Round Four = Robyn Ringler

What do you LIKE in each essay and what direct links to her life, based on the biography, can you make that gives the essays more power for you as a reader?

I read the biography for and three essays by Robyn Ringler. And after reading the Ringler's bio the essays had a lot more meaning that I fell they would have if I didn't read her bio. The three essays that I read by Ringler were Dissection, letter to Al Pacino, and Hanging with Horses. I enjoyed all three of these essays. In Dissection in enjoyed how Ringler set up the essay. Ringler made you fear what was going to happen next but then made you feel relieved when you found out the issue was less severe. When she wrote; "Vertebral artery dissection was a better diagnosis because the treatment did not include brain surgery" I actually felt relieved. It was nice to know that she didn't have to have brain surgery. Based on Ringler's biography I feel the essay is much more powerful. In the essay I learned how amazing of a life that Ringler had had and it was relieving knowing that she didn't have to risk her life. In letter To Al Pacino I really enjoyed how she described Pacino. In the beginning she explains how when Ringler and her sister approach him he seems angry but after a while of talking she says; "For the first time, our eyes made contact. You began to laugh and your whole body seemed to relax. Mine did too."In my opinion Ringler did a good job of building Pacino up as a person and making you like Pacino as a person. After reading her bio I also found this essay a lot more powerful. In her bio you lean that Ringler is a stay at home mom and that shows that she really cares about her child. And in the essay she talks about how it was hard being away from her family for a day and this becomes even more powerful after reading her bio. I also enjoyed Hanging with Horses. I found it pretty comical. I enjoyed how Ringler wrote the story. She starts out slow just talking about being on the horse but then the tone of the piece changes as she talks about not being able to get off of the horse due to a clothing malfunction. After reading Ringler's bio the essay becomes a lot more powerful. In Ringler's bio you get the feeling that she likes to have fun and you see this in the essay. Ringler writes;
"Dan began to walk forward. With each step, the front of my bra slid further down the saddle horn. I tried to say an authoritative “Whoa” but I was helpless with laughter." This proves the point that Ringler likes to have fun. It also shows that Ringler can make something out of nothing. 

1/12 speaker= (4/5)