Better Than Ezra

In today’s society, increasing competition has made people strive towards success more than ever before. Whether it be jobs,education, sports, or life in general, people want to be at their prime. However, no great personality has succeeded without help from somewhere. Michael Strahan’s motivational novel, Wake up Happy , summarizes eighteen of his best tips to lead a successful life. Some more relatable than others, Strahan’s tips are applicable to mostly everyone. As a graduating student,…

same time. The reason that has caused these feelings such as stress is sourced from the workload that I hold and the little time allotted to complete such tasks. It is also rewarding simply because I am able to see what my limits and accomplish more than I thought I could. Personally this semester has been immensely hard solely because I have set many goals that I have been trying to accomplish. I have also been exceedingly busy since I work a full time job and its difficulty during this…

arguments I make in my essay. The reviewer didn’t find anything inherently wrong with my arguments, she just advised I could maybe expand on some of the evidence I used to support my claims. I took her advice and tried to elaborate on my ideas in hopes of better supporting my essay. Essay 2 Margaret Atwood uses Oryx and Crake to illustrate the horrifying future of what society can turn into if we continue to ignore the planet’s need for global sustainability, ignore clear signs of environmental…

When it comes to public speaking, I am the furthest thing from an expert. Although, after many years and classes of communications I would say that I have a pretty good idea of the do’s and don’ts when it comes to presentations. Hypocrisy should be my middle name because even though I know what to look for in a presentation I still am a terrible speaker. In my opinion, the speaker Phil Han would receive a six out of ten. This score is based off of a number of things including content, public…

“Hi Lily, I missed you! I have something for you.”, I said as I handed her the Christmas book that was wrapped in light blue wrapping paper which had snowmen on it. She grabbed the book right out of my hands and ripped off the wrapping paper faster than lightning. She insisted that we read the book together, so we did. When we finished the last page she jumped into my arms and gave me the most gratifying hug I have ever received. In that moment I realized, although I strived for perfection on…

Thank you for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson can Teach us about the Art of Persuasion is full of an endless supply of useful techniques to properly use rhetoric. There are five sections of the book each entails different ways Jay Heinrich explores the values and uses of rhetoric and persuasive art. He teaches the reader how to master the three different types of arguments, and he informs us of how properly turn common mistakes made into a great advantage. This will be…

English 111 has helped better myself and other students for upcoming college classes because it takes clear and in-depth looks at the formats and sciences behind English and paper writing. The course has personally helped me gain a better understanding of the mechanics of writing and allowed me to grasp a better writing skill than when I had initially started. The class itself holds many benefits and has greatly changed the ways that I look at English now, enabling me to better succeed in the…

Final Paper For me, the essence of what it means to be a DigVocMan cannot be tied down to just one thing, because it is something that continually grew and was expanded upon throughout the entire year. Through all of the discussions and readings our class has had, the meaning of being a DigVocMan has come to encapsulate many different things. In order to highlight the main points of being a DigVocMan, I chose what I believe are three of the most important passages that we have read. The first…

it will go against to the owner’s aim to the shop. Therefore, it is contradicting his objective of his business so there are other options to choose from in terms of ways in which Deli Twist can motivate its workers financially that is less costly than raising wages. This could be through job enrichment or even job rotation as it does not conflict with the owners’ aim of the…

rehearsals than I had as a section leader, I began seeing parallels between my band members and my summer camp experiences. When a student I worked with finally played a passage she struggled with…