Intellect can invoke a series of ideas that affect people in a positive or negative manner. The essays “The Library Card” by Richard Wright and “Learning to Read and Write” by Frederick Douglass, both emphasize the importance and epitomize the significance in being educated. In both cases, knowledge destabilizes them and causes them to develop a hatred for themselves and others. In addition, they both realize that the knowledge they have acquired does not make freedom any less evasive. On a…
because I thought people will make fun of my English. I always taken in even if I know the answer. I wasn’t good at writing or reading but I will do if my prosser ask me to do so. What I like about my English class is did a lot of writing. I am not good at writing but writing make me happy in some way. When I was young, I used to write a lot in my diary then I stop. This class help me improve my writing, public speaking, writing essay and reading. I like how my professor give us some time to…
like worm in a cocoon waiting to become free and reach my full potential as a writer. In the past semester some specific areas as a writer, which I have improved at Chaminade for the past two years would be my ability to write and analyze text, finding different meaning hidden within texts. I have also improved at explaining why things are the way they are in texts and backing up my opinions with given facts. The main thing that I need to improve with my writing is to not rush writing and to…
Douglass. The speech ridicules America for having slaves in their nation when they themselves were subjects of Britain not too long ago. In his speech, Douglass writes about all the ways America really is not a free country for everyone and mocks them for having a holiday that celebrates something that only exist to a select few. He writes, “No nation can now shut itself up from the surrounding world and trot round in the same old path of its father without interference. The was when such could…
media, or regular old paper. It’s at young age that children are initially taught the basic fundamentals of writing. As our live progress and we mature, our writing does as well. Between short stories, book reports, and formal essays, I’ve noticed my writing has evolved. Something people writers don’t often think about is what they’re putting out into the world, this should be considered being as some things you put out into the world may stay there permanently. Take…
Writers often use rhetoric to convey their ideas and to engage the reader with their subject. Rachel Toor’s essay “ Which of These Essay Questions is the Real Thing?”, and Alexander J. G. Schneider’s “What I really Wanted to Write in My Admissions Essays”, both compare and contrast as they appeal to pathos and logos to express how the college application process is flawed. Toor’s and Schneider's use of tone conveys this message. Each writer appeals to ethos and allows the reader to relate to the…
respected but the author writes otherwise, also in the story “The Deer at Providencia” Annie Dillard writes about a woman see a deer suffer, and later on in the story, compares it to a man who burned his face twice. E.E Cummings shows irony through the warriors and Annie Dillard shows irony through the Deer and Alan, and they both show irony in their situations with god. In Cummings poem, the warriors thin they are going to be respected as heroes, but the author writes otherwise. At the…
My First and Final Monstrous Essay Throughout the past couple of weeks in my English 111 class I have been learning about research and documentation. The topics that have been covered are; how to research, why to document, how to avoid plagiarism, the internet searching strategies, how to use NC LIVE and other scholarly search engines, website evaluation, how to integrate quotes, and more continuous information. I could go on and on about all the topics covered in class. Instead of doing that…
the fact that I was demanded to pick a text to read, analysis, and report on, I chose Mary Karr’s memoir “LIT” simply because the titled sparked my attention—and I’m glad it did. The text captures my attention firstly by being so detailed in each event and Karr manages to make each scene seem like some kind of alternative indie film. Each sentence she writes is never boring and brings a tasteful use of dark humor. I find this quite interesting. In the beginning of the book, and…
Yikes! My first semester in college and as soon as I was handed my syllabus my palms started sweating and my heart was pounding. I was not used to seeing all the work we would be doing in the class on one piece of paper, so I found it overwhelming. My biggest fear was not having the skills needed to apply the theories to a paper. However, as we started I realized I had no reason to be worried I was great at it! In my fall 202 class I learned that I have abilities with both inward and outward…