It was one of the best books I’ve ever read. I loved Tim Tebow before reading this book. After reading it my respect for him as a person and an athlete has done nothing but increase greatly. He is an awesome person that uses his platform to glorify God. I really like his outlook on God given talents.
Alexie was a smart child and his inspiration to read was his father. His idea was that: he loved his father, his father loved to read, so therefore he must love to read as well. There were many books that
Even though both Jefferson and Grant Wiggins learned a good lesson, I felt that Grant was the one that had learn much more. Jefferson was just not open to his family members and those close to him, but had either recorded or kept his feelings inside. When he actually expressed his sadness and frustration to people, I guess some people would classify that as a big lesson learned, but I think Grant went through some major change. Grant had first felt that there was no point in his lifestyle. Why was he living like this?
Paul felt the need to lie compulsively. During his meeting in the principal’s office he was asked to state why he was there, his response was that he wanted to come back to school, “This was a lie, but Paul was quite accustomed to lying; found it, indeed, indispensable for overcoming friction”, (Cather, 245). Thus, Paul used his lies to make him feel more comfortable in situations that were vexing. Paul’s speech and his mannerisms were not appreciated by his classmates, and his teachers; his teachers expressed this by “falling upon him without mercy”, during his meeting in the principal’s office. The students showed this by becoming “listless” during his stories.
So with that being said, many students could feel uncomfortable hearing it at school. Also, if the class isn’t really a diverse classroom, that could make it even harder. Students won’t feel that it’s appropriate to speak up about being uncomfortable with the language or word choice, especially when the other students don’t seem to mind. The last thing a student wants is to be the odd guy out. The word is blatantly attached to racism, and that makes it a hard case to argue.
Prejudice was a good topic to talk about and to be recognized, and Battle Royal fit the toll perfectly. I had the idea of prejudice, but I was able to elaborate on it more with the help of my classmates and professor. I would also like to acknowledge and thank my friend Christopher Martin for reading over my paper and giving helpful insights. I always find that a peer knows how to understand what one is trying to say or help to make sense of it. He offered a lot of help and was willing to make notes on my paper to attempt at helping me make my paper the best it could possibly be.
I said to myself after reading the first three paragraphs that “what does Superman have to do with this essay?” I really enjoyed this essay because it will make you look at things a little different than what you probably already do. Reading this essay proves that anything is possible if you stay focused and set your mind to whatever it is that you want to do. Sherman Alexie explained how life was on the reservation that he had grown up on. He explained that there was a stereotype that by him being Indian that he would never amount to anything and they were to fail in the non-Indian world. They were told this for so long that majority of the kids that he had grew up with start to accept it.
They stress day and night over these overrated tests, like previously stated channeling out the imagination, curiosity and good will. Besides being an imprecise measure for students, they use them to judge a teacher’s performance as well, essentially used to either reward or punish them. Standardized test are not helping us very much right now. In conclusion, the usage of standardized tests should be discontinued or by the very least lessened. These tests are not helping people, it’s initially having a negative effect on students and teachers.
English 215 Both Wily from death of sale man and Gregor from the metamorphosis are men that feel worn down and exhausted from their jobs. In this essay I will compare and contrast how each exhibits the wear and tears of the working life and how it affect their families. By using sources and examples that discuss the America relationship with their jobs. Wily Loman who has been working as a salesman for long time. Started having bad luck and in order to dare with his failures in life, he started thinking about his past and it seem that he doesn't know what's real or fake in life.
Here are many reasons I should not talk in class. All of them affect my friends, the teacher, or me negatively. Some of these reasons include, taking time from the lecture, lowered quality of learning, and disrespect of the teacher and the other students. Talking during class distracts other students and disrespects the teacher. This messes up the learning process.