The places I intend to write my autoethnography project are the library, at home, and on the bus or train. These places are usually the only options I have when doing an assignment. My first choice is the library, either…
A Glimpse at Me
A former version that I would like to go back and visit would be my childhood in the Dominican Republic. After many years living in the U.S I underestimated my time there. It was so distinct from New York, the…
Prompts
1.The first event that came to mind when reading this prompt was past relationships with friends or lovers. One in particular, i felt like i was done wrong without a valid excuse. An apology would have gone a long way…
the prompts you gave us
David Taveras I want an apology I’m not really sure how to answer this question because I don’t really care for apologies but I guess if there’s one thing I’d want an apology for It would be something that happened…
Any more questions?
David Taveras English 121 Professor Walia 1/31/19 Any more questions? Do you have any goals? How big are the goals that you want to accomplish? Are you scared that you might not be able to see your goals? What is…
The Five-Paragraph Essay is Trash
I have a lot of experience with the five-paragraph essay and, with that template in mind, I thought I knew everything there was to writing. However, upon my first college-level English Comp class, I realized that it wasn’t going to help…
Spring ’19 Blog Posts
Assignment: Writing about/around/away from Final Project Blog Posts (40% of your grade) Details: In order to truly understand the value and possibility of research, we have to actually research! Below you’ll find seven categories of writing prompts. You are responsible…
Fall
Autoethnography– optional freewrite.
Strong Island Approach: Vance Ford interviews his mother to better understand the death of his brother as well as systemic racism. Who is one person you would like to interview to better understand your question? Spend time crafting questions to…
Cuban Literacy Campaign.
Estefania Carrera/ Mentor Mahmuti. October 16, 2018. Literacy Campaign. ENG 121. The Cuban literacy campaign has been the world’s most ambitious and successful literacy campaign because 707,212 adults were taught to read and write, raising the national literacy to 96% and most important…
