After reading the revising section of the homework, i think i’m going to stick with my definition of honesty and academic integrity. I believe that being honest is basically just telling the truth.  And by telling the truth, you don’t have to try to make anybody believe you, in some cases. Cases pertaining to school work, […]
for starters, this is the second time i’ve done this because the dumb computers in the lounge froze and completely erased my blog. and i was finished. stupid internet. i’m going with the second prompt, do parents have the right to monitor their chilren’s various web accounts? i chose this topic because i feel that […]
The video about teenagers growing up online is a good “Arguing a position” video because they are promoting their view. Also, they promote is very clearly. there’s no gaps in their arguements. and they give very valid points. also, like it said in chapter six, they left room for an arguement and had very clear […]
Arguing. it’s something that’s basically inevitable to avoid and happens daily. i feel that arguing is important because  it helps shape who people are and has definately helped shape the world that it is today. however, there’s good arguing and bad arguing. like the video we watched in class, some people don’t really argue, they […]
i can’t pick just one strategy, so i’m going to try a couple of them. the first one i’m going to try is reading it aloud because i’ve never done it before and it seems like it would be a good thing to do to catch mistakes and hear how it sounds rather than just […]
For my This I Believe essay, I have a lot of revising to do. I am happy with the beginning of my essay, so i don’t plan on changing that. It’s not too lengthy and states what i believe. For the end of my essay, i like it but and not happy with it. Honestly, […]
as i read through the six essays, the one thing i noticed the most was passion. all of the writers had a passion for what they were writing about. this is probably one of the more “obvious” things. but, i’ve read things written by people who claim “writing is their passion” yet it doesn’t show […]
writing is important because it’s one of the more common forms of self- expression.  through writing, people can say basically whatever they  want to and not have to say it aloud and feel uncomfortable. also, writing is something that is done internationally, which puts everybody around the world on the same level (somewhat). i would […]