Mandy Dean 02/01/2011 Midterm Reflection Letter Renee Gurley English 090 My journey as a writer has not been as difficult as I thought it would. I have always had a passion for writing and telling my thoughts or stories. However‚ I have learned many things so far in this class. When writing the first essay there were many steps I used. The topic of our essay was already selected‚ so I simply built off of the topic. I used brainstorming to select my different thoughts I wanted to share
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As a reader‚ the three adjectives that best describe me are imaginative‚ empathetic‚ and engaged. Adjectives that describe me as a writer would be creative‚ focused‚ and driven. A habit I have when reading something that is really enticing‚ is not being able to stop. If the book or piece of writing is interesting to me‚ it becomes addicting to me. Also‚ a habit I have when writing is when I finally have an idea of what to write about‚ I write everything that comes to mind‚ even if I’ve said it before
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Freedom Writers Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank) is a first-time teacher who wants to make a difference. She has little idea of what she’s getting into when she volunteers to be an English teacher at a newly integrated high school in Long Beach‚ California. Her students are divided along racial lines and have few aspirations beyond basic survival. When Erin discovers how much of their lives are blighted by racial prejudice‚ she introduces them to books like ’The Diary of Anne Frank’ and begins
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The new Latin American empires of Spain and Portugal maintained special contacts with the West. Western forms were imposed on indigenous cultures as the militarily superior European invaders conquered their lands. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. The Iberians mixed with native populations and created new political and social forms. The resulting mixture of European‚ African‚ and Indian cultures created a distinctive civilization. Indian civilization‚ although
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Summary – Preschool Readers and Writers This book is very helpful and contains all kinds of ideas to get children to start reading and writing. It talks about how we need to incorporate reading in all aspects of learning. It talks about how to handle the child that is disruptive when you are reading to a large group by reading to him or her at other times when it’s just the two of you and encourage parent reading at home. This book also gives you different ideas on what to read to preschool
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Divorce in America The purpose of this paper is to introduce‚ discuss‚ and analyze the topic of divorce in America. Specifically it will discuss the affect of divorce on American culture. Divorce is never easy on a family‚ and it affects every member of the family in many ways. It breaks down family ties‚ splits families apart‚ and can create poverty and despair in single parents. Divorce has had a powerful affect on American culture‚ literally and figuratively. Marriage is one of the most popular
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Together By Education Segregation has been a problem for quite some time‚ and it has trickled down from generation to generation‚ influencing younger and younger children every day. The problems the teenagers were facing in this book‚ The Freedom Writers Diary‚ were simply because of the segregation they were either taught or learned from the people around them. With the help of Ms. Gruwell‚ these teenagers became more open-minded about their peers and realized they needed an education. “You can’t
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as a system of oppression in which males are the primary authorities in society. Historically‚ patriarchy has been the norm in almost every culture in the world. According to Philip Cohen‚ a professor at the University of Maryland and the writer of America Is Still a Patriarchy‚ every country expect Rwanda has a majority of male parliament‚ despite the handful of countries that have women heads of state. However‚ he points out that though some women may be heads of the state it is more important
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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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A deeper perspective on the “good teacher” myth Movies make up part of the dominant discourse reflecting and at the same time affecting society (Farhi‚ 1999). The mythical portrayal of the good teacher in Freedom Writers supports the idea that urban schools are in need of a “good teacher” (who is portrayed as being perfect) to save the unruly children in this locale from their limited and culturally inferior worlds. The students are expected to cultivate new academic skills and cultural values with
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