SOAPS 5: “In praise of the F word” by Mary Sherry In the passage “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. Students were just passed along to the next grade whether they understood the material or not. I know many people who have graduated from high school and still have trouble spelling some words and simpler grammar. Mrs. Stifter made a big change in some students lives‚ instead of just passing
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Writing‚ Bedford/St. Martin ’s Boston‚ New York Kozol Jonathan. "The Cost of an Illiterate Society." From Illiterate America by Jonathan Kozol. Copyright 1985 by Jonathan Kozol Zinsser William. "College Pressures." From Blair and Ketchum ’s County Journal‚ Vol VI‚ No. 4‚ April 1979. Copyright 1979 by William K. Zinsser. National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/programs/quarterly/vol_5/5_2/q2_4.asp 1990 K Street‚ NW‚ Washington‚ DC 20006‚ USA‚ Phone: (202) 502-7300
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William Zinsser in his essay‚ “Simplicity‚” describes the tendency people have to inflate their own words. A majority of us think that something is missing if a word or sentence is too simple causing us to add unnecessary information only to confuse our readers. Zinsser shows us examples of this in everyday life such as a simple letter‚ or a brochure by an insurance company‚ where the corporation uses a statement that overuses vocabulary to express something so simple. Zinsser observes that
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Dr. Seuss “Why fit when you were born to stand out?” – Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel‚ better known to the public as Dr. Seuss‚ is arguably the greatest children’s author in history. With world renown stories such as “The Cat in the Hat”‚ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”‚ and “Green Eggs and Ham”‚ Dr. Seuss has influenced people of all ages. And to this day‚ twelve years after his death‚ Seuss continues to affect the way children read‚ learn‚ and grow up with his timeless classics. Before the
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Yuzhe Huo Composition and Literature Ms. Candice Feb 7‚ 3013 Students’ Pressure At Lehigh University In ”College Pressures”‚ author William Zinsser spends most of the time talking about students’ pressures‚ especially in the 60’s and 70’s‚ based on his experience at Branford College at Yale University. The article shows that students are facing pressures in lots of aspects‚ such as economic‚ parental‚ peer and self-induced aspects. However‚ these pressures are not rare in just a
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giving the right information or not. It’s not about the length of a paper or the pre-writing‚ it’s about depth and giving the right information. Self-induced pressure causes students like myself to set higher standards than needed for their grades. Zinsser proclaims a very accurate statement‚ “A is for Admirable and B is for Borderline‚ even though‚ in Yale’s official system of grading‚ A means excellent and B means very good. Today‚ looking very good is no longer good enough.” (438). I have always
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In the article‚ "Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen" the author‚ Kay S. Hymowitz‚ introduces us into the world of adolescents by including a personal look on how the gap between childhood and young adult is quickly shrinking. To add‚ she includes memories from the past such as certain trends and products in order‚ to connect with the audience at hand. Overall‚ Hymowitz has taught us to embark on the new meaning of adolescents known as "tweens" and the trails and tribulations concerning this new era of
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takeoff.” But‚ are ambition and pursuit for success turning into an obsession nowadays? The authors Lotte Bailyn‚ Karen Heller and William Zinsser agree that they are‚ and unfortunately‚ I have to endorse their idea. All three authors’ view that‚ as Heller put it “…there’s a new‚ pure drug on the street. It’s called ambition…” (p. 121) is valid in my opinion. As Zinsser states‚ ambition is necessary‚ but we tend to let the “dream of ‘getting ahead’ “(p. 132) dim our perception. Sadly‚ more and more people
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References: Anderson‚ B. S.‚ & Zinsser‚ J. P. (2000). A History of Their Own. New York: University Press. Dunlap‚ L. G. (1994). When Women Were Priests: Women ’s Leadership in the Early Church and the Scandal of their Subordination in the Rise of Christianity. Grudem‚ W. A. (1994). Systemic
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time because he decided to pack his bags and just leave Pencey. In addition‚ parents in Holden’s time did not understand that this issue caused stress to teenagers. In an article written by William Zinsser‚ children ask their parents‚ "But what if we fail?" (Zinsser). The parents respond‚ "Don’t" (Zinsser). The article shows how oblivious parents could be to the stress they were causing to their own children. But what kind of stress and to what extent is it a stressor today? Today‚ the need to succeed
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