The Search

The idea for doing my Isearch on my knee came easier to me than any other writing project in Mr. Goldfine's class so far. The search though started off rather difficult near the beginning. I had expected that the internet would provide a wealth on sclerosis of the knee. Soon after I started the search I realized I was getting nowhere. I search sclerosis of the knee many time on the internet and came up with nothing even close to decent report or website. Then a second search of books and periodicals the EMCC libray yielded no results. I was stuck with nothing to research so I decided to go back to the internet and do a very long indepth journey through the google search engine. After a couple of hours I finally had major break through and change in my report. I found out that sclerosis of the knee was a very uncommon term for the condition called osteoarthritis.

I then I ran a search for osteoarthritis, I recieved many results from medical information websites. I read through these sites and they provided information about how the condition occurs and ways to recover. It was good to see this information but it was very brief and not indepth into the different areas of the body that can be affected. I took what I could from these sources and ran a different search topic.

In the next search I ran I used osteoarthristis of the knee as my keywords. This was turning point in my research process. The search engine provided me with a few very indepth websites about my type of osteoarthritis. The first website on the list was titled A Special Report on The Osteoarthritic Knee. It is an 8 page report filed by doctors on how osteoarthritis affects the knee area. With these new search results I finally had my wealth of information on my condition. After this discover I felt I could end the search because I had found all the information I wanted and penlty more to boot.

Movie Genre Classification Essay

The smell of buttery popcorn in the air, the padded seats, and the giant screens are some of the reasons I love seeing a movie in a theater. To truly experience a movie it must be seen on the big screen. The darkness, the exclusive previews, the booming sound, and the size of the screen create an atmosphere that enhances the pleasure of watching the latest flick. But I believe there are only a few movies genres that should be watched on the silver screen. Dramas, romances, and comedies are often too slow paced and not entertaining enough to keep my attention for two hours in a dark room. There are only a select few genres that are able to make the theater experience worthwild and lasting. I am classifying the three best genres to see in a theater, horror, suspense, and action. These types of films makes the trip really worth the 8 bucks you pay to get in.

Horror movies are the most terrifying of the three genres to sit through. A movie theater contains the perfect atmosphere for a horror movies. I usually save horror movies for rainy days. On a rainy I am usually down, and very calm from the lack of sunshine. This sets me up with a perfect mood for scenes of horrible death. I make an effort to stop at consetion stand to pick up a box of raisinets to complete the horror experience. I go to the theater for horror to be terrifyed, and if the movie is truly scary I won't wan't to leave the theater without an escort. The lights go black and the creepy music starts, as I strap myself for the haunted ride. I will precede to not move and be ever so nervous for the next scare and also be worrying about my future sleeping that the movie is to blame for.

Suspense movies are the most attention grabbing of the three genres to sit through. Before I go see a suspense flick I have to prepare myself mentally and physically. My mind has to be ready for the continous plot twists and my body is prepared so I can control my heart rate. I usually try to sit near the front of the theater so I don't miss a single second of heart pounding action. As the lights go out I steady my eyes so they can adjust to the fast pace of the movies rather quickly. During suspense I have to catch every little scene or I find myself totally lost. Because of this fact I cannot eat food, i'm too nervous and into the movie to shovel snacks into my mouth. A good suspense movies grabs me from the beginning and doesn't let go till my hear has stopped.


Actions movies are the greatest piece of cinema you can watch in a theater. When I wandering into a theater to see any type of action movie whether it be sci-fi or historical I always have to buy popcorn. Popcorn is required for my total action oriented experinence, I can lightly munch on it but still keep a firm hold on the movie. Before the movie I take a seat in the back so I can utilize the whole theater to enjoy the bonecrushing action. As the lights go dim I prepare myself for two hour of exlplosins, knife fights, gun fights, midgets, over the top story lines, and hot women. The surround sound blows my ears away as every shot is taken and bomb is detonated. I have no words to describe the glorious display of courage and manhood put for by this weeks superstar bodybuilder. After the standard two hour format I am dazed from the million frames of fire and muscle that passed before my eyes. Action movies let you a good ol fashioned saturday night movie event.

