I plan on majoring in English because I want to pursue a career in writing. My goal at COD is to focus on finishing my GED, before transferring to a 4 year university. However, I want to take these two years at COD slow and come to an understanding if writing is the career I want to pursue. As a kid, reading a book always excited me more than anything else and it was always been a dream to write something that would possible excite someone, like how I was when I read. Though it might sound weird…
“Two Hours on the Train”, written by Abdellatif Laâbi, is a free verse poem that follows the journey of the narrator and his companion. The two are riding a train, while the narrator ponders his past. While I may not know for sure what the narrator is thinking, why the poet chose to write in free verse, or where the train is headed, however, I can certainly make deductions based on the evidence that I do have. The answers to the following questions are a result of reading, interpreting, and…
lost their wallet and never ever get it back. Reilly Flaherty and Brynn Gingras make this story hilarious to read. The note that the anonymous guy writes was the funniest. The anonymous take the money and stuff, but sent a letter explain about it. 3 Relate: I can relate to this because I have lost my wallet before, but luckily I found it later. I forgot my wallet on the bus, so I went to the bus station and told the customer service representative. I told her what bus I was on and the time. She…
To me, the writing process is very complex and intimidating. English is my second language I have never attended school in the United States so most of the writing process to me is a challenge. Frequently, the most difficult part of writing is starting to write. Therefore, I never procrastinate with my assignments. It takes me twice as long to write an essay than other people. Having some level of stress associated with writing is often an indication that a person cares about doing well at it.…
Writing has not been one of my best skills in life. If I can get out of writing, I will. When writing long research papers, I did not feel inspired to write it and I will do the bare minimum. When it came to the last couple of years and we can choose our topic of desire while writing essays, I became more involved. The changes that I have had in the last couple of years have turned my writing career in a positive direction. Every writer has a different writing pattern; this is their identity.…
Being able to write, as in articles, poetry, short stories or even full length novels is a talent. It falls right in there with painting beautiful pictures, or playing and composing music. It all starts with the talent and passion to make a career of it. I haven't been a professional writer for very long, but I could always write and I loved to do it. Many of you will know what I mean by this. The talent and desire has…
I have chosen to volunteer with my Catholic Church to fulfill my hours for volunteer work this semester. After thinking long and hard about what I could do besides teach the children about their religion and help them develop their own opinions, I agreed that I should use this platform for something just as good to be spread. Together, with the church, we set up classes to teach the children about the struggles of bullying and find ways to connect their religion to the issue at hand. After…
Throughout my 8th grade year I had a teacher who constantly suppressed my right to free speech, forcing me to completely change the topics or rewrite of various essays, projects, and other writing assignment despite following the proper criteria set out. Despite the effort I put my forth in each and every assignment given to me by my oppressive teacher. In Tinker v. Des Moines school District the supreme court declared “the Court held that school officials cannot censor student speech unless…
In the article, Flip-Flopping on Free Speech, author Jill Lepore brings up one of the most prevalent issues in today's society; freedom of speech. The article describes some of the most historic moments regarding free speech that most of us may not know about. Highlighted events include Ronald Reagan's run for governor in 1966 to the recent N.F.L (National Football League) players protesting during the National Anthem. The main idea from the article is that free speech originated from liberals…
The theme of innocence, or lack thereof, is explored in “Prayer Before Birth” and “Once Upon a Time”. MacNiece writes “forgive me, For the sins that in me the world shall commit” while Okara writes “There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with their hearts, but that’s gone, son”. Both poets attempt to show how innocence can be corrupted by the world. MacNiece tries to justify the sin that he will inevitably combat, crediting it to the world he lives in, while Okara believes that he…