Introduction Essay As I ponder back in time about four years ago, just when I thought nothing could be harder than my high school English/Writing classes, I start to read my introduction to the highly perceived sixth edition of the “Ways of Reading” an anthology for writers. I am experiencing the biggest wake-up call of all times. I find that all the words put together by Bartholamae and Petrosky could not have been said …showed first 75 words of 635 total…

…showed last 75 words of 635 total…the mind, and letting it go wondering and develop it’s own perception of the text. I know that keeping focused on a not so easy to understand text could definitely be a battle in itself. I hope from reading these ever so intriguing texts, I will turn my as of now some what timid mode of understanding into a much greater existence of thinking and better understanding how these topics relate to my life.