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The Influence Of Literate Arts

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Brittanie Waddell
David Khol
24 Feb 2018
College Writing One
What Might the Literate Arts be Said to be Good for?
There are many ways that the literate arts can be explained, depending on the person and their relationship with the literate arts. For some people, the literate arts can be used as an escape or a way to fit in. For others, it could be a process of making peace or learning who you are. Whatever the relationship may be, each experience with the literate arts is unique.
Rodriguez used the literate arts as an escape. His focus on his papers, books and homework had separated him from his life at home. “What I am about to say to you has taken me more than twenty years to admit: A primary reason for my success in the classroom was that …show more content…

Rodriguez was at a point where he couldn’t connect to his family fully, correcting them even when he was in grade school. I think when a lot of us are teenagers, there are times when we can’t stand to be around our families and turn to other outlets. Most of these outlets involve the literate arts: reading books where someone’s life is completely different from your own; listening to music; writing poetry. These are all outlets to help you daydream of a place where you belong, or let you get your feelings out.
Richard E. Miller asks what the literate arts are good for. “I have these doubts, you see, doubts silently shared by many who spend their days teaching others the literate arts. Aside from gathering and organizing information, aside from generating critiques and analyses that forever fall on deaf ears, what might the literate arts be said to be good for?” …show more content…

If I was unable to read or write, I wouldn’t be taking this class in college. I wouldn’t have a job, let alone two. I wouldn’t be able to function in general. Communication is the basis for a society. Our society today has progressed to the point where reading, writing and communication are necessary in our everyday lives. We discuss our laws before writing them out, where we then read our laws. The major religions are written in books. We read about different current events going on, not only in America, but the world. The news gets talked about everyday over different media, such as online, in newspapers or on the

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