FreeWriting In the article, “FreeWriting”, Mr. Elbow states,” next time you write, notice how often you stop yourself from writing down something you were gonna write down. Or else cross out what’s been written. “Naturally” you say, “it wasn’t any good”. I can definitely relate to the view Peter Elbow takes in his article. Starting an assignment is always the hardest step for me .Like in the very beginning, when you are digging for words to tie your point together; it’s always a struggle building that creative momentum.
He “ranged freely over music, literature, art, and other subjects,” but could not agree with what was taking place at Coney Island. Critics like him who had visited the island could not deny the fun environment, but felt that when people arrived a Coney Island, they lost their mind and moral values. Not only were they concerned about human character; they were also concerned about the economy as a whole. Coney Island was changing America “from a ‘pain economy,’ where scarcity of resources demanded a struggle for subsistence, to a ‘pleasure economy,’ in which abundance was potentially available to all” (Kasson 90). People would avoid sin to be sure not to be punished by unemployment and bad economic standings, but without this fear, it was unknown what citizens of the United States would start acting like.
In the reading Malcolm X states “Many who today hear me somewhere in person, or on television, or those whose red something I’ve said, will think I went to school far beyond the eighth grade. This impression is due entirely to my prison studies.” From reading this quote I felt like people that knew him expected for to sound uneducated because he didn’t pass the eighth grade but he proved them wrong. And who ever reads this reading that didn’t finish school I believe it would motive them maybe to continue school
Two part Response to “ The Joy and Enthusiasm of Reading” Part 1. Summary In this essay, Ricky Moody writes an essay about the joy and enthusiasm of reading. He shares all of his beliefs about reading, like wandering through the stacks and picking out the first thing that strikes him. Ricky believes in books when others dislike them. Ricky choses the hardest books imaginable.
Kevin Oliveira Professor Madritch Expository Writing Literacy Narrative- Final Draft 30 September 2011 A Leap of Faith School ended and the brisk summer air gave me the feeling of a new beginning. Unfortunately, with every new beginning there is a past that haunts. My friend Jarred betrayed me many times before last summer; that is why I cut ties with him for months. As time went on my true friends began to see the effect he had on their trust, so they too disconnected themselves from him. I hated the sight of him and even his name, but deep down inside I missed our old friendship that had lasted since we were in kindergarten.
However, when Jamal had to turn in an assignment for a competition at school, he couldn’t resist the temptation. The first paragraph of his essay was written by Forrester. Little did Jamal know, Forrester’s borrowed first paragraph had already been published. Jamal’s teacher, Crawford, was already upset with Jamal for being such an excellent writer. When he caught him plagiarizing, it was to Jamal’s demise.
Faber’s Knowledge Books are something everyone takes advantage of, nobody knows how important they are until they’re gone. In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 Montag goes to Faber to seek advice about the books. He finds out Faber’s beliefs in book’s purpose, quality, and the leisure of people. Faber also believes that fear of the truth in books drove people away, and now without the books there is only chaos. When Faber told Montag what the purpose of books were, he spoke, “Books are a receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget,” so without them everything would slowly be forgotten (83).
Holden describes Stradlater as a sexy bastard and maybe think that Jane is too much of an innocent girl. This could be a sign of his post traumatic stress disorder that he developed after Ally’s death. Session analysis: Holden was pressured to do Stradlaters homework which he clearly did not want too. Holden has a problem of saying no or telling people what to do. He is showing how he just wants to be left alone sometimes.
While find out a way to save Jim, Huck met Tom, he became just like Tom, and he would do whatever Tom tells him to do to avoid trouble. “Now, there’s sense in that’… So I’ll mosey along now, and smouch a couple of case-knives.” (220). It was an easy thing to do but Tom made it very complicate, only for satisfy his willing of adventures. And, Huck was just followed him and forgot all he had learned from Jim. It took much longer to get Jim out and Jim was hurt badly by
I actually hate that book!”My dad looked at me with confusion. He said, “What is wrong? You liked it yesterday.”“I just don’t like it, okay!” I said wanting him to leave me alone. Of course, he is my dad, so he got it out of me. I told him what happened at school.