The Achievement Of Desire Analysis

From the moment that you are born to the moment where you learn how to read and write, there has been the theory of reading and writing. The theory of reading and writing varies among each person. The second day of class, we talked about what good reading and writing was. We discussed that good reading skills are, “ Retaining information, it is challenging, but not taxing, the topic informs, and it gives an opinion.” (notes). We also discussed that writing should “entertain, be on topic, inform, and persuade.” (notes). When analyzing good reading and writing, we found that there were two common themes, communication and time. Communication is key to having sound reading and writing. As time goes on, your reading and writing skills improve along with your theory of reading and writing.

For as long as I can remember, I have always loved reading and hated writing. I remember in elementry school I
With my better understanding of writing, I grew to hate writing and so I began to write just enough for what my teachers were requiring and what they wanted to hear, so I guess one could say that I am a scholarship boy (or girl?).

In Richard Rodriguez’, “The Achievement of Desire,” he looks back on his childhood and realizes that he was so enthralled in school that he wasted his childhood. Rodriguez wasn’t always so enthralled in school, when he was in the second grade, he didn’t see the point of going to school, but his mom made him continue to go to school even though he didn’t want to. Rodriguez’s parents made him continue his education because they never got the chance to go on to higher education like college. Over time, Rodriguez begins to grow fond of education, and develops his own theory of reading and writing.
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