A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into

In order for me to write a good paper on this next essay, I want to choose a topic that I feel strongly about. I want it to reflect my emotions and how I have currently been feeling. It is said that a picture has a thousand words, but I think its more than that. I photo captures a moment in time, that you can never have back. Some of them may be bad photos, that you may not like, however they are memories, and those last a life time. As soon as I heard the topic for this assignment, two pictures immediately popped into my head. One was with my family, in our living room, dressed up and ready to go. In retrospect, this picture is flawless. My brother, sister, mom, dad and I are all in it. However in reality, this picture is a front.
Another picture popped into my head. It was a photo of my ex girlfriend and I. We are standing on top of a massive tree, cascading over downtown Naples. It is from the point of view of my sister, she is a photographer. In addition, although we are not together anymore, that photo is beautiful. The lighting, the atmosphere and the love. In a way, I want to write my essay on this for closure.

Yes, i am calling you a fool.

Writing applies the thoughts in your head written down on paper. It is a concrete way to voice your oppinions and ideals, therefore, in a paper you do not have to say "in my oppinion", or "i believe." This is already obvious that this paper is YOUR point of view, and there is no need to be redundent. When you write you have to be strong to your conjectures, and show conviction and confidence in the point that you are trying to state.

When you watch the news, you don't want to listen to a reporter who THINKS that the health reform is okay.You want to listen to somebody who is stern to their beliefs, telling us that the health reform will be a complete bust. I rather read an article that opposes my beliefs with strong evidence and passion, then read an article that trys to tell me what i want to hear, and is impartial.

In this upcoming paper i intend to do just that. In recent papers, i have had difficulty picking sides and showing full confidence in the character of my writing. However, now i plan to state what i mean vigorously, without apologies, showing no mercy. I also intend to better enhance my vocabulary using colorful words to paint a beautiful picture of language.

Bringing Honor to a Village

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By educating one woman, you can educate a whole village. In recent years, Greg Mortenson has been building schools across Pakistan and Afghanistan in attempts to increase female literacy rates, educating girls. For this upcoming paper, I would like to highlight how essential female literacy is to a community, and how the governments suppression on these rights must be diminished. While Mortenson was building schools, he had a series of fatwa’s against him. These didn’t slow him down, yet gave him more steam. He kept moving despite much opposition against the education of girls, and the building of girl’s schools.

By building schools for girls, Mortenson has given many people optimism and opportunity to become something special. In an area as remote as the mountains of Pakistan many are illiterate. Shakeela, a village girl who received an education says, “ I’d like to become a doctor and go to work wherever I am needed.” By having an education, Shakeela wants to help others around the world, and is influencing her village also, and is “bringing honor to the village.” A village with an education gives the village pride, and opens many doors for children to grow. Mortenson also says, “ Once you educate the boys, they tend to leave the villages and go search for work in the cities, but the girls stay home, become leaders in the community, and pass on what they’ve learned.

These quotes are important because they emphasize the impact education has on the community, and how a woman’s education and ambition can open many doors, giving hope to those suppressed by the government.

Blog on Blog

Blogging is an interesting way to reflect on your own writing, and for others to share their opinions with you. In blogs, the stage is yours, and you can write how you feel, your emotions and ideals down, without any interruption or fear of scrutiny. Here, you have a voice, whether you are writing a blog just for personal reflection, or if you are trying to inform millions of people. You can express yourself however you want in blogs and people can make comments either agreeing or disagreeing with the content.
In a good blog, there has to be some emotion, or something that you can relate to. You have to captivate your reader by pulling them in with interesting facts, or even humor. I believe that a good blog has to be enlightened. When the reader walks away, they should feel like they obtained some strand of knowledge or emotional benefit. Blogging is the soul speaking out without disturbance.

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I am thrilled to have blogging as a part of this course. This will give me a true oppurtunity to reflect on my writing, and is an enjoyable way to share my thoughts and ideas.