Recognition is a big part of who we are as an individual. Lonnie Beasley, also known as Joe Cool, is most recognized in his store according to writer Gib Akin. In "Learning About Work from Joe Cool," Akin shows how much recognition made Lonnie the "Joe Cool". Akin writes about how "Joe Cool" became the "idol of airwaves." He mentions how he went over the intercom to speak to the customers to get them to buy food and how everyone loved "Joe Cool."…
Summer ball by Mike Lupica, Mike Lupica is one of the authors that I half way enjoy reading his books as I don't like too read that much. So summer ball involves Danny Walker as Richie Walker's so the famous basketball guy in Middletown. The book involves Danny and a bunch of his basketball friends from middle town going out to one of the biggest basketball camps in Maine. At this basketball camp there are kids that are coming from all over the United States to show how good they are and to improve there skills. Danny and three of his basketball buddy's from his team arrive and are get settled into the camp, now at lunch time they draw the teams they are going to be on for the month they will be there. Danny's luck of the draw just happened to be Ed Powers who tried to get his dad…
Honestly, I enjoyed reading this book. The setting is in various locations which are the basketball courts, the carnival, or at Andre’s house. The main character, Andre, faces a lot of obstacles that he has to overcome. Andre is talented at the game of basketball, and he plays it a lot with his funny cousin named Cedric and his annoying…
Cornell W. Clayton argues that rather than addressing incivility, Americans should focus on the “substantive sources of political conflict”. This would change the entire tone of the conversation because there would be no incivility mentioned in his essay. Most of his essay is showing the reader about the incivilities that had happened in the past. Clayton informs the reader that incivility can be ended, and Americans should focus on causes of division today because it will effect the future. The tone of the conversation would be very different. It would be more positive than negative because there will be solutions for causes of divisions. He writes, “I dislike uncivil behavior, and I believe it says more about the louts who engage in it than…
The exceptionally engaging film, Hoop Dreams goes deep into the life that surrounds basketball. To make it, a player has to be something more then just a good player. They need to be belligerent, well trained, surpass academically, and unaware of anything that doesn't include basketball. The highly thought out, and heartrending film closely records the lives of two Chicago teenagers as we watch their struggle of basketball, to become the best.…
“On the Uses of a Liberal Education,” was published in 1997 by Mark Edmundson. This author has published many scholarly articles on literacy and cultural criticism. He teaches English at the University of Virginia. This article explains how Universities and those who attend universities including the teachers have focus less on the education portion and focus more on a consumerist society. He explains that the students have become like customers and the teachers are willing to do anything that meets their needs.…
Throughout the novel Old School, by Tobias Wolff, the narrator showcases an example of him severely violating his personal integrity. He also shows a lesser offense of his personal integrity. “Word by word I gave it all away. I changed Ruth’s first name to mine, to place myself unmistakably in the frame of these acts and designs.” The author completely compromises his personal integrity by plagiarizing a beautiful piece of writing to try to win a private audience with Ernest Hemingway.…
In Alfred Lubrano’s The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts, the conception that college alters the bond between past and present is heavily implied. Lubrano discusses how change occurs within thoughts, familial ties, peer interactions, and socioeconomic status. The author takes advantage of numerous techniques including anecdotes, contrasts, and inductive reasoning in order to explain the change occurring due to the pursuit of knowledge.…
