“Waiting for Superman” Movie Review The movie‚ “Waiting for Superman” depicts the struggles faced by children and families to gain a seat in a charter school. The children are from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. However‚ they all have one goal in common‚ receiving a better education than offered by public schools or pricey private schools. As the movie shows‚ it is not an easy task to gain admission into charter schools; the process is stressful and based on luck‚ not merit.
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Page James Mrs. Patrick LNG 322 April 14‚ 2011 Waiting for Superman‚ Socratic Circle Questions 1. Analyzing rhetoric is about what persuasive techniques are being used‚ not whether or not you were convinced. Sometimes persuasion works‚ and it changes your mind. But sometimes you still don’t agree after a variety of persuasive attempts. Which rhetorical appeals are used most effectively in Waiting for Superman? Where was an appeal used‚ but it wasn’t effective for you? Be sure
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Jerad Rogers Waiting for a Superman Review In David Gugenheim’s compelling documentary Waiting for a Superman the current state of America’s educational system is examined thoroughly. The educational system is clearly broken in many ways; the film not only examines the many areas and implications present in the educational system but also give an insight into the hardships families can face with education. Through an excellent use of personal interviews‚ frightening statistics and well-focused
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Meaghan Quinn Quinn 1 English 102 Section #20 Journal Writing #1 In the short story‚ Superman and Me‚ the author Sherman Alexie writes‚ “I loved those books‚ but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life” (Alexie 6). As a young Indian boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation‚ Alexie is “expected to be stupid” (Alexie 5). However‚ as he strives in school
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share similar aspects of different areas. Each community has to deal with certain hardships like stereotyping or bigotry. Understanding and appreciating cultural differences will better prepare people to live in a universal neighborhood. In Superman and Me the author Sherman Alexei revealed that “His father was an
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reason‚ the concept of Superman coming to save us was created. The main problem with this is that not all education systems are the same throughout the United States. Each state has their own theories and ways of creating a better education. This also causes different problems for each state which makes it harder for the department of education to solve. Although it is hard to solve this‚ the lottery
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Sherman Alexie: Superman and Me “I loved those books‚ but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life” –S. Alexie. Faced with an alcoholic father‚ fears of being rejected‚ and instability‚ Sherman found his happiness in reading books. At an early age he watched as his father collected multiple books and literature he could get his hands on just so he could read. Alexie quickly adapted to what his father was doing and eventually started reading as well. “My father loved
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“There are four classes of Idols which beset men’s minds. To these for distinctions sake I have assigned names- calling the first class Idols of the Tribe; the second Idols of the Cave; the third Idols of the Marketplace; the fourth Idols of the Theatre.” - Francis Bacon “The Four Idols” The quote above excerpted from Francis Bacon’s “The Four Idols”‚ is an example of a rhetoric technique called enumeration. Enumeration is a list of names that categorizes an idea. In his work‚ Francis Bacon uses
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Navonne Johns once expressed‚ “A person’s character is shown through their actions in life not where they sit on Sunday” (Quoted in “Quotes About Misleading” 1). Mark Twain shows this religious bigotry through his depiction of the Grangerford and Shepardson family. The two families come to church‚ and listen to a sermon on brotherly love‚ while in the next day‚ kill one another. Contributing to this example‚ Twain mocks religion through The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with his satirical attacks
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K-pop is a musical genre originating in South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. Although it comprises all genres of "popular music" within South Korea‚ the term is more often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop music covering mostly dance-pop‚ pop ballad‚ electronic‚ rock‚ hip-hop‚ R&B‚ etc. In 1992‚ modern K-pop was ushered in with the formation of Seo Taiji & Boys‚ whose successful experimentation with different music styles
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