Karla,
I actually believe that Gattos essay was more or less written as a form of an attempt as general persuasion, primarily directed to the general population but it could also be written to just about anyone who has been around or even possibly grown up in the American school system. While this essay was written after his career as a teacher it provides little insight into how he himself taught while he was in the same position. It seems that he is clearly frustrated with the American education system and while he may have made attempts to change it, he clearly displays his overall frustration on paper in this essay. While he never really comes out and states that school is important, I receive the impression that he does think that education is important, however it’s more as though he believes that the current lack of that initial spark for learning is severely lacking from the current education system. I, for one believe he is right however aside from his essay it doesn’t seem as though he has attempted to lobby very much support for this change. I think you are absolutely correct that he could have made a change, and he may have in some of his students, however he allowed his passion to fade into frustration and in doing so this viable opportunity was able to elude him.
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If the reader is possibly in the same type of situation it can possibly inspire in them the need to improve their current situation and see that if one is will to work hard that goals are attainable no matter what the obstacle is. If we would be able to combine the passion that Gatto clearly exhibited once with the inspiration that is almost palatable in Rose’s essay into one person, then my friend we would have a very powerful
Villaseñor uses hyperbole to highlight the radical ideas that pessimism can cause a person think, while the use of imagery presents the better option of acknowledging the positives. Reader do not want to feel the need to massacre those that have caused Villaseñor pain and suffering throughout his childhood. However, they rejoice at the end when Villaseñor poses the question of whether or not he had a person in his life that inspired him to write and given him the determination to continue. Readers can emotionally connect to this because many can understand the significance a person can have in inspiring them and the community around
The late eighteenth century saw the removal of the Acadians from their homesteads after the inhabitants’ refusal to swear an Oath to the British Crown; an oath that would have possibly meant marching against their fellow comrades and family members. Out of all the documents presented, the document written by the suffering displaced Acadian, John Baptiste Galrem is my choice of most credible, while the letter by Charles Lawrence is the least. The Acadians faced many hardships including being accused of something they may not have any part in, the loss of their weaponry and basic rights, and many lost family members during the relocation of the settlers. The man responsible, Governor Charles Lawrence, acted upon his own accord without an order
Gatton believes that The point Gatto argument begin to emerge is that students are getting borned in school easily and also are the teachers. He talks about how Then he started to question “Do we really need school”? On page 684.Then he goes on to talk about how school is five days a week and nine months and twelve years. He talks about how students are not really learning they are just inputting information and then outputting it back to the teaches which is not learning. Gatto even goes on to mention a few famous people that did not go through the schooling system such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,Thomas Jefferson.
He uses his experience as a public school teacher in his effort to exercise this opinion that he has, which establishes his first rhetoric strategy. This first and most prominent rhetorical strategy that is used in the “Against Schools” article is ethos. In the first sentence of the article he informs the readers that he “taught for thirty years in some of the worst schools in Manhattan,” which very clearly tells the reader that he has experience on this subject matter. With thirty years of experience one can imply that he truly has seen just about everything that today’s schooling system has to offer. Gatto then goes to
One way a modern reader could relate this to his or her own lives
This quote shows that even though Mairs sometimes has difficulty accepting her illness, she knows that there is a growing acceptance of people who must deal with the difficulties that she faces. This ultimately lends a hopeful and positive tone to an otherwise serious and depressing section of her essay. This contrast in tone, but general feeling of hope is key to the type of emotions that Nancy Mairs is trying to educate her readers about. Mair is successful in using multiple rhetorical strategies to connect with the reader.
The essay intends to persuade and provoke the reader. By using non-statistical based evidence Gatto manages to build a solid case for their being problems with the education system, however, his solution to these problems is incredibly lackluster. The solution Gatto presents is simply for the reader to teach their own children, rather than have them schooled. The problem with this is that this solution will only ever apply to people who read Gatto’s essay, it fixes none of the problems with the education system. The lackluster solution is even more sad since Gatto presents good evidence that the issues are systemic, and by ignoring a potential solution the essay reads more like a consumer warning than a serious treatise on the education
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After reading the book, I can relate the main character to many people in the world including myself. Although, the main character, Thomas, felt like he was worthless and a failure, he eventually was able to find something that he was unique at and show it off to the world. Like Thomas, many other people in the world also haven’t found their full potential yet and are still searching for a place where they can fit in. I am the same way because I haven’t really found what I want to do when I finish high school. Like how Thomas wants to be able to help out his community, I want to be able to do something in the future that can not only benefit me but the people around me as well.
Overall, the author uses many ways to prove the same theme of, you must face reality and not slip into
Sadly, there were many instances that he would leave something if he felt as if there was too much authority that was being opposed on him. This fueled his passion for letting people do what they would like and to have a liberation against traditional practices of civilization. For instance, he got accepted to Columbia College but dropped out because he felt as if there was too much authority, then jumped around through a variety of mostly part time jobs. Then he signed up for the Marines but decided not to go because of getting drunk the night before and forgetting about it. Then he joined Columbia college for the second time but dropped out again.
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