Grammer Post #7

Effect Vs. Affect.

I Had always wondered the usage differences between these two. Once I took the time to look it made a lot of sense. Effect, is the result of something. Affect, is to influence something. Examples of the two are as follows.
The citizens of New Orleans were greatly affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Scientists studied the effect of Hurricane Katrina passing in New Orleans

This site helped me to understand a little bit more about each.
http://www.noslang.com/spelling.php

Like we talked a little bit about in class, the movie I picked is "The Dark Knight". The actors with their skills alone deserve an award. The way they portrayed their characters was phenomenal. They were easily able to pull their audience into the story. Each character was defined by the actor playing them, in their role and purpose. Like in the scene where the Joker first proposes disposing of Batman to the gang leaders, you can feel how psychotic his intentions were. My favorite was the "Joker". Heath Ledger played the Joker like no one has before him. Each scene with his character became an unpredictable enjoyment.

The story itself was very well-written. With so many twists and turns in it. An example of this is when two of their characters are rigged to bombs in separate warehouses, and Batman is given the choice of whom to save. The unpredictability of the movie always kept the next scene interesting.

The sets built only added to the overall dark, mysterious feeling of the movie. The Batman cave alone, left you with chills. The filming done in different degrees of shadow helped fuel the dark ominous feeling emanated from the movie. I would recommend this movie to anyone, fan of comics or not.

i.e. vs e.g.

I have always avoided the use of the two abbreviations, i.e. and e.g. I wasn't ever sure what they stood for. Now I learned these are from Latin based words. the Latin i.e. is from the phrase "id est" means “that is", or to say it as "in other words". The Latin e.g. is "exempli gratia" which is meant to be followed by an example. It helps to understand their meaning to be able to use them correctly. For example: I can use the abbreviation "e.g." as an example, e.g. like in this sentence. I can also state that; anyone can learn how to use English grammar correctly, i.e. even you.

This website gave me the helpful background on the origin of these two unique abbreviations, and they even have some better examples of how to use them.

http://www.copyblogger.com/grammar-writing-mistakes/

Track #3 (Reprised)

With my car window down, the blowing wind awakened new life within me. The cool air rushed in, to fill anything undisturbed. It was a late, cool, fall morning, and I had just finished my last college class for the day. All the schedules, and hurrying to be somewhere, doing something, was behind me. As I pressed play, I could feel the anticipation growing in my stomach. “2 + 2 = 5”, my new favorite song by Radiohead, greeted me, filling my ears with any noise the wind had not yet found. With my classes ended, the song congratulated me for another day done. All that was ahead of me was open road. Even with challenges yet to come, I was free. Allowance brought by this song. Since then, I knew it could be there for me. Bringing me my own set of wings. Even for just a moment.

Semicolons and Colons: Nature's Mysteries

I’ve always had a huge problem with semicolons and colons. The first problem is what their definitions are. The second problem is when to use them. My exposure to them hasn’t been that great, because I haven’t seen them too much in any books or writing material that I’ve read. One rule I do know about semicolons, is that they are used to separate two clauses. Here’s an example. People who overeat don’t exercise; people who eat healthy exercise. This website I found also has lots of helpful information.

http://grammar.about.com/od/punctuationandmechanics/a/semicolondash.htm