In 1978, William Zinsser, a master of Branford College at Yale University, using a sympathetic tone sends a convincing message to college students, their parents and teachers through his essay called “College Pressures.” In this essay, Zinsser unmasks a horrible master that have been torturing and slavering the college students depriving them from the joy of the “college experience.” This malevolent master has been ruling this nation for decades, convincing everyone that success has to be measure through your pocket. Currently “defeat” is an unavoidable demon, and the damage have been such out of proportion that students are convinced that the only way to reach a state of realization on their lives is through a safe route, which only has one door and make turns is not allowed, you must not fail. They do not want to hear ideas of freedom, they are just looking for a sense of security in every area of their lives, they might as well get a “prepaid grave.” The author innocently wishes to convinced the students of the indispensable necessity of freedom that they need, because they need to be “released from the clammy grip of the future,” but is an naive thought, because this nation has been teaching a culture based on a “religion” brought from the “American god” named “Achievement”—the malevolent master—. This “Money Talks” Culture and the “American Barbie Appearance,” embraced by the media, had limit the importance of creativity and liberalism among the college students, because on these days they are just worried about the appearance of their grades on papers; even the author mention that “transcript has become a sacred document, the passport to security.” The times of the Hippies; where the muse was your faithful companion and philosophy, music and art rule on this nation, comes to an end, Mr. Perfection killed Ms. Curiosity. As a master at Bradford College,
English 1101 26 November 2013 Homosexuality is one of the most controversial topics in our society. It is a subject that sparks controversy, rage and many debates among the American people. Today, there are many people who support the practice of this activity. Arguing that all individual have the rights to be free and love whoever they want. On the other hand, there others who believe that this practice should be banned from our society. They argue that homosexuality is unnatural and a great…
Susie Vickery English 104 Reflection Paper It’s hard to believe that my amazing journey in English 104 is coming to an end. The journey has been so much more enjoyable than I initially expected. I have tried to avoid taking English 104 numerous times because reading and writing have not been my strong points. Each time I attempted to take this course, I dropped it due to a particular instructor style, or a boring set of literary materials. This time around was different, as I set my goal to…
really do help a lot because when I do not know the word it is easy to find on the references or the definition of the word. Lastly Section IV,in this section I learned masses of things. One is I did not know that English has a lot of combination of several languages like, Old English, Latin, Greek and more. I reviewed the "Latin & Greek Root Words" and I kind of understand it I just need to work on it more.…
wear long hair in my middle school and high school, because teachers just think it as a waste of time. The students must have greatest respect for teachers. The students have to do what teachers ask them to do. Always all the students in the same class are taught in the same way and have to do the same huge amount of homework, which is in conflict with Confucius famous saying ”The teacher should teach differently according to every student’s condition.” Most teachers aren’t willing to admit their…
Dear English 131, My name is Bill Adams, I’m 18, born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. Born into a Christian African American household, I am the third of five children. I recently graduated from Rocky River High School. During my senior year I was an active student being a part of the Rocky River Marching Band Color Guard Dance Team, FCCLA, National Art Society, and Gospel Choir. I plan to study in Elementary Education while a student here at Saint Augustine’s University. In the future…
Dear, Mr. Wiesel My name is . My English class has been reading your book "Night," one of the few survivor stories of the Holocaust. The Holocaust is the ultimate example of genocide, which always starts as an idea and like a wild fire, it grows. I've seen this idea among people. Discrimination among differences still exists. After all the human falters in history, we still go back to the origins of that same evil that gave birth to unimaginable terrors only a few years ago. There…
Daniel Ovesea Dr. Dolgin English 101 September 27, y English Class Every year we go through school taking required classes set by the board of education. English is one of those classes that is almost required every single year. People wonder if this class should be needed and most think it should. Not only is this class a requirement but very helpful to everyone who is willing to participate and learn what is being taught. Whether you are taking an English class at a community college…
The Rhetorical Situation on "The Civil Rights Era: African American odyssey" "The Civil Rights Era" text is informative and online text. The African Americans and white allies still proceeded to have the equal right in American life. As achieving the opportunity of equal rights as every American should have. While there is more to achieve, like equal employment, education, and in many fields. That's why their where marches, protests, and boycotts to fight for their rights. If the African Americans…
The SQ3R reading strategy is very different from the way I read my class course material before when I first started this university with my first course I didn’t really read the material and or write notes. In result of not reading I had failed that course. I then had realized that to get through I had to force myself to read. It was the only way I was going to understand the questions. I still till this day have trouble with reading materials. Sometimes I have to read and reread until I find what…
Task : Interpretation for “Harlem” In the beginning of 1950’s, African American were under the straggle of civil-rights movement. Harlem is one of highlighted cities related to the movement. I, personally, interpreted the poem “Harlem” expressed the will that they never gave up to achieve it, and the distress that they had a hard time to attain it for a long time. The author of the poem “Langston Hughes” started the poem as “What happens to a dream deferred?” In this context, ‘Dream’ means ‘civil…