College Prep Portfolio
Maelaina VanFossen
Academic Resume
At the beginning of this class I was required to make a resume of my greatest achievements, volunteer work, and all of the organizations I have been involved in since I started high school.
"My Favorite Mistake" Essay
For this essay I decided to write about the tragic event of my Mother getting cancer, and how it effected my life for the better. I concluded by revealing the person I had become during this time.
College Application Essay
This essay required that I describe a journey that has defined me. I chose to write about the experience of finding out that my father wasn't biologically mine and how it made me who I am today.
Definition Essay
In this essay I chose to describe the meaning of death from different perspectives. The perspectives I decided on were those of a Christian, a loved one, and a physician. Each perspective brought a new light to the word death.
Comparison and Contrast/Informational Text Analysis Essay
For this essay I compared the articles "Darkness Too Real" by Meghan Cox Gurdon, and "Why the Best Kids Books are Written in Blood" by Sherman Alexie. I did this by explaining how Alexie's article exceeded Gurdon's with his use of rhetorical features, connotations, and his greater sense of purpose.
Cause and Effect Analysis Essay/Response
For this analysis I was required to write a paragraph answering one of three questions that was asked about Marquez's essay Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public. I chose to answer the question regarding her structure and how it helped to create a well developed essay.
Argumentation Essay Analysis/Response
In this analysis I was required to write a paragraph answering one of questions that was asked regarding Steven Pinker's essay Mind Over Mass Media. I chose to answer the question concerning Pinker's thoughts on why new media critics are wrong for thinking these technologies are making us stupid, and his thoughts on what this technology is actually doing for us.
Summary/Response Essay
My summary response essay was about an article over addiction. Throughout the essay I described the importance of addiction and how the article effectively explains why.
Research Paper
We had to write a research paper for my college prep class. My paper was about Pearl Harbor. Specifically I wrote about the varying perspectives of that day. I mainly compared the U.S. and Japans viewpoints.
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