Urban Legends
Jordan Groll
American Society: Urban Legends in the Classroom What is it about America that causes students and people to crave an education? Could it be the intense pressures of society, or could it even be the simple fact that we want to educate ourselves? For centuries people were fine with being un-educated and life was simple and laid back, but when John Cotton (a noted Puritan Minister) established the first public school in America, people began to eat it up. And thus was the start of a race to the top and an obsession in today’s society about education. We are now living life in the fast lane, and most people don’t even have the time to stop and smell the flowers along the way. The Urban Legends, “Open Book”, “Unsolvable Problem”, and “Reward” all have a very similar underlying theme. These three tales all deal with teenagers and their educational journey. Urban Legends with the theme of teenagers, suggest that American Culture values their education because they depict how students are hardworking, success driven, and in some cases, even desperate to get the good grades that their parents desire Now days, especially in College, almost every student is hardworking. Most know that you need to put in the work and make an effort to see results. In The Urban Legend, “Reward”, a student is working diligently on some math problems in class. The student turns to the next page in his math book and finds a reward tucked away. This is just one example of how hard work can pay off in the long run. In this particular tale, someone must have seen the student working diligently and when he wasn’t looking, slipped a reward into his math book. Theodore T. Hunger is a well known member of the society of professional journalists. She is also a finalist in the writing and publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Theodore Hunger once said “Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself.”
American Society: Urban Legends in the Classroom What is it about America that causes students and people to crave an education? Could it be the intense pressures of society, or could it even be the simple fact that we want to educate ourselves? For centuries people were fine with being un-educated and life was simple and laid back, but when John Cotton (a noted Puritan Minister) established the first public school in America, people began to eat it up. And thus was the start of a race to the top and an obsession in today’s society about education. We are now living life in the fast lane, and most people don’t even have the time to stop and smell the flowers along the way. The Urban Legends, “Open Book”, “Unsolvable Problem”, and “Reward” all have a very similar underlying theme. These three tales all deal with teenagers and their educational journey. Urban Legends with the theme of teenagers, suggest that American Culture values their education because they depict how students are hardworking, success driven, and in some cases, even desperate to get the good grades that their parents desire Now days, especially in College, almost every student is hardworking. Most know that you need to put in the work and make an effort to see results. In The Urban Legend, “Reward”, a student is working diligently on some math problems in class. The student turns to the next page in his math book and finds a reward tucked away. This is just one example of how hard work can pay off in the long run. In this particular tale, someone must have seen the student working diligently and when he wasn’t looking, slipped a reward into his math book. Theodore T. Hunger is a well known member of the society of professional journalists. She is also a finalist in the writing and publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Theodore Hunger once said “Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself.”
Bibliography: "Myspace." OrbitBrown. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb 2011. . In his essay or blog, Chris Brown states that he is the reader in a sense because he sees everyone else inside of him. He deep down wants to give the reader something because he believes that the reader has something of value to give back to him although he is not sure of what. Chris Browns main goal is to inspire through this short little entry and to get you thinking about life in general. Acknowledgments I would like to take the time to thank everyone who has helped me reach the finished product of my essay. I would like to thank Alisha and Zaher for peer editing my paper and drafts. I would also like to thank my instructor, Jaya Dubey for supplying all the necessary materials needed to write this essay. Writer’s Memo 1) I think the strongest part of my paper is the intro paragraph and the thesis statement. The weakest part is most likely one of the body paragraphs. 2) If I had more time to work on the essay, I would re-read it with fresh eyes and look for grammar corrections. I would also look to see if the ideas were logical and in the right order. 3) By completing this project, I learned that I surprisingly write better when I am under pressure. 4) According to the rubric, I think I will receive a B 5) The reviewers where very helpful during the reviewing process. They helped me clean it up and keep my ideas together in a neat and concise order.