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Topic 1: Our society tends to persecute others who are different from us because of our backgrounds and the way we are raised. Society in general forms clicks and repeatedly shuts others out without truly understanding who they are or what they stand for. We do not take the time to get to know people individually but instead judge them from their outer appearance.

Topic 2: As hard as we try not to be, everyone is indeed prejudiced against certain groups of people. It is act that has been around and one that I think will continue to be around in the future. I don’t think there will ever be a way to end this neither in our lifetime or the lifetime of our children. Whether it is prejudice against education, color, religion, etc., we have preconceived ideas from the way we were raised. Even though prejudices will always be a part of our society, hopefully, as we mature in out thoughts, we will learn to have more patience for human’s differences. Whether we agree or not, we must learn to be respectful of others’ diversity.

Post 3

Topic 1: I don't know if you call it my favorite memory, but the strongest memory I have of reading is back when I was in first grade learning to read. Unlike my peers, reading was very hard for me. Because my mom was a teacher, everyone expected me to be one of the top readers in my class. However, it was just the opposite. Nothing made sense to me about written print. Although this was a stressful time, I did make it through and eventually became a decent reader in second grade.

Topic 2: My favorite literary character was Cinderella. This was the book that I grabbed repeatedly from the shelf. I felt sorry for her because her stepsisters were so mean to her. I thought it was cool how everything worked out in her favor and the mean stepsisters lost out in the end. I not only had one version of Cinderella, I had many. Each night, I would choose a different one for my mom or dad to read to me just so I could enjoy the magic once again.

Post 2

Topic 1: Studying the different elements that work together to create a literary work has definitely helped me to understand and appreciate literature more. In the past, I have never been really good at getting a full understanding of what it was I was reading. I was not able to think beyond what the words said to pull out buried information about what it was that I was reading. However, now that I have a greater knowledge of the different elements that work together to create a literary work, I have developed this ability. With this ability, I find reading to be more enjoyable and I have learned to appreciate literate for what it is.

Topic 2: I think that in no circumstance should TV shows and movies be characterized as literature. Characterizing such as a literary piece of work would defeat the whole meaning of the word literature, meaning the art of “written works.” Although TV shows and movie are written, they are written to be acted out. In my opinion, true literature is written to be read.

Hey everyone---My name is Tess Fordham. I am 19 years old and just finished up my freshman year of college. I actually attend UGA, however I am a transfer student taking online this summer at East Georgia. I am from Metter, Ga. I look forward to taking this class.