Lucy's Blog

Distinguished activist and comedian, Dick Gregory, in his essay, “Shame,” crafts a story of the first time he remembers feeling ashamed. Gregory’s purpose is to share with his readers the story of how he learned the real meaning of shame, and how it has gone on to affect his life. He achieves this purpose through the use of strong imagery, negatively connotative diction, and the use of figurative language. Dick Gregory makes use of strong imagery throughout his essay, often describing in great detail his life as a young boy growing up in an impoverished family. Gregory's use of details such as when he describes the day he learned the meaning of shame. He states, “It was on a Thursday. I was sitting in the back of the room, in a seat with a chalk circle drawn around it. The idiot’s seat, the trouble-maker’s seat.” (paragraph 4).  Gregory’s use of imagery puts the reader into the situation Gregory was in as a young boy, and allows them to better understand just how humiliated Gre...

Lucia Pizzorno AP English Language Speaker: Lucia Pizzorno, a student and daily commuter who uses the MTA. I chose this because I thought it’d be easier to write from my point of view, as opposed to trying to put myself in someone else’s shoes. Audience: Other students who are frustrated by the MTA. I chose this audience because I can relate to them, which means it was easier to establish pathos. Purpose: To encourage others to take action against the MTA. I chose this purpose because it’s something I think is important. If no one speaks up, nothing will change. Subject: The MTA My subject is something I have a lot of experience with and that I can confidently speak about. Good morning fellow students. My name is Lucia Pizzorno and today I’d like to discuss something I know most of us wish we could have more of a say in: the MTA. As students, most of us know the daily struggle of waiting for a bus in the morning and being late or even missin...

     In the 5 minutes that you'll spend reading this caffeine induced and slightly awkward blog post, you'll have learned a few things about me. My name's Lucia, but most people call me Lucy. I was born in Uruguay, which is a small country on the southern tip of South America. I'm 16 years old as of July, which means I'm a Cancer.  I would say I'm an outdoorsy person, but the last time I went camping I accidentally trapped a wasp inside the cabin, which resulted in what I can really only describe as a battle for my life. It's really changed my perspective on things. In my free time, I like to read and write (except when it's about myself). I absolutely love dogs. I have two dogs, Sasha and Nieve, who are the two most adorably (and very frustratingly) disobedient dogs I have ever met.      When I think about things that I'm passionate about, politics comes to mind. I always try to keep myself informed about current events and what's going on in t...