Bette Brooks Argument

In Miles Corwin’s novel, And Still We Rise, his first-person speaker, Anita Moultrie, unfailingly proves how proud she is of her community in South-Central Los Angeles. Corwin published the book in April of 2000...... Moultrie teaches her students in order to let them become proud of becoming part of black community in South-Central. Throughout the novel, Corwin consistently advocates against the brutality of racism in relation to black students in inner-city schools by including Moultrie, a teacher at Crenshaw. Moultrie knows later in life other people will “‘judge them [her students] by the color of their skin’” (Corwin 85). She utilizes pathos to appeal to naive black students to light a fire of anger in them. By stating the words “‘judge

Throughout the history of American Literature, there have been hundreds of influential pieces which have left a mark on other writers. The book “In Honor of David Anderson Brooks, My Father” by Gwendolyn Brooks utilizes a unique writing style, theme and American values.

Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men contains a plethora of ubiquitous themes and tropes; it espouses disparate motifs such as corruption, fragmentation, and nihilism. However, the most conspicuous subject that is touched upon is that of the Judeo-Christian tradition. The paramount thematic concepts of Christian theology throughout the novel are explicated by use of literary devices such as diction, imagery, and tone; moreover, these convictions are hypostatized through Willie Stark, Jack Burden, and Tiny Duffy.

“Young Goodman Brown” is a story about a man who challenges his faith in himself and in the community in which he resides.

Harriet Jacobs and Sojourner Truth are women who face adversity categorized in an invisible sub-group, making it difficult for black women to compete in the world. This sub-group is known as intersectionality. Black women struggle with the perception being inferior placing them at the bottom of the social class. Jacobs and Truth, however, share their experiences to other men and women allowing them to be aware of this invisible group. They willingly chose to speak out against this discrimination. In doing so, they deal with scolding looks of men as well as dealing with the harsh critics’ opinions of their narratives. Jacobs’ narrative and Truths speech allows other slave women to not be discouraged by the mere fact that their skin was of color. With that said, they strive to build the confidence to fight for the equality of all women. Harriet Jacobs and Sojourner Truth reflects the phenomenon of intersectionality through their confidence and willingness to fight for

William Faulkner’s Acceptance Speech, performed at the Noble Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 1950. “He is immortal, not because he alone… has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul… the writer’s, duty is to write about these things.” In his speech, Faulkner summarizes the duty of a poet, a writer, of man, not just entertain readers, but remind them of the hardships humanity has endured, and display this to a sense of pride, compassion, and glory. Thus brings us to Jeannette Walls’ and Annie Dillard’s novel The Glass Castle & An American Childhood. Both written work describes a childhood full of wax and wane that presents a variety of emotions throughout the reading but one unlike the other are very distinct

Chapters 3 and 4 of The Outliers (Gladwell, 2008) serve to further prove that there is more to success than society believes. It is a common notion that higher accomplishments are granted to individuals with extreme talent and persistence. Gladwell argues there are uncontrollable circumstances on the pathway to success that the general public overlooks.

In the selection, “Strange Tools,” Richard Rodriguez explains how he started reading books to excel academically, as if books were merely a peculiar means of improving himself. He begins his writing by showing the reader his initial experiences with reading. He conveys that neither of his parents read for pleasure, but simply for business or as a way to communicate with distant family; he never saw his parents read an entire book.

