Erica Montoya Dr. Sunita Lanka English 253 24 October 2012 George Maxwell’s Decision George Maxwell has a company that is named Maxwell’s Plumbing Supply that has been running for 20 years. George has made an excellent effort through his own hard work‚ great communications within his community‚ and has knowledge of his trade which has helped him throughout the years. He is an African-American and is sensitive towards issues of racial diversity and his minority hiring. George faces an issue
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you have conducted research on. Throughout high school writing has never been my favorite subject and has been my weakest. Considering English is such an important part of education today‚ everyone must take a certain number of English classes to graduate. Setting goals in your English class can be the key to becoming successful in the class. One concept of English that can be very beneficial outside of school is rhetoric. Sometimes in careers down the road you must use rhetoric to convince someone
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of encouragement or a belief in my abilities to feel confident in those abilities. I am a bright person who has a lot to contribute to the class‚ but this semester‚ I lacked that confidence. Whenever I would read the assigned readings I would take notes in my books‚ jot down questions‚ and make sure that I fully understood the material before going to class. I was always prepared for lectures but I rarely raised my hand. I would just sit back and listen to what everyone was saying. Just because
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our desks. After looking each one of us in the eyes and telling us individually that YOU will be successful‚ I knew I was where I was supposed to be. AVID is an acronym that stands for Advanced Via Individual Determination. The goal for every AVID class is to increase the student’s chances for enrolling into a four-year university. AVID taught me life lesson skills such as academic skills‚ the importance of asking for help from a trusted advisor‚ and how to respect different opinions. AVID is generally
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networking. For example Facebook helps you create study groups and online tutoring. Students who need extra help in school and is afraid to ask for extra help can go to Facebook and download a simple application and get the extra help they need in Math‚ English etc. In my opinion strict rules against using social sites while in school should be eliminated. Although all students don’t use Facebook to study but having strict rules against the use of social sites eliminates the last minute studying before test
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First Reflection According to Satzwewich and Liodakis (2013)‚ “race is defined in terms of physical or genetic characteristics‚ or an ascriptive characteristic” (p.13). If one were to take an introspective look at society today‚ it is apparent the issue of race is one which is still prevalent spurring many divisions. An ascriptive characteristic is one which cannot be altered regardless of one’s feeling seeing that some qualities in one’s makeup are innate. Since these characteristics are ascriptive
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Hassan Amoura Professor Botos English 102 4 February‚ 2013 Obesity Is Not a Medical Problem Americans have been getting heavier and heavier since 1980; it is not a hidden secret. With all the different fast food chains and expensive healthy food versus the inexpensive unhealthy food‚ it is not a surprised a person would rather choose a ninety nine cent cheeseburger over a nine dollar salad. Obesity comes with all of its different types of health risks‚ which does not mean it is connected
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Personally‚ both of my AP courses‚ AP Biology and AP English Language‚ were the most challenging. Throughout the year my grades for these two classes fluctuated quite often. My peers and I were given more work and more was expected from us being AP students. From this year coming to an end I have discovered several of my strengths and weaknesses‚ I found that‚ like most students‚ I procrastinated and I had trouble managing my time however I was still able to maintain a positive attitude by being
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Name Date Class Class Assessment Assignment If I were the teacher‚ I would teach the class similarly to the way you teach us. The most interesting assignment that comes to mind is the one where we researched different topics based on the novel A Tale of Two Cities. I would like more hands-on approaches in learning and open discussions to happen in class. I understand the method you use to teach our class. It is very effective for me. I think other students would appreciate
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Guidelines for Writing Reflection Papers Why do I have to write a reflection paper? I have students submit weekly reflection papers for four reasons: 1. First and foremost‚ they are a way to make sure you keep up with the readings. I find that if students aren’t required to hand something in each week‚ they will simply not do the readings. The reflection papers kind of “force” you to make sure you keep up with your responsibilities in the class. 2. Reflection papers are a way for
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