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Hello I am Andrew Hall and welcome to my portfolio. I am a nice guy and I am mostly shy. I normally hate English, but this time in 11th grade I like it, because I get to express myself a lot in class and I am enjoying it. My most favorite selection of writing was my Gatsby rap poem, because it combines an epic story with stupendous vocabulary. My least favorite writing was my SAT essay, because it was very irrelevant topic and I could not talk much about it.

Annotated Table of Contents This paper is about how I am gaining independence by doing various things with my life. It also tells how others can gain independence. It also has the idea of how important gaining independence is.
 * 1) A. SOL Pretest- Americas Government ………………………………. (September 17, 2010)
 *  In this paper I wrote about how America should do more to influence education onto children. It also states that the worsening economy of America requires people to have jobs that require good education. It also says that we need the government in order to successfully be independent.
 * 1) B. American Dream Paragraph- My American Dream ………………..(September 30, 2010)
 * In this paper I wrote about what I want to do in the future. It describes my goals and what I hope to acquire one day. It states that I want to go to college, get a good job, and get married.
 * 1) C. Gatsby Essay- Follow your American Dream………………………...(November 2, 2010)
 * In this paper I wrote about how you should listen to your heart. I also wrote that you should be yourself and do what you want, by comparing the life of Jay Gatsby from, __The Great Gatsby__. The most important thing I stated was to never give up.
 * 1) D. Persuasive Essay – Topic Strip- Celebrities………………………… (December 5, 2010)
 * I wrote about how miserable celebrity’s lives are and how little children should not pay attention to them. I also write it to speak to kids to not to imitate them. The main theme was to keep children away from the influence of celebrities, because they have horrible lives.
 * 1) E. Persuasive Research Essay – Capital Punishment……………………(January 20, 2011)
 * In this essay I tried to persuade people to support the death penalty, because it is just. I explained that the death penalty is not cruel and it is deserving. I also explained that people need to be put to death if they deserve it.
 * 1) F. Midterm Essay- Why I deserve 100 percent……………………………(January 31, 2011)
 * In this essay I tried to persuade why I deserve to get a perfect score on the Midterm exam. I also explained that I try hard enough to deserve a good grade. Plus, I also mentioned the importance of a good grade.
 * 1) G. Narrative Essay – Fighting………………………………………………..(March 6, 2011)
 * This essay was a practice essay of a personal experience I had in the first person perspective. I talked about how I got into a fight a school. My paper also had a lesson: never get into any fights for any reason.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">H. Extended Metaphor Poem- I am sadness and no one can heal me………(March 22, 2011)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> This poem was a practice of using a lot of different figurative languages. This was about me getting rejected by a certain someone and telling the tale in an eerie mood. This is also a personal experience.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I. Self- Reliance Project- My own life………………………………………..(April 6, 2011)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">J. Cover Letter and Resume …………………………………………….. (April 14, 2011)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This is a practice letter and resume in order to get in to college. I did this to practice my real letter to college. This is important to practice when I need to apply to a college.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">K. SAT Essay- Can Knowledge be a burden? …………………………….. (May 23, 2011)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This is where I talk about how important knowledge is. Knowledge can get you very far in life. Knowledge can save anyone’s life.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">L. Creative Writing- Gatsby Rap ……………………………………. (November 23, 2010)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This is a writing that I used vocabulary words from the Great Gatsby to create a love story. It is about a cordial couple and their differences. It also dealt with how they solved their dilemma.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">M. Reflection-…………………………………………………………..(May 27, 2011)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This is a review of what I did over the year. This taught me how to use Wikispace, and I personally think the technique of Wikispace is much more appropriate than using on paper. This reflection has helped me organize.