Grammar Post #7

So in most of my essays I have problems with possesive nouns. I decided I better do a grammar post on this:

An Apostrophe is required, e.g. I cannot do that and That's the dog's kennel.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_needed_to_form_possessive_nouns_and_contractions.

When we want to show that something belongs to somebody or something, we usually add 's to a singular noun and an apostrophe ' to a plural noun, for example:
the boy's ball (one boy)
the boys' ball (two or more boys)
Notice that the number of balls does not matter. The structure is influenced by the possessor and not the possessed.
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/nouns-possessive.htm.

Elderly Abuse (Rough draft)

Understaffed Nursing Homes
As I walk down the hall to treat yet another resident, I cannot help but think that there are still twenty nine residents that need to be seen before the end of the night. Walking into the room it is obvious that the resident is lonely and just needs someone to talk to. While we talk all that is on my mind is how much needs to be done and how little time there is. Pass medication; perform treatments on wounds, call doctors, and best of all charting, charting, and more charting. The question is why anyone would trust forty six lives in one person’s hands and expect them to get all of these things done within twelve hours. Understaffed nursing homes are a huge conflict throughout the United States. With firsthand experience it is obvious residents’ needs are unable to be met, consequently dramatically affecting their lives negatively. Infected bedsores, medication errors, poor nutrition, neglect, and abuse can all be prevented if nursing homes provided adequate staffing and continuous training for employees.

Grammar Post #6

Since I'm writing my paper in an argumentative style I thought I should research more details about this style.

In persuasive or argumentative writing, we try to convince othersn to agree with our facts, share our values,accept our argument and conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking.
Elements toward building a good persuasive essay include:
Establishing facts to support an argument.
Clarifyng relevant values for your audience (perspective).
Prioritizing, editing, and/or sequencingthe facts and values in importance to build the argument
forming and stating conclusions.
"Persuading" your audience that your conclusionsare based upon the agreed-upon facts and shared values.
Having the confidence to communicate your "persuasion" in writing.
http://www.studygs.net/wrtstr4.htm

America the Beautiful: What We're Fighting For

This piece by Dinesh D'Souza is very special to me and helped me remember how lucky we are. I think it is something that we should all believe and should cherish what we have in this country. Our freedoms, our different cultures, the technology we have, the various opportunities we each have. It is wonderful to live in this country and I'm grateful for all of those that have made it the way it is.