The derogatory term makes it hard to appropriately depict the true meaning of the book to a group of children without raising countless unspoken questions. On the other hand, we have those that believe that the removal of Twain’s vernacular of that time takes away from the contextual essence of the novel leaving the youth “unaware that their people have overcome centuries of oppression”. (Schneider 3) Furthermore, censorship of Huckleberry Finn could depend on many other factors: fear of uneducated or insensitive teachers leading student discussions, school administrators who wish to avoid controversy and discomfort with acknowledging our country's painful history. “It’s true that people might now be offended by the portrayal of Jim, or the use of “nigger”, but times have changed and we don’t portray them that way anymore. You can’t just ignore what happened and people
Blood brothers was completed in 1981 which was 2 years after Margret thatcher became prime minister, she believed that those who worked hard thrived in success, Russell shows that this is not true and contradicts it by showing how class effects your education and the opportunities available as a result of where and how you have been brought up. There are two main themes of the Blood brothers which are superstition and class, both themes are linked to the literary and social historical divide, Russell was very critical of Margret Thatcher’s Political ideas as there were different and he felt they were definite glitches in her theory’s as his personal views were effected due to growing up in the working class system. The Relationships between the four main characters are how the two main themes are portrayed. Russell makes the main
Ferguson follows up with pathos by characterizing fifteen-year-old student Colin Johnson with: “the tenth grader is failing science” (196). The use of pathos here induces anger towards computer use by displaying the student’s inability to pass an elementary course. Even her primary evidence relies on ethos since the research is conducted by economists Thomas Fuchs and Ludger Woessman, regarded as intelligent folks due to the attainment of a PhD. The audience treats this use of ethos as verification for the evidence. In addition to the rhetorical appeals, Ferguson uses a brilliant diction to manipulate the audience.
Molly Sutter Prof. Jeff Wallace Engl 1101 10:110-11:15 6 Sept. 2014 Grant Penrod is the author of “Anti-Intellectualism: Why we Hate the Smart Kids,” the second-place winning essay of the Arizona State University Printer’s Devil competition. Penrod wrote the piece for a first-year composition course. In his essay, he argues that American society stereotypes intellectuals negatively resulting in some very devastating effects while the uneducated are praised. This results in a downward turn in American culture and ability. He argues this by claiming first that the general population is angry with intellectuals and that stereotyping of intelligentsia begins at an early age.
Reist 1 Eric Reist Mrs. O’Keefe ENG4U1 12 February 2013 Wow Chow! Brenda Chows student essay The Writer at Work provides the modern writer with many examples of poor writing techniques that have poisoned the modern day English language. George Orwell implements five rules in his essay Politics and the English Language for us to follow, to prevent the decay of the English language. Many of us are guilty of breaking these rules, but in this essay Brenda Chow manages to disobey all of them on multiple occasions. Brenda Chow breaks the first rule by using many worn out metaphors and similes; Brenda Chow neglects to follow Orwell’s second rule with very poor word choice and delivery; She violates the third rule by being very wordy in her essay, leading to a more confusing and deceptive essay.
HW6: Hirsch summary In the reading “Creating a Curriculum for the American People” by E.D Hirsch, Jr. emphases on his belief that America’s biggest educational problems can be separated in to three categories. First is our low academic achievement relative to other nations; second is our lack of equality of educational opportunity; third our failure to perpetuate a strong sense of loyalty to the national community and its civic institutions. In the excerpt, he lays out his case that a shared base of common knowledge is essential not just reading and comprehension but the functioning of democracy itself. Hirsch describes how the anti-curriculum movement, the dominant school of thought in education became “tragically and unintentionally” an anti-equality movement. A lack of knowledge, both civic and wide-ranging, is the most significant deficit in most American students’ education.
“So much of American society has become sloppy and laissez faire about the mechanics of writing” (Naomi Baron 88). Baron is making a bold statement by saying that, but she is a linguistics professor at American University and has seen a bad impact on student writing. Another statement made was “it reinforces simplistic writing that may be acceptable for conversation but is not so good for critical thinking or analysis” (Cullington 89). Both of these points are very true and definitely affect what the final outcome will be, weather it makes writing worse, or has no affect at
Linzee Williams Professor Teale ENG 121-151 23 January 2012 Goodman has brought many great different perspectives on abolishing grading into his article, to show the bigger picture. But Goodman clearly states where he stands, as far as grading in college level. One of his main quotes states, “I think the majority of professors agree that grading hinders teaching and creates a bad spirit, going as far as cheating and plagiarizing.”(p.212). This article was written in 1964. Society has changed quite a bit since then.
He defends and speaks for not only Twain but also “Melville, J. W. DeForest, and George Washington Carver,” all other writers who did not conform to the standard portrayal of blacks as the unintelligent, insensitive, inconsiderate individuals Jefferson painted them to be. It would be easy to say that Smith is an “abolitionist” and against slavery, but it is more important to consider that he comes from a modern viewpoint. In 1984, nearly a century after Twain first set his pen to the task of authoring Huckleberry Finn, slavery had been outlawed for nearly one hundred and twenty years. Racism, undoubtedly, still existed, but for most of the literary intelligentsia, such as Smith, the subject of the “right and wrong” in slavery was not a matter of debate. The debate surrounding the essay is in judging Twain’s depiction of the “negro” Jim and its relation to past and present racial discourse.
Less Is More Professor Clay Shirky, utilizes his sixteen years of teaching social media at New York University as a point of reference to present analytical and sentimental appeals to convince The Washington Post readers of technology’s distractive nature, which should result in its ban from classroom use. In his article, “Why a leading professor of new media just banned technololgy use in class,” Skirky’s intent is to impress upon readers that productivity and concentration are adversely affected by disruptive technology. Professor Shirky begins his ethical appeals with the following statement: “I teach theory and practice of social media at New York University, and am an advocate and activist for the free culture movement, so I’m a pretty unlikely candidate for Internet censor. But I have just asked the students in my fall seminar to refrain from using laptops, tablets, and phones in class” (Strauss 2). Shirky immediately establishes his credibility with The Washington Post readers by acknowledging his occupation as a professor in the field of social media.