What if my essay were to turn into a story? Would the teacher accept that? The purpose, after all, is to develop ones writing skills for college. Essays are good, their writing is a necessary skill required of all students, no doubt, but what about other forms of literature? One not encouraged by teachers since elementary, the story. Are we expected to contain our imaginations, fit them into the pre-selected mold of an essay? I think not. We should be allowed to let our imaginations fly, with no boundaries, no guidelines, no inhibitions.
"Because the five-paragraph essay is a chosen vehicle for measuring a student's writing proficiency, it is essential that each master this patterned format writing to score well. As part of that patterned process, the student needs to develop specific thinking and organizational patterns that will aid in the timed creation of an essay that state and other testing is demanding." This selection, taken from a website entitled, The Five Paragraph Essay, is the perfect example of what is expected from students today. The site goes on to give the structure of the essay: "The five paragraph essay follows a defined format. The first paragraph introduces us to the thesis of the essay and directs us to the three main supporting subtopics. The second through fourth paragraphs are all similar in format. They individually restate the subtopics, and are developed by giving supporting information. The fifth and last paragraph restates the main thesis idea and reminds the reader of the three main supporting ideas that were developed. All of these paragraphs are important." Students are given a chance to write "freely," but how is following a set structure anywhere near free? I do not believe it is. True the student may choose any topic, can select their own preference of words, the voice of the paper, and the ways in which to narrate. Nevertheless, I do not believe that these choices are enough.
Robert Burns wrote during the Romantic Age. At this time people were beginning to question society and its ways. Burns was one of the greatest poets of this time. ... Burns wrote more than 300 original songs. ... Burns may have influenced a few American writers. ...
"Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question" By Diane Burns Thesis: In Diane Burns's poem "Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question", a minority who ethnic roots misunderstood eagerly answered questions to help the stereotypical white woman identify the speaker cultural. ... The woman begins to ask stereotyped questions that made the speaker un- comfortable. ...
I work in the vocational education training (VET) sector and the system is based on competency based training CBT, which some elements of its structure have been aligned to a Behaviourist perspective (Burns, 2002, P.54). ... "The cliche that holds, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink is still readily appreciated in education" today (Burns, 2002, p.186). ... Motivation depends on the needs of the individual and the situation " (Burns, 2002, p.186). ... One of Knowles's assumptions was that "as a person matures the motivation to learn becomes internal an...
The Baby in Question Desiree's Baby was written by Kate Chopin. ... Monsieur Valmonde grew conspicuous of the girl's heredity, and questioned her origin. ... Desiree began shouting his name and demanded him to look at the baby, She questioned " What does this mean?" ... Weeks later Armand ordered a bon fire and all items were burned the last to be burned were letters Desiree had wrote to him in the past. ...
Don't Let Flag Burning Burn our Constitution The American flag is not just a piece of material or a collage of fabric. ... In the history of our nation we have seen incidents of abuse towards our flag and it is this factor that has brought up the question: should this symbol of expression be protected by our first amendment rights? ... The denial of the right to burn the flag is the assertion of the government ruling over the people. ...
And the last reason I show you can be known when you think the case that lighted cigarettes touched other peoples fingers or clothes and so on, it burns their fingers, and dirties their clothes. Some people may say that cigarettes will be filliped before cigarettes burn parts of other peoples bodies. ...
"It was a pleasure to burn. ... This question made Guy seriously wonder and after that, he began to notice the personalities of others. By asking him questions, Clarisse installed a sense of curiosity in Guy which eventually led to him reading the very books he was supposed to burn. ... If Guy had not met Clarisse, he would never have questioned the morality of burning books. He would have never questioned the logic. ...
He is happy with his life and his job until finally he starts to question what he id doing and the reasons he is doing it. ... He goes and burns houses down of people that are hiding illegal books. ... If you are caught with books your house is burned down. ... He loves his job until one day he starts to question his job. ... "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. ...
At the fire station, the alarm sounds and Montag goes to a house to burn it down. When they get there he finds out that the house he is supposed to burn is his house. ... The story started with him being a bad person that burns down other people's houses. Then when his neighbor questions him he starts to question his town. ... Then in a while nobody questions it and that is how they go about life. ...
