Iam the foremost expert on all things asian. the mejii era and the ban of the samurai?
done. confucianism versus daoism? i'll give it to you with no slant!
what's the difference between asian stereotype 1 and 2? well let me tell you.
let me tell you anything you want to know about my culture. let me tell you in a mulanesque
soliloquy of me staring in the mirror asking “who is that girl staring that i see? ” let
me tell you about jackie chan and bruce lee and how they are related by blood to me.
let me tell you about being so marginalized it's to the point of "i really can't believe that's
asian! "
let me tell you about derogatory terms and origins of words such as chink and gook. let me
tell you about the struggle of asian parents not knowing the language so we ate pet food
because it was cheaper. let me tell you about the job of interpreter when you're still playing
with lego blocks but your english is already that much better than your guardians. let me
tell you about honour and dignity. let me tell you about a society that projects us as nothing
but the secondary role and never the leading man.
let me tell you all the things you don't want to know. like how ‘chink’ comes from the
clanking of metal to railroads as the slaves built train tracks for this country to be connected.
like how the zipperhead down the street is called that because of the way our heads split
open when struck with assault weapons or how the jeeps ran over and left marks across
corpses and someone clever thought that we were only good to unzip.
like how every time you lump an asian person into one culture is systematically making us
assimilate into an america we thought was better than our war torn home and every time
you confuse me with some other nationality that i might share similar features to is stripping
away my individuality.
and i still feel the shame of being asian. the heat and pious dedication of june 11th 1963.
the envy of blonde hair and blue eyes. and i still remember thinking where all the boys that
looked like me on tv were? the broken words of my mother and father stage diving off my
tongue. the anger i felt when those kids thought i'd get them sick.
and i still feel the ash of the incense burn my hands when i prayed for my family. and i still
remember thinking my skin was what i was worth. and i still feel the ironwork of my bones
grow stronger with every train of thought that passes by.
and i still feel pride.
year 10 english lesson 1
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and i still feel heritage.
and i still feel chinese.
and i still feel vietnamese.
and i still feel american.
and i still feel.
identify examples of each of the following:

ethos

logos

pathos

writing exercise:
using three of the aforementioned rhetorical devices, write a short paragraph arguing for
the merits of your favourite television program, film, book, computer game or activity.

hello!

i don't seem to see any options! could you tell me what they are? !

i have learned a great many things from participating in varsity football. it has changed my entire outlook on and attitude toward life. before my freshman year at [high-school], i was shy, had low self-esteem and turned away from seemingly impossible challenges. football has altered all of these qualities. on the first day of freshman practice, the team warmed up with a game of touch football. the players were split up and the game began. however, during the game, i noticed that i didn't run as hard as i could, nor did i try to evade my defender and get open. the fact of the matter is that i really did not want to be thrown the ball. i didn't want to be the one at fault if i dropped the ball and the play didn't succeed. i did not want the responsibility of the team because i was too afraid of making a mistake. that aspect of my character led the first years of my high school life. i refrained from asking questions in class, afraid they might be considered too stupid or dumb by my classmates. all the while, i went to practice and everyday, i went home physically and mentally exhausted.

yet my apprehension prevailed as i continued to fear getting put in the game in case another player was injured. i was still afraid of making mistakes and getting blamed by screaming coaches and angry teammates. sometimes these fears came true. during my sophomore season, my position at backup guard led me to play in the varsity games on many occasions. on such occasions, i often made mistakes. most of the time the mistakes were not significant; they rarely changed the outcome of a play. yet i received a thorough verbal lashing at practice for the mistakes i had made. these occurrences only compounded my fears of playing. however, i did not always make mistakes. sometimes i made great plays, for which i was congratulated. now, as i dawn on my senior year of football and am faced with two starting positions, i feel like a changed person.

over the years, playing football has taught me what it takes to succeed. from months of tough practices, i have gained a hard work ethic. from my coaches and fellow teammates, i have learned to work well with others in a group, as it is necessary to cooperate with teammates on the playing field. but most important, i have also gained self-confidence. if i fail, it doesn't matter if they mock or ridicule me; i'll just try again and do it better. i realize that it is necessary to risk failure in order to gain success. the coaches have always said before games that nothing is impossible; i know that now. now, i welcome the challenge. whether i succeed or fail is irrelevant; it is only important that i have tried and tested myself.

the topic of this essay is how the applicant has matured and changed since his freshman year. he focuses on football. one of the strengths of this essay is that it is well organized. the applicant clearly put time into the structure and planning of this essay. he uses the platform of football to discuss and demonstrate his personal growth and development through the high school years. what he could have done better was spend more time describing himself after he made improvements. as it is, he only tells us about his newfound confidence and drive. this essay would have been stronger had he actually shown us, perhaps by including a story or describing an event where his confidence made a difference

explanation:

it means that the hockey puck was traveling very fast.

feel very well should be good