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Summarizing is an easier form of writing for me because once you understand the story shorting it and basically telling the story is an easy way to write. We have been learning how to do this since grade school. The article I used was about the similarities and differences between rap and country western music. I liked the article but it was hard to summarize because she used a lot of quotes in her writing. We were told not to quote a quote in our essays and this proved to be difficult. If I would have rewritten this essay I might have taken me my time to fix the little stuff like font and commas. This is were I always come up because I figure if the writing is okay nothing else matters. I will keep what I have written the same. I used my knowledge of rap music to guide me through this essay, it helped me to better understand where the author was coming from on her stance with rap music. But because I don’t like western music I couldn’t have good knowledge on her point of view with western music.

Blog 2

I am good at thinking of what I want to write. I like planning it out and thinking about it. The part I struggle is putting the words on paper so that the audience understands exactly the same way I do. The essay was easy to write because the point of it was to explain you and your writing not some elses point of view and their writing. I would spend more time explaining how writing affects me. It affects me because I get nervous I feel as if I am always missing a piece of the puzzle when I write a paper. I would stick with what I wrote but I would add on to it. I really don’t like writing unless it is a free write because there are no rules or regulations to follow. I would like writing papers more if I could understand how to put the rules and regulations together better on my papers. I would rather write on the spot then take my time because on the spot the ideas are fresh and I don’t second guess myself. Taking time to write papers means I will have more time to get distracted.

Blog 4

The articles that choose for this essay were Malcolm X, Our bodies and the homeless and going to school one. These articles are difficult to relate to each other because of how different they are topic wise. But I found a way and I’m glad it made me think deep and hard about it because it made me pay more attention to the stories and their importance.

Citing things in papers has always been hard for me. That is because citing is like math I think I know what I am doing but I seem to always miss a part of the solution. I put the period in a wrong place or I forget to add something when I am doing the works cited paper. I did find that TS/CD was a good way to format the paper because it made it easier to explain and make the paper flow better. I will use the this format for all my paper to come because it makes it easier to format and you are not sitting their scratching your head wondering how you are going write the paper so it makes sense.

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This essay was a hard essay for me to write. I found it hard to relate the stories I picked. They all were about overcoming obstacles and doing what they knew was right in their heart even though know else was agreeing with them. I didn’t like having to pick from the stories given to us because it took me awhile to figure out how to bring them together. The structure of the essay was easy because I did compare the stories then contrast the stories. I always find it difficult to get started because that is what sets the tone of essay.

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Humor can be defined as making you laugh, smile or uplifting your spirits. When I think of humor I picture your friend telling you a funny moment in their day or maybe a movie of series of funny events that could happen to you. Jim Carrey movies are funny but they aren’t that relatable. Laughing out loud when something is funny is not necessary because it will make me smile or laugh in my head which makes me think about it harder. The cocaine dealer article was funny because it was so stupid and stupidity is the easiest way to make someone laugh. Style is the confidence and the way you present yourself to the world. I feel the people who look the most put together no matter what they are wearing and flaunt it are the ones with style.

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My resume is coming along great. I have made a resume before so this is easy. The only trouble I am having is finding the dates for places I have worked or volunteered. I was also having trouble with how I should format it and how much I should detail about my past work experiences. I like being able to look at everything I have accomplished and type it all out on paper because I have found a job since making my last resume.

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For Essay # 4 I found an old vintage ad for coca cola. This appealed to me because of the writing and how easy it was to relate to it. I originally chose an ad for a smart phone but realized it wasn’t for me because I don’t like smart phones and wouldn’t be able to relate or say what appealed to me. I liked the ad because it represented joy and happiness by the moment it captured in the advertisement. I also love coke it is my favorite soft drink and I feel the ads are always joyous and uplifting. The appeal that worked on me was escape because the ad took place on a beach. The people in the ad looked so tan and relaxed even as they were getting hit by a wave.