If I had to choose a favorite subject, English would be at the top of my list. I am no perfectionist, although English is my preferred subject. I still lack many qualities that make an exquisite writer. I’ve been in school for approximately three weeks now and English is one of the many subjects I am taking. Luckily the professor I chosen is very nice, knowledgeable and adamant about the subject he teaches. Many English professors are able to teach but, it takes a good English professor enforce the foundation to becoming a better writer.
Most professors have work laid out for you the moment you get into class. Not Professor Franco The first week of class our professor encouraged all of his students to do journal entries about any news we might …show more content…
He chose these two short essays in particular because it was black history month. In addition to these two pieces of writing he also shared a brief biography video clip of both of their lives which was very informative and interesting. ‘’Salvation’’ was the first essay that was introduced to the class. In this essay Langston Hughes goes into detail about how he waited to get saved by Jesus himself when he was twelve years old and how Jesus never showed up to save him and this resulted in his loss of faith at such a young age. Fredrick Douglass ‘’Learning to read and write’’ was the second personal narrative that was introduced to the class. I’ve never really read a piece by Fredrick Douglass before which made me uninterested. To my surprise I enjoyed reading is essay very much. It was actually one of the best pieces I have ever read. This personal essay was about how Fredrick Douglass learned to read and write as a young slave. At first Fredrick was taught by his Mistress but shortly after she stopped teaching him, he took learning into his own hands. He would bribe the poor kids in his neighborhood with food in exchange for their knowledge. Every chance he would get, he often read. Fredrick was his own teacher. The narrative only shines light on Fredrick Douglass’s earlier years but the video clip that was showed in class shared other valuable information. I learned that Fredrick Douglass’s was one of very few slaves that got the chance to see and read their birth records and that his father was a white man. Also learned that he was a slavery abolitionist and he was the voice for many
Most professors have work laid out for you the moment you get into class. Not Professor Franco The first week of class our professor encouraged all of his students to do journal entries about any news we might …show more content…
He chose these two short essays in particular because it was black history month. In addition to these two pieces of writing he also shared a brief biography video clip of both of their lives which was very informative and interesting. ‘’Salvation’’ was the first essay that was introduced to the class. In this essay Langston Hughes goes into detail about how he waited to get saved by Jesus himself when he was twelve years old and how Jesus never showed up to save him and this resulted in his loss of faith at such a young age. Fredrick Douglass ‘’Learning to read and write’’ was the second personal narrative that was introduced to the class. I’ve never really read a piece by Fredrick Douglass before which made me uninterested. To my surprise I enjoyed reading is essay very much. It was actually one of the best pieces I have ever read. This personal essay was about how Fredrick Douglass learned to read and write as a young slave. At first Fredrick was taught by his Mistress but shortly after she stopped teaching him, he took learning into his own hands. He would bribe the poor kids in his neighborhood with food in exchange for their knowledge. Every chance he would get, he often read. Fredrick was his own teacher. The narrative only shines light on Fredrick Douglass’s earlier years but the video clip that was showed in class shared other valuable information. I learned that Fredrick Douglass’s was one of very few slaves that got the chance to see and read their birth records and that his father was a white man. Also learned that he was a slavery abolitionist and he was the voice for many