Where is our freedom of choice? When do we get to decide for ourselves what we are capable of thinking? Who is to tell us what we are supposed to think and what we are supposed to know? These are all questions that only a handful of people in Montag’s world asked. These questions can be tied into our everyday lives. Just look at the education system. They tell one that they are not allowed to say certain things and that thinking certain thoughts is a wrong thing to do. Clarisse says that all their school does is ‘teach you the facts’. Is this not what the education system is doing now? They are trying to fill one’s mind full of non-applicable data so that we can spit it back out for a standardized test for the county’s observation. All some teachers want to see are good test results, all the board wants to see are increasing test numbers from these standardized tests. Why does everything have to be standardized? Testing, testing, and testing. Yes we can spit back information, but can we apply it? How is knowing everything in the world anywhere close to going out and living it? She also stated that her school classifies her as anti social. What do psychiatrists do to teenagers or kids who are off in their own world thinking all of the time? They classify them as educationally challenged, ADD or ADHD. What if they are just on a totally different level of thinking? Have these ‘professionals’ ever stopped to ask themselves, “Is there something that we are missing here?” “Are we speeding by life to quickly to take a second and enjoy what other options we have?” Yes, rules and _____________ are fine, but just think if it gets carried out too far we might literally end up in Montag’s…
The Ungifted by Gordon Korman is a novel that tells the humorous story of Donovan Curtis, a seventh grade student of average intelligence and fond of pranks and mischief. He’s the type of kid who does things like rolling expensive bronze globe’s through glass doors. In the book "Ungifted", Donovan Curtis faces unexpected consequences after he did that choice accidentally causes some serious damage to his school's gymnasium. The Superintendent of Schools intends for Donovan to face some serious punishment for his actions. Donovan gets his name added to the list of students who will be attending the Academy of Scholastic Distinction (ASD), a special school for gifted students. He was sent there because due to an error in processing the paperwork.…
“Schooled” is a good title for this story. The reason that “Schooled” is a good title is because multiple characters in the story got schooled. Cap, Rain, Mrs. Donnelly, Sophie Donnelly, all got schooled in different ways.…
Alan Darley, in his article, Predication or Participation? What is the Nature of Aquinas’ Doctrine of Analogy, argues that the correct interpretation of analogy is a middle road between McInerny’s and Cajetans interpretation. He begins this discussion on whether the Thomistic doctrine of analogy is merely logical or also metaphysical. He seeks to do this using the two most predominant proponents for either of the views: Cajetan being the champion for metaphysical participation, and McInerny being the proponent of logical predication.…
“One never learns by success.” Josephine Preston Peabody said this quote. Josephine Peabody was an American Poet and dramatist. Josephine Peabody was one of the many famous poets of her time. Peabody had many famous poems such as: New Poems, In the Silence and many more. Although she was a famous poet some did not understand some things she wrote or said.…
In Lynda Barry’s narrative essay,“The Sanctuary of School,” Barry describes how schools have become a refuge for neglected children across the country, as well as how the ongoing budget, and extracurricular cuts are destroying their refuge. Barry grew up in a neglectful household, which she stated, “The high levels of frustration, depression, and anger in my house made my brother and me invisible,”(pg 1). Being a young child at that time, Barry could only rely on receiving attention at school, since she was nonexistent in her own household. One early morning, Barry arrived at her school before sunrise and was able to assist her school’s janitor. As she continued to aid the janitor, she was…
Humanism is a very interesting topic. The word human is easy to describe as a breathing living multicellular organism. Although the term humanism may not be easy to describe. At least not so quickly in one sentence. Humanism was a way of thinking and interacting within a society. As Anthony B. Pinn described in his book “What is humanism and Why does it Matter?” humanism was a way of life for many. More importantly the time period humanism began to thrive was in the 1400s during the Renaissance. Generally speaking, many scholars have said that humanism began in Europe and later on thrived in Italy. Pinn gives a more detailed definition of humanism, “Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. The life-stance of humanism – guided by reason, inspired by compassion and informed by experience-encourages us to live life well and fully. It evolved through the ages and continues to develop through the efforts of thoughtful people who recognize that values and ideals, however carefully wrought, are subject to change as our knowledge and understandings advance” (Pinn 7). The key detail within Pinn’s definition is the progressive ideologies that form within humanism. More importantly humanism detest supernaturalism or more specifically religion revolving around gods or deities. Humanism sees that religion may backtrack the progress that humans have made, whether that is…
