Cursive

prompted me to keep the letter. She mentioned that it was, “The kind of thing you hold onto.” It is quite special too, the way this last letter lends itself to accurately broadcasting just the kind of lady my Amma was. Remarkably straight, legible cursive writing. Tactful, brief, yet humbly-touching words. A single piece of scotch tape fastening the “Shooting Star Casino & Hotel” paper, delicately ripped off of an obviously much bigger pad of paper, to a thoughtfully chosen card. The letter is…

As of today, Reading and Writing has impacted our lives dramatically. Reading impacts many aspects of life: it promotes cognitive function, which helps ward off diseases like Alzheimer 's, enhances knowledge of different topics and reduces stress and anxiety ("How Does Reading Affect Lives?" Reference). Writing helps our memory and helps us to effectively convey memorable information to others via the art of storytelling ("How Does Writing Affect Us?" Lifehack RSS.) Reading and Writing has had a…

Living by a river is hard now but try living near one in 2500 B.C.E., with limited tools, knowledge, and understanding of the seasons and what they brought. Somehow very know Egyptian civilizations the Indus and Nile River Valley civilizations were able to live along the Nile River. Being so close together you would think that the Nile and Indus River Valley civilizations would be similar; but they are very different. In this essay we will begin to compare and contrast these two civilizations…

interactions, our expectations, and even our own outlook on life itself. The thing is, we tend to not see it, many people don’t even realize its there. But its prominent in everything we interact with, cheery commercials vs loud serious ones, thin cursive lettering vs bold letterman font, bright colors focused on purples and pinks vs darker colors focused on blue and grey. These are all extremely subtle examples of the silent rules which regulate us on a day to day basis, those rules are called…

My first semester of senior year has been a very stressful ride full of learning and new experiences. I look forward to what second semester has in store for me and even more importantly, my first year at college. My skills have grown in areas of reading, writing, discussion, and mental processing. QUOTATION One of my favorite authors that I learned about in first semester was Queen Elizabeth I. History is my favorite subject so of course I knew about her beforehand; however, I did not know…

Education in America today is taking a dramatic turn in technological reform. New equipment has been introduced into vast majority of elementary classrooms such as iPads, televisions, computers, phones, etc. with new technology entering education, screen time has negatively affect children education. In addition, technology has taken a negative turn, limiting the ability to learn and shorten children social skills. Screen time has a powerful effect on children compared with five years ago. In…

I flip through the pages of a broken binder; they make a satisfying sound, like the snick of grass as you move through it. It’s the sound I imagine papyrus scrolls might make as you crinkle and unfurl them. Crammed into the binder are layers of cursive handwriting and black and white photos. In a vagary of thought, I open to a photo I’ve looked at often. It’s a stoic family that is posed rigidly in their Sunday best. Mostly, I focus on the woman that dominates the top left corner. She’s tall and…

It was the winter of 1933, I lived in a small house just big enough for me and my family. It's located in Portland Oregon, a beautiful town living in the Great Depression. Our house always smells of smoke from the burning of wood and coals we use to keep warm. The smoke of the fire flies over our house and goes with the wind and gust of snow. From the time I was little my mom knew I would be a hard worker. Dad had taught me all of the jobs boys normally do, so I might have a better life. I was…

correctly for the right purposes, this tool is one of human's greatest invention. The Internet is one of the most influential tools that has integrated into modern day society. We communicate, search, and learn. Some schools have stopped teaching cursive writing because writing in itself is outdated. In history, people would memorize and pass on the learnings of the ancestors to the next generation in folklore tales. This was the main way to pass along information. Then engravings on stone…

I want to start this letter by telling you a few things. The first is that in a few years, it will seem that you passed the most dramatic part of your life- you have not. The second is that you are loved- although you sometimes think you are not. The third is that you will miss being 5 years old- although you might think that you won’t. There are so many things that you will get wrong but those are all outnumbered by the things that you get right. I have so much to tell you in this letter and I…