Extra points

One of my favorite essays that we read in class was Becoming Adolf. This was the first essay we read and I still remember better than the essays we read. The thing that first caught my attention was how fascinated the author was by Hitler’s Toothbrush mustache He even went to the extreme to grow a mustache just like Hitler and actually go out in public. I agree with the author on the fact that the Toothbrush mustache will always remind society of Hitler even though many people have tried to wear this particular mustache. He supports his opinion by wearing the mustache in public and received negative feedback from society because it reminds them of Hitler.

The essay I liked the least was Buzzards. Not only was this essay a complete sob story but also extremely dull and boring. The author describes her life as a buzzard. Just like her story, buzzards are too extremely dull and boring. She goes on to explain that her father disapproves of her writing as a career and would never read any of her work. Her father soon dies and the story gets even more boring. She even throws herself a bigger pitty party because she never mended the relationship with her father even though she knew what was upsetting him. This caused her to never fully spread her wings and fly instead becoming like a savaged buzzard.

The essay I enjoyed writing the most was the personal essay. Writing this essay allowed me to share my experience I had working with the women of Martha’s Manor. All the women were over the age of twenty and each had a mental disability. The thing I liked about writing this essay was I got to relive my experience through my writing. These women influenced me over anything else in my life so getting to write about it was not hard.