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Christopher Wemp

Period 3

May 17, 2005

and more by Andy Rooney

Andy Rooney is a recognized ig!re "ho reads his short essays at the end o each

session o the #$%$ sho" &'0 Min!tes($ )is essays are *no"n to be en+oyabe and

interesting$ #he boo* - read tited and more by Andy Rooney s.!eezed in a staggering

amo!nt o short essays into one boo*$ /!t does the boo* ie !p to Rooneys #$%$

rep!tation -n my opinion, it bypasses the rep!tation in ying coors$

or any type o boo* to be s!ccess!, a good, "e ro!nded ocab!ary sho!d be

!sed$ ie good "ords o!nd in and more by Andy Rooney "ere con+!nction, inhibited,

acade, eminent, and shoddy$

Con+!nction, prono!nced con·junc·tion , is simpy the act o +oining$

-nhibited, prono!nced in·hib·it·ed, means to hod bac* or to restrain$

acade, prono!nced fa·cade, is !nderstood to be an artiicia or deceptie ront$

4minent, prono!nced as em·i·nent, is to to"er or stand o!t aboe others$

hoddy, prono!nced shod·dy, is "hen something is made o or containing

inerior and cheap materia$

Among the tho!sands o "ords in the boo* "ere "ords that enriched the story$

#en good "ords - discoered "ere miserabe, caorting, ast, disobedient, atrocities,

composition, desperados, behoder, retrospect, and minority$ #he ocab!ary "as paced

ery "e thro!gho!t the short essays$

/eca!se o the nat!re o the set!p o the boo*, - hae chosen to respond to short

essays in dierent "ays rather than attempting to disc!ss a pot that isnt there$

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#he irst section o the boo* is caed &Made /y )and($ -n the essay he 6d

%ioin(, Rooney tes o ho" eeryone has a specia ob+ect that they "o!dnt et go o

or anything in the "ord$ #he concept is tr!e, or many peope hae items that they

"o!dnt thro" a"ay or the ie o them$ 4en i an od, ineicient hammer ies in the

d!st and dirt o a toobo or years, it probaby "i not get thro"n a"ay "hen discoered

 by the o"ner$ Why Probaby beca!se it "as the irst hammer the person eer !sed, it

"as an aid in b!iding a ceebrities ho!se, etc$ #he ist goes on and on$

Rooney ta*es the ordinary and t!rns it into the !nordinary in &/atht!bs($ -n the

essay, he disc!sses o "hy batht!bs are the inention o yesterday$ rom t!b rings and

sippery s!races to attaining the right "ater temperat!re, Andy dies deep into the

recesses o batht!b n!isances and comes o!t "ith a iney "ritten essay$

A reason "hy and more by Andy Rooney is s!ch a peas!re to read is beca!se o

the seemingy random eents and topics o his essays$ 8eer "i yo! *no" "hat "i

happen net or ho" an essay "i end$ A the premises o good "riting are present in

Rooneys "or*9 the hoo*, the thesis, and "e deeoped paragraphs a "or*ing together

to capt!re a readers interest$

#he net section o the boo* is tited &6d riends($ )o"eer, od riends are

 perhaps the !rthest tho!ghts rom Rooneys mind "hen he "rote the irst essay in this

section$

#he essay, tited &8eat Peope(, "as a straightor"ard "riting o ho" Rooney did

not i*e neat peope$ Rooney, being a rather messy person himse :he admits to it in his

essay;, co!dnt hep b!t sho" +eao!sy to"ards those "ho had it together in the "ay o

organization$ -m s!re the essay reached o!t to h!ndreds o readers as "e$ -t m!st be

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amost eeryones dream to be abe to get rid o ha the st! they dont need$ /!t they

thin* they !se it sometime, so its thro"n bac* into the coset$ - *no" - can certainy

reate$

he Coset( is another cassic eampe o a aied attempt to be organized$

When - open my ha o the coset in the bedroom :- share the room "ith my brother, so

the coset is diided in ha;, a pose myse aggressiey, ready to dodge o!t o the "ay i

an ob+ect comes crashing do"n$ 8ormay - dont hae to dodge or my ie, b!t the

to"er o things in the coset is dangero!sy "obby$ - thin* - "i go thro!gh it, +!st i*e

