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=Hello, my name is Jordan Hoecker and I am a junior at Kempsville High School. I love summer. It is my favorite time of year. The beach is my favorite place to be in the summer time. I enjoy hanging out with friends, texting, hanging out with my boyfriend, and having a good time. I am a very happy person, and I live life to the fullest. = =﻿ = = =

** A. **** SOL Pretest (February 7TH, 2011) ** ** B. **** American Dream (February 2ND, ** 2011) ** C. **** Gatsby Essay (February 2ND, 2011) ** ** D. **** Persuasive Essay (December 21ST, 2010) ** ** E. **** Persuasive Research Essay (January 19TH, ** 2011) ** F. **** Midterm Essay (January 26th, 2011) ** ** G. **** Narrative Essay (May 7th, 2011) ** ** H. **** Extended Metaphor poem. (Feb 11, 2011) ** ** I. **** Self-Reliance Project.(April 11, 2011) ** ** J. **** Cover Letter and Resume. (May 27, 2011) ** ** K. **** Sat Essay. (May 30th, 2011 ) ** ** L. **** Creative Writing Essay (May 30th,2011 ) ** ** M. **** Course Reflection Essay. (May 30th,211 ) **
 * ** In my SOL Pretest essay paper I wrote about the government staying in control. I explained that people can be independent, but it is the government that has kept American in order and how it should stay that way. 3 **
 * ** In this piece, I discussed how I felt about pursuing my dream in life. I talked about what I wanted to do after I got out of school, and how I pictured my life when I got older. **
 * ** The midterm essay was about how the characters life relates to the American Dream. I wrote about the American Dream being different back in the day compared to how it is now. I explained that everyone has a different opinion on how they want to live their life. **
 * ** In my persuasive essay I talk about how school systems should keep the cell phone policy the same. I explained in great detail how texting while in class can interrupt a class room terribly. I gave examples on cell phones making teachers mad, taking time away from students trying to do their work, and how cell phones made students grades drop drastically. **
 * ** My persuasive research essay is about the abuse of drugs, and how much of an affect it can have on someone’s life. I gave specific details on everything drugs can do to a person. **
 * ** In this essay I talked about persuading Mrs. Szymczak to give me at least a B on my midterm exam. I talked about how hard I had been working to improve my writing since the beginning of the year. **
 * ** In this essay I talked about overcoming my anxiety, and some of the troubles that I went through do to so. I enjoyed writing this essay, because it was like I was retelling a story. **
 * ** In this poem, I wrote about my favorite place to be. The beach. My poem is talking about all of the features of the beach, either comparing them to other things, or explaining its beauty. **
 * ** My Self-Reliance project was all about myself. I wrote about how I am happy with the person that I have become today. I also talked about people just being themselves, and not trying to impress other people by doing what they think is cool. **
 * ** In my cover letter and Resume I gave my information on why I wanted to attend TCC. I also gave personal information so that TCC could reach me if they wanted to accept me. **
 * ** In my SAT essay I talked about success being disastrous. I gave examples of how it could affect people’s lives if they got too worried about becoming successful. **
 * ** For my Creative Writing Essay, I decided to put my children’s story that I wrote. It was a simple story, and it taught a lesson to treat others the way you want to be treated. **
 * In my Course Reflection Essay I talked about my writing, and how is has improved over the year. **** I talked about my strengths and weaknesses that I have with writing. I have learned a lot of new things about writing, and I no longer dislike writing papers for English. **