to an extent‚ we associate the educated life of the mind with serious subjects and texts. Gerald Graff agrees that students need to read models of intellectually challenging writing‚ he also finds fault with the schools and colleges for not tapping into the street smarts and integrating them into beneficial‚ academic work. Graff believes that “they would
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In his article Gerald Graff (2001) claims that by connecting non-academic interests to academic study students can become more intellectual and willing to involve themselves in intellectual study. While he doesn’t deny that academic subjects are important he believes suggesting students to analyze the subjects they enjoy they’ll gain more incentive to go into analytical thinking more often. “Students do need to read models of intellectually challenging writing […] if they are to become intellectuals
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Rating: 4: Grandma is a heartwarming book that goes through a change that children might experience as well. I enjoyed this book because Shepherd went about the transformation in a comforting way. Grandma’s story should be shared with children so that they can understand that family changes are bound to happen‚ and that everything will be okay. Annotation: Oscar has the best Grandma in the world and loves her very much. They play‚ laugh‚ and always have fun when they are together. When Grandma gets a
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Grandmas‚ the ones that cook for you and give you candy are the ones that love you for who you are and let you get away with things they wouldn’t let their own kids get away with. Some grandmas can’t even walk when they get up in age‚ but then there are some like mine who at the age of 83 are doing things other 83 years olds don’t and shouldn’t be doing. Most people would expect an 83 year old grandma to be knitting‚ light cooking‚ playing bingo and slowly walking her way to church. Not my grandmother
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green and black alarm clock goes off on the tableside next to my eardrum. I roll over onto my right side and hit the dismiss button turning off the vexatious sound. Slithering out of bed‚ I flick on the lights and slide on the usual black shirt‚ black jeans‚ and Converse; since it is the middle of January I put on a black beanie. I glide down the stairs and I topple over a colossal cardboard box and assuming it has Richard written in illegible letters‚ I know my stepdad has taken residence in my
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The person I am interviewing is my grandma‚ Chong Xiong‚ who is 64 years old. At this time‚ what she considered the most important in her life are her children. As for me‚ I also considered my family important as well as school because I want to have a good career to support my family. My grandma and I both think that family is important because it is where we go to when we need help. However‚ I still consider other things important like school because I am still young and still emerging as an adult
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traffic. I don’t remember much of the drive because I had slept most of the way home. Finally‚ we arrived at the house and we greeted the rest of our family. I walked in the front door to see me little brother Garrett‚ my stepmom Jolene‚ and my Grandma Velda. I immediately recognized the smell of fresh christmas cookies sitting on the counter. It was almost as if I could smell each ingredient‚ the sugar‚ the flour‚ and even the powdered sugar on top
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granddaughter grew up with such a inspiring lady such as Yuri. Also‚ one could imagine at the same time it may have been tough‚ because she could have expected a lot from her. It might have been a lot to try to live up a grandma such as Yuri. Yuri’s granddaughter says her grandma has many great achievements‚ but her memoir does not have her biggest achievements that define her more as a person. This memoir Yuri wrote expresses her sincere love for humanity‚ her commitment to friendship‚ and her
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mom noticed in time and patted my back heavily until the coin came out. Although I was saved‚ my throat was injured because the coin scratched my throat. As a result‚ I could not eat any hard food for a month‚ such as my favorite fries and sausage. Gerald Diamond‚
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My favorite place has always been my grandmother´s house. This is the place I would have to go before and after school. I have always loved my grandma´s house because it made me feel safe and warm. There was a smell of coffee in the air all the times. It seemed to be like all my grandma did was make coffee. When I smell coffee‚ I instantly think of my grandma´s house. She lives on a street called Hillcrest. It is a beautiful street where each house seems to stand on its own little hill like royalty
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