(87) What I am looking forward to in ENG 111 is to become an exciting and interesting writer. I often wonder‚ and occasionally worry if what I write makes sense to others. It is very important to me to build self-confidence in this area as I become better educated. However this brings me to Avoiding Pitfalls. “Don’t apologize for anything‚ such as your lack of experience or limitations in writing about the topic”. (90) Being a working professional and reading correspondence from superiors I often wonder
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This semester I think I’ll learn how to become a better writer by strengthening my knowledge in the use of advanced rhetorical devices‚ adding more depth and analysis to my body paragraphs‚ and by attaining a higher level of maturation in my writing. I’m hoping that taking this class now will translate into successes later in life when it’s required to exercise the abilities I have and will continue to develop. My definition of nature would be anything that exists without the innovations man has
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The amount I have changed as a writer is unbelievable. The biggest change is that I no longer loathe writing a paper. I feel as though it comes more naturally than before‚ and I can now make complete sentences easier than ever before. Another thing that has changed is how quickly I can write a paragraph before I would struggle getting a cohesive thought on a page‚ but now writing a paragraph that relates all together in some way is easier. All of this brings me onto my next point. I have changed
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The director Richard LaGravenese made the movie The Freedom Writers in 2007 and based it off the novel The Freedom Writers Diary with Erin Gruwell and 150 other students published in 1999. Richard LaGravenese wanted to bring the book alive to utilize that everyone struggles in the world. He wanted to bring some similarities and some contrast from both the movie and the novel. One thing Richard LaGravenese did well was adding in the Holocausts scenes from the novel into the movie. He showed the
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achieved before one can belong anywhere else. The protagonist‚ John Proctor‚ in The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ truly belongs only at time of death. His clear conscience provides him with a sense of self belonging before his hanging. Similarly I Freedom Writers‚ by Richard Lagravense‚ the Hispanic gang member‚ Eva‚ achieves a sense of personal identity and true belonging when she tells the truth in court. This allows her clear conscience to give her a sense of belonging to herself. “I’m not worth
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criticizing others‚ it’s about learning to accept and respect others for who are of a different race‚ ethnicity‚ and culture aside from what you are because you never know when you can make a new friend or find a soul mate. Throughout The Freedom Writers Diary we see there is major segregation that is insanely driving off of ethnicity‚ culture‚ and race. One group wants to be on a higher pedestal then the rest‚ and in order to achieve that the violence comes into mind and starts
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James VI of Scotland (more commonly known as James I of England) was the first Stuart King of England. He was the son of the Catholic Queen of Scotland‚ Mary and her husband Lord Darnley. Due to the death of his father and the abdication of his mother‚ he became King James VI of Scotland at the age of one. He eventually married Princess Anne of Denmark in 1589 and gave birth to his first of many children in 1594. James I was a successful ruler due to his pragmatic and practical nature. He realised
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A writer’s style distinguishes him from other writers. The style a writer uses to write a story clearly indicates the tone of a story‚vital for the reader to understand the story. The style of a writer is made up of different traits and characteristics used to write the story. These traits and characteristics include and are not limited to symbolism‚ characterization‚ and other elements. When evaluating a literature piece for style one should analyze the following five elements: diction‚ images
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I Don’t Know You‚ But I Know You’re Important As said by Tupac Shakur‚ “The only thing America respects is power and power concedes nothing. After the LA Riots‚ they tried to calm us down and nothing changed since.” More than sixty people died during the L.A. riots on April 29‚ 1992. Gangs erupted afterwards‚ due to the apparent discrimination of African-Americans from Caucasian officers. In Freedom Writers‚ written and directed by Richard LaGravenese‚ a high school named Woodrow Wilson‚ suffered
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Throughout my writing experience I have always struggled with my body paragraphs. I tend to always have a strong introduction but once I began to go into my first body paragraph I lose my train of thought. One of my main issues is that I get to wordy. Which then leaves me with fragments. Lastly‚ which I’m sure most people have an issue with is basic grammar errors such as‚ spelling and placing commas. I feel that my writing has had a small progression. Through this class I have learned more writing techniques
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