Bowman,+Matt

=Portfolio=

Letter
In this portfolio you will see how I have matured as a writer in Ms. Justices English 2 class. These writings are assignments i have completed throughout the semester. I feel like my writing is improving as we go along and it shows in this portfolio.

The effects of drinking and driving
Being in prison is complete loss of freedom, you do what the guards say when they say it. Getting caught driving under the influence will cause repercussions with the police, getting worse each time you get caught. When you first get arrested for DUI it can result in fines or loss of license for a short time, But if you're a repeat offender that can cause you to go to prison or loose you license permanently. I don't think the time you get in jail for drinking and driving is enough. In my opinion getting caught Driving while intoxicated does not cause severe enough punishments. I think if you blow more than a .07 on the breathalyzer, even on the first offense, you should face jail time of at least six months.

There are way too many deaths in the US related to drinking and driving. In // America // on average, nearly 12,000 // people //// die //// every //// year // in // DUI // - // related // accidents. Most of the drivers in those deathly accidents have been arrested for DUI before. Driving while intoxicated will get you killed it is a good idea to avoid it. Mitt Romney says “Letting drunks get behind the wheel of a two ton automobile is no different from handing them a a loaded gun and setting them loose on the streets,”. I think this quote is very true and it works both ways, if you drive a car intoxicated you are over 3 times more likely to die in a car accident than a sober person.

If you're not worried about the physical effects of drinking and driving, then think about the guilt you would feel if you killed another person while under they influence. Personally if I were to drive while drunk and cause a innocent person to loose their life the guilt from that would be unbearable. The best way to make sure you never have to go through that type of guilt is to never drink alcohol and drive even if it is just one drink. Many people are affected by just one DUI-related accident. The people hurt or killed in a alcohol related accident are not the only people affected. It can traumatize everyone that knew the victim especially the persons family.

What is means to be human
What it means to be human is to be able to go to the doctor when we are sick. Like when we have a cavity or a sore tooth we can go to the dentist, so he or she can make it feel better. When we get a cold we can go to the doctor to get some medicine to make us feel better. Another thing we are capable of as humans is to have pets. I have always had at least one pet. Now I have two pets; a cat names Thomas, and a dog named Lady. My cat is really fat because we have had him since he was a kitten and we spoil him.

About me
I was born in New Bern, NC. I have lived here all my life. I have moved homes 1 time when I was 8. my dad was born in Hawaii, but raised here in NC. My mother was born and raised in New Bern.

I have two pets 1 dog named “Lady” and 1 cat named “Tom”. Lady is a outdoor dog, and Tom is a indoor/outdoor cat.

In my free time I enjoy playing baseball, going hunting, and fishing. In baseball I play pitcher and third base. I have hour pitches a fastball (four and two seam), a curveball, a change up, and a cutter. Currently my fastball is in the low 80s.

My goals are to go to a four year college. I would like to get a athletic scholarship so that is possible. If I do get a scholarship it will be for pitching because that is what I am best at, and because the majority of baseball scholarships are for pitchers.

"Keeping the faith"
The keeping of the faith was some people were able to but most were not they could not believe that god would let this happen to them so they lost their faith just like Eli. “Why should I sanctify his name? The almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent”. This quote is from Eli he was thinking out-loud that he has no reason to thank or believe in god when god is letting this happen to him I believe I would probably feel the same way in his situation. “Muster your strength and keep your faith”. This quote is from the kind pole in charge at Auschwitz it means that you must be mentally strong and not give up for if you give up you will surely die. “ as for me, I had ceased to pray. I concurred with Job! I was not denying His existence, but I doubted His absolute justice.” This is another quote from Eli basically saying that he does not pray to his god because he does not feel his god is doing justice with the Jews.