Rewriting passages

(1) Max Fisher gives a speech to his public high school developing narcissistic entitlement by saying, "I can write a hit play, why can't I have a little drink to unwind myself?"
(2) Classism is prevalent in both society and the episode of 30 days that our class watched.
(3) Media is a leading cause of classism, specifically directed towards the lower class.
(4) Hospital and medical bills cause financial problems for the people in the lower class.
(5) By saying, "They only want to ensure that the white male who has the appropriate boarding pass will have a seat in first class" the sexism is exposed.
(6)

speakers

After going to both speakers thursday and friday, I'd have to say I have very different opinions about both. The guy that spoke on thursday was a very interesting speaker. What he had to say kept my attention, and he had a catching tone. He added a few jokes, to lighten the mood. By him speaking about such a edgy topic getting to laugh made it easier to listen to him. When the introduction was going on I expected an older man to come on stage to be the speaker, I was surprised when I saw a young black man that had dread locks. 

I liked how he spoke about what he "should" and "shouldn't" talk about, and how he was answering a question through out the entire speech. I also found it comforting that he admitted to finishing the writing the night before, like an "undergraduate student".

The second speaker had an interesting topic, I couldn't relate to everything she was saying personally. I felt like I couldn't follow her speech as well as I did the first speaker. She referred to people and writings that I had never heard of. Her jokes weren't funny to me. It grabbed my attention that she spoke about her relationship with her father. At first I thought she was talking about getting raped or something tragic like that, but then towards the middle she said she did it to get back at her mom. Which I found absolutely mind blowing. I couldn't see how anyone would agree to having a sexual relationship with their father. 

I think if I could read her novel, or her other writings I would certainly understand more of where she was coming from. 

All in all, I thought the writers were very interesting, and made good speakers. They kept my attention and although I felt they weren't the easiest people to follow I would certainly go listen to them again.

Ruth's Song

The depression was a social force that she had no control over, and she lived through. She married a man of a different religion, so she experienced a lot of things that she didn't grow up with. She had a constant fear of things that people normally think about but don't obsess over like she did. She lived in and out of the hospital, so that would be a social force that she couldn't control except for when she was healthy enough to choose when she wanted to be in the hospital and not.

Early Ruth

The Earlier Ruth was an independent woman. She had a strong personality, and the people that liked her loved who she was. She seemed to really do everything she could for the people she loved.

Old Ruth

The Older Ruth changed a lot from the Early Ruth. She had flash backs to her old personality. Once she got older, her original self came out and her family was able to see who she used to be. The person they never got to meet. 

Op-Ed/ Letter to the Editor Exercise (illegal immigration)

The writer wants to make it clear that the term "Illegals" is not only referring to South Americans and Mexicans. The term "Illegals" is every individual that comes to the US without proper consent. If an "illegal" is caught they have broken the law and need to be punished as any other immigrant would be.
The writer is concerned with the cost of illegal immigration. He is concerned with the amount of crime committed by immigrants. They don't file tax returns, as in they don't pay taxes. The writer is also concerned with the number of drunk driving by "illegals". All his statistics come from different resources proving his evidence.