Essay 1

Title: VIII. GiftsAuthor: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

What is the approach the writer used in the introductory paragraph? The approach used in the introductory paragraph was alot of background information and history.

Thesis: If a man should send to me to come a hundred miles to visit him, and should set before me a basket of fine summer fruit, I should think there was some proportion between the labor and the reward.

Summary (350-400 words): Forst of all Iw ould like to begin by saying the thesis was very effective and enticing. It intrigued me to continue reading and made me really enjoy the essay. I actually felt that this one was worth while and my time. In the story they discussed how to enjoy life. I think that this was such a good story to end my fourt mid term paper with because it really had true meaning. It talked about the gifts of life such as patience and mother nature and it really became clear to picture all this. It is much like the world that we live in now. I mean there are a lot of rules and laws that restrict us from doing things but over all things are right there in front of us, and what we need to succeed is not hard to get at all. Everyone has a God givven gift in my personal opinion and life is jsut about finding that gift to share with others. Many people do not know about shi gift until later when they finially find it. I found mine in highschool, and I actually think that I have two one being basketball and two being poem writing. That is about all though I feel that this story was really touching to me and I liked it alot!

Technique used to conclude the essay: To conclude the essay the author used a quote.