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Undermining America Reflection
Hello Mrs. O’Connor,
My English 102 class has now begun! My Prof. has only put three assignments up along with the syllabus I attached to this email. She gave us two options to pick from for the books we will be reading. I picked Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America (by Barbara Ehrenreich) because I can understand it and it was more interesting to me than the other book. She gave us three assignments so far that is due each week. My first discussion is to read the first half of our chosen book. Then, write a reaction on the discussion board, showing what you believe are the major themes or ideas worth discussing from that book. My response must be at least 500 words, in Standard American English with correct grammar. The

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