"Call a Fool a Fool" When Writing Your Essay.

When I write my first essay for my composition 1 class, I am going to keep in mind what I have learned from Roberts' "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words". One particular point that I am going to think about in my essay is when Roberts says to "call a fool a fool". This basically means that you shouldn't beat around the bush, don't be afraid to make your point. Sometimes, I will get worried about what my readers will think about my opinion, so I will try to sugar-coat the point I am trying to make. That is not going to happen in my Three Cups of Tea essay. I am going to write exactly what I feel and not feel like I have to hide it. If I don't write exactly how I feel, then I am not being 100% truthful, am I?

Essay 1: Brainstorming

In my first essay, I want to focus on what the novel Three Cups of Tea has taught me about the importance of education, especially for young girls. I really believe that people, especially in the United States, take good education for granted and don't realize what a privilege it is for us to have clean and safe schools with excellent educators who are passionate about what they do. Hopefully, I can make people more aware of what I believe Mortenson's true message is behind his powerful story.

In the novel, Mortenson takes us on a journey as he works to bring better education & learning environments to Pakistan. I believe that his reason for doing this, has to do not only with his good heart & caring nature, but also with his past hardships with his sister Christa. He was very determined to help her and make sure that she had the same opportunities as everyone else, and I think that helping her made him realize how important it is for everyone to have equal opportunities.

I think that Mortenson believes that by helping people, especially young girls, get a better education, he is giving them the chance to have a better life and change their communities. When a young girl is educated, she is given the tools necessary to teach her family, and make their lives better. This, in time, will make communities in Pakistan and throughout the world grow and soon be better and more advanced than ever before.

Hopefully, as communities become more educated they will be able to heal broken relationships with other communities. This will help the world become safer and more peaceful and to evolve into a world that we have never dreamed of before. This seems like a far-reaching dream, but as Mortenson is proving, it is possible.

A quote that I am planning to use in my essay is "You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated, a society won't change". This quote really illustrates the important role that a girl's education plays in a community. This is a very important topic that everyone should be more aware of, and that is what I hope to accomplish in my essay.

What I Have Learned About Blogging

In reading several well-written blogs, I have learned what it takes to write a good blog that stays focused on the purpose. Blogs are not simply forums where people write down how they are feeling one day and let out all of their thoughts and emotions, rather they are open pieces of writing that allow people to get certain information out to the public. Good blogs should be informational and well-detailed. They should be very clear on what their purpose is and not skip around from one topic to another. Well-written blogs should also be reader-friendly, meaning that they should entice the reader and make them want to keep reading until the end, and also be understandable. I hope that my blogs will cover all of these important aspects of what a good blog should include.

Initial Introductory Comment

The purpose of this blog is for me to write about what I learn and my feelings on certain topics throughout the fall semester in my Composition 1 course.