at. The second most important aspect to be aware of in this class is the most sacred book of all..."Rules for Writers", if you don't have the seventh edition you might as well drop out asap! Be very familiar with page 380 because it is the heart of the course. In desperate times, I would copy word for word everything on that page until my hands had blisters. This page will help you understand subordinate, coordinate, and correlative conjunctions. It also helps in prepositions, conjunctive adverbs, and interjections. Without this page life itself would cease to exist and, so will your grade in English 101A.

Are You Cool?


      Cool describes a noun, and when it is used that noun is thought highly of. One example is how the Washington Wizards are cool. I went to a game once and they played with tenacity to win the game against Dallas. The Wizards also have many good basketball players, who I think very highly of, so they are cool. Another example is how restaurants with very good food and atmospheres are cool. Le Diplomate in D.C. has a cool french atmosphere with delicious food. I also think very highly of Rasika, which is also found in D.C., and they have a very unique atmosphere and top of the line food.