Customs and traditions are vital to the development of our human race because in order to grow we must depend on a sense of a greater purpose and value. They should be considered important, and something that should reside in peoples' heart. Customs and traditions are extremely sufficient, and they have both good and bad sides. Therefore, society will be better if people relate and eliminate the restrictions between one another. Modern society can not improve without existing customs and traditions. This is the same principles as science-new inventions are dependent on what existed before. Therefore, in order for the society to develop, it should have a solid foundation based on customs and traditions. Some traditions may be a positive thing

Books are one of humanity’s greatest creations. They are treasures of precious thought. Whenever I hold such beauty in my hands I am amazed by a human being’s ability to write and transform simple letters into words, into stories, into ideas. Throughout my young life so far I have had the pleasure and honour of reading a myriad of novels from many different genres. In the future I hope to further expand my library of knowledge. Of course, as one reads – much like I have - they will stumble across books, good books, and, most importantly, great books. The words of poet Pablo Neruda resonates deeply with my belief that “…books that help you the most are those which make you think the most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading,

When Welty is only nine years old, her mother personally visits Mrs. Calloway and gives Welty “permission to read any book she wants from the shelves, children or adult.” She wished for Welty to have her “own library card to check out books for [herself].” Welty’s mother wishes for her to be independent with her thoughts and experience the world though all books. She believed that Welty should not be constrained by any barriers that Mrs. Calloway could put up. Welty’s mother provides the extra detail of “children or adult” books being permitted to make clear that Welty should be allowed to read with no restrictions. Welty remembers her mother reading a variety of books from “The Origin of Species” to fiction such as “The Man in Lower Ten.” Later in her life, she is still seen reading the “war news” in “Time magazine.” Welty’s mother wants Welty to gain different perspectives from a different variety of books and reading material because that is what she herself did. Along with Welty, her mother “was very sharing of [the] feeling of insatiability” when it came to reading. Welty remembers her mother “as reading so much of the time while doing something else.” While making bread, her mother would “pick [the book] up, sit by the kitchen window and find her place, with one eye on the oven.” Welty’s mother does not let her life interfere with her reading. Welty’s vivid remembrance of the details of her mother’s reading habits reveals the value of reading her mother had shown her at a young age. Welty recalls her mother enjoying her reading to such an extent she would do it during anything. Her mother’s love for reading passed onto Welty through her experiences of what her mother did when Welty was a child. The vividness and lucidity of the details Welty uses to describe memories of her mother, convey the value and intensity of those experiences and

Geoffrey Sirc wrote “The Autobiography of Malcolm X as a Basic Writing Text” to convey to his students and all students of literature that this book “teaches the importance of passion and strength of character” that these are “essential attributes to growth as a writer.” This journal article reaffirms the reason why all students should be required to read the book and Sirc states that autobiography allows the student to develop a deeper understanding of how to be inquisitive when confronted with stereotypes or ignorance. The affirmation comes in the form of a quote from Malcolm X in the epilogue of the book “People don’t realize how a man’s life can be changed by one book” (X and Haley 400) and the impact that statement would have on future

I found this excerpt from the Preface to the Reader to be very significant and important because Classic books are usually books that are seen as being notable because of the message that they are portraying to their audience. Classic books are usually books that portray to their audience a specific theme or they portray to the audience a historical event. For example, for my Theological Ethics class we had to read the book Night by Elie Wiesel and I find that to be a Classic book because it tells the story of Elie Wiesel and his life in the concentration camps during the Holocaust. The book Night shows children how life was during the Holocaust and I believe that is something that children should learn about because it is a terrible thing what happened to those people who entered those concentration camps and children should know that they should appreciate the life that they have been given. Other classic books that have been published may deal with immigration, which is an oncoming topic in today’s world and I think that all children should

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison is a fiction novel about African American life in the post-WWI era of America. The structure and content of the novel is particularly geared towards narrating the idea of control Conformations and deviations to the narrative in Song of Solomon build on this idea of control, especially in relation to Milkman, which comments on the desire for self-determination.

What remains the one saying that parents always tell their child? Get an education. Humans have heard it over and over again. One needs a good education to get anywhere in this world. The positive impact of education has proven as one of the most important factors for every human. In Chapter 4: “Education” of the book The Language of Composition by Renée H. Shea, different views on education become apparent. Moreover, our schools may not serve the goals of true education because of the way students participate in teachings, why and how the teachers teach, and the way the students get taught to comprehend information given to them.