Final Exam Essay
Prompt: Write about what, specifically, you are going to do with your new found knowledge. They say knowledge comes from experiences, and the experiences this past year have shed a different light on my world. Our actions are direct effects of the world surrounding us, causing every choice I now make to direct, and redirected by many of the recent things we have learned. From grammar rules to discussion points, and the words of our various authors, I have gained new perspective because each lesson has taught me something new, and often it was about myself even more so than the assignment.
Grammar may very well be my least favorite and most disliked school subject, but without it, I could not excel in other areas of life. …show more content…
Their themes while united under the ideas of an American Dream and how you choose to live it out, are all different as well. The Crucible encouraged seeing all things before you judge. Of Mice and Men, proved that even people you think are good will do unexpected things. A Raisin in the Sun gave way that even bad luck can teach you a harsh lesson. The diverse tones of each story and time period held important life questions, like: is the response of society worth the choice you make as posed by Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain’s work gave a great vehicle for satire, showing how easily you can weave a message through your work without having to state your literal intention; his writing a style of writing that I've enjoyed emulating. Being able to use writing as a form of expression rather than just as an assignment is a new joy, that I've found, and that writing in a more poetic form is something I am good at. Writing with a flow. Writing with passion. Writing with a goal. The ability to write with a personal flair has helped me to succeed in making even informational writings worded stronger and less dull to read much like Swift put across his message to the government in a way that caught great attention but also a very formal use of satire to draw attention to the situation of the people. This changed point of view of the world brought by our classes literature caused me to question what other ways are there for me to show my ideas in an unconventional way that can do more than just tell them, but show them
Prompt: Write about what, specifically, you are going to do with your new found knowledge. They say knowledge comes from experiences, and the experiences this past year have shed a different light on my world. Our actions are direct effects of the world surrounding us, causing every choice I now make to direct, and redirected by many of the recent things we have learned. From grammar rules to discussion points, and the words of our various authors, I have gained new perspective because each lesson has taught me something new, and often it was about myself even more so than the assignment.
Grammar may very well be my least favorite and most disliked school subject, but without it, I could not excel in other areas of life. …show more content…
Their themes while united under the ideas of an American Dream and how you choose to live it out, are all different as well. The Crucible encouraged seeing all things before you judge. Of Mice and Men, proved that even people you think are good will do unexpected things. A Raisin in the Sun gave way that even bad luck can teach you a harsh lesson. The diverse tones of each story and time period held important life questions, like: is the response of society worth the choice you make as posed by Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain’s work gave a great vehicle for satire, showing how easily you can weave a message through your work without having to state your literal intention; his writing a style of writing that I've enjoyed emulating. Being able to use writing as a form of expression rather than just as an assignment is a new joy, that I've found, and that writing in a more poetic form is something I am good at. Writing with a flow. Writing with passion. Writing with a goal. The ability to write with a personal flair has helped me to succeed in making even informational writings worded stronger and less dull to read much like Swift put across his message to the government in a way that caught great attention but also a very formal use of satire to draw attention to the situation of the people. This changed point of view of the world brought by our classes literature caused me to question what other ways are there for me to show my ideas in an unconventional way that can do more than just tell them, but show them