Summary: In the story "I Just Want to be Average" by Mike Rose‚ Rose‚ talks about his his past schooling experience and how his experience at Mercy nearly ruined him as a student. He narrates his story of his peers in the vocational learning classes and how his teachers responded or failed to respond to their needs as students. The various situations Mike experienced all centered around one main thing and that was a lack of effort‚ by the students and teachers both. Response: This story is a really
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Do you ever have fun when you are just plain bored? Well a person who believes in having fun when you are bored is James Veitch. Mr. Veitch believed that you shouldn’t let the problems in life prevent you from having fun in bored situation‚ stressful situations or if you’re just frustrated with yourself. I personally agree with Mr. Veitch analysis because I too try to have fun when I’m bored for example I walk funny in front of my parents just so I can make them look at me and laugh. I always do
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LaToyia Benton Professor Feriante English 1301-3031 31 March 2013 Girls Have Power In Sady Doyle’s article‚ “Girls Just Wanna Have Fangs: The Unwarranted Backlash Against Fans of the World’s Most Popular Vampire – Romance‚” is based on a typical fairy tale romance that is successful because it is geared towards teenage girls that have an idea of love; only this time it is not of Romeo and Juliet‚ but of a vampire and a human being. Although Doyle reveals that the Twilight series is not
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she often worked or tended to children and household chores. Mike Rose‚ author of I Just Wanna Be Average‚ was born in Los Angeles. He worked as a professor at UCLA and advocated for proper school placement after enduring a rather challenging circumstance while attending school (345). Rose outlines several of issues with the educational system‚ that society still sees today. While students today do not directly have the same issues as Mr. Rose‚ they do experience several other harsh aspects throughout
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Challenges A Girl Faces In “What Is the Triple Bind?” Stephen Hinshaw describes all the obstacles and hard work that teenage girls have to go through. Girls get put down a lot and that’s why they feel under pressure when they are trying to do something. Some people are against girls when it comes to a job because of their weaknesses‚ but they never take a look at their strengths. Hinshaw explains girls getting plastic surgery because make up is no longer good for them to look pretty; therefore‚ girls absolutely
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If you were Italian and somebody called you a “Wop”‚ what would you do? If it were me I would feel very angry and offended. In the essay “I Just Wanna Be Average” being called a “Wop” or being physically abused happened frequently. Written by Mike Rose‚ he shows us how badly he was treated by his teachers in high school. In the beginning of this essay‚ Rose describes how his teachers treated him in his early years of high school. Rose’s choice of phraseology when characterizing his teachers is
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In the story‚ "I Just Wanna Be Average" the main character‚ Mike Rose‚ takes us through his years at Mercy High School during the 1960’s and 1970s. Although many people appear in this story‚ the main people are Ted Richard‚ Ken Harvey and Mr. Macfarland. Ted Richards was a bit of a dream‚ turning his back on the real world and just let his mind roam. Ted was always laughing‚ his loud and jolly voice booming out. Even when he’d get angry‚ he’d give a little smile. Ken Harvey became a central figure
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In his essay‚ “I Just Wanna Be Average‚” author Mike Rose says‚ “students will float to the mark you set” (164). From my past experiences‚ I completely agree that students will work harder if their teachers set the standards high. Generally‚ teenagers do not have high goals or standards for themselves‚ so it is up to the teachers to encourage and push the students towards success. Throughout his excerpt‚ Rose shows through numerous examples that teachers are a vital part to a student’s success
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prompt: FUN OR NOT FUN? In the essay “Fun‚ Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die From It”‚ written by Suzanne Britt Jordan‚ wrote “Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel.” It is true‚ isn’t it? I think‚ every day‚ at least once‚ we have fun because fun comes unexpected. There are so many joys that make we feel happy or fun. Some of joys we think it’s fun but it’s not; we think it’s not fun‚ but others think it is. Do you think growing up in a rich family is a pleasure? I think many people think it’s fun; however
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The song " Just a Girl" by No Doubt shows the stereotypes‚ oppressions and standards that women are subjected to in our society. The author feels oppressed because she is "...just a girl" and because of that the author thinks that" ...I’m just a girl‚ all pretty and petite So don’t let me have any rights". The oppression makes the author feel lesser than a man even though she is aware that she doesn’t need a man she feels that "This world is forcing me to hold your hand" .The author’s decision to
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