interrobang‽

An interrobang? Who came up with that?!
Or, to be proper in English:
Who came up with that‽
An interrobang is the proper punctuation for a sentence that has both a question mark and explanation mark at the end of the sentence. It is obscure, but still part of the English language.

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Complications 1

I do admit that I am finding myself enjoying the genre since it is pretty much the field that I will be going into. Although my preferred reading is in fantasy (surprise surprise!), I find that I need to be reading stuff like this. I did understand most of the terms he was using, and that really helped me with the text. However, I wish that he would have included a glossary for the terms he used (if not for me to test how close I was on the words, then for others to understand more fully what he was speaking about). Reading this book is exposing more of the world that I plan to enter, and upon viewing this glimpse, I realize that even if I become the top physician I will still know little. A quote that expresses how I feel is "The greater the circle of light, the greater the circumference of darkness." Or in other words, the more a person knows, the more they realize that they don't know.

Review Essay Responses

Befuddle on this post to help me keep it separate. Thank you!

Outline- now for a cuckoo clock

Intro
-description of a clock's performance
-Thesis: When buying a clock a purchaser mus know the different types of cuckoo clocks avilable, the quality of the clock, and if a cuckoo clock is for the purchaser
Body
-What is a cuckoo clock?
~History/origination
~Quick records?
-Different types
~musical or not
~~8 day
~~1 day
~quartz
~~small comparison to traditional
~~options
~non-cuckoos
~~mantle
~~grandfather
-Considerations in buying a cuckoo
~quality
~~hand crafted
~~Factory
~~wood or not
~is it for you?
~~distraction
~~eye sore
~~beautiful masterpiece
Conclusion
-Cuckoo clocks attract the eye and ear, but drive some people nuts

Virgule

A virgule is a slanted line used to indicate that either word on the different sides of the line can be used, depending on what the situation may be.
Ex. The duck and/or the cow can swim.
A quick look at where you can get a better explanation is here.

TSMGTW Setting goals questions

Purpose: What do I want my readers to think about the subject after reading my evaluation? I want readers to think that cuckoo clocks are indeed complex items with many traits that need to be addressed before evaluation/purchase.
The Beginning: How can I capture readers' attention from the start? Perhaps using a possible performance given by a cuckoo clock will capture the readers' attention.
The Presentation of the Subject: If the subject has a story, how much of it should I tell? Enough to place within the readers a feeling of the novelty of seeing or owning a cuckoo clock.
The Statement of Your Judgment: How can I convince readers to consider my overall judgment seriously even if they disagree with it? One option would be to choose a more serious topic, but a more likely way would be to state my opinion with various facts supporting my opinion.
Your Reasons and Support: How can I present my reasons? Having a paragraph that explains my reasons for a subtopic of the overall paper will break it down.
Your Anticipation of Objections or Alternative Judgments: What objections or alternative judgments should I anticipate? Some people will still insist that only one specific kind of clock is best for everyone. Personally, I believe that there is a specific clock that works best for everyone.
The Ending: Should I include a rhetorical question at the end? For my subject, that is a yes. Size does make a difference.

Art Gallery

(Before I start, I'm letting all know that I'm terrible at short essays)

As we wandered the art gallery, many pieces caught my eye. Although they were all wonderful, "The Kolob Section of Zion Park" by Gary Max Collins is a memory because of the location, style, and color of the piece.
I love this location. It is easily accessible to most, and close to home. While staring at the painting, I remembered places within this area, including a cave. As one is in the bottom of the canyon, they must strain their neck to view the top. Sometimes, after rain, a small pond appears near the entrance of the canyon: muddy, small. Usually it is a warm area. Rains come rarely, but they can have a fantastic show! Waterfalls come from the tops of the canyons and smother the canyon floor. Within the cave people watch the water shoot over the hole. Several artists attempt to capture this area. One would have to paint a 3D replica to have a chance at capturing the area. Alas, as far as I know, this has yet to be done. My next closest thing to it is Google Earth.
All artists have their own take on the world about them. Some attempt to capture their world as it is, and others as they see it. Collins did an excellent job at his attempt to catch the beauty of the real thing. In his attempt, Collins didn't do anything to try to distort the image or outline anything specific, he only attempted to catch what was already there. Upon viewing other artists, I found their styles distracting: heavily defined lines, a network of once thin lines made thick. A clean painting is the best painting.
Color in a painting reveals most every aspect. In Collins' painting, it is the bold rust against the sky. A contrast that is hard to get anywhere else. He chose to paint it while it was bright outside, so he must have been in an excellent mood. Greens lightly speckle the hillside, thus showing life within a scarce area. Many believe that the beauty he paints only exists in one's mind, but only to be cut short when they behold. Rare combo indeed, yet it was captured on canvas.
I still believe that Gary Max Collins painting, "The Kolob Section of Zion Park" to be a beautiful memory from his choice in location, style, and color.