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Chapter ten titled, “Who is the patriot.” When I first read the title, my personal schema of the word “patriot” would be: A citizen, but not just any citizen—an American citizen, whom loves their country, forever respects and honors the US Constitution, specifically the right to carry, really enjoy the, what’s it called, “American pastimeContinue reading “American Patriotism is scam.”

Today I, for the lack of a better introduction, will be analyzing and responding to Carrie Freeman and Debra Merkin’s article, “Having It His Way”. They basically identify quite a few things from what seems like an ecofeminist and environmentalist’s perspective. They explain how American fast food industry companies heavily advertise to their targeted maleContinue reading “Chicken Breasts.”

Chapter 4 In continuation of Graff and Birkenstein’s, “They say I say”, chapter four discusses different ways to respond to a text. The previous chapters address giving the background of what someone else is saying, also known as the “they say” portion of a text. Doing this, presents an argument that now the author mayContinue reading “Yes. Yet. Skeptics. So what?”

The chapter Evidence, in Kathryn Schultz’s book “Being Wrong”, thoroughly describes how evidence is central to human cognition (way of thinking). Evidence takes huge part—if not, is the utmost, defining aspect of forming personal perceptions, beliefs, and or theories about the world. Shultz introduces a series of situations and defined concepts to illustrate, that inContinue reading “No, no… Not enough evidence.”

“Don’t watch too much TV, it’s bad for you!”, my mother would always protest as I was doe eyed, lost in a gaze, completely consumed into whatever TV show or commercial airing at the moment. Until recently, I had never taken into account why exactly she has always told me this. In chapter four ofContinue reading ““Don’t watch too much TV, it’s bad for you!””

Disclaimer: This piece is not by any means to offend any of my readers. The term mentioned throughout this text is still acknowledged to be controversial concerning who can and cannot use it, and whether or not the word should be used at all. I, as the writer, am not entitling myself to be anContinue reading “Strictly 4 My N.I.*.*.*.Z -Tupac Shakur”

English and Composition used to be my most favorite subject. Then later it became my worst, most despised. Now here I am again, falling in love with the art all over again. The very first memories I have of reading brings me to the flashbacks of my mother and I reading printed flashcards of introductoryContinue reading “Dear Diary…”

We, as human beings, have a natural desire to be loved, adored, and socially accepted. According to Dr. Rajiv N Rimal, his well written article, Media Campaigns and Perceptions of Reality, he observes that we as a society, like to think and act accordingly to how others expect us to– but how accurate are weContinue reading “Global Brainwashing via Media Campaigns”

Chapter 1: “They say” Entering the Conversation In the introduction of “They say, I say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein introduce core components to help one become a stronger writer. Many inexperienced writers have trouble eloquently expressing their thoughts and ideas simply because they are unsure how to,Continue reading “That’s a tasty Quotation Sandwich.”

Fall in love with taking care of yourself. Fall in love with the path of deep healing. Fall in love with becoming the best version of yourself but with patience, with compassion and respect to your own journey. -s. mcnutt So this is officially my first blog post! As I am currently internally screaming andContinue reading “Prologue.”