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This week so far has been going wonderfully for me as I am so close to finishing up this semester so I can finally sleep for as long as I want. As I am about to be done with my sociology final and going into next week I am looking forward to my psychology, history, and math final which I cannot wait to get over with as I strongly believe I will do wonderfully on all those finals. So far to this day, everything has been pretty chill not to say very slow but I am a man of patience so that is not a problem for me. Overall this week I just feel like I am being set up for my break which I cannot wait for.

This course has been one of the better English courses I have taken throughout my education career as it is not only intriguing but also fun. English has been always one of my favorite classes to learn and use for various different situations like if it is writing a journal or essay. As I was participating in this course I learned how I was great at narrative writing but also expressed my opinions in a proper manner which surely will help me in the future in the real life. What I learned the most was the breakdown of text and using that to help express my point of view as all the feedback I received helped me construct a better argument so I am grateful for that. From week 1 I was not used to writing a lot but now writing 6-7 pages is like a piece of cake for me due to the consistency I have gone under.  For future English students, I would suggest getting comfortable in this new medium as it is very beneficial especially when you have your own time and place to put work into this course. So just keep on writing as that is the only thing that can help newcomers get better at writing. Going forward one piece of advice I would give is telling students not to stress out as this class is an easy A. The professor is super chill and nice even some newcomers might not have the most strong English background but with all these free extensions by default, there is no reason a student will do badly in this course. 

This week so far has been wonderful as I am so close to finishing up this semester and very excited for winter break Which I desperately need so I can get my life together. The only thing that would be a problem this week was the math exam I took on Thursday but thank god that went smoothly. As I am now more relaxed and can maybe play some video games who knows. But honestly, I am really looking forward to being done with the finals so I can sleep and do some fun things with my friends.

If I had to choose a major project to revise throughout this semester I would pick the research paper as that was the one that only caused me A lot of difficulties which was not an aspect for me in this course. As my purpose for this project was to compose a research question that explores an excerpt and the author’s legitimacy or at least that’s what it was in my case. On which occasion I would have liked to explore more on author POV but during that time I was not able to really comprehend the breakdown of this project so that is something I regret very much. I would also like to take more time to have a personal contribution to the claim as I think I could have been a bit more realistic with that contribution. Continuing on one major point that missed out on is involving too much source information as that made it read like an analysis paper rather than an argumentative paper. With coving those couple of points in revision I strongly believe that my research paper could have read and express A whole lot better.

This week so far has been not been that good as I got swatted with a bunch of assignments and have prepared for another math exam tomorrow. Although my family does celebrate thanksgiving I do not mind the day off as it will help me get some sleep. But if you do celebrate thanksgiving then happy thanksgiving to you. Hopefully, your weekend goes better than mine. Overall I should be able to persevere through this mountain of assignments although I worry it might not be the best of my work as it is very much time-consuming.

In my opinion, people do not have to be naturally gifted to be good writers as I was not naturally a gifter but I can put on some decent work. In my experience, I have seen many of my colleagues struggle with writing but what got them out of the struggle is consistency as the more they wrote the better they got. This also worked for me as I did not have proper English like 5 years ago but now I am writing at a college level. Being persistent is a good mentality but to also explore other strategies is also something people should be open to. I would not consider myself a good writer rather one that is learning on a daily basis. Although I have a special place in my heart for writing sometimes if I do not like a theme I will become lazy. So my goal going forward is to be able to adapt to different readings and situations better than now.

This week so far has been quite great for me as it was less stressful than last week so that’s something always great to say. One thing that almost became a problem for me was my math homework as there was so much of it but I got through it so that’s always great. What I am really looking forward to this weekend is hanging out with my friends which is always fun. Overall, this week has gone pretty smoothly if I am honest, but I have a strong feeling that it will get difficult next week and in the last stretch of this semester. But I am really looking forward to the winter break.

When I first read that we were doing a research project, I thought of answering a prompt using different excerpts, which were quite a point. What surprised me is the specificity of the prompt development as it needed a touch of uniqueness and target audience. That confused me a bit as I am used to making simple and answering straightforward prompts. I personally would say that is where I fell short but I reached out and received help so that was wonderful. This was not that exciting for me as it involved doing a lot of research and reading which are all components of my laziness. I just hope I meet the proper standards while I polish up my final work.

