Throughout the coursework in my Master’s program, I learned many factors and considerations of reading. Most importantly, I learned that reading is so much more than simply decoding words. Reading requires the reader to use multiple strategies simultaneously in order to properly decode and comprehend. To an outsider, reading can seem to be a simple activity that most children learn from a young age. When I first began working with students who had difficulty reading, I was surprised by how many…
All of Dr. Seuss’ children books have one thing in common; teaching the readers a valuable lesson. For example, think about his popular book The Cat in The Hat, the kids welcome the cat in to their house and the cat ends up destroying the house and making a huge mess. The lesson hidden within this story is to be careful who you invite in to your life, they may cause big problems. Dr. Seuss is a very unique author; he successfully wrote children’s books with lessons within them that most adults…
Throughout the years society has been stoic in the matters of racial conflict, whether it is the slavery during the Civil War, or the fear black men being shot by white officers today: there has always been a divide in the races. A man known famously as Dr.Seuss created many political cartoons to depict many of these social conflicts that are now more than ever relevant. These pieces of artwork are more relevant due to the recent conflicts in places around the world working with race, and…
including gangsta rap focusing on the ills of inner-city life. It remains the one of the most dominate popular music styles well into the 21st century” (Starr and Waterman 574). On August 9th, 1988 an album that to this very day is still relevant. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren were the original members of the famous rap group N.W.A; which stands for Niggas with Attitude. They released their first album Straight Outta Compton, which featured a song that described the…
Kanye West is definitely a role model for me. Sure West might seem like an egotistical prick to the general population, but he is much more than that. Kanye West is a creative genius, and has a work ethic unparalleled in the genre he makes music for. He has won 21 grammys and that should somewhat display the work ethic and talent that he has. His lyrics are not the reason he has reached the top level of Hip-Hop. He started off as a producer for Def Jam entertainment, and production would…
Dr. Seuss created a book that every single person can read with only a small knowledge of words. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is one of the very few books that has been read by the majority. I believe I haven’t found someone who hasn’t read the classic.Yes, the story doesn’t contain the greatest amount of logic, if I remember correctly right after Dr. Seuss finish talking about fish, he goes into talking about the few…
"2 Chainz" 2Chainz aged 38 is a United States rapper who was born as Tuheed Epps on 12th September 1977 at college park, Georgia, United States. His first stage name was Tity Boi before reverting to 2 Chainz in later years. He attended Alabama state university, Arizona state university, north Clayton high school as well as Virginia state university. He is famed for being a member of the southern rap duo Playaz circle together with his childhood acquaintance and beneficiary singer, Earl ‘Dolla…
Sanchez 1 Liberally Educated Person Essay A liberally educated person is someone who can demonstrate a variety of skills and techniques that will make them successful in school and daily activities. According to Robert A. Scott, the president of Adelphi University, considers a liberally educated person to be someone who ?fosters the ability to distinguish between what is true and what is false, with a number of different analytical perspectives: the scientific, the artistic, the humanistic,…
Do you know if there is something or someone that will always make you laugh. Jeff Ross is a hero to me because he has done a lot of things in his career he performed for soldiers, and he performed for inmates. Jeff Ross was born on september 13, 1965 (“Jeff Ross”). He was born and raised in springfield, New Jersey (Bromley). He was enrolled at Jonathan Dayton High school and went to Boston University where he majored in communication (“Jeff Ross”). While he was in college he worked at BU’s WTBU…
A music producer is someone who makes sure that when a song is being recorded, it is at its best quality and as good as it can be. In addition, he or she will make sure that a song is well produced and even give the artist advice on what to change in their performance. A producer understands everything in the studio from plugging in microphones correctly to running a sound board; in fact, they are also good at understanding instruments, vocals or any type of recordable sounds. The job may seem…