Everett Klodt
November 4, 2013
Blog 11
What
is Halloween anyways? (INTENTIONAL FRAGMENT FOR
RHETORIC PURPOSES). To me, Halloween allows people to wear costumes
throughout the week without looking like fools. Because most people grow up
wearing costumes on the day of this holiday, college students decide to wear
different costumes for the entire week! (A SENTENCE THAT BEGINS WITH BECAUSE). In fact, my roommate Beau and the other friends (COMPOUND SUBJECT) are not exactly fools when he and
they do what other college students would consider “normal.” (COMPOUND SUBJECT WITH TWO PERSONAL PRONOUNS). However,
to me, dressing up for Halloween on four different occasions is not normal! (SENTENCE WITH HOWEVER CORRECTLY PUNCTUATED). Even
though my comment is no better than anyone else’s, these daily costumes are
ruining Halloween by, first, not making Halloween as fun; second, exposing
children to inappropriate outfits; and, third, creating way too much work for
law enforcement on the week leading to Halloween. (SEMICOLON
AS SUPERCOMMA). As a friend, I feel that Halloween is not nearly as fun
as it was when I was younger; as a roommate, I feel that I needed to support my
roommate with any kind of activity that he wants to partake in. (COMPOUND SENTENCE WITH SEMICOLON THAT CONNECTS TWO MIRRORED
SENTENCES). Through witnessing and observing the friends I have in my
neighborhood, October 31, also known as Halloween, is more than just a single
day in the college culture; it is a week. (COMPOUND
SENTENCE USING A SEMICOLON TO CONNECT A
LOOONG SENTENCE WITH A SHORT SENTENCE) Although college could
ruin it, Halloween is my favorite holiday. (COMPLEX
SENTENCE - 10 OR FEWER WORDS) In fact, this year, college professors
allowed me and us to skip the day of Halloween. (COMPOUNDED
DIRECT OBJECT WITH TWO PERSONAL PRONOUNS).