This week so far has been wonderful for me as I found out I did wonderful in my maths exam which I took last week. So I am very happy about that but also this week I took a psychology exam which I am a bit skeptical about but time will tell. Well, those are the things that have gone well for me but I am worried about is my English paper as I am sure I will have to make a lot of changes to make it better it will be so time-consuming. I am also very excited because the fall semester is almost over so finally when I go into winter break I can sleep as much as I want. Overall this week has not been very bad except for my math class which was wonderful but other than that it was pretty average.

The M-E-A-L plan is an ideal strategy that helps you with paragraph structure and establishes a connection with your writing. For my thesis, I used M-E-A-L to make sure my starting/thesis has credible support so the thesis is taken seriously. The distribution of information in my essay is pretty good or in my opinion, it is at least. I explored different types of strategies/authors’ choice of tone and many others to keep my audience engaged in something new so they understand my perspective better. That way there are few complications. There were paragraphs in my essay where I forgot to input evidence but I compensated that by taking a higher point of view more like an author’s point of view to show emphasis and make a connection with my audience. I was able to implement M-E-A-L in almost all of my paragraphs which worked wonderfully but there were those where I could not implement M-E-A-L because it would have been too dull repeating similar concepts. But for those, I used personal perspective and emphasis to compensate.

This week so far has not been so great, to be honest as I was basically butchered with assignments. Not only that I also had a math exam this Tuesday which I am sure I did well in or hoping so I did. I need to start studying for my psychology exam which is this Wednesday so that is something I am honestly not looking forward to. One thing I was able to finish this week is a rough draft for my English research paper. It was not hard rather just long and time-consuming. Overall this week has not to beat my personal record of my worst weeks in Baruch so I guess that’s something to reflect on in the future. But I am glad this week is over I am another week close to my winter break.

Senior of high school was quite complicated for me as I did not know what I wanted to study attending college. So synthesizing information helped me out a lot as it helped me question what I wanted. I started looking at review papers of various different colleges to best align my life goals. I choose Baruch by reading about this college on many different social media platforms and magazines. So I was able to use those sources of information to better understand college and their values. If I had to describe this process visually it would look something like a pros and cons chart but also ideas just flowing around my mind. I experienced a lot of unanswered questions in a source but I was able to get those answers from a different source that had covered the same topic. The different sources help me put together an organized synthesis of just full out information which helps me tremendously as it put my plans to attend Baruch in motion.

This week so far has gone really well for as I was able to finish this blog post without going crazy. Just kidding, so far almost everything has been going pretty smooth except for math fo which I have to study a lot so that’s is something I am really not looking forward to. I was able to finish the majority of my work done that involved a lot of writing. So I am very happy about that but going into next week I have multiple exams for which I have to really study. The only aspect of this week that I found interesting would be the schedule builder which I am currently using to enroll in courses. So overall this week has been pretty good with some interesting moments.

Research Paper Starters:

• Different structures of literature
• Literacy (personal)  enforcement
• Argument Composition
• Audience Consumption
• Ethos presentation
• Credible information
• Opinion expression
• Audience engagement
• An author using “Why or Why not”
• Usage of credible sources to support and establish the thesis.

My research question is heavily based on author credibility and audience engagement. For that, I needed to find a source that is very journalistic and criticizes a topic. Which I can use to talk about author credibility using his/her perspective and if it caused audience engagement.

My source is for this paper is named “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck” by Manson

https://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck

I found this source to be very interesting as it is reading about human behavior and how we use our literacy/body language to communicate or express ourselves. Mark Manson’s excerpt really connects to my research question also as his excerpt has a lot to do with audience engagement and credibility building. So the audience better understands his perspective.

This week so far has been really great as I am almost done with all my work that is due this weekend. Assignment for this has not been really hard as most of them are reading and class participation. One thing that proved difficult in my English work where I had to come up with a research question which proved to be a bit confusing in my opinion as I had a hard time comprehending the instructions. But it’s not going to hold me back I am sure if I mail my English teacher she will help me sort it out. I have an upcoming math exam for which I will really have to study for as I need to improve my grade for that course. Other than that I am feeling very positive going into next week with good preparations.

