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  1. Nov 2019
    1. A good speaker or writer leads the audience to feel comfortable with her knowledge of a topic

      the writer makes this happen by putting theirselves on the side the audience stands, by agreeing and feeling the same way the audience feels and thinks.

    1. Starting with a summary of others’ views may seem to contradict the common advice that writers should lead with their own thesis or claim.

      Painting them a picture, or an example.

    2. The point is to give your readers a quick preview of what is motivating your argument,

      That way you won't loose their interest in wanting to keep reading more about your interested research. So that you won't bore them with repetitive information.

    3. Specifically, we suggest that you summarize what “they say” as soon as you can in your text, and remind readers of it at strategic points as your text unfolds

      Counterargument??

    4. to keep an audience engaged, a writer needs to explain what he or she is responding to

      Make our argument clear, and make our statement clear. By talking about it and reannouncing it through the conversation/paper.

    5. our speaker failed to mention what others had said

      This is like the "rebuttal" of the argument, where it tells what someone on the other side of the argument might say or think.

    6. writer needs to indicate clearly not only what his or her thesis is, but also what larger conversation that thesis is responding to.

      This serves as advice for when we write our argument paper.

    1. No one told me it would be this hard.”

      We get told to prepare ourselves for what is coming, and they do warn us with basics, yet sometimes we go through things personally that not everyone can relate and we're clueless on what to do.

    2. she was supposed to be having the time of her life but mostly she felt stressed and anxious

      This is what happens to most college students that try to live up to their parents expectations, and try to have fun at the same time. It can be stressful, and it can put some weight on our shoulders when we're doing it for other people and not ourselves.

    3. trying to make up for what her parents missed

      What most teens and young adults try to do when they come from parents that weren't able to or allowed to do the things that we are able to do now.

    4. And then one day you find, ten years has got behind you

      You'll just be living life when you notice that you're not a little kid anymore, you're an adult doing adult things and think where the time has gone.

    1. But I cannot be feeling insecure, to a point that I would drive my dude away, because these people want that to happen.”

      It happens when you're in a good relationship, people want to see you fail, they want to see your relationship fail. Both sides of the relationship should learn to feel secure about themselves and one another if they want the relationship to last and of course if they love each other.

    2. ‘I don’t know how you don’t see it, but you so hot right now, nothing could get in your way. You just have to work hard and put out a poppin’ album. I think you should keep the baby.’ ”

      What woman wouldn't want to hear something like this?! This is so cute.

    3. thick New York Latina accent

      You can tell where she's from when she speaks English, and more when she speaks Spanish. That's what made her famous, I believe because not just some girls will be able to relate to her but more than 75 percent of females. She didn't only grab the attention from those who would listen to rap, but now also those who listen to reggeton.

    4. “While I was pregnant, I kept telling myself, I can’t wait till I’m back out there. I’m going to look hot, and I’m going to be that bitch.”

      Cardi has some strong confidence. She didn't let what anyone thought of what would happen to her career get to her, although it crossed her mind. She knew she could make it work and that, as she says, she would be "that b*tch".

    5. “Bodak Yellow,” the single she released in June 2017, that, within three months, made Cardi the first solo female rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart

      This song was what every female in my high school was singing in 2018! It made every girl feel as if they were in gangs themselves. Very popular song.

  2. Oct 2019
    1. The Internet, on the other hand, contains both good and bad information.

      This is because the internet can give you information from different sources, but too many is overwhelming.

    2. A database is a collection of related data, usually electronic, set up for easy access to items in the collection. Library bibliographic databases contain articles from newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, and other publications.

      Its also very easy access, and gives you exactly what you need. From cites to everything else.

    3. ry entering the search term “bottled water quality” into Google, without quotation marks around the term. How many hits do you get?

      by entering the quotations, it shortens the amount of sources and gives you the most relevant information you could use.

    4. I also need to find out more about what companies do to make sure bottled water is pure.

      they've done expierences where they check the waters pH level. maybe that could be useful for this.

    5. I’m amazed at how much water pollution there is. It seems like it would be healthier to drink bottled water, but the plastic bottles hurt the environment.

