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  Think of the best writer you have ever read about. Think of a writer that never failed to share what they thought, not matter who it could potentially offend.   This writer would always share their opinions on most topics. This writer would be so professionally esteemed, they would be able to define the terms of  good  writing.  If you thought of a writer that held all of these qualities, you would be thinking about John Dryden. John Dryden exemplified all those qualities above. In his time, he mastered the art of satire so precisely, he was able to define the terms of a  good  satire. As a whole, there are very few writers, in any age, that would be able to hold the authority to properly define a method of writing and be taken seriously. Dryden was one of those writers.  Dryden said that one must be intelligent in order to appreciate satire, and that is true. If someone was scrolling through The Onion, they would have to havesome logical sense to them to know that the article titled

  "Discomfort is always a necessary part of the process of enlightenment." -Pearl Cleage In this day in age, people seem to understand the value of thinking for oneself. People understand the importance of wanting to breakdown the inner mechanisms of society, deeming whether or not they should continue. The importance of being skeptical in order to completely formulate an educated opinion is valuable, and I think modern-day society understands that. However, the ability to construct these educated opinions, perhaps going against the status quo to do so, must involve some type of education, but that does not necessarily mean of the formal variety.     Reading is a form of education. In fact, it is a huge form. The Enlightenment showcases just how much reading can affect a society. It shows that reading brings education and the ability to think and formulate opinions. To me, I find the Enlightenment so important because it demonstrates that citizens do not simply have to blindl

  Welcome to my blog!   My name is Gabrielle. I am currently a junior at Georgia Gwinnett College, and I am looking forward to a great fall semester. My major is English, and I hope to use that to become a journalist once I graduate. Just to tell you a little about myself, I am originally from Chicago (meaning, my family religiously supports  all  Chicago sports teams), but I moved here around 5 th grade. Since then, I have bounced around from Lawrenceville, Dacula, Flowery Branch, to Buford. I still visit Chicago quite often. Although I enjoy living here, I do still consider Chicago my home.  (image source: tumblr)   A passion of mine is definitely writing. I have always loved writing since I was little. One of my earliest memories of sitting down and writing something was when I wrote an “adaptation” of  Parent Trap.  It wasn’t really an adaptation–hence the quotes. I basically plagiarized the entire storyline at eight years old, but I changed the names, so I thought that meant it wa