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Excuse the language but its in the title. This goes along with the reading “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott because it talks about how everyones first draft is crappy and just thrown together.

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This goes along with what we are talking about in class because we are going to revise of drafts, this shows what drafts are and how to revise

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this has a lot to do with what we are doing in class because we are learning about exactly what multi genres are, we are at the beginning stages and this helps explain it.

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(via Oxford SA Blog | Tips to Avoid Plagiarism)

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this post relates to the reading because there are parts that talk about plagiarizing and how to avoid it. 

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Dear college students:

Instructors should not have to stipulate to you that you need to cite in-text. If you use an outside source or idea and you fail to cite it, you are plagiarizing, plain and simple. It’s in every university’s Honor Code, I guarantee you. This is not something that needs to appear in every syllabus in order to hold you accountable. When you enter a college environment, you provide citation on every paper you write that requires the use of ideas from sources other than yourself. That’s how academic writing works. When you agree to attend a college, you agree to abide by it’s Honor Code. This is part of the Honor Code. Please stop acting like instructors are evil for taking off points when you fail to cite, whether it appears explicitly in the syllabus or not.

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This has to do with the reading and what we have been talking about in class because citations are very important which is what we have been discussing.

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Babies begin learning language in the womb

(via factsandreality)

This relates to the reading on “Speech Communities” because Roberts talks about how a child’s first speech community is their family because they learn from the people around them 

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this relates to the reading because it talks about signs and their meanings, this sign or symbol stand for “peace”.

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Don’t use these words.

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This relates to the reading “Weasel Words” because that is exactly what the picture is talking about, weasel words. It also shows how they are used in the majority of advertisements, which is true. 

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“The great thing about a slogan was that it didn’t have to be accurate to be effective.”

 Then went on to say that “Heinz never actually has exactly “57 varieties” of anything”

This quote from the reading just shows how most slogans and advertising in general, is not always true. When advertising, they try to just get peoples attention to sell the product, whether what they are saying is accurate.  

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You can fool all the people all the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough.

Joseph E. Levine, American film producer (via mistermarket)

I believe this connects to class because we are starting a project about advertising and this is basically my point of view on advertising. I think when products are advertised, what they really say is not true most of the time, or some of it is and it is just to get your attention. 

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The Writing Process

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this connects to the reading “Writing in College and Beyond” because it has to do with the writing process, although this isn’t the exact same process in the reading, it is pretty close. 

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Attend to Demographics

You might consider demographic data about your audience (if known), such as age, sex, race, cultural background, level of education, religion, social class, etc., and tailor your essay accordingly. If you are writing for a general audience, assume your reader is intelligent and interested in any new analysis, new information, or new insight you can present. You should consider whether you’re addressing a specialized audience (one with specific, perhaps technical knowledge of the subject) or a general audience (one that is educated and interested, but without special knowledge of the subject). Vary your diction, organization, and argumentation accordingly.

Find more information about your writing audience HERE.

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I believe this connects to our reading "Writing for an Audience" by Linda Flower because the reading is about an audience, knowing who you're writing to. Knowing who your audience is, makes your writing eaiser so you know how to connect them and make the reader feel what you're writing.

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Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Anne Frank (via observando)

This relates to the reading “Writing to Change the World” because Mary Pipher in the beginning, talks about Anne Frank and how even though her life was short, she found beauty in a harsh world 

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I had a tragic event happen in my life that easily determined what I wanted to do when I went to college. My parents got a divorce when I was two years old. I was too little to understand what that meant, but as I grew up, I understood that most of the time, It was only me. I was always by myself, I didnt have a sibling like some. My mom got remarried later on and I prayed that she would have another baby, but I was wrong. My dad then got remarried shortly after my mom did, when I was about 13.  My dad and my step mom Sarah, lasted longer than my mom and her significant other did, so I felt like I had a shot for a little brother or sister this time. I was about 16 and my dad had told me that they were expecting a baby. Even though I was older, this made me the happiest person. I always wanted a sibling and even though there would be a big age difference, It was the one thing I was looking forward too. The five month mark hit and Sarah found out that she was having a boy. My dad and her picked out a name; Aiden. She went to the doctors a month and a half later and found out that the baby had passed. Sarah had no choice but to give still birth, which is where she delivers the baby, even though it is not alive. Having to be apart of something that tragic, really changed my life. That situation effected Sarah more than it did me, but it changed how I looked at things. Living that event, made me want to be able to help people get through situations like hers. Knowing that people go through things like this on a daily basis, really broke my heart. Ever since then, I have always wanted to do something in the medical field. As of now, I want to become a nurse, and then specalize and become a neonatal nurse. A neonatal nurse, for people who may not know, is a nurse that helps newborn baby's that may have problems or complications. I feel like becoming a neonatal nurse is not only something I would love to do, but I feel that it is my duty. I've experienced SOME of the pain that people have gone through with things like that, I feel like I could be a big help. Not only do I want to do it to help others but I feel like I need to do it for myself, I owe it to my almost brother Aiden.

Courntey Lane- 1/14/16- Riverview, MI                                                                                                       Tragic events happen to everyone, mine just happened to determine the rest of my life. I've never really thought about how much that event changed what I wanted to do with my career until having to write this assignment.

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I believe this connects to the reading because Stephen King explains how important it is for a writer to read, just like the title, “Reading to Write”.