All of the writers were great but the three I think you should use again are, Ian Frazier, Leslie Silko, and Gore Vidal. These three writers wrote about some of the top discussed topics that are cycling around the United States. Frazier wrote about common heroism, and how anybody can be a hero. Silko wrote about whether or not carrying a concealed weapon should be legal or not, and the dangers if someone with improper training of a concealed weapon can be. Vidal wrote about whether or not drugs should be legalized, and the effects it will have on people. I have heard each of those topics in the news, on the radio, and on TV. They are three big topics that people should definitely be reading on and learning about, and have other people’s perspectives on. Their work should still be allowed to be used in Professor Mitsis’ Composition I class next year. Ian Frazier wrote the article “Street Scene” and in this article he describes how random people take the time to help this poor old lady. Well his article demonstrates that not all people are mean and that even the effort to help someone you don’t know can really be appreciated. This topic I have heard on the news many of times before how people who take the time to help someone they don’t know and just so happened to save that person’s life. We don’t recognize these people enough, but Ian Frazier does, he thanks them and shows how appreciative the woman must’ve felt. I think the students next year should read this article as I did, it is a heartwarming thing to know that there are people who will do random acts of kindness, and it also opened my eyes and made me realize that you don’t even have to do much but just try to help, and you could happen to save someone’s life. I reall... ... middle of paper ... ...hese articles tackle some of the most talked topics around the United States and should definitely be read again and looked at some more. These writers must have put much time and thought into these articles and it would be a waste if, Frazier and his article “Street Scene”, Silko and her article “In the Combat Zone”, and Vidal’s article “drugs” wouldn’t be able to be used for the next composition I class, for them to read and acknowledge the information that I did when reading these three articles. The topics of these three articles have been heard and talked about in the news, on the radio, and even on TV, and these articles should also be read by the students of the next comp I class so they can maybe voice their opinion on these topics too. I am hoping that my essay has put some thought into mind and hopefully gets you to allow these articles to be used again.
...ach essay I would say that authors do an amazing job of telling their stories. I do think it would be nice is Brent Staples tell more of how he really felt when dealing with these situation instead of giving just a brief example. Laymon essay was well writing and very understandable I love that he doesn’t tell you what you are supposed to learn from this essay but you make of it what you will.
Malcolm Gladwell wrote the book, David and Goliath and published it October 1, 2013. Around this time in 2013: Lance armstrong admitted that he was doing drugs in all of his Tour de France that he won in his cycling career. President Obama was inaugurated for his second term. There was the Boston Marathon Bombings, massive tornadoes hitting Oklahoma, NSA prism leaks, security breaching, and the Trayvon Martin case. Miley Cyrus just broke from her Disney channel appearance, Pope Francis which is the first pope from Latin America, Nelson Mandela died this year, and there were issues of the legalization of gay marriage.
Husak attempts to discuss drug use legality aside in order to prove his argument. He looks at drug use in a three fold manner exploring; the reasons Americans use drugs, the justifications behind the war on drugs, and a discussion on which drugs, if any, should be affected by the law.
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In his essay, Bernard had many writing strategies and components that I found interesting and helpful when writing my own paper. One piece of his essay that I especially liked was his introduction. He began his essay with a quote from a famous person, which inspired me to begin my essay with a quote from someone with higher authority and knowledge on my topic: Wayne LaPierre, National Rifle Association’s President.
As this semester comes to a quick close I have learned about the lives of many authors, the works of many authors and the variety of impact that they had on the nation. American Literature has had many different impacts on America. The literature has shaped the lives of the American people from generation to generation. The literature has shared the lives of those long before and created traditions to be passed on from family to family. From learning of a woman who changed the idea of women in literature to reading about the life of a man who shaped the nation as president, American Literature has increased my knowledge of the nation that I call home. There were authors I had no knowledge of such as Walt Whitman, authors that widely influenced
I found Michelle Alexander’s discussion on the “War on Drugs” to be especially interesting. She thoroughly explained how even though the laws claim to be indiscriminate, their application tends to focus heavily on minorities espec...
During the [Project Wisdom] program, my principal tells us a quote then he goes on to explain it. For example, he would say, "Danny Thomas once said, 'Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others." This quote hit me like a thunderbolt. I was constantly thinking about it. Then I saw homeless people while I was walking home from school. I thought of nothing but the quote, so as I got closer to the homeless people, I pulled out my wallet and gave them a ten dollar bill. The feeling I got when the homeless people looked at me is indescribable. After this experience, almost every time someone is in need of something, I give or at least try to give them what they need because of the self-content it brings me. The "Words of Wisdom" program made a difference in my life by helping me discover that it feels good to serve others.
Just the facial expressions that these kids have just warmed my heart. I’ve never felt too grateful for NHS to give us this ability and group to help this amazing organization. I’ve never felt so much humility that was across the room. At that moment, I understood what it truly meant to use service for other, the most important pillar of the National Honor Society in my
Lynda Barry’s excerpt from “The Norton Sampler” was the top composition out of the three. As I read the article, I was effortlessly distracted by my surroundings since the text wasn’t subjectively interesting. I deemed the text lack zest and flow. The majority of it was choppy and I felt I was reading something from the 3rd grade based on the simplicity of the word choice. “The Sanctuary of School’s” conclusion was marvelous compared to the rest of it.
Instructors should teach more than just the same people and quotes used every year. People should be learning about the figures that have made an impact on today’s society, such as Sojourner Truth (an abolitionist and women 's rights activist), Hiram R. Revels (the first person of color to serve in the United States Senate and in the U.S. Congress overall), and Ralph Bunche (an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine). The limiting and separating that is taking place needs to come to an end. Instead of dividing America, the people need to converge in order to overcome this
These stories were riddled with stereotypes and bias and because of these stories there has been a government lead war on drugs that is racially fueled towards Black Americans. In 1971 President Nixon declared War on Drugs in the United States of America. With the War on Drugs cam e hefty prison sentences and a racial bias towards the Black American public. Black Americans were coming off the tail end of the Civil Rights movements, only to be segregated again in the statistics that were coming out about drugs and the fallacy of highest population of
Today I will be talking about the way the authors and creators of a television commercial and newspaper article influence us to their opinion by writing the way they do. The topic that I am studying is Teenage Pregnancy. This topic is always going to be in the media for different reasons, and occasionally you hear about a story of a young girl getting pregnant due to un-safe sex. There will always be issues with this subject within society because so many people have different opinions and views of this topic and weather or not it right or wrong.
I think this entire experience has been amazing and everyone should volunteer at least once in their life. It might even change their major! I had already planned on working with my community, specifically in the behavioral/mental health area, so this experience just opened my eyes to how much of a difference I can make by such simple gestures. This class was a way for me to get out of my comfort zone and now I will continue to volunteering even after this class ends. I will be moving to Lexington soon and will find even more volunteer opportunities there! I realize that each community has needs as should everyone else, volunteering can really open your eyes to
a. While we can appreciate writers of the past, we should not limit ourselves to