Personal Essays

1. "Be sure your essay is about something that you care strongly enough about to wax eloquent and passionate about." Which means that I should choose to write about something that I care about and can talk confidently and passionately about.
2. "Details draw the reader in, generalization keep them out." Which means that I should be specific about my topic and use very detailed specific examples
3. -Avoid ranting in  your paper. Keep on track
    -You have he freedom to write how you feel on certain topics but the reader should know how you feel and why
    -Have a strong hook at the beginning of your essay to grab the readers attention

Story 1)
1. Victoria Bui, Staffer
2.The story is about driving and being distracted by your phone or anything else
3. They believe that the issue is out pf hand "The distracted driving is getting out of hand ad needs to be fixed before too many people get hurt or killed."
4. Yes, "Most people always think that they can 'multi-task', but they can't"
5. No, she was very direct about her opinion on the topic by saying this id wrong to be distracted while diving and trying to get awareness for it and get people to stop
6. No she didn't have any quotes in the story
7. 3rd person

Story 2)
1. Emma Bean, Guest Writer
2. This story is about a guy that is obsessed with elephants and why he was
3. She liked him and envies him. "You could say that in a certain manner he was like one of the magnificent beasts he was so fond of."
4. No, she didn't adress what other people thought of him
5. She didn't really give a direct opinion on him either she just shared all of her memories about him and told the reader how he was a person
6. No, she did not give any quotes from anyone
7. 1st person

Story 3)
1. Susie Sutherland, Staff Writer
2. The story is about how phones aren't getting taken from students in class as much today as they did a couple years ago or even in middle school now compared to high school
3. She does express her opinion, "Having cell phones freely out and about in high school was a new thing, and it was easy to be accustomed to."
4. Yes she talks about how the teachers have gotten more timid towards telling students what to do and are almost starting to lose their power over the students
5. She was sort of playing both sides and her opinion because she likes being able to use her phone whenever she wants to but she also thinks that it is a big distraction to the students and distracts the from learning
6. No there are no quotes in the article
7. 1st person