Writing Exercise #2 The essay ‘Salvation” by Langston Hughes was the essay I connected with most. The religious aspect if it enticed me to read further. To me it was ironic that Hughes titled the essay “Salvation” when in fact it seemed young 12-year-old Hughes had become more lost than before going to the revival. I feel as if that Hughes wanted readers to take an important theme away from the essay; peer pressure from adults has a big impact on small children. Hughes style of writing is a unique
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Daniella Han 5S2 End you essay with “I learn to be a better person.” I screamed hysterically while clutching my stomach after we exit the school hall. It was such a scene as she was called up onto the stage and was accused of stealing people’s belonging out of their bags or in their table’s drawer‚ in front of the whole school. For the last few days‚ people’s belonging had been mysterically dissapear out of their every place they could possibly have been in. Of course‚ no one knew
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HOW TO READ A BOOK Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren One reader is better than another in proportion as he is capable of a greater range of activity in reading and exerts more effort. He is better if he demands more of himself and of the text before him. If you remember what an author says‚ you have learned something from reading him. If what he says is true‚ you have even learned something about the world. But whether it is a fact about the book or a fact about the world that you have learned
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” Three connections I made while reading Fredrick Douglass’s “Learning to Read and Write‚” text-to-self‚ text-to-world‚ and text-to-text‚ helped me understand the main idea‚ which is learning to read and write was key in Douglass’s journey to freedom. One connection‚ I read‚ “I did not dare to ask anyone about its meaning‚ for I was confident that it was something they wanted to know very little about‚” I thought about when I was young‚ my parents did not want me to know that I was having surgery
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“Learning to Read and Write‚” an essay written by a former slave‚ Frederick Douglass‚ explains how he gains knowledge and the effect it has on him. A former student of the EOF Program‚ Michael Scott‚ believed that attaining knowledge for Douglass was more a curse rather than an accomplishment and there were no alternatives to his circumstances. However‚ Michael Scott is not exactly correct for the reason that Douglass did have alternatives. For Frederick Douglass‚ learning to read and write is indeed
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In “How I Write” by Richard Lederer‚ he uses his own experience to explain how writers get inspired to write. Richard Lederer introduces many points that can help people improve their writing skills. There are three significant points that I totally agree with: Keeping writing‚ Find writing habit‚ and Using computer. From this article‚ Richard Lederer explains “To be a writer‚ one must behave as writers behave. They write. And write. And write.” I totally agree with it. Writing is process‚ keeping
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how to learn swimming Swimming is a skill that can help keep you fit and can be a good exercise for your muscles. You burn many calories when swimming and it can be useful during emergency situations. It can also prevent drowning from happening. Floating‚ dog paddling and the different swimming techniques are the basic lessons you need to learn in swimming. The basic lesson swimming institutions teach students to learn how to swim is floating. For you to be able to swim‚ you need to relax
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How to Read Drama Reading a drama is like going to see a play but instead of watching the play unfold with your eyes‚ you see it unfold in your head. To read a play you must follow a series of steps so you can fully understand what you’re reading and so you won’t get confused. The first thing you must do is look at the title and think to yourself what does the title say about the play. Thinking what the title first means usually affects your thoughts throughout the drama. This is an important step
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impartial hearing‚ the Commissioner’s Regulations provide that “[t]he party requesting the impartial due process hearing shall not be allowed to raise issues at the impartial due process hearing that were not raised in the notice filed under subdivision (i) of this section‚ unless the other party agrees otherwise.” 8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 200.5(j)(1)(ii). Thus‚ the DOE respectfully requests that the hearing officer refuse to consider such issues in reaching her final decision and
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to not be defenceless is to learn how to box. Well i would like to accomplish being the greatest boxer ever because i want to overcome my fears/weaknesses‚ and self protection. I have one fear and that is that i won’t be able to protect myself because i feel like i won’t be ready when it comes time to. One thing that will help me to overcome my fear is i can train with somebody who is already good at it that will give me some tips on how to overcome that. I can also develop skills from
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