1. Myth #3 applies to me as I tend to have an unrealistic expectation on my first drafts to have a semblance of perfection. In college, I realize that a majority of “good” essays are the product of countless revisions.  From this, essays do not come out “perfect” but they need to be worked on with drafts.
2. Compared to high school research, college research is different due to the ability to focus and direct the material and sources of your information. In high school, research papers basically consisted of “google” and some newspaper articles. However, college research papers need credible sources from outside sources or certain scholarly online websites in order to write a valid paper and the ability to discern the credible from the incredible sources.
3. An argument means a deliberate arrangement of a presentation to support a viewpoint. The main purpose is to gain the approval or even the consideration of the audience of the perspective brought up in the argument. The author uses the analogy of the courtroom. In here, the author is the lawyer who is trying to prove the innocence of the person to the jury (audience).
4. One of the 3 types of writing assignments given in college is the closed writing assignment, which presents 2 counter claims and one claim is chosen  along with valid and solid evidence. Another one, the semi open writing assignment, is a topic or subject is suggested however there are no claims already presented. Extensive research and thought is used to make a claim and show evidence. The last one, open writing assignment, requires you to choose the topic and claims. This is the hardest for most students as they need extensive knowledge of the various topics to make a valid claim.
5. One of the 3 characterstics of effective writing is clear evidence in writing that the writer(s) have been persistent, open-minded, and disciplined in study. Another one is the dominance of reason over emotions or sensual perception. The last is an imagined reader who is coolly rational, reading for information, and intending to formulate a reasoned response.
6. One example when the author feels that “i” is appropriately used is in scientific writing as an observer where a perspective and stance is stated, “From my position standing on the earth’s surface in the daytime, I see the sky as blue.” Another example is during an intellectual work as a person’s ideas and opinions based on their knowledge is more important than that of an expert.
7. A bad way to use “i” is when you only use it once as it can confuse the readers during the reading. Another way is during a science lab report as it is about methodology and objectivity not the word “i”.

In Regardning the Pain of Others, Sontag links the concept of war to other factors such as culture and status but mainly gender. Although men might like the thought of war better than women, the imagery of war both unite men and women with the same feeling. Sontag says, “They sinplify…they create the illusion of consensus.” The same shock of war pictures cannot help but bring men and women to the same consensus that war is negative and must be stopped.

In ch 4, fear was a recurring theme throughtout this chapter and the book. The jews experienced this the most as the Nazis terrorized this group. One example was in the 4th chapter as the Jews were forced to gather by the Nazis out of fear. Before this, they were harrased and hanged for no reason which escalated their fear. This was one of the reasons why the Jews obeyed the Nazis order and follow their instructions. No one disobeyed in fear of what may happen to them if they did, furthermore; fear was what killed them as they were still sent to death with their obedience.

Maus’ unconventional way of using animal characters instead of human ones in a graphic novel, in my opinion, was highly interesting and captivating. However, in my opinion, was not an effective way of telling a Holocaust story. While conventional Holocaust stories exposes the author’s emotions and makes them and the readers feel a sense of vulnerability through the use of details, Maus’ graphic novel had few details during the actual war he was drafted. He did not go in detail of the many graphic happenings in the time of war. It seemed as if Maus tried to mask away the severity and lighten up the mood by using animal characters, which differs from the norms of a Holocaust story. Furthermore, the use of the graphic novel did not let me have any imagination of what hardships Artie’s father might have gone through and ,to me, changed the tone of a Holocaust story to a light tone compared to a lot of the other Holocaust stories i read.