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“We need never be hopeless because we can never irreparably broken.” - John Green, Looking for Alaska. John Green is best known for his remarkable work on The Fault in our Stars and Paper Towns, which have been turned into great movies. John Green grew up with a passion of learning that then turned to a love for writing, he is a New York Times best selling author, and continues to inspire and give back to others. John Green grew up in Orlando FL., with both parents and his brother Hank. John…

In summary, the first section of the Bedford Reader assists students in writing, and reading in ways that are different from what we know, yet are easy to understand. Also, we learn how to truly analyze an essay. The second section covers writing, and its importance in daily communication. Overall, an essay should keep the audience interested to understand your work. An essay and should be drafted to be efficiently revised to correct anything that does not fit well. Lastly, in writing, we should…

I have learned that in tough situations, I am able to succeed rather than sink under pressure. Of course, there have been occasions where when I have been put under stress I have snapped, but even so, I was able to bounce back, and I find ways to overcome my disappointment or discouragement and do what it takes to be successful in my endeavors.One lesson that has taught me to persevere when things become challenging was the portfolio I made for advanced studio art my senior year. I have always…

Everyone has an understanding of what it means to write an essay or just any type of text. Many people write in different ways for different reasons. Understanding the way you write makes taking on a writing project. As a writer, I understand what I need to do when approaching a writing project. When it comes to writing essays, I prefer to write about something I have a say in, in other words, something that I can relate to and be passionate about writing it. Brainstorming for a topic isn’t hard…

After long hours of research, I have finally decided which article I would like to include in my paper. The article I chose is “The Tongue Who Would Be King” that is written by Dennis Baron. This article was published in a magazine called “Science and Spirit” in the year, 2004. Dennis Baron is a professor. He teaches English and linguistics at the University of Illinois. His research mainly emphases on the language reform, the history and present state of the English language, and global English…

Yuanjie Ji Final Paper Thank you for your patience Megan and Sam for grading my paper this semester. my native language is not English, and thank you guys for understanding and not being so tough on my papers 1. Consider the role of advertising in your daily life. Where and when do you encounter attempts to sell you things? What is your behavior with regard to advertising? Do you consume it or do you try to avoid it? Describe the last advertisement that actually got you to make a…

In the essay exam, I chose “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “I heard a Fly buzz” and compared their use of setting. Following the advice mentioned in class, I pre-wrote two outlines of the five protentional essay questions, which is similar to the structure of the sample essay in our text book. It worked well because I have the same question in the essay exam. I saved a lot time on choosing the question and organizing my essay structure. I looked for additional info on the Internet as well. Since I…

D2L, I was able to affectively incorporate dialogue into my paper, “Hurry throw me a towel! The water is freezing!’ he yells while running over to where I am sitting.” I learned a new paragraph is need whenever dialogue is used to show someone is talking. The use of internal dialogue was also something I learned to do, this showed the reader my thoughts within the memory. Although the drafting phase is relatively the same from paper to paper, I struggled with it in the memoir. I had trouble with…

professor Mr. Gehrman, a man who was known to be very eccentric, and also had high expectations for myself and the rest of my class. I would like to say that I met his expectations the majority of the time, but I’ve had instances where a couple of my papers were clearly lackluster, and he didn’t hesitate to tell me. I really did appreciate that type of honesty from a person who I considered a role model, and I believe that he was the driving force behind…

My educational background is an undergraduate degree in sociology. Through such an analytical framework, I was able to broaden my understanding of society and particularly the problems concerning labor. Through my academic development, I worked on a senior thesis that attempted to address how workers on the shop-floor attempted to deal with their day-to-day issues and their dealings with management. This thesis was unlike any other academic challenge I had faced. For once, research was not only…