Creative accounting

Transcendentalism was in the time period of the dark romantics, this was the movement where people believe in following their heart, defying societal standards, and getting more in touch with nature. The song “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield is a perfect example of transcendentalism because the song has a powerful statement about controlling your destiny, following your heart, and living for yourself. One of the lines in the song states, “Live your life with arms wide open/Today is where your…

Ms. Schomers arrived at The Gunnery as a first year teacher just a little over a month ago. In that period, however she has already started to make a difference among her students, rowers and even other faculty members. As describe by Mr. Miller, Gunnery´s head of academics, “She is extremely passionate”. You only need one conversation with her to understand how big her passion for teaching, for coaching and simply for life is. Ms. Schemers has already started to make a mark in the lives of her…

In writing classes the most common first day question is whether or not spelling and grammar will count. Most commonly students focus more on how they are writing and if it is grammatically correct or not rather than writing their inner thoughts. Jack Connor in his essay, “Will Spelling Count?”, argues that writing requires meticulous efforts through his use of cause and effect, comparison and contrast, and division and classification. Connor displays cause and effect throughout his essay…

Reflection Essay I had no expectations as to what I was going to learn throughout this experience. My goal was to learn how I can develop my own nonprofit agency to aid the people in my community. Although that is not completely out of the question, throughout this process, I have learned that there is a myriad of ways in which I can help in all three sectors. I remember walking into my first class and the teacher basically saying we will read a bit of the class, “but what I really want you…

In my senior year in high school many of my fellow classmate and teacher used to mention that in college we were required to write more than seven pages long. I was a little bit nervous to attend college because I was not used to write more than three pages long. When I started my first semester, what people used to mention about college was different. There were many essay to do throughout this semester, however it was not that hard how other describe college being. Now that my first semester…

I can reflect back on being in your 10th Grade English Class listening to you prepare my class and I for this very time in our lives. We are studying and will be exploring four objectives in my EN 213 Course here at Alcorn State University and I am almost certain that I am well prepared for them. For each objective, I have my own perspective on what I think each one means and this is what will help me understand them even better. For example, our first objective is to read and appreciate…

Experience about English 101 This semester of fall 2016, I took English 101. Before starting this class I must say I felt nervous and unsure about myself. The objection of this class is to learn how to write with a clear content, accurately and my writing skills need to show beyond college level. I had trouble in the past with my writing skills and grammar. However, I took the challenge and sign up for this class. I can honestly say I did okay. Even though my grades for my essays were…

2. Now describe yourself as a writer in a brief paragraph: When I was younger I thought that I was going to be an author. I would write all of my stories based off how I imagined my life would go or something that I wish would happen. This is why I describe myself as hopeful as a writer because I would really focus on what I hoped would happen in my life. 3. Describe yourself as a reader in one word: Absorbed. 4. Now describe yourself as a reader in a brief paragraph: I’ve always loved reading…

Manhunt Book Review “Manhunt The 12- Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer” by James L. Swanson is a highly detailed account of everything related to the Lincoln’s assassination. Swanson accounts almost every hour of the chase for Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Swanson uses extensive detail to create a suspenseful and dramatic depiction of the Lincoln assassination. James L. Swanson is an accomplished author. He has recived the Edgar Award for his New York Times Bestseller “Manhunt The 12-…

Literacy Autobiography Reading has always been a subject that I have struggled in and so has many others. Not the understanding part, but the paying attention to whatever is on the page and what is happening part. It has always been something that I need to figure out, and I am still figuring it out to this day. Ever since the first day of kindergarten, I have been terrible at writing, reading, and most anything related to the English subject. In kindergarten, I distinctly remember how to…