Composition

Name Instructor Course Date What I Believe What I believe in my life is that knowledge is everything. Knowledge is hope, choice, and ideas ("Knowledge Bases" 63). In my fifth grade, my instructor left a remarkable impact on my life. When my teacher reminded me of knowledge being power, I conceptualized that as Mr. Smith was the best adviser, our school would ever have. While in school, Smith gave us an inspiring message concerning learning. While providing these pieces of advice, he would use some quotes from various books. He made me approach education from another perspective. He made me see the importance of recalling what I want to achieve in life. I thank him for inspiring me. Learning...

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie Children in modern civilization are continually encouraged to read because reading is believed to be the gateway to education. Multiple employers consider literacy a mandatory skill for their prospective workers. Reading inspires imagination, increase the knowledge of the reader, and is a crucial element for success. In his essay “Superman and Me,” Sherman Alexie explains the significance of reading through the use of various literary devices. Alexie explained that after going through his father’s collection of books, he realized that “a paragraph was a fence that held words” (1). He uses the word...

The Myth of the Latin Woman Name Institution The Myth of the Latin Woman "The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria" is an essay written by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Cofer outlines numerous hardships she endured because of the widespread, deceiving stereotypes spread by the media. Various individuals are usually stereotyped all through their lives. In the essay, Cofer shows the different ways Latin women are usually stereotyped. For example, she was once viewed as a waitress at a California restaurant, and as the "Hispanic woman" or "sexual firebrand" or "Hot Tamale" (Cofer, 205). She additionally expresses that she was taught to act like a lady from a young age and urged to dress...

Estrangement by Jamaica Kincaid Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Estrangement by Jamaica Kincaid Born in 1949 in Antigua, Jamaica Kincaid at the age of seventeen moved to the United States where she worked in an Au Pair program in New York. Kincaid used different literally forms of writing to express her message clearly. Among the literally forms she used is repetition. In estrangement, repetition is used in the following instances. Repetition is the act of repeating, Kincaid repeats that “I would rather be dead than spend eternity lying next to her’’ (McQuade, & Atwan, 2003, p. 170). Kincaid is talking about her mother who in many cases we would love to spend eternity with...

Name Professor Course Date Recreational use of Marijuana in America should be legalized federally In recent past California become the first state to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Marijuana has many medicinal benefits and doctors have been using it to in their medication for a long time. The use of marijuana as a recreation drug has been a topic in many states but they only a few are willing to legalize it. There are many arguments for and against using marijuana as a recreation drug. Some argue that using it should be a personal choice and others claim that if marijuana is legalized for recreation purpose, there would be negative effects like increased road accidents due to...

Name Professor Course Date Television & Society With the advancement in technology, at least every household owns a television. Families watching TV as they take supper in the evening has turned into a culture to most people. As a result, a lot is learned from television hence making it a social text. There are many programs about various social topics that inform the audience. Another factor that has led to the growth television as a social text is an appeal they impact on people by using good looking attractive persons and celebrities. According to Danesi televisions, build on ideas know by people and then leads them to think more about them. There is a slight connection between this...