Juan Mendoza is an assistant professor of English at Pasadena City College. He graduated with an Associate of Arts degree from Pasadena City College and went on to earn his B.A. and M.A. in English from California State University, Los Angeles. His academic interests include learning about the rhetoric in both the humanities and scientific discourse communities. Currently, Juan enjoys teaching and researching the Literature of the Bible, through its ancient near Eastern and ancient Greek and Roman literary contexts. When teaching critical thinking, he explores Plato’s theme of eros with the help of various literary theories. Juan loves to teach his students how to communicate with their authentic voice in several discourse communities.