Breakthrough Writer: Spring 2011 English 1A Quiz #2 for Cooked: Due March 28

The purpose of a writing class is to develop a meaningful thesis, direct or implied, that will generate a compelling essay. Most importantly, a meaningful thesis will have a strong emotional connection between you and the material. In fact, if you don’t have a “fire in your belly” to write the paper, your essay will be nothing more than a limp document, a perfunctory exercise in futility. A successful thesis will also be intellectually challenging and afford a complexity worthy of college-level writing. Thirdly, the successful thesis will be demonstrable, which means it can be supported by examples and illustrations in a recognizable organizational design. Other Website: http://herculodge.typepad.com/

A wise man once said that when "we think we're rising in life we're really falling; and when we think we're falling in life we're really rising."

In the context of Jeff Henderson's memoir Cooked, analyze in 600 words the above statement and use personal examples to supplement your analysis.