6 Another interesting sentence

original sentence

"A dog is man's best friend." That common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy.

• source of my sentence is from

the web site "guide to writing a basic essay"

• comments about the grammar

Sentence begins with the comment about dogs. It makes the sentence more interesting and enjoyable to read,also attracts readers. After the first sentence it follows by the explanation about the first sentence. The explanation is very clear and makes sense to people why dog is man's best friend.

my own sentence

" A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." This proverb is probaby true for some people, but
not everything which easy to get is always worth it.

1 me and myself

My name is Kojchakorn,but everyone calls me "Knick."
i'm 23 years old,energetic,and very ambitious.i don't want to always follow the social rules,as i feel they sometimes stop me from being creative.
This is my 2nd quarter at SCCC,but it's my 3rd time in the U.S. Maybe this will be the first time i have ever ventured into the real world,for i have to live alone without my parent.
i'm very social and well mannered. i have very good social skills because i like getting to know new people from everywhere. i graduated from Chulalongkorn University,the most famous university in Thailand.

2 model sample part 1

original sentence
As we drifted on through the summer,with this one inflexible appointment every day-classes could be cut,meals missed,Chapel skipped- I noticed something about Finny's own mind.

• source of my sentence is from "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
• comments about the grammar

my own sentence
As we passed through the sad memories,with the hard time ever-living could be tough,learning was difficult-we learned many lessons from our experiences.

3 my Idiom

October 16th,2007

I founded on myspace(the popular online website myspace.com)
many times when I read my friend's comments.


it's the idiom "drop someone a line"
which means "to write to someone"
for example:
"I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'd better drop them a line today or tomorrow."


the reason why i found this idiom interesting is

4 sentence immitated

original sentence

This week’s portion tells the tale of Korach, a Levi who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and, in turn, God himself, when his unbridled ambition obliged him to seek out the priesthood although in fact, Levis couldn’t be priests.

• source of my sentence is from

Korach—Numbers 16:1-18:32 , Leah Hochbaum Wed. Jun 13, 2007

• comments about the grammar

they have lots of modification sentence devided by comma,and the sentence is pretty long but it is beautiful.

my own sentence

5 my interesting slang

October 28th,2007


slang
dirt: extremely bad person.
example
"My ex-boyfriend was dirt."

i found this slang interesting because at first i think "dirt" means dirty or smelly. When my frien said "my ex-boyfriend was dirt" i thought she doesn't like him because he was dirty: never take a shower,always use the same clothes. But when