Liza Silva Professor Pietruska ENL 102-47 February 10th 2014 Audience: Professor and fellow students of the English 102 course Purpose: To explain how I became literate in my lifetime and what contributed to my literacy level today 1‚357 Words Benefits of Being a Bookworm Have you ever been asked‚ “What is your first language?” Living in such a melting pot of a country‚ the United States‚ minorities often get asked this question. Usually when people ask others this question‚ it is not because
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Writing has always been my most difficult part of English. Reading‚ on the other hand‚ is something I could do all day; however‚ with writing‚ I grimace just thinking about it. It was not that I did not have anything to say‚ because I actually have quite a bit to say. I just could never figure out how to phrase what I had to say in just right way on the page. My mom taught me to read and write at a young age. After that‚ I would devour any book that I could get my hands on. However‚ I have had
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Professor Cami Dilg English 1010 My Literacy Adventure Growing up I loved to read‚ and I think I owe a great deal of credit to my mom. Since the beginning she would set aside time out of her day to help me read‚ not to mention the long hours of helping me with my spelling. Being young I don’t quite remember how long we would read every day‚ but I do remember the stories at least some of them. The first couple of series that we started reading was Junie B. Jones and The Magic Tree House. I remember
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INFINITE Final Draft 18/3/13 Word Count: 777 I never understood the point of reading. My parents first introduced my siblings and I to its world at the early age of two. We were familiarized with letters‚ taught to link sound the visual and formed words with a stuttering start. We became accustomed to the quiet of Tuesday nights when my father would sit huddled on the sofa – my mother curled up in bed – his long nose buried in a novel‚ a black curtain cascading from her head to the pages‚ morphing
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books I have ever read because I have never actually read a whole series and the book was just perfect for me because I loved the action and adventure *Maze Runner-Action How have your past experiences with reading and writing shaped your literacy
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A Struggle to Learn From the time when I was a little boy‚ growing up in Graves County‚ Kentucky‚ I have had problems with my reading and writing. Things never seemed to click for me‚ a trait that the teachers attributed to a mild case of dyslexia mixed with a healthy dose of attention deficit disorder. I knew‚ however‚ that no disorder was the cause of my distaste of reading and writing. Rather‚ there was nothing really interesting surrounding me that would grab my interest in the classroom
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A Flight to Forget I was assigned this essay and wrote a really horrible first draft‚ which was a closed form essay. After our meeting I built off of one paragraph that you told me was the closest to a narrative. I went back to the drawing board and just turned it more into a story. A Flight to Forget 5 AM‚ and my alarm clock starts buzzing. I begin preparing for the long journey I am about to embark on. A 12 hour flight to Israel‚ I pack up my last few
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Throughout my childhood‚ the idea of having a college education was greatly stressed. As a result‚ it was my duty as the next generational child‚ to excel in my studies and achieve a life of prosperity and success. Learning became the basic foundation of my growth. Therefore‚ my youth was overtaken by many hours spent reading and writing what was known to be correct "Standard" English. I first found this to be a great shortcoming‚ but as I grew older‚ I began to realize the many rewards acquired
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English 102‚ Spring 2011 Amanda Phillips Assignment 1: Literacy Narrative Overview: For this assignment you will write an autobiographical narrative based on your past literary experience that communicates insight about yourself as a reader and/or writer to your audience (in this case‚ your instructor and your classmates). Your essay should center around one remembered event and/or one remembered person. It should not be several small anecdotes combined into one essay‚ although you may refer
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Shelby Beaven English 101 September 9th‚ 2013 Around the age of 6‚ I always remember watching my mom write letters and was amazed seeing words being written. I would constantly plead and ask her‚ "Mommy‚ how do you do that?" She would reply‚ "It’s something people are taught‚ sweetie. You will learn it in kindergarten this year‚ they will teach you how to write all the letters of the alphabet." I could not comprehend this‚ it all seemed too much for my young‚ innocent brain to handle‚ but
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