Arlene Penaloza

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connect your sentences  make them relate  sentence pattern  writing patterns writing was like sitting at a computer reading separate  reserved for an easy chair  use transitions  ADDITION  ELABORATION  EXAMPLE  CAUSE AND EFFECT COMPARISON  CONTRAST CONCESSION CONCLUSION  pointing words  repeat key terms  repeat yourself with a difference  "What makes such writers so hard to read, in other words is that they never gesture back what they have just said"(106). When it mentions this in the book "they say I say", I believe they are mentioning that sometimes readers don't fully get the point as to where the author is taking the book. The readers cannot unlock the code the writer has presented to the readers.  "Some transitions can help you not only to move from one sentence to another, but combine two or more sentences"(111). When it comes to transitions it is very important for them to be u...

Well so far my first week is going pretty well, although I already feel some stress I feel like it will be a good semester. Some challenges I might anticipate for the semester is I feel like I will be having to construct a lot more Essays this semester so I hope with this class it will prepare me for the many papers I will need to write throughout this entire semester. One class that is going to be fun is this class for sure because I already know what to expect. Also American Indian Studies class will be interesting. What I am challenged with is my statistics class.

This semester we will be focusing on the same theme "everything is a text" but also how change effects that's text. I believe change effects the text because then you experience way more than initially intended. Also we will use different forms of texts like music and more readings.  So we will be analyzing music and books to understand how changes have effected and impacted people. For example in our world right now the laws and government going through changes effect everyone around the world so that in a way changes us as people and out believes and ways of life. A question I have for this semester is what other types of readings or music's will we use to relate chage and the way life is a text.