In the section of education I looked at two different essays. The works I have chosen to analyze and discuss are "What Does a Woman Need to Know", by Adrienne Rich, and also "Keeping Close to Home", written by Bell Hooks'. In the essays the authors are both trying to persuade you into believing a particular belief they have on education. Education is something that we all acquire throughout our lives, however in a lot of cases we fail to understand the importance of it all.

In Bell Hooks essay her whole argument is stated in the title "Keeping Close to Home". In her wide-ranging experiences with education the major point she tries to get across to her audience is that some of the most important things you learn in life are found in your past. She grew as a southern girl in a working class background, who has not experienced all there was to see in the world of education. She made a major decision in her life to move away from her hometown life in Kentucky and attend Stanford University. While attending Stanford she learned a lot about class differences, and how hard it is for an underprivileged black person to attend a univers

Rich, Adrienne. "What Does a Woman Need to Know?" The Presence of Others. Ed.

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Adrienne Rich expresses in her commencement speech why going to an all women's college will change the lives of everyone involved. Her central idea in this story is challenging women students to take control of their own learning experience, to find out what they need to know, and she wants them to take responsibility for seeing that they learned it. In the speech Rich tells the graduation class of an all woman's school that what you have been taught at this institution will help you more that any other college you might attend.

In both essays you find a boldness to persuade. Both authors are persuading you to understand that education is what you make of it. There are things you have to learn by yourself, whether it is recognizing that being in touch with your family is essential in education, or possibly the best chance for a woman to succeed in the world is through standing up for herself and recognizing her potential.

Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's 422-432.

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