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Mr. Febris, was the one who taught the science class for 5th period, but boy was I always the first one out the door when the bell rang. There were times when I would tap my pencil continuously like Britney Spears did in her “Hit Me Baby One More Time” music video. Students used to love when the teacher would call off for the day and we would get a substitute teacher, then it became a free day to just chat with our friends and play games during class. Melanie, whom was one of my childhood best…

David Sedaris' essay "Me Talk Pretty One Day" gives a look into the struggles of a man attending a French class, in France, in his early forties. Well past the "normal" age of a student. It is a well written account about the ups and downs associated with learning a new language, especially in a foreign land. Even though the essay is written about a man taking a class, the lessons learned from it can be applied to anyone who is thinking about go after their goals. No matter what stage of life…

In the essays Lost in the Kitchen by Dave Barry and Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, both authors make use of several rhetorical literary techniques to enhance their work, such as creating specific tones for the essays and using stereotype. These techniques add humor to each essay, and Barry and Sedaris’s use of humor makes each essay comprehensible and relatable. However, the authors use the types of humor in various ways. Barry and Sedaris use tone and stereotype to give a sense of…

In reading my selected article, “Me Talk Pretty One Day”, I believe my audience for my critical analysis essay will be students, specifically older students. This refers to students who are returning to school later in life as opposed to those who are in their early twenties attending right after high school. I consider myself an older student and therefore, can relate to the audience, which is the reason I believe they will benefit from my analysis. I also believe another part of the audience…

"Me Talk Pretty One Day" written by David Sedarius, an American humorist, comedian, and author, is about his time in France when he traveled to Paris and returned to college. While there, he takes a French class to increase his language and speaking skills. His French teacher calls him lazy which leads to him studying harder and focusing more on his French work. He wanted to be known as “David, the hardworker, David the cut-up.” Over time, Sedarius finds it impossible to improve, until one…

The article "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris is about the challenges faced by the narrator trying to learn French. He faces many challenges including the fact that he is forty-one years old and is returning to school. He also has a cruel teacher and many other difficult challenges that he faces. The author also uses humor to show the audience the narrator's efforts to learn French. The author tells this story in a captivating way, while also teaching the audience important lessons. The…

our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie."(Coelho) He explains to Santiago that no matter who you are and where you come from, your life depends on you. This taught me to always think positive. Never believe that you don’t have control of what’s happening in your life because that is not true. You have full control of how you want to live your life. It doesn’t matter what you were born…

find a treasure hidden near the Egyptian Pyramids, and on the way he learns that the world is connected through the Language of the World! The Alchemist uses symbols to show the theme of how the world is connected through the Language of the World. One symbol in the Prologue is the lake. In the book it says, “The goddesses of the forest appeared and found the lake, which had been fresh water, transformed into a lake of salty tears.” Pg. 1, and later the lake says that he had been weeping for…

forms and shapes. In the book, Paulo Coelho stated, "Whenever he could, he sought out a new road"(The Alchemist 13). The book is about a boy named Santiago who travels around the world. Finding new ideas and adventures. Just like this, one should not limit themselves to one road. Finding new Ideas and ways around your problems will greatly expand your wisdom and tools available for flexibility. Wishing to discover thing ideas about myself and the world around it, I have been plunged into the…

Santiago is in search of his treasure. During his journey we witness him develop through his fate, fear, dreams and destiny in life and how this helps achieve his goals. Through these themes I have learnt many life lessons on how to never let fear stop me from achieving what I want because the goal is always worth it. If you can believe that “The secret of life, is to fall seven times and to get up eight” then there will never be a goal you can’t achieve. This could be the most powerful lesson…