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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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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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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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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Growing up‚ I was never a writer or a reader. Nor did I enjoy either. I was never very confident in my writing ability even though I have all the tools I would need to write an exceptional essay. In my early childhood I was equipped with a strong vocabulary but I couldn’t find a way to use it to improve my writing. Growing up there were certain aspects of my life that made me enjoy the process of writing and reading. Thesis: to be done after Basic thesis: Writing development Before I started
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as a writer. Although I was required to do these things this semester in English‚ I so much more to do and in return‚ I feel that I have grown immensely as a writer. Through IWA’s‚ Freewrite’s‚ and other writing techniques taught by Professor Pretorius‚ my writing skills have grown tenfold versus what they previously were. I feel that this class has greatly prepared me for the future writings I may have to do in the rest of my educational career. One thing that has helped me grow as a writer this
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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 in the aftermath of the L.A. riots‚ turning a once prestigious school into a school for the ‘bad kids’‚ or kids who had been to juvenile detention. Erin Gruwell
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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 that have helped me as a writer. One skill that I really liked and plan to use again is making a list. In the list having page numbers and paragraph numbers where I have already highlighted in the book the quotes that I will be using in my essay. It makes things faster and easier
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After mentioning the list of good readers‚ Nabokov says that we need to really immerse ourselves into the book‚ and “we have no physical organ (as we have the eye in regard to a painting) that takes in the whole picture and then can enjoy its details. But at a second‚ or third‚ or fourth reading we do‚ in a sense‚ behave towards a book as we do towards a painting.” (7) He makes a reference to how paintings are easy to “fondle” over the details of. However‚ reading is considered an art in this context
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As a writer‚ I believe I have several strengths as well as challenges. Beginning with my strengths‚ I believe I have a passion for writing. When I write I make it easy to follow my train of thought from simple word selection to more complex thoughts. I also have my topics organized in a pattern designed for an easy flow from start to finish of what is written. While I strive to keep it simple‚ sometimes I have to get creative to capture and keep my readers attention. For my challenges‚ I believe
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