it all out the window because it was all wrong. An article came across my desk the other day “The Speech The Graduates Didn’t Hear" by Jacob Neusner. It suggests that the last four years of their college career has prepared them for a world which doesn’t exist. Not allowing them to fail‚ and providing an easy way out. Giving things they demanded yet didn’t deserve. I felt as if it was education that failed not the students. On several notes the writer admits education was what failed not the students:
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The two themes in the texts‚ “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King‚ and “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes were both directed to the conflicts in that period of time. Although they are very similar‚ they also differ. In Martin Luther King’s‚ “ I Have A Dream” he talks more about African Americans and how their rights are different from whites just because of their skin color. While in Langston Hughes poem he talks about immigrants‚ African Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and poor people
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Abstract and Critique Abstract In his article “The speech the graduates didn’t hear” Neusner states that Brown University has three weaknesses: 1. college does not prepare students for real life‚ 2. Students are not challenged‚ 3. Faculty are too passive. To help explain this‚ Neusner creates a mock speech directed toward a graduating class. Neusner asserts that Brown University is trying to make being a student easy‚ so they do not have to deal with the students. He attempts to convince
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vivid imagination of his characters‚ and his books contained valuable morals. This children’s book‚ Horton Hears a Who‚ is about an elephant saving an entire community of people on a flower from his town. Horton is unable to see the micro people that he claims live on a flower‚ which makes Horton’s town think he is insane. The miniature people realize that Horton is the only one able to hear them‚ and that the others in Horton’s town won’t believe that they exist until are heard by everyone‚ which
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On the surface‚ Horton Hears a Who seems to be a simple children’s story‚ similar to others written by Dr. Seuss. Before taking this class‚ I had seen the movie once before. Once I had heard that we would be watching it to compare to scripture‚ I couldn’t help but laugh. I could not see any biblical parallels in the movie on the surface‚ however after putting some more thought into it and watching the film in class with the prompt in mind‚ I saw a new story line I had never considered before. Throughout
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Bethan. c. The events in this story seen from Penny Jones’ point of view: “So‚ I was quite surprised when Lucy came to talk to me today‚ actually‚ I was surprised at the moment she even looked at me‚ and even more surprised‚ actually I was pretty happy (pathetic‚ I know) when she told me to meet her at the subway. We used to be pretty close‚ in my case‚ possible the closest I ever had to a best friend. I guess I should’ve known already there‚ that it wasn’t because she wanted to talk to me or
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think of America what do you think of? What is the America you believe in? The America I believe in has peace‚ opportunity‚ and freedom. Peace is freedom from disturbance‚ quiet‚ and tranquility. America tries to avoid war and stay at peace with other countries. America has peace along with freedom and opportunity. America allows things like freedom of religion. The first Amendment to the Constitution stated that "Congress shall make no law respecting a establishment of religion-". America holds
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be an American. Americans can be any race or ethnicity. “As one of the dumb‚ voiceless ones I speak. One of the millions of the immigrants.” Chunk 1‚ America and I. America comes from all different types of backgrounds. Lady Liberty is wearing “non-fancy clothing” and open toed shoes. One of America’s most symbolic statue is an immigrant. America wouldn’t be America if it wasn’t for immigrants. America is built off of freedom and people from all over the world. A true American isn’t just a white
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For this week’s post the poem I focused on is “Next to of course God America I” written by E. E. Cummings. E. E. Cumming is becoming my new favorite poet‚ I like his use of words both stylistically and for meaning‚ the way he makes them play together. This poem is not very forth coming with the 5w’. It’s only after reading it multiple times and looking up definitions that you start to have a slight sense of what is being illustrated. The poem is written in a way that it can carry multiple interpretations
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celebration of culture‚ artists of this time expressed discontent felt by African Americans with segregation through poetry. I‚ Too‚ Sing America and Still I Rise are two works during the Harlem Renaissance. They both are written by with the author as the speaker and they both address whites telling them that they should be debased to suppress blacks. In I‚ Too‚ Sing America by Langston Hughes‚ he is a servant of a white man and he is ‘unfit’ for the Dinner table and told to eat in the kitchen. Dinner
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