Individual Groups

In this course activity, you will participate in a peer discussion about how literary or other artistic pursuits and governmental, religious, political, or social structures affect one another. Afterward, you will summarize the discussion and how it helped shape your thinking about your original ideas.

Remember, the purpose of this assignment is not to create another essay, or to encourage monologues; the purpose is to engage in critical thinking and serious discussion. This can only be done when you take the time to engage classmates; respond to their threads and comments on your thread; ask and answer questions.

Kim Brooks, we know has been “teaching composition at state universities and liberal art colleges and community colleges as well,” (Brooks 2) however what makes her truly passionate about the situation is her love for literature since she was a teenager. “Like so many, depressive, creative, extremely lazy high-school students, I was saved by english class” (1). Brooks demonstrates through these quotes her credibility, not only because she’s a teacher but because she truly loves writing and believes others should receive the education which she was fortunate enough to get. She was not apart of any clubs or extracurriculars, she wasn’t interested in other academic classes, so she knows how beneficial having the skills to converse, to write and to properly articulate one's self are. Brooks shares this personal anecdote, otherwise known as pathos, to relate to those reading, most specifically high school students like she once was. While focusing this piece mainly on English it can also be associated with other classes in high school as well. She is trying to illustrate how one can use what is learned in high school in their life if given the proper tools and taught skills which can be applied

This essay was originally written in February of 1996 for a composition class that I took at a local community college while completing my third and final year of high school. The original text has been edited to correct spelling and grammar. In truth, this essay is more of a collaboration between Betsy and I. She had take the class from the same instructor the year before. Many of the concepts discussed are largely extrapolations and enhancements of ideas she expressed. She got a B+ on her version; I got an A on mine :).

The fresh faces of the 2016-2017 sophomore AP English class looked up at Mrs. Belles, some expectantly, some apprehensively. Among those faces is Francine Lamasko, a girl of 15 years of age, newly refreshed from summer and carrying her completed summer work. Decidedly, she thinks to herself, this will be a meaningful year of learning, of growth, and of fun. She is ready.

Longwood Seminar encourages personal responsibility, self-sufficiency, and citizen leadership. These qualities are displayed constantly in The Other Wes Moore. In the book, these characteristics are demonstrated when the other Wes becomes the leader of his drug cartel, the other Wes has children, and when Wes goes off to Military school. This book relates to college life, because in order to succeed in college, you have to exhibit these qualities.

Midlothian High School remains extremely well-known across the country for its intelligent, caring, and dedicated faculty and teachers. As a former student, I can affirm this claim. From History to French to Mathematics, my teachers made my learning experience feel important and worth-while. Despite this, among all these great faculty members, the English Department shines bright because of one teacher and leader that stands out above the rest. Mrs. Sharon Austin, my junior year John Tyler Community College composition teacher has impacted my life in extraordinary ways. Because of her influence in my personal education and growth as a student, I admire her greatly as a leader in the world.

Sampson, George, and Rameck could have easily followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. Like their peers, they came from poor, single parent homes in urban neighborhoods where survival, not scholastic success, has the priority. When the three boys met in a magnet high school in Newark they recognized each other as kindred spirits that wanted to overcome the incredible odds against them and reach for opportunity. They made a friendship pact, deciding together to take on the biggest challenge of their lives: attending college and then medical and dental schools. Along the way they made mistakes and faced disappointments.

The ending results of having aspirations and imagination are either happiness and success or failure and frustration. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men sets in Salinas, California during the 1930s and centers around two men, George, the leader and Lennie, the follower with a mental disability. George and Lennie are on a mission to accomplish their dream which is to own a ranch. When pursuing their dream, they encounter conflicts along the way. The theme of one of the presented topics is hopes and dreams because, hopes and dreams can be in a cycle if the same action occurs again, there is a positive outlook, and a negative outlook.

My thoughts burned brightly as I lead discussions in my AP Literature and Composition class and in Literature Club. Ideas that I once viewed as pesky gained me respect in my creative interpretations of text and granted me the position of co president in Literature Club. Through time and effort, I can now say with confidence that I am revered in my school for my intellectual and creative investment while still keeping my identity in

Where previously I discussed several issues of personal identity formation, I now must discuss some important aspects of group identity, which is vital to any further discussion of collective trauma, group narratives, or social memory. Just as I claimed that individual identity is a socially efficient, shorthand representation of the complex and contradictory totality of a person, or the self, a skimming through the Silmarillion of ourselves, so too is the group a symbolic creation to represent an assemblage of people. This is not to dismiss individual or group identities, nor to say that identities are not real. Symbols and symbolic creations are extremely powerful, solidifying social groups, orienting the future for individuals and communities,

The meeting went pretty well, all of the group contributed. We had to stop a couple of times but besides that it went pretty well some good parts of the discussion were the connections people made to the book. What also went well was the greeting part of what we thought if the book in one word so far it went pretty smooth and there were no

Both studies relate to the social group idea of in-groups and out-groups. These groups one of the many broad ways of categorizing people groups. The “in-group” is defined as another term for the powerful group, most often the majority. The “out-group” is another term for the stigmatized or less powerful group, the minority. The textbook uses examples of the in or out group in race or sexual identities. This concept can also be applied to religion racism and how one group views another. In religion racism an individual in the majority group would be inclined to look down upon the less powerful group. From the second source, people within a certain religion would consider their own religion greater than another. In both cases the in or out groups

Part of being accepted by a group, is taking on a new role with enough encouragement from other group members. Being a part of a group can help clients pursue their own interests, and become the person they want to be. This happened with a mom who continued on in her interest in painting, knowing that her daughter wouldn’t like that very much (Dreikurs, 1976). Without that encouragement from her group members, she wouldn’t have been able to do so comfortably. Often times when working with a group long enough, some members feel bold enough to take on roles of leadership (Hongo, Katz & Valenti, 2015). Putting oneself out there can be risky, but when in a group setting it can be a more of a confident decision. Taking on the role to be the first

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