The invention strategies reading was very interesting to me as I can very much relate to it. The reading talks about one should be able to critically think and question oneself for the betterment of his own perspective. Which I liked very much as I myself like to really go in-depth with my writing and critical thinking really helps with that. I

“Freewrite without editing to avoid self-censoring and allow free flow of ideas” (Invention Strategies )

This was my favorite strategy because I love free writing and helps me develop different skills that I was foreign to. So exploring new areas of literature is always something that is dear to me and for that reason, I find invention strategies to be very attractive reading as it contains very different ideas that will help me better understand a certain topic. 

My Question:

How can one use the complexities of literature to better express and supports his argument?

This week so far has been quite exhausting to b honest as I had multiple exams I had to take. It has been the roughest week so far for me. But I am very glad I am done with that and very much looking forward to getting a good night’s sleep this weekend. Talking about the weekend, I hope it goes well for me as I have finished up a history project and make corrections to my English analysis paper then turn those in. So I am looking forward to putting work into those. Other than that my week should go smoothly as I go into next week I should have very little work to finish up. For which I am glad.

We are in an era where technology is very ubiquitous as everyone utilizes it on a daily basis. This is why it became a crucial part of human behavior and uses. Many might look at technology as means of laziness and plagiarism but I strongly believe that technology strengthens our contribution to society. Technology helps us reduce stress and have a better influence around us. The More Technology The Better an article written by Geneseo M. Carter and Aurora Matzke (Carter 320) talks about how digital technology is something that will help us do more good than bad. Digital technology can do things like video games or artificial assistants like Amazon Alexa. Having these technologies at our disposal will help us deal with difficult tasks that usually people will struggle to do.

Factually it said that surgeon that plays video games throughout the week make 37% fewer mistakes which tells me that digital technology is working for peoples benefits. I find digital technology to be very useful on a daily basis as I can use social media to get updated on news and other important things like the weather which is extremely useful. If you really think about it digital technology for a lot of people acts as an escape from the real world which sometimes can be very stressful. I  noticed that people who are not a fan of digital technology still utilize it one way or not. We are entering an era with advanced technology it is better to get used to the way of life rather than getting left behind. Geneseo M. Carter and Aurora Matzke strongly express their opinions on why digital technology is so useful by using credible statistics and various different perspectives to show the audience how life is and is going to be going forward. After all that work put in by the authors, I still wonder if people’s opinions will change toward technology as it is taking deep roots in our culture, and to this day digital technology is too big for it to stop so that’s a scary thought which for sure will keep me up at night.

 

 

This week so far has been really great for me as I have already turned in my analysis draft and received feedback on my draft. I going to take the next couple of days polishing it up to the best of my abilities. One thing that has not been going well is my studying for my psychology med term which I am slacking on due to bad time management. I have to take some time for studying if I want to get a good grade in my psychology midterm. Other than that things have been going pretty well as I am currently in the motion of almost finishing up the majority of my high-grade assignments.

Many might consider technology to be evil in a way where it can ruin our lives but those people still make use of technology to survive. With the increased number of phones in everybody’s hands, it is no surprise that technology in this day and age is more than just necessary rather it is needed for the world to function. This is talked about in the excerpt THE MORE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, THE BETTER By Genesea M. Carter, and Aurora Matzke. Where they talk about how technology has become part of our instinct. As it states in the reading if somebody is in danger they always look for their phone so they can call the police. Throughout history, we have shown incredible progress when it comes to technology. When people’s brains can coordinate with their hands they can make amazing tools and equipment.

Although there are some who might take advantage of it and utilize it in the wrong way at the end of the day, technology is what makes out lives easier. Especially in classrooms where students come to learn but are distracted by what is on their phone. Students make use of social media to the biggest extent where they are addicted to it which is not great but social media is also used to consume news from all around the world. Genesea and Aurora really talk about how technology is utilized in school and how it affects the student’s life. As they think that technology should be regulated better but still be used as it offers many thing elements like research and creativity so the student has more freedom in their ways of thinking. As they clearly express using simple logic how technology is going to be in the student’s future which was not the case for the authors. Genesea and Aurora had to use typewriters to write papers and did not possess phones either. This shows the overall invocation of humans intelligence which will continue on to the future of this earth.