While reading the essay, written by Deb Smith I learned a lot about one of the places I've always wanted to travel to. Rome, Italy- everyone that goes loves it and I certainly got that feeling from Deb Smith as well. The culture in Italy is different from us in a way that random guys don't come into restaurants singing like Deb Smith mentioned by saying "Dressed in a camel hair coat, he clutched a small pile of sheet music. He walked halfway into the trattoria, stopped amid the tables, smiled and began to sing." I also think the culture is similar to us because Deb Smith also said “Okay, let’s find the subway.” Which means they have a way of travel that we do that many individuals use. I have learned a lot by reading Deb Smiths essay on Rome, Italy and it has made me want to go and travel the world. Their culture is different then ours but she infuses the article with with the country itself very well.
I Listened to
I liked listening to this article better than reading the one above by far. I just like being able to close my eyes and really imagine what the author is talking about or describing. When Deb Smith is talking about how her and her son needed to spend the Iceland money saying "At 10am on our last day in Iceland we went walking" I really could imagine people doing that and I wondered exactly what the streets looked like. Another example of using your imagination is when the author says "A dense oatmeal cookie with dried cranberries and sunflower seeds" I could really picture this and if I were to read this instead I don't think I would get the full affect. I think listening to essays offers more than reading essays because you can really use your imagination and I think that is a big part of being able to understand the point the author is trying to make.
(How does what you read affect how your write?)
My 2 Questions:
1.) When you write a story do you take idea's of author's book you have read to help you write better?
2.) Is traveling what you love to read about, sense you write about it so much?
“1/6 Speaker Therese Broderick = (***)
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