As I step out of the pitch black theater my pupils dilate from the sudden blast of bright daylight. I feel like I have stepped out of a surreal movie land filled with comfortable seats. I glance at the eight dollar burn in my wallet and wonder if what I saw was really worth it. Other genres movie poster taunt me as I stroll by them with all there critical acclaim. No horror, suspense, or action ever recieve much recognition from the academy but they hold true morals of good cinema. These movies don't make you cry, feel depressed, or insightfull. Instead of bringing you down they excite you, scare you, and make your wonder what is trully possible. I don't go to the movies to be bored of my ass for two hours, I go to pay homage to the genres that gave the energy to leave the living room.

classification grafs reaction

I took some time and read the sample classification essays. I found these to be quite entertaining and found a couple that seem very true. The first essay about snakes and such was my personal favorite of all the essay. Essays that classify things are great because they really make you think about the topic. The first essay classifys different kinds of personalities in men. I enjoyed reading this because I understand were the author is coming from. I've met all these different types of guys in my life and I can see the problem the author has with them. The other essay I quite enjoy is the bug classification. It reminds me how much I can't tolerate the little pesks. This essay gives a sigh of relief because it is not quite serious which leads it to be easy to read and enjoy.

Living in a Hotel

The fresh scented air fills your lungs as you stroll through the lobby door. Its your lucky day you get to stay the night in a hotel, a rented room, a luxury to most people in their young ages. When I was young hotels were a hidden paradise that one had to pay to get into. Staying a night was wonderous because I didn't live there, so I could do whatever the hell I wanted. When I learned that my EMCC dorm was going to be the Econo Lodge I was more than pleased. And now after living there for 5 weeks I can truly summarize about living in a hotel. I somewhat feel like I'm on a permeanent vacation because I can ride the elevator to my floor anyday. The maid cleans the room every friday, theres an ice machine, and my key is a card. Living in a hotel is probalbly the oddest thing I ever done, but it still feels like a vacation and not school.

I-Search What

What I know about the condition of my knees is that they hurt. The condition I have is called sclerosis of the knees, and from the tone of the receptionists voice the told me it is a serious condition. I learned about this after I underwent a physical examination and then knee x-rays. Sclerosis of the knees is when tissue my knee is destroyed and patchy areas are left behind. This condition makes my knees very weak and soar all the time. Having weak knees make skateboarding even more difficult, I have to concentrate very hard to get my legs to move with some power. The first step to cure myself is to see an orthopedic surgeon to get them fully examined by a professional. The next step is physical therapy I hope but there is a good chance I may need surgery. What I know is I have a problem that affects the only thing I sport I ever stuck in my life.

I-Search Why

The reason why I am writing this paper is because the topic affects my major goal in life. I aspire to continue and become very good at skateboarding in the years to come. There is a roadblock to my dream. My knees are horrible scarred and I need surgery to correct my many misfortunes. I desperately have to find out all I can about the scorsis of my knees. I need to know exactly how my knee is hurt and how I can bring it back to a healthly status. I am writing to discover what effect will continual strain on my knee have. Will I be able to do the same activity after surgery or will I need my years of therapy. I need to find the cost of surgery before I can even contemplete affording the surgery. I am writing to understand, live with, and fix the problem I have. This paper is for the good of my knees and how their injury greatly hinders the sole passion in my life.

I-search Background

Since I was 5 years old I’ve probably injured a good majority of my body on a monthly basis. I’ve always enjoyed being actively involved with alternative sports such as biking, and snowboarding. I didn’t have any toys like a snowmobile or a dirt bike, so I had to go manual and deal with pain to go fast. Early on I started with riding a freestyle bike. My friends and I would take them through the woods, over jumps, and crashing into the asphalt. During the winter I liked to hurt myself on a snowboard. With my snowboard I could surf down a snowy hill and fast or take a nice tumble down the slope. I loved these sports so much because they are the source of real pain, and this pain leaves my favorite thing in the world, battle scars. Getting hurt was not a reason for me to quit, it was a reason to get better.
When I was thirteen I discovered the sport that I have been practicing everyday up till right now. Skateboarding was different there was more pain, when you mess up on a skateboard two things will happen: the board will hit you or you will hit the ground hard. Since I’ve been skateboarding I have sprained my ankle, my wrist, cracked my tail bone, made knots in my leg, scraped up everywhere, and turned my knees into scar tissue. I would say that in the five years I been skateboarding there wasn't a week without at least a scrap. At first all my injuries would heal themselves after a while, but then my knees just couldn't take the pain no more. Since last fall I've had to struggle to skateboard because my knees are soar 24 seven.

