In school there are always those that do not understand‚ but get passing grades. In Mary Sherry’s essay In Praise of the F Word she talks about the topic in more depth. The essay talks about how the American school system you get passed along without any consideration about your pace and skill level. She also discusses how unprepared the American public is after high school and college. Her essay also talks about her own son and one of his experiences in his high school. Her use of ethos is not very
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Adrienne Nicole Strunk Writing 115 Chris Risley Summary-Response In Praise of the F Word In her essay “In Praise of the F word” by Mary Sherry‚ she talks about how she teaches high school graduates that have been "cheated" by the education system; that they are “handed meaningless diplomas.” 2.) Students were just passed along to the next grade whether they understood the material or not. 3.) And the students soon discover that themselves later on. 4.) Sherry describes how her attention-getter
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In 1972 the Iranian family‚ the Dumas‚ had moved to America for a brief time. In this time young Firoozeh lived in Whittier‚ California and was attending a public school there. After her short stay there she could only remember the positives from her stay‚ but she could also remember how her ancestors were treated when they first immigrated to America. When the first wave of Islamics had moved to America‚ they were not treated the best. My perception of the Dumas tells me that they might have expected
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Alexandre Dumas‚ père‚ born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870)[1] was a French writer‚ best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels‚ including The Count of Monte Cristo‚ The Three Musketeers‚ Twenty Years After‚ and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were originally serialized. Life [edit] Early life Alexandre Dumas was born in Villers-Cotterêts in the department of
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The History of the Dumas from 1906 to 1914 was a History of lost opportunities by the Tsar and his Ministers’. Assess the validity of this statement. In the setting up of the first duma the tsar and his ministers had the opportunity to meet the demands of the people without having to lose any authority or change the system that was already in place too drastically‚ he also could have given the people representation that they so desperately wanted. The events of Bloody Sunday made the Tsar
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The Man in the Iron Mask‚ by Alexandre Dumas‚ and Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ both follow similar plot lines and relate to each other through their themes. Shakespeare and Dumas both discuss themes of family‚ justice and judgement‚ lies and deceit‚ loyalty and the consequences of revenge. These major themes blend seamlessly in the stories of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and The Man in the Iron Mask. The themes are consistent throughout the play and the book‚ ultimately addressing the search for truth
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"Still Needing the F Word" describes not only how society views women‚ but also men view women. Anna Quindlen quotes Betty Friedan who said “I used to write poetry. The guidance office says I have this creative ability and I should be at the top of the class and have a great future. But things like that aren’t what you need to be popular. The important thing for a girl is to be popular.” Society is degrading women. The worst part is that women and young girls are believing that they too have to degrade
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In Praise of the F Word In Mary Sherry’s essay‚ “In Praise of the F Word‚” the author encourages all parents and teachers to use failure as a form of encouragement. Sherry would like for them to use it as a way to motivate students to do better and want more when it comes to their education. What Sherry believes in is that the threat of flunking is a “positive teaching tool” (566). Mary Sherry uses a variety of examples to support her claim. The author’s main source of evidence used to support
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In Mary Sherry’s essay “In Praise of the “F” Word”‚ she talked about the argument that teachers just pass students based on the students overall demeanor and not if they are achieving the grade to pass onto the next level of education. Sherry is stating that high school graduates and high school drop outs do not acquire the necessary basic skills to be productive in work place for employers. When asking her students in the class to write about an unpleasant experience they had in school. Sherry has
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French novelist‚ lawyer‚ husband and father; these are all things that Alexandre Dumas has been called. Alexandre Dumas was born July 24‚ 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts‚ France (The Editors). He is most famously known for his works of literature. Dumas has written many books‚ his most famous being The Three Musketeers or The Count of Monte Cristo (The Editors). Through events in Dumas’ life‚ he was inspired to write; and through his writing‚ he inspired or influenced society. Other well-known writers
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