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  1. Sep 2023
    1. “in spite of you and Jane! And I’ve pulled off most of the paper, so you can’t put me back!”

      She feels a sense of freedom and relief now that the wallpaper is gone. It symbolizes her abolishing the control she felt John had over her.

    2. I wonder if they all come out of that wallpaper as I did?

      She thinks she has been delivered from the wallpaper...

    3. and I confess it always makes me feel bad.

      Once again contradicts herself and openly admits him to be right.

    4. but it does exhaust me a good deal—

      She is contradicting herself and only proving their predictions to be right, if she is over-exhorting herself while having this disorder she will only worsen.

    5. My brother is also a physician, and also of high standing, and he says the same thing

      Two physicians agree with one another, she probably just is temporarily depressed with anxiety.

    6. that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression

      She has a psychosomatic disorder.

    7. he does not believe I am sick!

      He is belittling her

    8. s very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.

      It is a rare occasion when she and John can afford a nice house for the summer.

  2. Aug 2023
    1. to explain or interpret it in more detail

      You are to essentially highlight the key ideas and points.

    2. quote” is a direct restatement of the exact words from the original source. The general rule of thumb is any time you use three or more words as they appeared in the original source, you should treat it as a quote. A “paraphrase” is a restatement of the information or point of the original source in your own words.

      Quotes and paraphrasing are completely different and should not be mixed or it can cause you points.

    1. we sometimes assume that our readers already know what we are talking about

      Writers need to constantly re address the topic being discussed.

    2. Experimental data serve as the primary form of scientific evidence.

      It is primary because it is new and is coming directly from the source.

    3. in this case, “primary” means “first” or “original,” not “most important”

      Primary sources are better than secondary sources.

    4. a survey of public opinion as your primary evidence

      Not a strong source of evidence.