Dear Professor Wiesel‚ My name is (name here)‚ a (grade) at Estero (School). My English class had just finished your book "Night"‚ and I must say it was one of the most interesting books I’ve read in awhile. I was extremely excited when my teacher first proposed the idea of reading a survivors story of the Holocaust. I had found it very fascinating to hear a story coming from you‚ being a survivor of the Holocaust. First‚ after analyzing details of the book "Night"‚ I feel several things need
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Ancient Manners Professor De la Serna a well-educated man‚ Master of the knowledge in everything about México History‚ descending of early rich Spanish Colonizers‚ always seeking‚ digging in the past trying to find a whole domain of the ancient Aztecs deeply secrets‚ goes to start a journey to find if is really true what a piece of paper that completed an old unknown Indian code means‚ a recompilation of the ancient ritual of Lycanthropy. Professor De la Serna arrives an old Spanish style building
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overall main idea of Teaching Reading with YA Literature by Jennifer Buehler is that students will likely be more motivated to learn if they are able to read texts that interest them. Traditionally‚ there are multiple texts that have been taught in schools for decades (such as To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Of Mice and Men‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ etc.). Students do enjoy these texts‚ but they are often chosen for them and are likely not too motivated to read them. In fact‚ Buehler gives a description of
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Could you please describe for our listeners what that is?” “Tenrtry the singularity will be the time when AI will have figured out how to make themselves and us smarter. Once that happens the process will build on itself until the robots are smart enough to figure out how we can live forever.” “Is that possible?” The interviewer asks. “Living forever?” “Of course‚” Professor Ziggler says‚ “What does it matter whether our operating systems are made of meat or silicon?” “Whenever you are ready just
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No matter how young or old you are knowing how to read is a powerful tool. Reading provides you with an imagination and the ability to escape into another world. You gain the courage and confidence to speak in front of groups. And reading allows you the opportunity to write and empower others. As Dr. Suess said‚ “the more that you read‚ the more things you will know. The more that you learn‚ the more places you’ll go.” Pi Beta Phi’s Read > Lead > Achieve literacy program helps over a million students
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"Learning to Read and Write" explains all the difficulties he had to face when he learned to read and write in 1830s. Being a slave‚ it was against the law to learn to read and write‚ yet Douglass by risking his life‚ using all opportunities managed to learn reading and writing. Richard Rodriguez‚ on the other hand‚ was a child who was born 150 years later in a Spanish speaking family. In his essay "The Lonely‚ Good Company of Books"‚ Rodriguez narrates his learning experience and explains how he started
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Drew Carter Hensley English 11 Honors 2nd Period Hills Like White Elephants Summary The story begins in a valley in northern Spain near the Ebro river at a train station surrounded by hills‚ fields‚ and trees. An American man and his girlfriend‚ who he calls ?Jig?‚ are waiting for a train coming from Barcelona in forty minutes that would stop at the station and go to Madrid. While waiting in the shade at a table outside the building‚ the two discuss what they will have to drink. The man points out
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The Notorious Business Professor 1. How much would you emphasize on the following aspects of his performance After reading the case‚ our group decided to evaluate the effect Professor Steve has had on each of the following aspects. When it comes to classroom teaching and his mentoring and advising of the doctoral candidates‚ students rate his classes fairly solid; however‚ he is rated an above average teacher in terms of the enjoyment students have and his ability to stimulate critical thinking
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In the essay Learning to read and write by Frederick Douglass he talked about growing up as a slave‚ trying to learn how to read and write‚ how it’s hard to get what you want but with a lot of work and effort it can be done. It really connected with me how if he wasn’t white ethnicity he was considered a slave and didn’t have same privliges as the white kids in his neighborhood. With having glasses and being short made me feel different as well‚ not with rights but with making friends and being considered
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different cultures‚ have different belief‚ and different backgrounds. They all need to overcome some of their short comings‚ such as attitude‚ behavior and responsibility issues. The attitude of a high school student versus a college student varies like night and day. Some high school students have a lackadaisical attitude. Students fall asleep in class‚ students don’t ask questions about subjects they don’t understand‚ and students don’t participate in class discussions. College students on the
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