In my English 101 class at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, my students came to a realization--if you want to be good at something you have to practice it. They all mentioned they spent on average 4-5 hours a week on activities they considered themselves good at, but less than an hour a week writing. Why? Because they thought writing only counted when it was for school. So we agreed to try to write more on subjects and topics not related to school. This blog is a forum for all of us to voice our opinions, to be heard, to think and, most importantly to write.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
Class, One of the most moving essays I have ever read was about the 4th of July. You can read it here. Take a moment and read this important document. We'll discuss it in class.
I think this is a somewhat appropriate place to make this observation that I found interesting: The other day, I was watching CNBC and these two people were going at it about Obama and how he was handling the oil spill situation. Now this is nothing extraordinary. People argue about this kind of stuff every day. The spectacular thing I observed was the guy arguing for Obama was white, while the guy arguing against Obama was black. Ah, what a great country we live in, where our opinions(for the most part) are not fueled by race, but honest to God beliefs
I think this is a somewhat appropriate place to make this observation that I found interesting: The other day, I was watching CNBC and these two people were going at it about Obama and how he was handling the oil spill situation. Now this is nothing extraordinary. People argue about this kind of stuff every day. The spectacular thing I observed was the guy arguing for Obama was white, while the guy arguing against Obama was black. Ah, what a great country we live in, where our opinions(for the most part) are not fueled by race, but honest to God beliefs
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