student gems!

i'm hoping "student gems" can be a semi-regular posting occurrence. (i teach communication at a decently-ranked state school in the south, in case you're wondering). these two nuggets came from an assignment that was to write a 2-4-page analysis on one of the "Top 100" american speeches from american rhetoric.

“Although most of Gehrig's language used is the same as we use today, some words like groundskeepers and squabble [sic] are no longer used.”

and, from another student:

“WWII definitely changed everything for people with events like the holocaust and all the death in general.”