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Swales article sucks because the length of it is very long and unnecessary. He talks about the concept of discourse community in detailed view, but his article is all common sense. He uses big words for an article that doesn’t need words like the ones he uses, plus he tries to sound smart. Swales isContinue reading “Cl 2/6”

To be a literate is to have control of socially accepted association among ways of using etc. The writer finished with a masters degree and taught ESL. Then a Ph.D in Education of language Working gains experience and language A waitress taking a customers special request is a form of language and how she interpretsContinue reading “HW 2/4”

The purpose of Steins essay is to create a sense of humor but also speaking in a serious note that is indirectly to the America, due to the war that America is in. 1. Speech communities tend to absorb people into the general fabric and discourse communities tend to separate people into occupational or speciality-interestContinue reading “CL 2/4”

Plessy v. Fergurson It was a criminal offense for an African-american to ride on the same train with a white man Officially facilities were supposed to be separate but equal, but were rarely equal. What does juxtaposition mean? June 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson. Albion Tourgee worked to expose the KKK and campaigned for improves conditionsContinue reading “HW 1/30”

To be a literate is to have control of socially accepted association among ways of using etc. The writer finished with a masters degree and taught ESL. Then a Ph.D in Education of language Working gains experience and language A waitress taking a customers special request is a form of language and how she interpretsContinue reading “HW 1/28”

The intended readers are the followers of Time Magazine, Joe Stein is a known as a comedian, he wasn’t being serious about his post in Defense for Domination. He made is seem like he was ticking off the audience but he was only being funny. They all follow the news wether the writer is tryingContinue reading “CL 1/28”

The Brief Thompson In order to make an argument, use points that are common to your audience. Make claims that always have support or evidence, without evidence your claim is weak. When making a claim be careful in what you’re saying. Make claims that can be hard to contest in, if it’s hard to contestContinue reading “HW 1/21”

Things that make me comfortable in class: Sports, politics, life in general, change, modern day society Things I feel uncomfortable to talk about in class: Literature, poems, teacher picking on students, In Defense of Domination: The author is Joel Stein, he is professional Comedy writer. His intentions is to be funny towards Yankees haters andContinue reading “CL 1/21”

When someone is reading a book or anything else they should be curious about what they are reading to make the reading more interesting. And they should write down how they feel about the reading while they are reading. Before reading the text start making predictions about the text When reading fast try to findContinue reading “HW 1/16”

I chose to go UCBA because it is closer to my house than Main Campus. I chose this English class because it’s not too late or too early and it also fits my schedule. I’m Palestinian but born and raised in Chicago. I lived in Florida for 2 years before coming to Cincinnati in 2011.Continue reading “CL 1/16”