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English 1103
“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more
that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” (Dr.Seuss). One of the most
it is just that. From the second I could make out shapes and pictures, I
ran around with any book of his. Each individual has their own set of
temporary or lifelong.
what literacy actually means, it is easier to see how such literacies can
which I have
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having to sit in jail all day long. This brought him to start reading the
read from Superman comics. The Superman comic was a sponsor for
I thought about how my parents did not gain anything from teaching
me how to read. But after I looked into the definition more, I realized
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sly as just the delight or the content feeling of watching their child
succeed in reading.
From the day I was born, until the day I die, I will always have
sponsors coming and going in one way or another. But there are some
Gujurati, the language of the culture I come from, they always helped
know much English when I was first in school, she would sit down with
me on my dining room table and do the best to her ability to help me.
This to me was beyond a literacy sponsor, but also more of a sponsor
difficult experience, but it was something that I will be proud of for the
rest of my life. I am still learning new things every time I spend time
Also, at a very young age, I was diagnosed with a cleft palate. This kind
smart child, but was frustrated with not being able to say particular
speech therapist almost daily from the day I turned one until my
much more than I could thank her for. She allowed me not only to be
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would later check out from the library and try to read myself. There are
that my speech therapist was merely getting paid for it, but I felt like
we created a bond by the end of the whole process, and eventually she
knowledge was a teacher in high school who really did not focus on
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cutter path to write papers or essays. There was no room for creativity
or expansion. The main
idea of the class was merely to pass, and to do this, taking risks of
During lunch, we would often start a debate, and during these debates
competition and any threats to them being on the top. My last, and
decided that no matter what I have been through up until now will not
have let nothing but a great run outdoors get in the way of me working
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helped me incredibly, and are much more than I should ask for, I feel
not. Other times, I wish that I had someone to help me with my SAT
areas, but I also gained opportunities that not many other people
fluently. Despite all these regrets, I am still happy with what I stand
more people.
Shree,
I’m glad that you address the idea of missing sponsorships and what
access you wished you’d had but didn’t. I think that most of us can
conversation we’ve been reading about and having in class that has
come out of our readings. You also clearly define both sponsors and
literacies early on to give your reader a clear idea of what you are
exploring. What I’d love to see you focus on in revision is this idea of
organization and how you choose to structure your paper. Think about
the purpose of each of your paragraphs, keeping in mind that you may
want each of them to address one topic and that you want to move
your reader from one point to the next. As I read, some of your
develoment: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/606/01/
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Works Cited
Alexie, Sherman, and Nancy J. Peterson. Conversations with Sherman Alexie. Jackson:
Geisel, Theodor S. "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! | Dr. Seuss Books | Seussville." Dr. Seuss |
isbn=9780394839127>.
Gunderson, Jessica, and Seitu Hayden. X: the Biography of Malcolm X. Mankato, MN: Graphic