      Finding research that interest you is good to use. That way you have many things to write about, and can have a good connection to what you're looking for.

    6. Congratulations on getting started early!

      This is something all students should do to help them turn in better work. When something is done last minute it could be good enough, but its a good feeling knowing you tried your hardest and receive a grade with that feeling. Also seeing what you're capable of, of finding out skills that you might've never thought you'd have.

  3. Sep 2019
    1. She describes her time in Mexico as being in a state of joy where she is constantly daydreaming.

      This probably brings her positivity and help her think good things. Maybe helps her go back and think why she is doing what she is doing and motivates her to keep going and working harder.

    2. feel it’s our responsibility to support young Latino and Latina writers who are probably being discouraged

      I feel this is still our generation today, but not as difficult. A lot of influencers now in days are hispanics, latinos and even immigrants. Where they're not afraid of showing the pride they have for their race. They show who they are and help others not be ashamed of their skin color or body.

    3. He has it locked up with a key in a safe somewhere. It will probably help pay for my nephew’s tuition,”

      Her brother believes its a good book and knows its going to be very valuable some day.

    4. Writing for her is not just a political act but also a spiritual one.

      what she writes isn't only something that one can see that is going on in the world, but the spiritual that she sees that goes on as well.

    5. all the work we do is in service to those we love and it’s always going to bring us better rewards and fortune.

      what goes around comes around. so the good that we do for others benefit will come back in our favor.

    1. But much of the skill is mechanical. The rest is instinct—knowing how to make the other person relax, when to push, when to listen, when to stop.

      Being able to see the persons reaction and facial expressions tells you how comfortable or uncomfortable they are, so that where the interviewer can come in and either change the question or say "tell me more".

    2. This is a person talking to the reader directly, not through the filter of a writer

      By saying "not through the filter" they probably mean not hiding anything and being crystal clear.

    3. Nothing so animates writing as someone telling what he thinks or what he does—in his own words

      Being able to get more expression and emotion to what their response is, and being able to see how much they mean it when they're saying it.

    1. we tend to blame the partner – and call it a day

      Guilty of doing this. It's not always just with our significant other, but with the people around us like friends and family. We never want to admit were wring or see where we're wrong. So we blame it on the other person and slowly the relationship start going down hill.

    2. It isn’t that such desires are wrong, they are just not remotely precise enough in their understanding of what we in particular are going to require in order to stand a chance of being happy – or, more accurately, not consistently miserable.

      It's not something realistic to be out in search for. Yes it's important to be able to have fun with your partner and all, but we have to think more deep into that if we want a relationship to last and work out.

    3. Choosing the wrong partner: We try to get together with people who don’t really suit us, because we don’t understand our needs

      This is true. We come to think that there isn't someone out there for us, so we just try and deal and stick to someone where there is no spark. Only because we don't know ourselves and who we think we'd get a long with better.

    4. we have a greater chance of avoiding errors in our dealings with others and in the formulation of our life choices.

      We'll know what to do and what not to do. So that we can make decisions that are best for us, and dodging whatever is not the best result for us.

    5. Self-knowledge is important for one central reason: because it offers us a route to greater happiness and fulfilment.

      It's important to know who you are as a person, and learn to be yourself. Also like they say "love yourself before loving others".

    6. what are your talents at work

      This is because whatever you're good at and is helpful at work will make it easier. And could make your day go by smoother knowing how to work things.

    7. what kind of person are you characteristically attracted to in love

      We know this because we want to fall in love with the right person, and someone we can get a long quite well.

    8. In other words, not everything that we can know about ourselves is all that important to find out.

      What I think this sentence here is saying is that we have a lot of information about ourselves but not all information is really useful or major helpful.

    9. On what day of the week were you born?

      It's considered self-knowledge because it's something we all should know. Helpful for self-identity as well, which is why we know it... like a social security.

  4. Aug 2019
    1. doesn’t have roots like trees.

      I like this phrase, I think this is a good phrase for this article because he's talking about how he has moved from state to state and unlike him, trees have roots that don't move from places. So he doesn't have roots like trees. Like a metaphor that he can't use to compare himself with.