Cause Essay Reaction

I have wrote many different essays in my life but none had a profound affect like these ones did. I had a easy time writing this paper since it was about smoking lovely cigarettes. I had a great time because I was pushed to re-write my intro and outro and the results are some of my best work to date. I wrote this essay to tell people the three good reasons to smoke cigarettes, but after I wrote my outro. In the outro I brought up all the bad things about smoking and this really made me think about what I am doing to my body. I still think my reasons are good and just but I realized I don't need nicotine to make friends.

Smoking Cause Essay

The cold wind blows by me as I step out the hotel door on a cold Bangor morning. I reach for my pack of camels and a warm feeling rushes through my body. After 7 seconds that first drag hits you and sighs of relief roll over the body. I enjoy smoking to a great extent, it takes the edge of life and the stimulant buzz gives me a reason to wake up in the morning. Smoking is considered a bad habit by a good majority of the nation, but some proclaim it as a way of life. As one nicotine addict to another I want to give reason that cigarettes are good. For theses reasons: the social aspect, the stimulant buzz, and the bond with other addicts. I shall prove that the evil world of the smoking can be good.

Probably the least of the three reasons I love smoking would be the buzz. After the first cigarette I every inhaled, a light headed feeling came over me and I loved it. What the nicotine is doing is making you high, and this was the main driving force behind the start of my addiction. I love being high but most ways of getting are dangerous and highly illegal. Cigarettes come in a pack of 20 and there 100% legal for me to puff. How delightful getting high and there was nothing the man could do about it. The irony is though once you get addicted the buzz goes away, but I had a felt real good while it lasted.

The next reason is solid, because of it I have meet a couple good friends in the last four weeks. What I am talking about is the social aspect of smoking. In Maine you must smoke outdoors, but these always people outside to meet. I would have to say the smoking made moving to a new area with tons of new people real comforting. I meet my new buddy Dustin outside my hotel; he came up to me and asked to bum a smoke. After that we started talking about music, and we’ve be hanging out since. Another example is how I met Garrett, me and another smoker were sitting on a picnic table outside Acadia Hall smoking a cigarette when a tall redheaded kid smoking a butt came up and sat beside us. He introduced himself and know we already got a nickname for him.

Now this is the reason that makes me ignore everything bad about smoking. This reason is the bond two nicotine addicts share. Since the seventh grade almost every single one of my friends has picked up smoking. I never picked it up; never saw any reason to give myself cancer. My friends and I have always had a good relationship but we were never really on the same level. Only until after I got addicted did I realize that being a non-smoker was holding me back if I wanted to be involved with a community of nicotine fiends. This change lead to my good friend Mark and I becoming real tight knit friends. Mark and I had about every class together our senior year and were moderately good friends we hung out a couple times that year, but after I started smoking he became my partner in anarchy. We skipped class together, we drank together, and together we made the last of senior not easy to forget.

With all great things in life, there comes a strong irony. I may love to smoke the cancer but my body hates the cancer. Cigarettes are bad for your lungs, your heart, and your pocket. The almighty pack warns of that smoking will cause Lung Cancer and Heart Disease but doesn't warn you of the short term effects. Without nicotine one becomes an angry, irrefutable, uncompromising human being. The nausea, the tar, the cravings, the loss of appetite, and nervousness plague me everyday. One lesson life has taught me is that your body should mean more to you than anything else. I think that writing this essay has changed shown me that the reasons I like smoking are materialistic. I shouldn't need a cigarette to start a conversation or have a bond with someone. I might even quit smoking now because in the end I know I was just trying to look cool.