From its website: "This I Believe is a national media project engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values and beliefs that guide their daily lives. NPR [National Public Radio] airs these three-minute essays on All Things Considered, Tell Me More and Weekend Edition Sunday. This I Believe is based on a 1950s radio program of the same name, hosted by acclaimed journalist Edward R. Murrow. In creating This I Believe, Murrow said the program sought 'to point to the common meeting grounds of beliefs, which is the essence of brotherhood and the floor of our civilization.'"
I've long listened to "This I Believe" essays on the radio driving into school each day (after all, one needs something to help pass the time in Houston traffic), and I occasionally check in at the This I Believe website to read what people have to say. Always, I find the essays--both written and spoken--interesting, noteworthy, and intriguing.
I don't always agree with what I hear or read, but I'm always eager to learn something new, to see how someone else views the world or to hear someone else's story. To use the parlance of this class--I relish playing the role of both sender and receiver.
Today's assignment asks you to explore the This I Believe website (hyperlinked above), simply to see what's there. Then, find two essays that you think is interesting and intriguing. (As you will see, on each page there are multiple search options.) Using these essays as models and inspiration, you will author your own "This I Believe" essay.
After reading several essays and exploring the topics about which people write, compose your own "This I Believe" essay. Thinks about your thesis, introduction, body, and conclusion in relation to what we've discussed in class today.
This "timed" writing is due by the end of class. It must be typed, 12-point font, Times New Roman, with 1" margins. (You will not
be reading or presenting these; this assignment is to work on
written communication.)
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