She stared into the darkness. Her thoughts and face filled with nothing but hope, and endless expectations. Her thoughts drifted off into the memories of him and her together. They were Young, beautiful, smart. He was pursuing his career in science, and she was working with art. The basement was their studio; He would invent while she would sculpt. His latest invention was the time machine; a large square covered in clocks, full of inspiration and the desire to learn. She remembers the day he got the time machine working. The excitement and satisfaction from his work seemed to radiate from his face. She was so proud and happy for him.
Then she remembered the night when he was in the basement alone, still excited that he got the time machine working, he was working on it endlessly. She was upstairs getting ready for bed after the long, delightful day. But when she woke up she wasn't met with the same emotions that she had gone to bed with. She was now faced with worry, loss, and heartbreak. He was gone, sucked into the time machine, flying through the space time continuum. Out of the heartbreak and wanting to find him, she turned on the machine. She didn't fully know how to work the complex machine, but she had some idea from watching her husband build it everyday down in the basement.
Blasting through time was phenomenal. People in the past decided to attack her when she entered, people in the present were confused, and people in the future didn't seem to care that she was there; they just looked and went on with their busy days. This made her think that his invention had become patented and used everyday. She could not help but cry at the thought of him doing anything without her. She then shook off the tears and jumped back into the machine only to be blasted into another strange place that was still not home.
This went on forever; her looking for him or at least trying to find her way home where hopefully he might be. Then finally it came, she was home. She was thrown out of the large square box covered in clocks.
She is back now staring into the darkness. She still did not see what she expected. The man she had waited for was still not there. It was still empty darkness.
Disappointed she walked up to her room and waited, but ended up falling asleep. In her dreams they stood: with laughter, fun, kids, and a new life together.
And when she least expected it she heard something once again at the spot that she stared and it was there. He was there.
What she had waited for all this time, was unchanged and unfazed by time.
This was exactly where he wanted to be now; she could see it in his face.
The now old woman turned and smiled, she was so grateful to see him finally there.
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
After reading "Young Drivers' Safety", I felt persuaded because towards the end of the article I began to agree with the author's point of view. He states right in the first sentence of his piece what he feels is right, "Connecticut's laws restricting young drivers in various ways have proven effective and need to be preserved." He doesn't beat around the bush but instead gets right to the point and I liked that about the piece, it was concise and accurate. He stuck right with the facts after that. Rattling one after another; "The number of crashes in which 16- or 17-year old drivers were identified as a contributing factor was down 28 percent in 2009, compared with 2007, the year before the law went into effect, according to statistics from the state Department of Motor Vehicles." and then, "State Rep. Tony Guerrera, D-Rocky Hill, is co-chairman of the Legislature's Transportation Committee, said he's willing to look at the laws in light of the inconvenience." and so on. I feel the author partly exaggerated the success of the new law, "But Guerrera hit the nail on the head when he said "facts show the death rate and the accident rate has drastically come down. How do you argue that? Even if it saves one life, it's worth it." He also exaggerated when saying, "Parents, obviously, are the first line of defense in making the restrictions effective -- and in protecting their children's well-being." He made it seem like their was a huge number of casualties resulting from young teen driving. Yes there is a fairly large number, but it is not catastrophic. Just 6 months of maturity in teens is not going to solve the whole problem, some adults still drive like maniacs! So if he truly thinks that his one policy has solved everything, like he has implied, then I feel he is in the wrong and needs to rethink things. This is because although it may solve just a little portion of the problem, it will not resolve the whole thing. And the author made it seem like everything was all sunshine and rainbows now when...its still not.
Breed Description -"The Xolo comes in three sizes, Toy, Miniature, Standard, and two varieties: The coated and the hairless. The Hairless being the more sought after and popular variety. It is very hairless with or with out a short tuffed of hair on the head and tail. The hairless Xolo should never be hairy, or possess long hair, wire hair or wavy hair. It's skin should be soft and smooth, yet hardy to the elements. The Xolo comes in a variety of colors, from black to slate, gray, bronze, brindle, red, fawn, solid or spotted. The coated variety should have a full coat of hair, short, sleek, clean, like that of a Doberman, and with regular brushing shed very little. The coated Xolo should also not possess long hair, wire, or wavy hair. It has a loyal following to those who love the breed but prefer a coat of hair on their dog. In an average litter of five. Four will be hairless and one will be coated. This is a very robust and hardy breed, with a broad skull and black or skin colored nose. Almond shaped eyes are dark or in keeping with the color of the dog. It's most noticeable character is it's large upright bat like ears, it is very keen and can hear and alert you to danger or stranger. Xolo do change colors as they mature."
Appearance/Size -"The Xolo comes in three sizes, The exact sizes vary from breed club to breed club however in general The sizes are as follows.
Toy: Height 9-14 inches (23-36 cm.) tall at the shoulder.
Toy: Weight 5-15 pounds (2.3-6.8 kg.) In the U.S. the small Xolo is called a toy and in Mexico it is called a miniature, which can be confusing.
Miniature: Height 15-20 inches (38-51 cm.) tall at the shoulder.
Miniature: Weight 15-30 pounds (6.8-14 kg.) In the U.S. the miniature is called a miniature and in Mexico it is called an intermediate.
Standard: Height 20-30 inches (51-76 cm.) tall at the shoulder.
Standard: Weight 25-40 pounds (11-18 kg.) and up to even 60 + pounds (27 kg.)"
