They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings by Russel Durst Awesome They Say / I Say shows that writing well means mastering some key rhetorical moves‚ the most important of which involves summarizing what others have said (they say) to set up one’s own argument (I say). In addition to explaining the basic moves‚ this book provides writing templates that show students explicitly how to make these moves in their own writing. Now available in two versions‚ with and
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The Subjective Meaningful Life "What do we want when we want a meaningful life? What is it that makes some lives meaningful‚ others less so?" (pg.1). These are questions we all ask ourselves at some point or another during our lives. We spend the majority of our lives aspiring to achieve a meaningful life‚ and at the same time we spend most of our lives questioning and wondering what exactly a meaningful life is. "What is it that makes some lives meaningful‚ others less so?" (pg.1) is also one
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Writing Templates from They Say‚ I Say With Readings (2009)‚ eds. Graff‚ Birkenstein‚ and Durst To capture authorial action… X acknowledges that… X agrees that… X argues that… X believes that… X denies/ does not deny that… X claims that… X complains that… X concedes that… X demonstrates that… X deplores the tendency to… X celebrates the fact that… X emphasizes that… X insists that… X observes that… X contends that… X questions whether… X refutes the claim that… X reminds us that… X reports that…
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Editor for The Sun newspaper‚ the unknown columnist‚ in his or her editorial‚ Yes Virginia‚ argues the importance and the reality of Santa Claus. The writers purpose is to prove to a eight year old girl that Santa Claus is real. The author adapts a jubilant and protective tone in order to argue to both children and adults that Santa is real. The first paragraph establishes the idea that Santa Claus is real though others may say that he isn’t. Their doubts are because their minds are too rigid and hardened
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Why is it that most rappers always try to talk about their struggle of being a hustler or something like that. Personally I do not have any struggle other than my parents dilling me about everything and talking about school when I personally think it is pointless Two class names used to describe mollusks having two shells are bivalves and pelecypods. The two anatomical features that keep the shells from coming apart are the hinges and adductor muscles. You can determine the age of a clam or
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Say yes to Cell Phone! Is using cell phone or any electronics in school a bad thing? Well‚ I strongly believe using a phone or any electronics isn’t a bad idea. All teenagers or children who use their electronics know it’s really risky to use them in school. What does “phone” mean to the school? I think it’s very simple it means bad for the student‚ but is it really true? In My opinion‚ I think that any teens in school should allow using their phone! Teenagers love their cell phone a
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study habits but thirty pages of math equations will just stop their brains from functioning! I think that if it is necessary for teachers to assign homework‚ the work should be practical and interactive so that the child should enjoy doing it. Let’s say-taking public opinion on various issues‚ reading an interesting novel for literature or writing a report on your holiday destination-such homework will improve our interactive‚ reading and writing skills and will be fun at the same time. ‘All work
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Teachers in school?” The author includes both side of the stories‚ the yes side is written by Nirvi Shah‚ and Trump spoke on behalf of the National School Safety and Security Services‚ which supported the no side. Both of sides have great support for their ideas‚ for example Shah says that the school officials are usually the first responders to the situation‚ while they cannot do anything to aid‚ because they are not armed. While Trump says that well trained law enforcement officer should tackle on bad
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Loesch‚ P.C. “A School Uniform Program That Works.” Principal. 1995. Print. Rose‚ Gareth Skiba‚ Russel J. “Zero Tolerance‚ Zero Evidence.” Indiana Education Policy Center. 2000. Web. 2 March 2011. . Thomas‚ S. “Uniforms in the Schools: Proponents Say It Cuts Competition; Others Are Not So Sure.” Black Issues in Higher Education. 1994. Print.
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GREAT ALBUM OF ROCK AND SOUL I have been a Yes fan‚ more than I have been any other band’s fan. Even in this era of innumerable options to diversify and expand your music collection‚ the band has continued to keep a hold on my mind. So‚ when I listened to Yes the Album‚ I believe that words are simply not enough to describe my ecstasy. For a band who had pretty much been struggling to find their feet with their last two albums‚ it actually seemed like they had suddenly discovered their direction
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