Long Live Severus Snape/Hans Gruber

Long Live the Half Blood Prince

I really hope I did this right.

Dangling Modifiers & Commonly Confused Words

Hannah was asked to take in the groceries by her mother.

Hannah’s mother asked her to take in the groceries.

 

Before the game the players practiced on the field.

The players practiced on the field before the game.

 

 

Today is their 50^th wedding anniversary.

They’re going to the birthday party at seven.

Your package is over there.

The car has a dent in its side.

It’s a common mistake.

That dog is a lot smaller than mine.

We are going to Eric’s then to the party.

The new Star Wars series is supposed to have killer special effects.

The amount of partying she does affects her school work.

  The petition for a new stop sign has enough signatures to elicit a response from the county.

We were farther away than we thought.

Pass over that activeness (passive and active sentences)

The pie was eaten by Daphne

Daphne ate the pie

 

My room will be cleaned by me once a week.

I will clean my room one a week.

 

Acers of land were destroyed by the forest fires.

The forest fires destroyed acres of land.

 

Money was donated to the Homecoming Committee by alumni.

Alumni donated money to the Homecoming Committee.

 

Instructions will be given to the class by the teacher.

The teacher will give the instructions to the class.

This I Believe in Desiderata

I believe that everyone should read Desiderata by Max Erhmann. The biggest obstacle that I have struggled with while in college is having to make my own decisions. At first I believed that all of my newly granted freedom was the best thing that ever happened to me in my, very, shortly lived adult life. I didn’t have to ask to go out at night, I could stay up as late as I wanted, and I had no one nagging me about doing my homework or chores. This was all fun for the first week or so, but then I realized that I like some direction in my life, basically I wanted people to tell me what to do. It would’ve make everything a lot easier. But that’s not what growing up is. I quickly discovered that I am a very dependent person, and when it comes down to the hard questions that I had to answer by myself I needed something to guide me, give me advice and hold my hand a little bit. That is why I believe everyone should read Desiderata by Max Erhmann, because it has guided me through my toughest times. When I need a moment to get my feet back on the ground I look to the words of the poem to help me stay on track with what I really need and really want. Which is ironic because at the time I first discovered this poem I didn’t know that Desiderata actually means “desired things.” The poem reassures me that everything is in its place, the universe will unfold as it supposed to and I am a strong person that understands asking for help is no weakness.  All of this makes me worry less and trust in myself more. My favorite line from this poem is, “Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.” This line is the one I believe describes what I’m feeling when explaining the importance of this poem. I realize now that I am the only one who can really, truly make my decisions and this poem helped me see that. And even if someone does not find what I had found from this poem, hopefully they can appreciate it and respect it while reading its beautiful message.

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