Mint Snowball Naomi Shihab Rye Analysis

My best essay that I wrote throughout the year was by far the Mango DBQ which was titled as “The Obstacles of the American Dream”. This was my best essay because of many reasons. One reason why is because I received a 98 percent on it which was my best grade of the year. Also this essay was easy to write because when papers have many structures that need to be followed it is very straightforward for me.

Jackie Robinson is the story I am going to be writing about. It is about a black baseball player and he has just went into the World Series. He had broken the color barrier for his country and he knew he was going to get a lot of hate because of the color of his skin. Feng Ru was the Chinese man of aviation. He created planes for a living and that changed his home country because they can get around much easier. Melba Bee was a girl who had to walk 10 miles a day to get to class when there was a school right next to their house. However, that school was an all white school, so they were protesting. They sued the school and they later were able to get into the school.

The sample essay I chose was “Should the Elderly Get Free Bus Rides?” By Webmaster. In this sample essay the author addresses the topic of whether or not the elderly should get bus rides for free. The author uses common essay format to organize his thoughts and uses facts to support his opinions. The author uses statistics and facts to support why the elderly should receive a discount but not ride for free. I chose the essay because its finds a way to appease both sides without creating too much conflict.

My mom had the best intentions, but she didn't know how to help me. My mother was practically a single mother for two years I had to grow up real quick. She had to work and I had to stay home, lock all the doors, and find a way to keep my little sister entertained. For a long time I didn't understand why my father had left. One day we got a call that my grandfather was in the hospital. A few days later he passed. That moment changed every single person in my family. Everyone was broken, but yet the spark that had been dead in all of us lit up. Over time, many of the scars from the past began to fade along with my bitter attitude. These experiences formed who my family is today and how they have raised me to be. I now understand my hardships weren’t an excuse to be unkind. I have grown into a responsible women with strong morals and values. The essay asked how would I contribute to the diversity of The University of Kentucky and the answer is I have a spark. A spark that no one else but I have. The spark that's going to give me that push to fight harder and stronger than any other

The stories that will be compared for this essay will be Everyday Use by Alice Walker and I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen. These two stories both share similar themes about motherhood and its difficulties especially in fairness between siblings. The two main daughters in both of these stories come off as feeling inadequate in comparison to their other siblings. The mothers in both the stories are trying so hard to make them feel deserving of happiness in life. The story Everyday Use is narrated in first and second person by the mother. The theme of this story to me seems like sibling rivalry and how their mother is doing her best to make sure that both of her daughters receive the same amount of respect. In this story a woman named Dee returns home to try and acquire some objects to show off to others. She is denied when she attempts to take some quilts that were promised to her sister which causes her to throw a fit about. The story I Stand Here Ironing is narrated in first person by the mother. The theme of this story is the regret. The main character, the mother, is struggling with her decisions on how she raised her eldest daughter since she had to send her away so much when she was young whereas with her other kids she kept them all through their childhood and raised them.

The Tell Tale Heart essay in my opinion was one of the best ones. This essay was to to help us understand how to write from different perspectives, not just the main character's perspective. I liked creating basically a fan fiction. We had to write from a different person’s perspective. This essay also taught me how to set the tone of a story.

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 certain things affected me, I just lived my life. eventually , with the help of Mary, I came to the realization that having my summer taken away from me due to a broken foot had really changed my life philosophy, it truly changed who I was and my outlook on life.

Writing an essay may seem like a huge obstacle to overcome, but with a plan of attack and a little organization, it can be easily completed. All it takes is seven easy steps.

This is an essay I wrote for a Women's Studies course I took in University. When writing an essay or an assignment for school the hardest part for me was figuring out where to start. I believe that getting a few ideas by seeing examples and reading other peoples essay's always helped me figure out how I would write my own essay and how to get started. That is why I decided to share my essay with all of you. Hope this helps!

Have you ever read the book The BreadWinner. It is about how a 11 year old girl named Paravana lives in Afghanistan and the Taliban is under control and Parvana can not do anything. I think me and Parvana are alike because.

Out of the many prompts I have written and gone over so far, I feel my best essay and favorite one would be the Jim crow Laws. The Jim Crow Laws interest me the most because to me personally learning about the law intrigues me and knowing how the people in the south had these very cruel laws made this assignment more exciting to be learning and writing about. I learned that many African Americans or people of color did not live in a world where freedom was free and we all had justice. Instead they lived in a world of segregation and cruelty. Using the Spring Board Book pages 196-198 written by Rick Edmonds gave me many visuals in my head of how the many colored people lived through the harsh laws they had to follow. I feel this resource was

There have been various other times in which I am able to connect to this essay. For instance, recently at the previous institute that I attended I had to write a fifteen-page research paper for my Composition and Literature I course. After getting about half way through the paper I became stressed and started to experience a writer’s block. I had no idea what else to write about, and instead of relaxing and just writing down the ideas that came in mind, I started to worry

My essay is about the time I tried football. My mom's friend wanted me to do football because her son was. I declined her offer many times, but I finally said yes. My mom said I could try it once and see if I liked and if I did not I could quit. She ended up lying to me! I got over it tho.

The two story that I choose for Topic one “Salvation” and “The Scholarship Jacket” the reason for that is because both had a conflict within themselves and with others around them. For example Hughes had a spiritual religious problem when going to church and feeling like he deceive his aunt while Salinas had a materialistic problem which was the materialistic aspect of the jacket which had a valuable meaning to her. The way they dealt with it also had a leading factor to my choosing both these particular essays because they had to deal with it their own way which later on became a good or bad outcome within themselves. The way Salina situation is different from Salvation was the jacket meant everything to her because she wasn’t as wealthy as the other students that were in here school

The intended audience of this essay will be my course instructor, Professor Julia Brinson as well as my classmates. I am writing this essay for my ENG 111 online course I am taking through Ivy Tech. I will be writing about a story that my classmates not only have access to but might also write about, giving them a chance to be familiar with the topic. However, if they are not familiar with the specific story, the are familiar with the message or concept expressed. This topic is relevant in a time like right now, but also almost any time because it’s always a social difficulty somewhere in the world. What I want to accomplish with my essay includes showing the underlying message of a story that some people might miss. I also think it is an important message that people who are much more fortunate than others, should learn. I am using a formal academic manuscript as my medium.