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  1. Mar 2017
    1. Starbucks-guzzling parentswant. They want their Ambers and their Alexanders to grow up in acozy womb of noncompetition, where everybody shares tofu andLittle Red Riding Hood and the big, bad wolf set up a commune

      sounds like this kid went to a private school.

    2. Big Joe had a ball in each hand and onesandwiched between his knees, firing at our side like a humantennis-ball machine, when, all of a sudden,

      This kid sounded fat, if he was such a bully why didn't you make fun of him?

  2. Dec 2016
    1. "He is comical, but he also represents the worst of this country

      Even though this is just an opinion, this is a very broad comment. Some people can think that he represents the best of this country, because he is not afraid to speak his mind, and he cares about security of the people. Others may think those things are bad qualities..

    2. This election may have helped, rather than harmed, the real estate tycoon's reputation

      When he first started to run, people hated him more than they do now. The reason why he won is because hillary clinton is even less likable.

    1. Kobach said the immigration group had also discussed ways of overturning President Barack Obama's 2012 executive action that has granted temporary deportation relief and work permits to more than 700,000 undocumented people or "dreamers" who came to the United States as children of illegal immigrant

      This is also another reason why people don't like him because he wants to overturn a an executive order that grants children of illegal temporary deportation protection

    2. U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval.

      Even though we already have a heavily guarded boarder wall, trump insists on making a larger wall. In this situation, you should seek approval from the congress.

    1. Explanation of main points and/or purpose of the work—basically, its thesis—which shows among other things that you have read and thoroughly understand the source.

      I think this is the most important of all of the elements but also the most illustrative, this is basically the most important thing in a annotated bibliography.

    2. even though a bibliography provides a list of research sources of all types that includes publishing information, how much does that really tell a researcher or reader about the sources themselves?

      A regular bibliography might not be enough, thats why you may need an annotated bibliography. Where as a annotated bibliography provides specific information about each source.

    3. One of the reasons behind citing sources and compiling a general bibliography is so that you can prove you have done some valid research to back up your argument and claims

      Number one reason for a bibliography. Readers will be more interested if you really include facts behind your statements.

    1. He threatens to neutralize the potential of these voters

      This is on of the main reasons why republicans fear him, he is messing up the image of the republican section, by insulting the people that stand out. They are more likely not to join the republican party.

    2. They didn’t call him a media creation back then—they sought his endorsement.

      Republicans used him so they could get more voters. They embraced him in the beginning, because they realized they could tap into a larger elector audience.

    3. If Trump were truly the media’s creation, as nervous Republicans like to claim he is, his candidacy would be a fleeting nuisance to more viable Republicans

      This is one of the reasons republicans don't like Trump. People think he is just a creation of the media.

  3. Nov 2016
    1. m the software giant Microsoft. It gives you the ability to explore more than 38 million publications. One

      Based on my research, the articles that I found did not specifically explain about the affect of tennis injuries after pro tennis. After searching for "how injuries affect your life after pro tennis" and "tennis injuries and aging," the results didn't really focus on how the injuries affected you later in life.

    1. For example, related:www.youtube.com can be used to find sites similar to YouTube.

      I think I will use this function in the future because I often need more information to back up content so this will help quite a bit.

    2. Selecting the appropriate item as it appears will save time typing. You have several choices for how the AutoComplete feature works:

      I find myself taking to much time to write summary because of how much research I do, so this is very helpful.

    3. It's usually best to enter the base word so that you don't exclude relevant pages. For example, bird and not birds, walk and not walked.

      This is very useful information because I find myself excluding the base word a lot, especially when it is a short summary.

    4. 8: Customize your searches

      My research question is Do tennis injuries have a impact on physical health when you get older? Other ways I could search are- Common tennis injuries, elderly tennis, tennis injury prevention, tennis health.

    5. Of course, you must have the phrase exactly right

      I find this important because sometimes I don't find myself including the whole entire quote because I either add words or take something out.

  4. Oct 2016
    1. “A climber with a rope can hop it in less than half a minute,”

      You would think that a country with 318.9 million people would be more secured so a climber with a rope couldn't hop it in 30 seconds. You can see why there is so many drug trafficking problems with the U.S and Mexico.

    2. Much of the border fence was built in the past 15 years as immigration surged. The cost has been in the billions.”

      This quote shows how much a wall costs and how long we have already had a wall.

    1. by wrestling control and power from impressive foes and bureaucratic mire.

      Trump had to use his strength to get what he wanted. This makes him sound like a brute, who credits his high level of testosterone as his ability to dominate those in government and business professional like himself.

    2. spent the first two decades of his adult life to show what can be done by building an empire of wealth of such a magnitude it must impress the most successful money makers in the world.

      Rimland describes the purpose of Donald Trump's book, "The Art of The Deal." This book was a way for Trump to showcase his hard work and determination and the fruits of that labor.