Shitty First Drafts
Summary: The life of a writer is not how people usually expect it to be.they don't just sit down and start writing great stories. In...
Spanish as Alternative Discourse: Working Against Language Demarcation
Summary: Segregating students based on their language creates this idea of being right or wrong, or that there is a standard, correct...
Momma's Memories and the New Equality
Summary: In Vershawn Ashanti Young's Journal, "Momma's Memories and the New Equality," he talks about his mom's thoughts toward racism,...
Inventing the University
Summary: In order to learn how to write appropriately, one must practice this skill many times. When writing, it is essential for the...
Stereotypes
Can we live in a world where stereotypes don’t exist? A world where everyone looks at each other and says, “Wow, I do not see anything...
The Ethics of Close Reading
Summary: Close reading is defined as reading what is actually in the page, not the ideas behind what is being presented. One should...