- Oct 2024
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putting in your oar
I hear this phrase again. I have only heard it in this paper and in MLA Guide to Digital Literacy.
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Most songwriters, for instance, rely on a time-honored verse-chorus-verse pattern, and few people would call Shakespeare uncreative because he didn’t invent the sonnet or the dramatic forms that he used to such dazzling effect. Even the most avant-garde, cutting-edge artists like improvisational jazz musicians need to master the basic forms that their work improvises on, departs from, and goes beyond, or else their work will come across as uneducated child’s play
I understand these examples, but for some reason I don't think it is the same... Some songwriters don't "rely on a time-honored verse-chorus-verse", whilst some do many don't. That is why I think that writers can use their own language, and their own creativity, and their own writing styles to in turn make it a great paper.
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sophisticated thinking and writing, and they often require a great deal of practice and instruction to use successfully.
This reminds me of how we have been talking about writing to meet the status quo of the perfect paper.
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Students are quick to see that no one person owns a conventional formula like “on the one hand . . . on the other hand. . . .” Phrases like “a controversial issue” are so commonly used and recycled that they are generic—community property that can be freely used without fear of committing plagiarism.
I am currently watching an episode of Gilmore Girls where one of the main characters bright up the question of how commonly used catch phrases can be used a plagiarism. Sometimes I live in fear of committing plagiarism. Sometimes a thought comes into my mind and I get nervous I read/heard it somewhere then I will get flagged for plagiarism. At times I worry more about the sources being peer reviewed or is it in MLA/APA format, more than the actual paper. It is hard to know what is/isn't plagiarism.
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Google is certainly useful, but granting it too much power can cause problems, particularly when it comes to finding information relevant to your research to
I can see this, I know that you can pay to be at the top of a google page. I think that skews results to.
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put in your oar,”
I have never heard this phrase before... Does it mean to put in your two sense? Or state your opinion?
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This chapter gives you the tools to use Google and other search engines so that you can decide which results are most relevant to your project.
I wasn't aware that there was a way in which you should use Google. It makes sense, because Google is a search engine made to help everyone, it doesn't always know exactly what someone needs when searching.
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- Sep 2024
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flatten my experience
I love this. Flatten my experience is a great way to explain the situation she was in.
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ginger beer
I wonder what this is? I know it's beer, It is most certainly not an American thing. Being that isn't a normal thing to be written about in American children's books.
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produced my tape of Mariah Carey. She assumed that I did not know how to use a stove.
I love her use of funny jargon while also telling a serious story. I like her roommate had a similar perception of Africa, for some reason we are taught growing up that Africa needed water, shelter, and we should donate our clothes to them. But we are never taught about the beautiful parts of Africa. It is sad how stereotypes can negatively impact an entire country.
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But I must quickly add that I, too, am just as guilty in the question of the single story. A few years ago, I visited Mexico from the U.S. The political climate9 in the U.S. at the time was tense, and there were debates going on about immigration. And, as often happens in America, immigration became synonymous with Mexicans. There were endless stories of Mexicans as people who were fleecing10 the healthcare system, sneaking across the border, being arrested at the border, that sort of thing
I think that this is interesting, about how many single stories shaped her perception on something and it ended up being incorrect. She then goes on to explain that if she had just done more unbiased research on the story then she wouldn't have these biased and negative opinions on Mexico. It is crazy how much one single story can impact your entire perception.
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I think my mother's English almost had an effect on limiting my possibilities in life as well.
This is terrible to even think about. I am not one to travel into other countries so I couldn't imagine having a language barrier and a health issue. That sounds terrible, and it makes you wonder how many people have gone through these same experiences but had no one to stick up for them.
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it suddenly seemed to me, with nominalized forms, past perfect tenses, conditionalphrases, all the forms of standard English that I had learned in school and through books, the forms ofEnglish I did not use at home with my mother.
I think that the power of of our school system really shows in this paper. I also think it shows how humans can adapt to any environment that they are in when it comes to language.
