Midtern Portfolio (paragraph)

      The English 045 class I am taking this semester helped me to improve my writing on how to create a paragraph. I´ve learned rules and steps to follow to write a paragraph. Before I´ve took English 045 I was very insecure about writing. Firstable because English is not my first language and secondable I was going back to school after more then ten years. This class gave a great help on how to write a paragraph. My first   paragraph was just a bunch of sentence that were not connected on a main idea as in http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3161225152482525209#editor/target=post;postID=5464683614312822014. Now I´ve learned that before writing I need to brainstorm all my ideas and they need to be connected on a same subject as inhttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3161225152482525209#editor/target=post;postID=3869491371035240252. Also I´ve learned how to write a journal. When I was asked to write a journal about Evergreen from pages 2-18 http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3161225152482525209#editor/target=post;postID=30331755718038760 I did a summary instead.I had corrected on http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3161225152482525209#editor/target=post;postID=30331755718038760. I´ve learned that a journal is a way to practice our writing, it´s private and give us a little freedom on the style and technique we decide to use. Another example of my improvement is the essay about Restaurants. It took me a lot of time and thinking, over and over checking all my ideas, organizing all the information that I would use. After revising I noticed that on the body of the essay I've written no much about the services of the restaurants had to offer to their costumers since that was the category I've chosen.http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3161225152482525209#editor/target=post;postID=8578936745932992602 . As we were tough on the first day of class writing take time and a lot of thinking organizing ideas and overall practice.

Port Chester (essay)

Carmen Mendivil                                                                                                        

Kylie Olean

Paragraph to Essay

9 March, 2012

Port Chester Village of Restaurants

Port Chester is located in New York’s Westchester County, which is an hour drive North from New York City. It is known as the “Restaurant Capital of Westchester.” Most of the restaurants are located on a strip of the downtown area. Residents and visitors enjoy a wide selection of dining options such as informal, casual, and formal restaurants.

          You can find the informal restaurants like Pat’s Hubba Hubba, which is known for their chilly and hot dogs as well as their steak sandwiches, it is also open twenty-four hours, every day of the week, the restaurant is a tiny hallway with a bar style seating that crosses from one entry to the other. The decoration is a unique wallpaper that is covered with one dollar bills that were left as tips at one point. This restaurant is well known by college students for its affordable prices. Another restaurant similar at Pat’s Hubba Hubba is Misti’s Restaurant. They are well known for their Peruvian cuisine. Some of their specialty dishes are Pollo a la Brasa, which is a roasted chicken marinated the Peruvian style, and the Lomo Saltado, which is a steak cut in fine strips cooked with onions and tomatoes and served with white rice. There is no reservation requirement to dine in this restaurant, making it a favorite place to eat for families. Next door is Q Restaurant, an authentic barbecue place, where you can order slow cooked ribs, chicken, or pork, all served with a special sauce made on site. All meals will include corn bread and two side dishes. They also have a variety of desserts such as home-made pie and banana pudding, which are given free to children on certain days.     

           If you prefer to have better quality of food and service but still in a casual environment, you should try Edo Japanese Steak House. The chef will cook at your table where multiple parties share the seating. First, you will be served an appetizer of soup and salad. Second, the dish that you previously ordered will be cook in front of you. The dishes you can choose from are fillet mignon, chicken or shrimp. Finally, you will be given Fried Green Tea Ice Cream, which is a scoop of ice cream that the chef lights on fire.  On special occasions, such as birthdays, the staff will sing a song in Japanese to celebrate it. It is usually a loud place where people enjoy watching the show. A few blocks north is The Coyote Flaco, which is one of the seven Mexican Restaurants of this chain in New York. It has a menu of dishes including Tamales, Quesadilla, and Nacho Deluxe. Coyote Flaco serves three different kinds of Enchiladas and offers a selection of Fajitas that could be prepared with steak, shrimps, chicken, vegetables, or salmon. The dishes are served with Combos with rice, beans, guacamole, and meats of your choice. The Restaurant has an outdoor seating area that gets really crowded. Another casual place to enjoy good food and service is Copacabana Churrascaria a Brazilian Steak House, that serves fourteen kinds of meat cuts that are slow roasted and perfectly seasoned. The meat cuts include beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and Brazilian sausage, which are presented on skewers and carved at your table at your request. They also have a big salad and dessert buffet.

           On the other hand, you have the option of a formal diner like Pasquale, a fine upscale Italian cuisine. The menu offers homemade dishes such as Parppadelle, Lasagna, Agnolotti, many desserts, and a list of wines. Pasquale also provides valet parking for their costumers and advanced reservation is recommended. Another fine restaurant is the recent renovated Tarry Lodge, located in a historical one-hundred year-old building with comfortable atmosphere and exceptional Italian modern cuisine. They serve light meals such as Vittello Tonnato and Quartino of Chianti. Also, on their main dish menu, they have Osso Buco or Lamb Chops. Tarry Lodge has private dining staff to assist you to have an intimate dinning if some privacy is need it. Another excellent formal restaurant is The Willet House, which is a traditional American steak house serving a plenty variety of cuts and meats accompanied by house salads and vegetables prepared on premises. The Willet House has a long list of exquisite wines to choose from. Good attire is also required.

          Finally, your visit to Port Chester will be worth it. There is a variety of restaurants to choose from, if you are looking for a restaurant to just grab a quick meal and not expend much money, definitely will be an informal restaurant there. To share with friends and family where you can be loud and bring your children to have fun and entertainment you have the casual restaurants. When you need some privacy for a business dinner or to share with that special person you will find the formal restaurants with all their extra services to make your visit unforgettable. From the ones that you help yourself to the ones you will be served, depending on the occasion you have. In other words, it doesn’t matter what you are craving or celebrating Port Chester will definitely have the restaurant you are looking for.                                                                      

Journaling about Evergreen Pag 2-18

Journaling about Evergreen

Reading trough pages 2-18 of the Evergreen book I´ve learned that the writing skills are very important to know since the work force is looking for excellent writers and communicators. The goal of the author is to help us to became confident writers.  Chapter one shows the basic steps of the writing process which
 is dived in three phases, the pre-writing, the writing, and revising. All of these keeping in mind the subject, audience, and purpose of our work.
Chapter 2 has techniques to use on the pre-writing like writing, brainstorming, clustering or mapping, asking questions and keeping a journal.
These two chapters were very helpful. I´ve learned the very basic on how to write a paragraph.

Introduction (Paragraph) Jan 22 2012

      My name is Carmen and I´m 30 years old. I´m a mother of a very busy 2 year old boy and stepmother of a kind charming 10 year old boy. I live in Bridgeport CT with my husband and children since 2004. I enjoy going with my family to the beach during the summer and also gardening in our back yard. During the winter I like to take my children to NYC to the Rockefeller Plaza and see the Christmas Tree and the Fifth Avenue decorations. I like all kind of music and make new friends. I enjoy trying new food and watch a good movie with my husband. I work during the week as a nanny in Fairfield and Greenwich for two different families. I like kids and enjoy been around them. That´s why I choose the Early Childhood Carreer so one day I will be a teacher.