Reflection on AP Language

  My experience as a student in AP Language was overall very challenging, yet entertaining. I came into the classroom without having the proper abilities to write essays, read difficult writings, etc. I believe that my mind grew day by day in this class. All of the activities we did in this class helped me understand the true meaning of intelligence. I was never exposed to such difficult tasks before; i realized that i do have the ability to gain the great knowledge of an AP student. In the beginning, I was actually a bit intimidated by the work and by the teacher because I honestly thought the classroom environment would be really strict. However, as days went by, i noticed how this AP was going to be exciting just because my teacher was different from the rest of the teachers who ever taught me. I had the chance to put my mind in the challenge of writing essays. I remember the first argumentative essay i wrote in this class. I was astonished to know that my teacher thought it was pretty good for my first time. I remember she asked me,"How long did it take you to write this?'' When i heard her ask that, i thought she was going to say that my essay wasn't good, but i was glad to hear the opposite. I enjoyed writing essays throughout the school year.However, i did have some difficulty in writing my essays with the proper vocabulary and diction. Even if the school year is over i will keep on trying to improve my writing. Moreover, the activity that i loved the most was reading the novel, ''Narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglass an American Slave". I loved this activity because it informed me about Fredrick Douglass and the experience he had in being a slave. This novel on Fredrick Douglass was the first non fiction book i found interesting. I also had the chance to use Fredrick Douglass as an example in some essays i wrote. The activity i did not really enjoy was the imitations because i believe that i didn't pay attention to the diction on the writings even if i had to copy them three times. I actually just copied them fast just to get the work done.

My experience in AP Language was amazing and stressful at the same time. It was stressful  because my brain was not used to deep thinking and reading. I gained knowledge in this class i will carry on later on in my education. Although the person that helped me in this course may be leaving to another job, her words, her advice, her attitude, her uniqueness, and her humor will always be in my memory; as the first teacher to teach me information i was never introduced before.

Invisible Man "Beyond the Book"

#4 Research Washington, Dubois, and Garvey. What do you see to be strong and weak points in their philosophies?

- Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois, and Marcus Garvey had different ideas on making a difference for the black race.Washington's  philosophy of “request” not “protest” allowed him to gain the respect of presidents and politicians. His strong point was that the best interests of black people in the post-Reconstruction era could be realized through education in the crafts and industrial skills and the talented tenth" and that education is a cultivation of the virtues of patience, enterprise, and thrift. His weak point was that to suggest to the African American community on temporarily abandoning their efforts to win full civil rights and political power and instead to cultivate their industrial and farming skills so as to attain economic security. W.E.B Dubois focused to touch on the subject of education. His strong point was that every class of people in history had a "Talented Tenth" and that education shouldn't  just teach work but teach life.

Marcus Garvey's strong point was that to be fully successful, the African American community must totally separate themselves from the white community and create their own homeland in Africa. This included starting Negro owned businesses, abandoning the feeling of hate, and beginning their own culture in Africa.Garvey's weak point was that he suggested was that communism would be more beneficial for Whites by solving their own political and economic problems, but it would further limit the success of blacks rising together. All of these important men in history made points to the African American community but many of their ideas were challenged.

 Booker T. Washington

W.E.B. Dubois 

Marcus Garvey