In Class Thingie 


1. What is his "Freaking Point"?
        "But what about lifosuction- the removal from one's biography of innocuous yet somehow unsightly elements that happen to be true?"

2. Count the number of examples
       After reading this article, we decided it was nearly impossible to actually count the number of examples. However, we created a ballpark between 25-30...at least.

3. Book Questions

Reading Closely and Thinking Critically
      Question 1: People engage in lifosuction for the removal of their biography of innocuous but still remain unsightly elements that happen to be true.
      Question 2: We believe that Murphy is trying to say that lifosuction is not a big deal because to some sort of degree we all partake in lifosuction. It is a way for us to not be judged in our society, just some people take it to a whole new level.
      Question 3: From all the examples that Murphy has given during this article, it seems like he is giving both harmless examples and also not so harmless examples. In one part he talks about how someone earned their degree, but in another he talks about how someone earned an award for something that he didn't actually do. So it's hard to say whether he is using harmless examples.
       Question 4: Multiple of Murphy's examples are from famous people, so removing their privileges make it seem like they started from the bottom and made it to the very top, making themselves seem more inspirational.
       Question 5: Menino's comment was "You're just trying to dig up dirt on me". This is very ironic because all they were doing was bringing up the fact that he earned a degree, which is a very good thing. He almost seems like he is ashamed of it.

Examining Structure
     Question 1: The thesis that we addressed earlier is still a very general thesis, it does not narrow down on a specific person. Although most of his examples are very specific and talk about certain people; in paragraph 8 they discuss how "we all permit ourselves to some degree of cosmetic suppression", therefore making it more relatable to readers.
     Question 2: The tone of this essay is informative without being judgmental. It gives great examples to really make sure you grasp the topic of "lifosuction", without being extremely boring. It is also very straight forward and it is fluently like this throughout the entire essay.
     Question 3:  The examples in paragraph 3 contrast with the examples in the rest of the essay by using factual examples and many of them. The author uses these examples to add support to not only the rest of his examples, but also to his thesis.
    Question 4:  Murphy introduces many of his topic sentences with examples, this can be seen through out the paragraphs 1,2,3,6, and 7.
    Question 5: Murphy uses Spatial order to illustrate and organize is examples.
Considering Language and Style
     Question 1:  We believe that Murphy uses Lifosuction as a clever word as he uses it in the same sense to the word lipo suction, describing that people may alter their lives to the way they want them to be portrayed, he also uses this in the tense that more people should be encouraging others to use this for of detachment from public view.
Question 2: Tribune: An official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interest.
                    Dint:      A blow or a stroke, typically made with a weapon in fighting.
                    Cadre:   A small group of people specially trained for particular purpose or profession.
                   Pugilist: A boxer especially a professional one.
                   Proletariat:   Workers or working class people;regarding collectively (often used with                               reference to Marxism.)


4. Our "Freaking Points"
    Renee- "Senior year for a high school students is one of the most stressful times in a teenagers life."
   Colter- "In bringing us closer, technology has actually torn us away from each other in the forms of social media and cellphones."
   Steph- "A surprising moment for a woman is the moment she finds out she is having a child."
   Brittney- "There are many perspectives associated with the way women are portrayed and meant to be perceived through television and the media."