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Should high schools require students to read the " classics"

Victoria Escamilla 3/8/19 English 9             High school students should read the American "classics" because, it helps students in this generation to  appreciate literature,and reading since current day literate isn't how it used to be unlike classic literature which shows how old literature used to be. For example on the second page of the article in the 3rd paragraph it states." In this age of declining literacy, a primary function of school should be first to ignite an appreciation for reading. Once students love to read, they will be more likely and able to give a work of literature from another time, place and culture a try". Another reason high school students should read the "classics" is because, it will help students to improve upon their reading skills, and there love for reading. Last reason would be so that high school student can have a personal interest in books. For example on page 2 of the article on the last paragraph it states...
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MLA Practice

Victoria Escamilla  2/27/19 2 . Like Beowulf, J. R. R. Tolkien’s character Bilbo is “terrified of losing himself” and so rejects exile and embraces the warrior’s heroic code ( Anderson 226). Another work by Tolkien confronts the same issue: the character Frodo is told that he must resist going to a “cave, slowly to forget and to be forgotten” (365) 3 . Magazine covers are often overtly political. Take the example of ( Time 6 Nov. 2017)  Time magazine’s most recent issue, which featured three swinging orange wrecking balls with yellow hair. 4 . In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird , the character Dill is introduced primarily through narration: Dill was from Meridian, Mississippi, was spending the summer with his aunt, Miss Rachel, and would be spending every summer in Maycomb from now on. His family was from Maycomb County originally, his mother worked for a photographer in Meridian, had entered his picture in a Beautiful Child contest and won five dollars. She gave the ...
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Today's task - The Scrambled Paragraph

Victoria Escamilla  2/26/19 English  1st Paragraph     1st - B - level 4     2nd- D - level 4     3rd- C- level 2     4th- A- level 1
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Applying Academic Writing to our own

V ictoria Escamilla  2/25/19 English 9        A way I could apply academic writing to my own writing could be by not just rushing through my writing, and actually take the time to revise over it to see if I described my ideas properly, and didn't just go off, and not get to the point that I'm trying to display through my writing. Another thing I could do is to just not add to many words that are unnecessary to the topic, or add words that aren't needed in my writing. A last way I could apply academic writing to my own writing is by just taking the time to make sure the writing peace is good, displays my ideas the way I want them to, and that it actually makes sense and, it isn't a bunch of nonsense.
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2/11

Victoria Escamilla  2/11/19 English 9 Questions : What about Ancient Greek culture & values is reflected in their beliefs towards the underworld?  Do you recognize any similarities between the Greek's beliefs towards death and the underworld and those which are held in your own religion? The Journey of the soul is described to be an elaborate process, why do you think that is? Why can't it be more simple? Looking back (to  The Epic of Gilgamesh ) this will be the 2nd text in which the protagonist journey to the underworld to confront death, why do you the hero "needs" to visit the underworld?         1.   The Ancient Greek values and cultures reflect in their beliefs of the underworld because, part of their cultural beliefs is their gods the underworld connects to the gods because the god Hades rules the underworld like the gods Zeus, and Poseidon.          2.   Some similarities ...
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Assessing Your Goals

Victoria Escamilla 1/18/19 English 9 -Think about and list 2-3 subjects / interests you would like to major at college -Think about and list 2-3 colleges you are interested in attending -   One of the majors I would do would be, legal studies and criminal justice. Another one would be criminology, and the last one would be paralegal studies  - The first college I would be interested in attending would be, NYU School of Law, Fordham University of Law, or St. Johns University Law School.  
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Research Project

Victoria Escamilla 11/5/18 English 9 - For this blog post I want you to think of 2-3 civilizations / cultures whose literature you would want to research (e.g. Polish, Vietnamese, Irish, French, Sudanese, etc.)   Greek literature began in 800 B.C. Ancient Greek literature was written in Greek dialect. Some famous writer of Ancient Greek were, Plato he lived from 428-348 B.C, Homer 8th century B.C, and Hippocrates 460-370 B.C. These famous from Ancient Greek were known for many things. For example Plato was known for his master thinking, his most famous work was, The Republic and the Symposium.  Hippocrates was known for is oath which described doctoral ethics. Homer was known for lliad, and the Odyssey, his most famous epic poems.   French literature was written in the French language. It was produced within the geographic, and political boundaries of France. Some French authors are Colette, she was a French novelist nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in litera...
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