Article Reflection Essay

Many people experience exclusion in their lives; yet, when they feel included, they experience the process of healing. In the memoir Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Power of Adversity, Dw Brees’ journey to healing is explored. This experience of exclusion to inclusion is also discussed in Becoming Human by Jean Vanier. The New Orleans Saints accepted Drew, a severely injured quarterback at the time, just as Jean Vanier accepted people with intellectual disabilities into L’Arche. Withal, Drew is given the opportunity to motivate and inspire his team, and those people included in the L’Arche community are given the opportunity to develop new, meaningful relationships. For Drew, having this opportunity results in a milestone for the whole team that represents hope for New Orleans, while the people with intellectual disabilities being able to be in an inclusive community result in the maturity of the heart. Both works suggest that being inclusive towards other people, especially those excluded in society, by welcoming them into a particular community result in a person’s internal and external healing.

In response to the American declining reading trend, New York Times author Dana Gioia writes an editorial piece on the subject. In her piece she uses various national studies and surveys, the workplace and the civic duty to make her point of the negative effects of diminished reading habits.

This article was mostly about ways to divided up an academic reading assignment and as she states "read smarter not harder". Karen Rosenberg starts off the beginning of the article by talking about how she did not fear reading heading in to college and then describing the troubles she faced when she began reading academic writings. She talks about dosing off and daydreaming during reading and how she thought she was just dumb for not being able to understand all the information. Then she discussed how she eventually figured out the key to reading an article. She came to the realization that is it as if you are joining in on a conversation when reading these academic readings. Realizing the author’s goals will help you understand the article

However, my progress as a reader has significantly improved and changed during this semester. First, I learned to improve my critical reading skills through the in-class reading assignments. My professor provided very useful help in assigning us the first reading response question: “Summarize the main ideas of the reading assignment. What questions do you have?” I think that a combination of being able to understand, summarize what the text says as well as interpret its meanings is a helpful approach one can apply to better his or her critical reading skills. Therefore, I have applied this approach to any reading I had for this class and I am still using it for other classes as well. Secondly, I changed my reading habit after the third essay in which I chose a research topic in my discipline to write about. While doing the research, I noticed that I was also encouraged to become familiar with many different subjects in my discipline. The essay assignment was to pick a topic that I am personally interested in writing about. Coincidently, this was also one of the goals that I listed on the first class writing “read articles and

Before I had begun the class, I always thought there was a right or wrong way to write a paper. A typical five paragraph essay, with a specific topic, and in the end would end up being similar to all of my follow classmates’ papers. I would turn it in, get the same grade as all my peers and be happy with it. This class made me realize that that was not the only kind of writing there was. It taught me that there were more options available and more creative ways to write rather than the way they’ve been teaching and pounding into our heads since we were young. Literacy to me, before I started the class, meant following the guidelines and getting a grade. There was no leeway or openness. There was always a right or wrong way to literacy.

Specifically, as a reader, I learned and developed how to properly analyze text especially with the early annotation pieces as well as the articles of the week we did throughout the entire year. When I first started out I just gleaned the surface of each piece I did without being able to find any deeper meanings. Furthermore, I wasn't very proficient at forming my own questions relating to the article based on what I've read already. As clearly seen in my first few annotation pieces such as “Reunion”

People who read acquire an extensive vocabulary and knowledge in certain topics that for example, in a college student these two factor are important. If we grow up thinking or influenced that reading is boring, there are low possibilities than when we grow up we will be active readers. Reading brings to us a wide range of themes, where we get to find out what are we interested in. During college, as students we usually found ourselves seating in front of a screen and a keyboard waiting for ideas about what to write in our papers. We are aware what we want to write, and we feel the motivation to write, but somehow we do not have a foundation about the topic of our interest. Imagine if we could had been reading since we were little? From simple children stories to the more challenging readings, but we could have obtained the basic knowledge we need when writing college essays. Our lives will be easier that

When I enrolled in Introduction to Journalism and Nonfiction, I expected to be spending the majority of the time reading primarily political articles about happenings in the US and analyzing the structure to write our own. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to find that we studied selections with a lot more creativity.

My decision on a major field of study at Western Michigan University was a process that took much thought and reflection. With my high school teachers’ strong leadership, they inspired me to possibly pursue anything as a career. The long process of finding out what I want to do with my life started in the summer when I was trying to figure out what career would best suit me for the future. Im that kind of person where I need entertainment in my life, so I narrowed it down to some jobs I can't do, such as being a business major and sitting in a office my whole life, and accounting, because I despise math. During my thinking process, I utilized what subjects I enjoyed in high school that I’d like to learn more about in college. I came to a

Now as a sixteen year-old, I read copious amounts of articles and books. I am also making what the North Carolina grading system considers, “spectacular” grades. It was not always like this as I was scattered in second grade. I was doing the opposite of what I am accomplishing now until I had a breakthrough in January of 2007, during second grade. I credit this breakthrough to reading. Along the way, I had my family, the reading class, and my supporters reassuring me.

My reading and writing experience began when I was about 3 years old. Writing has always been my way of expressing myself. Up until about high school, reading was something I really enjoyed and even prioritized. If I had to read a book for English class, I wouldn’t be as excited to read it compared to a book I chose myself. I believe that strong reading and writing skills are essential if one wants a successful career. I hope to improve my skills while enjoying the material this year.

I overcame my challenge that I had discussed in last weeks Journal by getting more organized. I made a to-do list and stuck to it. I wrote down every assignment due date and every test day on a calendar, so I knew exactly what was due and when. I also made sure to incorporate all meetings for extracurricular activities into my calendar. I got a planner and filled it with all upcoming test dates, assignment due dates, and meetings as well. I also became better at prioritizing and adding flexibility to my daily schedule. I made sure that I prioritized equal study time for all my classes but also added down time into my daily schedule for leisurely activities as well. My grades began to improve after I got more organized and learned to manage

As we roll down the information highway via Google and other popular internet search engines, myriad facts, figures, and opinions are instantly at our fingertips. The question arises, does all this easy access of information add to our comprehension? Not necessarily. Noted American writer, philosopher, and educator, Mortimer Adler’s 1972 revised publication of How to Read a Book explores such ideas some 25 years before the widespread usage of the World Wide Web. Charles Van Doren, of 1950’s game show scandal fame, co-authored the revised version of the book. In the first chapter, “The Activity and Art of Reading”, Alder delves into contrasting several concepts that distinguish types of reading and their results. First, Alder explains the

After taking this class I feel like I know how to properly read something and truly understand it. Before I would just read and be able to get the story but now I ask questions. By asking question I get a better grasp of not just what happened by how and why. I really enjoyed how we got to not only read the pieces but, we were able to learn more about the authors. Learning about the authors backgrounds

Reading is one of my favorite pastimes. I am a tuned-in Reader, and I appreciate well written biographies. Enjoyable reading takes my mind off school work and relaxes me. I enjoy academic reading as well, but sometimes it is intense and requires much concentration. Moreover, I am a tuned in reader when it comes to academic subject’s such as; psychology, nutrition, health and history.