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More Extra Credit!

I went and listened to Lia Banks give her presentation on her research paper titled: “Using the Cognitive Theory to Teach Students with Special Needs.” I had no idea what or who I was going to listen to when I went into the room, all I knew is that I was going to get extra credit. And to be honest, I wasn’t very excited because I thought it was going to be really boring. But when I heard her title, I was intrigued. This is exactly the kind of topic that I am interested in, and I was glad that I was there.
I actually used to work with autistic children and this is where I came up with the base for my research paper. Lia was a great speaker and she had a very interesting topic to talk about. I’m glad that you told us to go there for extra credit or else I never would have gotten to listen to her theory.

Extra Credit!

I went to the academic success workshop on how to study science and one of the science teachers was there to teach it. She gave a lot of good advice. She talked a lot about how most of how well you were going to do in science reflected your attitude. If you were willing to learn then you were going to learn more. She also talked about how a highlighter in science does not work because the whole book is important and the publishers have already condensed the book down as far as they possibly could. She also said that it is very important to read the chapter before you go to class, take notes while in class, and then reread after class. This is a sure-fire way to get the material into your brain. I am not a very good "studyier" so this workshop definitley gave me some good tips!

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America the Beautiful

First of all I would just like to start off by saying that I thought that this article was really boring. I felt like this was more of a history lesson than an English essay. I don’t know if it’s just because I’m not a very smart person, and so I don’t like learning about smart things or what it is? But for whatever reason I didn’t like it!
The essay talked a lot about how other countries don’t like us and therefore they plan and implement terrorist attacks on us. I feel like this has been going on since America became an established country. But as I was reading a few other people’s blogs they seemed shocked by this, and acted like it was new information. I didn’t get that at all. Ever since America broke away from England, or at least I think that is the country they split from, they have been hated. America has been hated for many reasons, one of which is because it has been so prosperous.
These are just a few of my thoughts on the essay. Maybe I’m wrong, but this is what I got from it.

Last Grammar Post Ever! (It's On Periods)

I always wondered if the last word of the sentence ended with a period, such as M.D., should you add another period or simply leave it? Well, i figured out the answer, you should leave it. Here's an example: "I know that M.D. She is my sister." For more help on periods click HERE!

Argumentative Essay

The primary purpose of an argumentative essay is to persuade the audience of your point of view. An important thing to remember when writing an argumentative essay is to not choose a topic that you cannot win, even if you have strong feelings about the subject. You can't argue feelings, only facts. Another important thing to remember when writing this type of essay is that you need to show both sides of the argument and not just show the side that you are for. For more information on this style of writing click HERE.