Diet -"The best brands [of food] in my opinion are Orijen, Acana Grain Free, and EVO and these are what I feed my Chihuahua. Wellnness/Wellness CORE, Nature's Variety Instinct, and Taste of the Wild are also great foods. These foods will only be found at a local holistic pet food store though. I never buy brands sold in grocery stores like Beneful,Kibbles N Bits, Alpo, Pedigree, Iams, Purina, Ol Roy, etc. These are full of by products, corn, soy, wheat, animal digest, and artificial flavors, colors, preservatives. Ingredients like these are nutritionally useless and have made plenty of dogs sick. Dogs are meant to eat meat and that is what you will find in high quality foods."
Temperament -"The Xolo is very intelligent, loyal, alert, athletic, and extremely loving to it's family. It is important that all family members play a role in leadership, rearing, training, and feeding the Xolo, or it will bond to the one person or people who do. It is naturally protective and aloof to strangers. With proper socializing it is very good with company and children. It is a myth that Xolo's are vegetarian's, however they do love veggies. This breed is easy to house train, and learns very quick. You must be the leader and teach the Xolo, or it will lead, and run the house for you. This breed is becoming very popular as an obedience dog, therapy, agility, great pet, and conformation. Many swear they have learned more from their Xolo than any other breed, because they are so intelligent and in tune with their family. The Xolo is often called a velcro dog, staying with it's owner at all times, it very seldom runs off or away. One owners testament claims she called and called for her Xolo only to look down and find it sitting right there looking up as if to say here I am. So she learned quickly to simply look down first and there it will be. another owner claims her Xolo loves to climb trees with the kids and ride the horses with the owner. Xolo can escape anything, climb anything only to get to were you are. However since they are so smart they can also learn to stay were you want them as long as it is not forever. Being a primitive breed with great survival skills, A Xolo will not tolerate abuse, or an unstable environment. With no shedding, no dander, and no fleas, the hairless variety is very popular with the clean, neat person, those with allergies and asthma, and with people who suffer from pain, arthritis type ailments. Being hairless, they radiate a warm, soothing, healing heat. This is only because they are hairless and not hotter. This is not a yappy or hyper breed so do listen when your Xolo alerts you. Do not let the Xolo fall victim to Small Dog Syndrome, human induced behaviors where the dog believes he is pack leader to humans. This will cause varying degrees of behavior issues. Do not treat the dog like a human. Learn canine instincts and treat the dog accordingly, not forgetting the ever so important daily pack walk. You will be rewarded many times over with a stable, well balanced dog."
Shedding -"The Xoloitzcuintli is known for its hairless body, but there is a short-haired variety, which has sleek, straight hair. It can be any color and sheds little." And, "The coated and the hairless variety of Xolo are very easy to groom and care for. For the Hairless: Most skin problems arise from poor breeding, neglect, or over bathing and over lotioning, stripping natural protection's and clogging pores. A well bred hairless Xolo will have very fine soft skin, yet hardy. Bathe and lotion once or twice a month, or only as needed. Sunscreen as needed as you would yourself in very sunny weather. We do not recommend a ton of products to keep the skin nice, as you might read on the internet today. Products need not be expensive. An owner claims she buys her Xolos bath and lotion products at the dollar store with great success. Top breeders recommend hypo allergenic gentle human products, a nice bath, exfoliating cream, lotion and sun screen. Keep it simple. Favorite products are: Johnson's baby bath and lotion. favorite is the bedtime bath and lotion with chamomile and lavender. Very calming and soothing to skin and smells great. For the winter dry ear tips and feet,: Bag balm or udder butter. For the occasional acne or pimples especially in teenage Xolos, and to keep skin soft and remove dead skin build up: St.Ives exfoliating scrub or similar product. Exfoliate with a buff puff and bath a needed, then lotion with a nice hypo allergenic light product. There are some nice lotions with sun screen in them. Or a favorite is bull frog for baby's. People who show or if you are planning an outing and want your Xolo to look his best. Almond oil is nice, also palmers spray on oil is great for shiny skin and smells nice too! Always bath after a day out at a show or park to remove unwanted germs and or dirt and oil build up. In between baths at home a warm water rinse is best, wash dirty face and feet with warm water and wash cloth. For the coated: Bathe the coated dog as you would any coated breed, brush daily or at least weekly to keep shedding at bay. For both varieties: Clip toe nails and brush teeth weekly. Although the dark solid colors do not burn, it is wise to sunscreen any hairless breed as we would ourselves in hot weather. The spotted and white marks can and do sun burn if not protected. The hairless variety is ideal for allergy sufferers, because there is no hair to shed. The coated variety, with regular brushing sheds very little."
Health/Allergies/Vaccines –"The Xolo is a very long lived healthy breed. About 15 and up to 20 years is very common." And, "The Xolo is a very hardy and healthy breed possessing no known breed related health concern. A top breeder will keep it that way by Breeding only those specimens who have these health qualities, fine skin, temperament and conformation. A breeder who breeds for money and not the health and welfare of the breed may not be concerned with these health quality's, breeding only what they have on hand and not what they should. Breeding is a very big responsibility by the very dedicated fancier. We all know what has happened to many of our very popular breeds in the past and so we all know better than to breed for any other purpose other than the complete health and welfare of this Very rare a magnificent breed. Skin health is very important to the hairless variety, a sweater in very cold climates is recommended. Despite what many have read on the internet, the Xolo's skin is very hardy and requires very little care. In fact Over bathing can strip the skin of natural protection causing more harm than good. Also over lotioning and sun screening can clog pores and damage skin, causing acne and such. So only bath and lotion or sun screen as needed. Let the Xolo's natural protection do it's job. Dark colored and solid colored Xolos have the hardiest skin, Spotted and light colors require more care: See Grooming."
