If You Ask Me?

In this essay “What is Poverty?”, Jo Goodwin Parker starts of with a rhetorical question “You ask me what is poverty”, this is the opening line of the essay and it encapsulates the essay ́s purpose. Through the use of the writer ́s language she also captivates the reader with the idea of poverty and what it is by making it very concrete and real. The writer wants the reader to understand what poverty is so that they can feel like they need to help not only the writer but p!eople who struggle in that

thesis of her whole article even though it isn’t addressed until the last sentence. The whole article is seemingly addressed towards Lewak which makes her the primary audience. That can be seen in the concluding paragraph when Block writes “Let me ask you this, Lewak…” Jenny Block used Lewak’s article to make a very convincing counter argument for an issue that women have been fighting against for ages. Block is able to bring a new found light to this argument by keeping in mind the view that most

The poem ”Sure You Can Ask Me A Personal Question” presents one side of an awkward conversation between a Native American and another person. This conversation is made awkward from both parties. First of all, the person asking the questions clearly lacks empathy and a common sense. They have no knowledge or respect for the Native Americans. They are simply ignorant. This is shown when the person asks the narrator questions concerning where the narrator is from. The narrator is asked whether or not

“Ask me to help you find the wind” (Anderson 10). Melinda Sordino is a teenage girl who had been through a traumatic event in her life. Through the event, three people made Melinda strong in negative and positive ways. Andy Evans was the negative in the event. Mr. Freeman and Maya Angelou were the positive in the event. They helped her become strong enough to speak. Mr. Freeman and Maya Angelou had a strong, positive impact on Melinda’s experience. Andy Evans had a negative impact on her experience

Fredrik Backman said, “Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero” (Backman 1). Every child should have at least one superhero and children can find superheroes in anybody: neighbors, parents, and friends. In My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, seven-year-old Elsa finds superheroes in her dad and her two neighbors. However, not all these superheroes were superheroes at the beginning. Throughout the novel, Elsa discovers these superheroes by discovering more about them. It takes a journey

If you were to ask me what is something I remember from my childhood that was so significant I would answer, food. Food has definitely been such an huge impact in my life. Coming from a Mexican household, it is something that brings people together and makes us connect with all the spices as well as experiment with different tastes. Being so experimental with food at a young age thanks to mom has definitely defined what kind of food I am willing to try and what I will eat. Being a 21 year old woman

Introduction: 1- So let me ask you a question: How many of us like to listen to stories? I believe, all of us! And, would you like to name your favorite story? Can you tell me why you like it? Because stories transform us! We receive these stories with the help of our senses, the hearing, seeing, touching, tasting and smelling. We imagine the existence of these stories with the help of our minds, using our imaginary eyes. Some of you might be knowing that I come from Pakistan, a country that is famous

Yeah, I know you guys know the story of how the ‘Web Warriors’ began. But either way, I’m Alpha Stark or Spider Girl. Next up is my boyfriend Jack James or Spider Man. Then there’s the guy who hates my guts Max Teen or Black Spider. Next there’s Jacob Greene or Red Spider. Finally there’s Austin Smith or Iron Spider. All of us has a place on the team because of who we are. So let me get to the point, it’s been about a year since we’ve been on this team and we’ve had only the easy gig stuff

I interview someone named Xavier Smith over the phone, he works with my Uncle at a. I ask Xavier 20 questions about his culture and heritage background. The first question I ask was “what is your full name and does it have a special meaning to it?” He told me that his full name is Xavier Smith and that his name is spelt differently in Haiti language, it is spelt Xaviur instead of the American way Xavier. I ask him why does he not use the spelling of the name from Haiti and he said that it is because

thought 2. Knowing B. Final Words VI. Conclusion An Explication of William Stafford’s “Ask Me” The poem “Ask Me” is not as it may seem the first time