The purpose of this paper is to alert Dr. Dieu about the alarming lack of exposure that one particular student seems to have. The design of the curriculum is to gather critical thought and response from a diverse group of college students that potentially has had previous exposure to some of the great authors in history. The following is a description of the subject in question. Growing up in small, small towns in America – moving frequently and being the daughter of an unstable household, there was no exposure to literature. Not in the fantastical sense of great novels that imparted deep meaning, or fantastical journeys into the unknown, or made up worlds that paralleled the one humanity lives in. It seems odd that it did not happen, but …show more content…
Thinking back, it causes wonder why none of the teachers ever assigned an actual book to read. And if they did, it was obviously so unimpressive that there is no memory of it happening. There were trips down the hall to the library, but interest was limited to finding a quiet spot to fade away from everyone else.
Obtaining a General Education Diploma and emancipation at 16 also did not lead to books. It led many places, but reading was certainly not on the list. Trade school was followed by an associate’s degree, which was full of textbooks, not literary genre. College led to marriage, which in turn, to children, which did lead to reading children’s books every night. Golden books - remember? Hosting a shiny gold spine and filled with magical tales of wisdom and fantastical imaginative adventures that would carry a child off to dream about their own. Therefore, this literary journey begins here, with this class. Which, causes fear of what is to come. Nevertheless, feeling inadequate and unprepared in the face of this quest, the saddle shall be mounted, the helmet donned, and the reigns held for dear life as this journey begins. This writer promises to be engaged and hopes to be able to present ideas, arguments, and comments that are worthy of
Uluru is the biggest rock in the world. It is 9.4km if you walk around it and about 345 metres high if you climb it. It's 3.6km long, 2km wide, and is a roughly oval shape. It's made of arkosic sandstone and is renowned for the way it changes colour in the light and is particularly spectacular at sunrise and sunset.
Literature; it has compelled us, entertained us, educated us, and drove us to madness. It has served as life instruction, by using the characters as the lesson plan. It is sometimes blunt, sometimes ugly, and in Truman Capote’s case, is so gruesome that we do not dare forget it.
Talbot beings her essay with a relatable spokesperson by the name of Alex, who is a graduate from Harvard and establishing an informal and personal tone to her article. By creating a personal tone to begin her article she draws the reader’s attention by giving them someone to relate to was well as what Alex is going through. She gives the readers experiences
As a product of South Central Los Angeles the expectations bestowed upon me were less than remarkable. I grew up in a system of public schools where textbooks and classrooms where infested with graffiti and marker lines by students with no intention to learn. As a child growing up this kind of environment I did what I saw around me. Ignored my education and focused on making friends. Both my parents worked full time jobs so time spent with them was limited, I never cared much for reading or writing as a child, books where never a gift; more of a chore that was taking up time from my true interested. It was by these guidelines that I never saw the true magic behind literature until now a grown up.
Prose appeals to ethos in this essay by appealing to the reader as a mother, educator, and student. By writing from the perspective of both a student and educator, Prose shows how both are affected by assigned literature. By discussing her own two sons, she appeals to readers who are mothers by expressing her concern about their education.
There I was. An undersized 3rd grader, meeting with the school librarian, who was probing at my ability to read and comprehend the book I chose for that week. It was during this particular week in which I refused to join the class in their sticky hand raid, but rather, shift through my new library at home. It was the weekend prior in which my grandmother purchased a white box from a garage sale.
For this final essay I selected three literary masterpieces namely the story titled “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, and two Emily Dickinson’s Poems: I heard a fly buzz and The heart asks for pleasure first. The following essay will explore these works in a greater detail focusing on the elements of literature, such as the theme, the character, settings and conflicts. It will find ways to connect, relate or compare one literary work to two others as well as it will analyze the specific element in the selections with some depth. The paper will support points with appropriate examples from the selections and explain how the examples support those points.
In “Why Literature Matters”, Dana Gioia discusses the significant decrease of “interest [that] young Americans showed in the arts…” – more specifically “…the declining percentage of Americans…reading literature.” Due to Gioia’s usage of paths, ethos, and logos he is able to build and support his argument that literature is important “…to civic, personal, and economic health.”
Dieubon has been such a blessing. He was very tiny because of malnutrition and he had a hard time moving around with his feet issues. We gave him lots of love and nutritious food, and he improved. He had surgery when he was young to help correct his feet. He stayed with Dr. Chester and his wife Debbie while in the States for a surgery to correct his feet. They provided a wonderful home away from home for
Your task is to read actively with the goal of compiling a thorough record of passages from the two texts you have been assigned which relate to specific themes/motifs provided to you by me. You will also provide accurate citation information along with some analysis of how the passage relates/treats its corresponding theme/motif. Your goal is to provide insight not simply to state the obvious. I have provided a sample which models the type of response I expect to receive from you. This is due on the FIRST DAY OF CLASS (both in hard copy form and submitted to turnitin.com) and will serve as an invaluable aide in our class discussions as well as in the composition of your first paper.
Since the late 1940s, literature has had to compete with television as another form of popular entertainment, and this effects the desires of people. Once televisions started being introduced in American households, people idolized the lifestyles that shows depicted. This transformed their dreams and
When I was younger, the amount of obligations upon me fewer and less likely to affect life in the long term, it was far easier to pursue my passion for fiction. School consumed less time, and the classes were introductions to various principles rather than in depth study. The books contained within the library of my elementary school weren’t great works of literature either. They were simple stories, with simple characters and events, but I loved them anyways. These simple things made sense, a comfort blanket that I simply had to reach into a basket on a shelf to find. When library time rolled around every week, I always managed to find three or four new ones to take home, and then read them all within a day or two. I had never been a particularly athletic child; I had the time and the will to devour as many stories as I possibly could.
It may be cliché, but books have always held a spot close to my heart. When I was three I had a book called Bitsy Witch that went wherever I did. When I was seven, my mom read a chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone every night. In middle school, I worked my way through the entire children’s section at my local library. In high school, I took every English class offered, and when I entered college I to compromise with my family that I would also pursue a pre-professional program. My time outside of class was spent on my pre-professional degree until, my senior year in college. I took two classes that focused on children’s and young adult texts. Before those classes, I hadn’t realized that specializing in Children’s literature was
Thanks to hours and hours of bedtime stories, I was able to read from the age of 3. In kindergarten I read to my classmates, and by second grade I was reading series like The Boxcar Children and Trixie Belden. Books allowed me to get lost in other worlds full of adventure and excitement. My love for what words can do has extended through high school. I pride myself on my book collection, anything from Hunger Games to The Picture of Dorian Gray. I’ve continued to read all the way through high school, some books four or five times because I love them so much.
Allow me to begin this paper with a quick story. Going into this semester, I knew absolutely nothing about philosophy, and I thought that with this class being a Gen Ed, that it was going to be a cakewalk on my way to just getting it out of the way. I quickly learned how wrong that my mind frame going into the class, as it was quickly finding itself digging me a deep hole to crawl into, grade wise. I never realized how deep the roots of philosophy ran, from government to art. This class has opened my eyes to the world around with more depth than I thought was possible. From Plato’s dualism to Nietzsche’ tragic optimism; there are just so many different facets to the realm of philosophy that I have just started to learn about. All in all, Its been successful semester and taking this course has helped open my eyes to the larger world around me, as well as help me decide where I stand on my own philosophy. But before I get into that, allow me to describe to you a few of the things I learned in this class, as well as where I stand on a few of the hotter topics in the world of philosophy.