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  1. Jan 2026
    1. A definition of community must be able to account for the different types of communities that exist in the world.

      I am guilty of this myself, but I feel like most people only think of community in a way in which it applies to them. For example , when I think of community, I tend to think more of Lincoln than Omaha.

    1. Stereotypes, problematic power relations, negative discourses: all are at play in direct engagement partnerships

      I think it is crucial for people exposed to these problematic power relations to acknowledge them without letting these relations ruin the fluidity of the group. People should be able to work with anyone, regardless of personal ideology.

    2. I wasn’t really looking forward to [Wildcat Writers] just because I expected my writing to not be at the level of theirs and to be so much more lower-level that it was going to be embarrassing.”

      I can relate to Octavio's sentiment because there have been many circumstances in which I felt imposter syndrome. When I took a biochem writing class last semester, I was the youngest person in the class, and I felt like I had a lot of catching up to do, and all my peers were smarter than I was.

    1. Read the selection. 3. Reread the selection. 4. Annotate the text with marginal notes.

      In my previous experiences with annotating, I typically annotate during my second read, not afterwards. This new approach will probably provide me with a chance to gain more from the passage because I will be reading it an additional time.

    2. f you feel skeptical, indicate that response: “Why?” or “Explain.”

      I think that finding the "Why?" behind an author's message is more beneficial than the words themselves, especially when reading literature through an academic lens.

    3. Who’s the smartest person you know?

      Oftentimes, I find that the smartest people I know do not make the best leaders and communicators. There is a not a direct correlation between "book smarts" and being able to accurately and meaningfully convey a message.

    1. In this course, using AI in ANY capacity is not permitted.

      It has been super interesting to see the ways teachers have responded to the exponential increase of AI usage in education.