have made in my ability to write over the course of completing the papers included here. From my first diagnostic essay, which I know contained many errors but I still think contains the ideas I wanted to get across, to my essay on the short story "The Day it Happened," which is broken up in separate ideas but gave me a chance to develop my reading and my writing skills, to the last essay of the portfolio on "The Story of an Hour," where I ma able to put my ideas together in a better flow with much
Argumentative essays are very important because of their ability to help people argue in a mature manner. However, many people do not know how to successfully write an argumentative essay. Writing argumentative essays is easy once they are broken down into a few simple parts. These essays should be taken seriously and written with passion and facts. To write a successful argumentative essay, start off with a good hook, make claims that are backed by evidence, and then refute the opposing side’s arguments
Catcher in the Rye essay Essay question: Analyse how symbolism was used to develop the key ideas in the written text. In the novel “Catcher in the Rye”, author J.D Salinger uses symbolism to create and portray key idea to us as the readers. The key ideas he portrays are; Holden Caulfield is the guardian of youth and that Holden is a broken record that no one wants to listen to. Throughout the novel, author J.D Salinger often mentions a red hunting hat worn by Holden and the way in which Holden
The writing of my college essay was quite a process. Normally for me writing comes rather easy, I do not struggle putting my ideas on paper. At first I thought that this essay would be simple to do and not be very stressful. It turned out to be quite the opposite in fact, just brainstorming was a struggle for me. It was difficult for me to think about my life and how it is special. To me, the events that have shaped me do not seem that relevant, at 18 I had never really payed much attention to how
with his assertion about the dissatisfaction felt by the working middle class because as I stated in my essay, they have a strong allegation to make, their struggles are existent. The middle-class does, in fact, enjoys less opportunity, and job security than earlier generations
Argumentative essay Artifacts that are found in a country should stay in that country so it don’t get lost or broken. I think that if the artifact is in the museum then it needs to stay in one place so the object doesn't get tossed around and gets broken. If the artifact breaks then that is a part of history that is gone forever and it will not be here for us to learn about. I feel like if the artifact was found in a certain country then it needs to be stored in its own countries’ museums. In
Mark Twain and Jack London both write effectively about earthquakes, however, the stylistic elements they choose to use differ from the other greatly. They each choose to focus their attention to different aspects during the earthquakes. Although Mark Twain and Jack London both write about the effects of an earthquake, Twain is critiquing how humans within a society react in times of stress, while London discuss how nature will always trump human ingenuity. Within Mark Twain’s “The San Francisco
For as long as I can remember I have always struggled with writing especially essays. I am not sure if it is my lack of imagination or my lack of knowledge with writing basics but writing has definitely been a struggle for me. When I entered this class I became very nervous right away to learn that I was going to have to write in this class. Could I be successful in this class? Would I have any idea what I was doing? Although, I was nervous and had many fears, as soon as we jumped into week two things
Mother Tongue is a story that describes how Amy Tan’s mother was treated unfairly because of her “broken English”. As the second generation of Chinese immigrants, Tan faces more problems than her peers do. Her mom, who speaks “limited” English, needs Tan to be her “translator” in order to communicate with the native English speakers. Tan has felt ashamed of her mother “broken” language at first. She then contemplates her background affected her life and her study. However, she changes her thought
Identity and Culture Amy Tan’s ,“Mother Tongue” and Maxine Kingston’s essay, “No Name Woman” represent a balance in cultures when obtaining an identity in American culture. As first generation Chinese-Americans both Tan and Kingston faced many obstacles. Obstacles in language and appearance while balancing two cultures. Overcoming these obstacles that were faced and preserving heritage both women gained an identity as a successful American. In the work of Amy Tan’s “Mother’s Tongue” she provides