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Not waste money that way." My husband was with us as well, andhe didn't notice any switch in my English. And then I realized why. It's because over the twenty years we'vebeen together I've often used that same kind of English with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. Ithas become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language Igrew up with.
This kind of reminds me of the different forms of communication you use in the work place. In one of my communications class it talks about how there different forms of communication based on the enviornment you're in.
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And I remind myself all the time now that if I were to have been born mute, or had maintained an oath of silence my whole life long for safety, I would still have suffered, and I would still die. It is very good for establishing perspective.
I love this. I think this shows that even if you remain silent with your tail tucked between your legs, you will still reach the same outcome... Dead.
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We.can sit in our corners mute forever while our sisters and our selves are wasted, while our children ar.e distorted and destroyed, while our earth is poisoned; we can s1t in our safe corners mute as b ottles, and we will still be no less afraid.
This is a very strong paragraph, I love her use of metaphors in this. Referring to the black community as bottles in a corner. Trying not to move too much or they'll break.
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Black women have on one hand always been highly visible, and so, on the other hand, have been rendered invisible through the depersonalization of racism.
As a biracial women, I see this happening with a lot of Black women. They are walking target. Their race and gender. Not to mention the author of this is a lesbian. I can only imagine what she had to go through. I know, with family members the women have always talked about feeling the need to bite their tongues and not stand up for themselves because they don't want to get stereotyped as the "angry black lady". This question kind of reminded me of that.
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if you don t speak 1t out one day it will just up and punch you in the mouth from the inside
I agree with this statement. As someone who is passive, I tend to not speak my mind. There are time when I think back to conversations I always have regret instilled in me. I always think "well maybe I should've said this...... or maybe that" each time I always felt like I needed to say it but in fear of hurting the other persos fellings I never did.
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- Aug 2024
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Look for the pattern or patterns of development the author uses to explore and support that point, and jot the information down. If you disagree with a statement or conclusion, object in the margin: “No!” If you feel skeptical, indicate that response: “Why?” or “Explain.”
When I started annotating I noticed that when I did I had an overall better understanding of the text and what it was trying to say. It is okay to not agree with everything that author says, and it is important to instead of just say "I don't agree", think further and ask yourself why you don't agree. Just because the text your reading is published in some big text book, doesn't mean that you can't have an opinion. Your experiences and background might be an important aspect that the author didn't think of.
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44 CHAPTER 2 – FROM READING TO WRITINGthe subject matter is not immediately appealing. Remember that you are not reading for content alone but also to understand a writer’s methods — to see firsthand the kinds of choices writers make while they write.
This is something I feel that I am not the best at is reading and understanding something that I have no interest in. I am excited to learn how to do that. I feel sometimes I am just coasting through the text just to say I completed it, when I couldn't tell you want most of the text was about to being with.
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After all, we all know how to read. But do we know how to read actively?
This is something that I remember lacking in elementary school. Plays into a part of comprehension. I think that sometimes I am reading the words but not actively comprehending what the text is saying. It's like the works are being read but I have no idea what they actually are saying or trying to say because I am not slowing down enough to understand what the author wants me to know.
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Late work may be accepted with a request for extension which was submitted up to 48 hours before the due date.
This is good to know that we are able to receive extensions. I know with papers I tend to reach a writers block, or sometimes need extra time to re-read my paper and make sure it is up to my standards. I think that this is very beneficial to the student, and you as a professor. I think with having that policy allows writers to be more comfortable with turning in their work that is completed, it also doesn't waste your time either, by reading/grading a paper that could've used a little more work.
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n order to receive a passing grade for the course you must complete ALL of the major course projects and drafts
I think this is important to note, because in some classes you are able to just take a zero on the assignment by not turning it in and still complete the course. But, that is not accepted in this course.
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If you decide to join this section of English 151, please come knowing that I expect you to be imaginative, curious, passionate, and communicative.
Based on the what you said on this class pushing boundaries, I think that your expectations of us being imaginative, curious, passionate, and communicative it important. I think that with these topics that are bound to make us uncomfortable it is important that we have an imagination, and we are curious, and passionate, and can communicate.
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