Animal Cruelty Essay: Thesis Statement

Alexa Nagy

ENGW 1000_35

Professor Young

16 November 2015

Animal Cruelty Essay: Thesis Statement

            Therefore, animal cruelty should be taken more seriously because the animals' lives are in 

jeopardy and it's our mission to save them.   

           

10 Research Questions Animal Cruelty

Alexa Nagy

ENGW 1100_35
10 Research Questions

7 November 2015

Animal Cruelty

1.      Why/How is animal cruelty happening in the US?

2.      How many animals are killed in shelters today?

3.      How many animals are abused each year?

4.      What can we do to stop this?

5.      Who abuses animals?

6.      Why do people feel the need to abuse animals?

7.      What are the most common animals that are abused?

8.      What happens to the people who partake in animal abuse/cruelty?

9.      What types of organized cruelty are there?

10.    How does this issue affect the world?

3 Quotes: "Still Separate, Still Unequal: America's Educational Apartheid"

Alexa Nagy
English 1100_35
26 October 2015
3 Quotes Assignment

"Still Separate, Still Unequal: America's Educational Apartheid"

1. Schools that were already deeply segregated twenty-five or thirty years ago are no less segregated now, while thousands of other schools around the country that had been integrated either voluntarily or by the force of law have since been rapidly resegregating. (1-2)

2. I asked how many white kids she had taught in the South Bronx in her career. "I've been at this school for eighteen years," she said. "This is the first white student I have ever taught." (2)

3. "It's as if you have been put in a garage where, if they don't have room for something but aren't sure if they should throw it out, they put it there where they don't need to think of it again." (4)

My Haiku

Alexa Nagy
English 1100_35
16 October 2015
Professor Young

            This is my haiku and I wrote my name, my love for dance and art (I forgot to write love so I drew a heart) and be original, because I think it is important to be yourself. 

Response to: Jean Anyon "Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work"

Alexa Nagy

ENGW 1100_35

21 September 2015

Prof. Young

My Educational Experience

            I believe that Jean Anyon’s essay “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work” does not hold the majority of the correct education in today’s society. In my opinion, every individual’s work ethic is different based on many different aspects. I believe that a students learning environment is not just soley based upon what class they fall into.

If I had ranked the social class my family falls into it would be the Middle Class. I have a two parent family and my parents hold the position of a real estate agent and mortgage broker. According to the reading “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work”, families in the Middle Class most families make of the income between $13,000-$25,000 (2). However, my family makes roughly $110,000 annually. I believe that this article is outdated in reference to annual salary’s that are made in todays society. In addition, every profession varies with the income made based off of location, the company success rate and many other aspects.

I have attended public schools for the majority of my life. I felt that the public schools that I have gone to reflect the same learning styles as the higher schools demonstrated into this reading. In the public schools I have attended, there were a melting pot of all the classes that are illustrated in “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work”. Students that have attended my school have been of the working, middle, upper middle, and capital class.  However, I believe that my educational experience most fits into the learning styles of the Affluent Profession School and the Executive Elite School. I was given an excellent education and found many similarities of the upper middle and capital class schools although I did not attend a private school. For example, in school I was always taught in the classroom to be creative, and the teachers always made sure that the students fully comprehended the lesson before we moved onto the next one. The learning objectives of the Middle Class that were illustrated into this reading do not explain how I was taught as a student.

Therefore, I believe that Jean Anyon’s essay “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work”, does not apply in today’s society. In my experiences with attending a public school and being in middle class, I do not feel that my education is demonstrated correctly in this reading.

Response to: Should students have the right to use their own language in an academic setting?

Alexa Nagy

English 1100

Professor Young

14 September 2015

       I believe that students should be able to use their own language in an academic setting. When students use their own language, their work will burst with their originality and style. Without using their language, it will lack these impressive qualities, and make their writing less tasteful. Why limit someone to this freedom when their work could stand out? Showing our identity in our writing is a goal we all should try to obtain. It is important to be who you are and show where you come from because it makes our work distinct from everyone else. For example, in the reading “Student’s Right to Their Own Language”, Langston Hughes quoted, “I play it cool and dig all jive That's the reason I stay alive My motto as I live and learn Is to dig and be dug in return.” This quote expresses the slang and language he uses, which ultimately makes his words pop. It illustrates his style and where he came from. Without using his slang or language, it would lack its diversity and make it like everyone else. I think the way he uses his words make his quote flow and special. Teachers should not have the right to take away this freedom of using our language because it can bring our work to another level. Therefore, I believe students should have the right to use their language in their work.