Joann Said:

Desperate! Personal Project help!?

We Answered:

If you researched the Four Horsemen or the Seven Deadly Sins, your "what should I do with it?" could be to write a magazine article, a piece for your local public access channel or something like that. Since you're interested in the arts, I could see that working for you.

As for what you would research, I imagine you'd be looking for cultural references, or relevance and representation in modern society.

With the hats and scarves, the design isn't as important as the quantity. In other words, getting your whole community into action. Creating clothing yourself is good, but it's not as significant as getting lots of other people to make or donate. Research might be into how to get community projects underway.

The scrapbook of your summer holiday sounds like the most difficult project to 'sell', because it doesn't appear to be as outward-looking as the others. (It's more about you and your friends and family... but you could maybe look at making an animated or interactive scrapbook on the computer.)

Theodore Said:

Do male students have greater problems with organisational skills than females?

We Answered:

Yes. Male students have many more problems than female students, because males and females do not develop at the same speed, or even in the same trajectory. Schools often fail boys because of this. Boys in all-boys schools actually perform much better than boys in mixed schools. But remember, if the educational system fails a girl, she gets pregnant, and goes on welfare, if it fails a boy, he steals or kills people and ends up in jail... So, it's imperative that we find a way to be successful with our boys. If we find a way to teach them, and give them extra attention, and even forgive some of their childhood wrongs, they will grow to become CEOs, Presidents, Generals and Engineers. (Or carpenters, electricians, and plumbers, which is just as honorable) For boys, the good and the bad end of the spectrum is much more severe.

Michael Said:

Culinary School, Questions for current students?

We Answered:

Johnson and Wales(Providence , RI) is a 4 year school and has culinary arts. I don't know if you applied there. They have a few more branches around the country. I don't know if they have both a 2 and 4 year program. I think you get as assoc or bach degree with it. A lot of kids in this part of the country go there, Since it is not strictly cooking, they may be a tad less picky on prior experience. Also check into community colleges. You might need something like either of the above to get your foot in the door. Best of Luck!

Maureen Said:

What can I do to make this speech more appealing to a high school audience and make it funnier?

We Answered:

Maybe instead of My name is Bob* and I WANT to be your class president

My name is Bob* and I am the one to be your class president or something like that.

*hehe

Joe Said:

please proof read this short piece of writing for me:?

We Answered:

1. Council for English Literacy? Is that what you meant? Also, why not have a new sentence instead of a semi-colon after "2008"
2. "90-year" or "ninety-year history" -- no "old" needed.
3. "Scrabble Club"
4. Instead of "thus" try "Because of this," and explain the job. "Because of this, I believe I'm the most qualified for the job of/position of..."
5. "First" instead of "Firstly" and you might want to explain what the paragraph is -- your ideas for the club. Since first-person POV seems okay, I'd say "I also have many ideas for the club" and then "I think the we should..."
6. People know what journalism is about. Simplify. "It should be no trouble obtaining permission for such a publication."
7. If the newspaper format is something innovative you came up with or decided to use, try "we can publish in newspaper format" instead of "ours would be"
8. "We can also" sounds better than could and is used in my previous suggestion.
9. Ellipsis not a good idea. Use a colon.
10. Do you need to mention that the Photography Club is popular?
11. "We can include polls," and "thought-provoking messages from"
12. "We can make an e-newsletter"
13. Try " I can help design and run the website due to my previous experiences working on websites for SCHOOL NAME's selection committee."
14. "Publishing on a public website might encourage" "and we can have themes"
15. No ellipsis. "For example, the October issue can have a Halloween theme."
16. "Apart from the monthly publications, ... where members ... give writing tips, analyse published work?" Maybe scrap "valuable experiences"
17. "Finally, we can arrange for members to intern at newspapers/newspaper companies every year"
18. "I have a vision for this club, and I should be selected because of this." "Furthermore, I can also make... reality due to my ... organisational skills, writing skills, and my unique ability to think outside the box."
19. The reasons you list in parentheses? Try to work those into your first paragraph. It's too much, too late in the last paragraph. You know?

Hope this helps.