Andy Rooney "i, "hen - ee i*e it$

- hae oten aen in oe "ith the taste o a ood$ - i*e it so m!ch that - "ish to

seize the top secret recipe and ma*e it or myse$ #hereore, - "i neer hae to b!y the

oerpriced treats eer again$ -ce cream is one o those oods$ Wheneer a ne" ha

gaon o ice cream appears in the reezer, yo! can be rest ass!red that - am the irst to

sampe the deicio!s dessert$ /!t ice cream doesnt ast oreer, so the ha gaon

eent!ay disappears$ #he sad eperience "hen oo*ing at an empty ice cream container

is beyond "ords$ Rooney has et the same emotions, and thereore attempted to ma*e

his o"n ice cream$ -n the net section o his boo* tited &4ating and

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&Pre+!dices(, the net section o and more by Andy Rooney, !rther epresses the

taented "riting o Andy Rooney$ #he essay &Coors( stood o!t to me$ &Coors(

disc!ssed o certain epectations Rooney !nconscio!sy had "hen it came to "hat coors

certain ob+ects sho!d be$ )is main eampe "as "hen he sa" a yeo" go ba and

immediatey et !ncomortabe "ith it$ )e "as !sed to the standard "hite go ba and

"anted to hae "hat seemed to be acceptabe$ Rooney, !rther on in the essay, said that

he "as saddened ho" yeo" had a co"ardy meaning as in the statement, &A" he "ont

ight> )es yeo">(

&)ot Weather( reerred to Rooneys preerence o cod "eather as opposed to hot$

- agree "ith Andy Rooneys opinion$ When its cod, one can dress !p in +ac*ets,

scares, etc$ #hey can *eep appying ayers !nti they are "arm$ /!t "hat is one

s!pposed to do "hen it is hot Most peope dont hae a priate a*e to ta*e a die in$

Air conditioning costs arge s!ms o money, and there arent cothes that ma*e yo!

cooer$ #hat is "hy both me and Andy Rooney hae the same ans"er "hen it comes to

"hether "e i*e it cod or hot "eather "ise$

&?!estions or the President( "as the ony section o and more by Andy Rooney

that et a itte bit dry$ #he section, composed o o!rteen essays, "as too m!ch in my

taste$ - ee he co!d hae spent more time "ith "riting other essays that "o!d be more

interesting$ - did not hae a aorite essay o this section$ -n act, - did not en+oy this

section at a$

ort!natey, Andy Rooney redeemed himse by "riting another o!tstanding

essay ied section caed &6ccasions($

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&!mmer

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#he ne" section o the boo* caed &What We =o( composes o seera +ob

reated essays$ My t"o aorite, tited &/rea*ing in the /oss( and &ired(, both hae

obio!sy hae to do "ith "or*ing$ &/rea*ing in the /oss( spea*s o Rooneys eeings

to"ards a ne" boss he may hae$ 6nce again, the essay reaches o!t to a those "ho

hae +obs, or the ears and apprehension that grasp Rooney s!rey aect other readers as

"e$

-m s!re no one i*es to admit to getting ired$ #here can be itte that is more

embarrassing to an ad!t than to be !nempoyed "hen they !sed to be prospero!s in their

ine o "or*$ Andy Rooney, in his essay &ired( disc!sses "hat he "o!d ee i*e i he

"as eer ired$ Whie - cannot reate to the essay since - dont hae a +ob, -m s!re

tho!sands o readers can easiy ind an !nderying message in the essay that has to do

"ith "or*ing$

&4ndings(, the ina section o the coection o short stories, spea*s o peope that

died$ Rooney tes his eeings o the death o Bohn

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