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Model
Student Essays
last update: August 21, 2012
These are "A" essays, written by ETSU students
during recent semesters, arranged here by assignment.
I. Narrative/ Personal Experience/ Reportage
- The
2007 Forced Road Trip: California to Tennessee. By Jennifer Brady. 3130 F11
- BAM!
It hits you: A Twenty Year Old College Student Reflects on a Cancer Diagnosis.
By Dana Glenn. 3130 F11
- Into
The Woods: Deer Hunting with My 5-Year Old Son in Southwest Virginia. By
Bryan Winegar. 3130 S11
- From
Valleys to Mountains: A Young Woman’s Tale of Transition. By Sassafras.
3130 F11
- I
Should Have Read the Baby Books: A Man's Personal Experience with Child Birth.
By Andrew Williamson. 3130 F11
- Knocking
on Heaven’s Door: My First Day at the Life Care Center of Gray, Tennessee.
By Jessica Hooper. 3130 S10
- National
Novel Writing Month: How I Wrote 50,000 Words in 30 Days. By Rachel
Parsons. 3130 F11
- One
Little + Changed Our Lives Forever: A Teen’s Journey to Motherhood--When an
18-year-old girl finds out she is pregnant, she calls her cousin for support.
By Brittany Austin. 4057 S12
- Quickie
Wedding: A Recipe for Disaster. By Veronica Taylor. 3130 F10
- School
Shooting: A True Account. By Zack Walden. 3130 F09
- “Sea-Fever”:
Why I Don’t Mind Sand in My Shoes. By Victoria L. Vanderveer. 3130 S10
- The
Wreck: On Stopping a Drunk Driver… By Caron Castle. 3130 S10
II. Tech Writing ("How-to"-- Expository/
Explanatory)
- Baby
Sign Language: The Secret Language of Success. By Vanessa Mink. 3130 Summer
11
- A
Beginner’s Guide to Plugs. By Courtney Blevins. 3130 F09
- Beginning
Mountain Bike Racing in the TriCities TN/VA: Sweat and Gear without Fear.
By Natasha Snyder. 5057 S12
- Bacterial
Meningitis: The Swift, Silent Killer. By Marie Hill. 3130 S11
- Can’t
Tan?: The How-To of Sunless Tanners, for Fair-Skinned Women. By Renee
Osborne. 3130 S09
- Curls
Gone Wild: Tips for Dealing with Curly Hair. By Ruthie Canter. 3130 F08
- DIY:
Pre-planning Your Own Funeral. By L. Charlie Holman. 3130 F09
- A
Final Act of Charity: Donating Your Body to Science. By Allison Burke. 3130
S09
- Holy
Mothers of Sauce! An Introduction to the Fundamental Sauces of French and
Continental Cuisine. By T. P. Kaine. 3130 Summer 11
- The
Little Netbook That Can: The Asus EEE-PC 1005HAB. By Stuart Bowen. 3130 F10
- What
a Deal!: How to Find Great Bargains While Shopping For Clothes At Retail
Stores. By Leslie Lipsius. 4057 S12
III. Review / Criticism
- The
2011 Model 45 Caliber Ruger P345 Semi-Automatic Handgun: Now Lighter and Safer.
A Product Review. By Marcus Holcombe. 3130 F11
- Beginning
Iron Addiction: A Review of Mark Rippetoe’s "Starting Strength"
Program. By Charles Hagy. 3130 Summer 11
- The
Big Lebowski: Hilariously Bizarre--The 1998 film The Big Lebowski has staying
power for devout fans, newcomers beware. By Andy Donovan. 3130 S09
- A
Bloody Good Time: Reviewing the Movie Feast. By Chris Dykes. 3130
F09
- The
Cold Hard Truth: He’s Just Not That Into You. By A.B. Holland, 1010 S08
- The
Little Netbook That Can: The Asus EEE-PC 1005HAB. By Stuart Bowen. 3130 F10
- No
Falling Short in “Nightfall”: A Fanboy’s Review of Blind Guardian’s “Nightfall
in Middle Earth". By Will Wagner. 3130 F10
- Range
Review: Phoenix Arms, HP22 Pistol. By Felicia Sheffield. 1010 F09
- The
Real Temperance Brennan: Kathy Reichs and the Rise of Forensic Anthropology In
North America Through Her Fictional Counterpart. By Cheryl Lee. 2011 F11
- Tori
Amos: The Feminist Healer. By Brandi McCloud. 3130 S09
- Well,
that Sucked: an Actually Biting Review of Summit Entertainment’s New
Moon. By Breanna Bengle. 3130 S10
- You
Think You Have Experienced it All? How About an Evening with the Macarena and
Mo: Dinner at King Tut Grill in Knoxville, TN. By P-Nut Girl. 3130 F10
IV. Academic Writing--Writing from Sources
- 1956
– The Creation of a King: The Year That Established Elvis Presley’s Career.
By Katie Bibee. 3130 F11
- A
Blaze in the Northern Sky: A Black Metal Survival Guide. By Skregnok the
Defiler of Sanity. 3130 S10
- Console
Wars: A Brief History of Home Video Game Consoles. By Paul Nicely. 1010 S08
- Eyes,
Intuition, and Intellect: Edward Weston. By Andy Frost. 3130 F09
- From
Woolton to EMI: The Rise of The Beatles (1957-1962). By Aaron Cates. 3130
F11
- Kiss
Me, I’m a Capricorn: The Astrology Epidemic. By Lindsey Farris. 3130 F10
Horoscopes are fun and flirty, but
the pseudo-scientific beliefs they engender dally more with egotism and
neurosis than with good, hearty knowledge.
- Types
& Treatments of Diabetes Mellitus: Sugar Can Taste Bitter. By Bhavik
Joshi. 1010 Summer 2008