Explain what Dianne Ravitch feels that prevents girls from doing well in school. Have you noticed this in your own experience? Make sure to quote from the text, and put this in formal college essay form.
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First Exit Exam Question
Do you agree or disagree with the author's argument about why we avoid risks? How would this affect you in your own personal experience? Remember use at least two direct quotes from the text and present this in college essay form: Introduction ( with author's name and title of essay), supporting paragraphs, and conclusion,
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Exit Exam
The Question: Explain Tannen's idea that men and women communicate differently, and how would this information help in your own relationships.
Do you agree or disagree with Tannen's ideas about male/female conversation. Use your personal experience to argue your position.
In the essay "Sex , Lies and Conversations" Deborah Tannen discusses the issue of male/female conversation. Based on her findings, men and women don't communicate the same way. Often what is mistaken for 'not listening', is just indicative of different ways of hearing. I think by using Tannen's points (made in the essay), I can improve my own relationships.
Tannen discusses the ways men and women miscommunicate.
I find the points Tannen made in her essay can directly impact my own relationship.
Conclusion
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Concept Paper Outline
There are three qualities that are essential for a good quarterback back in football. These include a strategic mind, a strong bond with fellow teammates, and the ability to spot holes in the defense.
Paragraph 1: A strategic mind is essential for a quarterback. According to John Myers in his book QuarterBacks this coach for the New England Patriots states, " A quarterback must have a quick and agile mind." (111)
Paragraph 2: The ability to relate to ones' teammates is a must for a quarterback. According to Tom Brady in his book Tom Brady Tells All, "....................." ( 213)
Paragraph 3: Spotting holes in the defense is an important ability that quarterbacks must display ,in order for a team to perform well.
Conclusion: In conclusion, the quarter back must have a quick and agile mind, etc....
Monday, October 4, 2021
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Quiz Question 9/21
We always have to keep in mind what the writer is trying to do. Why do you think Kaufman decided to use the Bar Mitzvah scene and the Hudson River scene? How did this add to our understanding of the memoir..... Please quote from the book to back up your arguments. Devote at least a paragraph to each scene.
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Prose to Poetry
From the lady in the psychiatric ward to the man in Shea Stadium, Doug Holder describes the curious essence of otherwise mundanely odd people. “As a kid, I always wondered about the man in the small booth in the middle of the Midtown Tunnel,” he writes in the prelude to the first poem of his newest book, “The Man in the Booth in the Midtown Tunnel.” In this collection, the poet’s gaze spans New York and the greater Boston area as he observes his characters with attentive and probing eyes. Holder recounts absurd moments in the miserably ordinary lives that constellate his world. He uses these stories as a sort of social critique of today’s humdrum realities, engaging a universal longing for something beyond the banal.
The lady in the psychiatric ward
a curious essence of the mundane
The Man in the Booth
in the Midtown Tunnel
a recount
of miserably ordinary lives
they long for something
above
beyond
the banal.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Poem by Student
Definitions of Poetry Poem
Poetry is driving before the sun sets with just enough light to see the road when the sky is warm and life feels calm
Poetry is making somebody laugh over a silly remark and capturing the moment like a photograph in your mind
Poetry is taking an elevator up to the rooftop with a champagne glass in hand ready to see the view
Poetry is getting a drink spilled on your favorite shirt by a guy you wouldn't mind getting to know
Poetry is hugging your parents feeling the weight fall off your shoulders because you know you are home
Poetry is the warm taste of your hot chocolate during the first snowfall of winter
Poetry is celebrating in silence watching a father dancing with the bride in the center of a ballroom
Poetry is being able to turn off the alarm and get the extra sleep you've been longing for
Poetry is a pat on the back from the coach who never gives praise
Poetry is a rainbow that still leaves people in awe like it’s the first one they have ever seen
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Stream of Consciousness
Part 2
Oh–that distinct flushed out smell of Father’s Five–tattooed- Hell’s Angels, ready to bounce you at the door–the Citgo sign flashing in the canyon of Kenmore Square…direction, an elixir for your fog–vinyls at Loony Tunes–the old ladies in Coolidge Corner who brought you their dead husbands’ shirts when you manned the counter–“this should fit you they crooned–“-and you would be a walking monument to the deceased. Cutting through the alleys in the Back Bay– a buffet in the trash bins for the down and out–they delicately picked at the remains of the day–sewage and rot behind a tony shop– it was always Doomsday in the Commons–street preachers at a clearance sale—street singers–sing for change and begged for it–the old Italian guy who yelled at you: “Hey kid–ripe tomatoes–bring some for ya tomato”–laughing–the stub of a cigar shaking outside his mouth… the Mass. ave bridge gave your life a horizon–open space from the small furnished room– a city on a hill–Buzzy’s roast-beef–in front of the Charles Street Jail —a knish–delish–hotdog , — oh,red phallus of beef, melts in my teeth– . Karen–the Jewish girl in the North End–you lived and learned to love and leave–Caruso music and the couple that had operatic fights in sync… Her last words before she threw you out “I can’t stand all this eating.” Smell of bread baking all night–corpulent men outside the social club–called you twinkle toes, as you jogged by with chicken legs. Your friend– a clerk–dating a dwarf–an adjunct at B.C.–American Studies–small love affair–
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Poet David Daniel Feb. 14
David Daniel is the author of Seven-Star Bird, from Graywolf Press, winner of the Levis Reading Prize, and his new collection, Ornaments, in the Pitt Poetry Series. Critic Harold Bloom has called him “an authentic heir to Hart Crane” and poet Tom Sleigh writes that “No one in any generation is writing poems that are like this: smart, visceral, immensely pleasurable to read.” Former long-time poetry editor of Ploughshares, Daniel founded and produces WAMFEST: The Words and Music Festival, which has brought together Bruce Springsteen with Robert Pinsky, Rosanne Cash with C. D. Wright, Talib Kweli with Quincy Troupe, along with over forty major artists for collaborative performances and conversations. He’s been on the Core Faculty of the Bennington Writing Seminars, and he teaches creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.
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