#5 Discussion Questions

1. Who: Acadian people
    What: French immersion programs
    When: Past and present day
    Where: Louisiana
    Why: Uphold French heritage

2. Sentence one: M    She is giving the main idea.
    Sentence two: E     She evaluates past events.
    Sentence three: A   She analyzes the history.
    Sentence four: L     She leaves with what happens today.

3.

• Reminds reader of the chronology (time period) covered in this particular treatment of the topic or subject matter.
• Expresses her opinionated feelings.
• Restates her thesis.

4.

1. The key idea she used is the migration of the Acadians to Louisiana from their original home in Canada.
2. The key idea she used is the Cajun culture of today.
3. So speaking French and being bilingual in the general culture, is proven to be extremely beneficial in connecting with both one's own community as well as ohter French cultures throughout the world.

Discussion Prompt #4 "Claiming an Education"

1. I believe this passage applies to not only women, but also men because women do have an extremely stubbern effect on the male species. Men are always forced to "tag along" or get forced into doing something or going somewhere with their family or lady friends. I know from personal experience that my daddy literally hates to attend family gatherings, but he does anyway because my mom makes him. He does it out of respect for her, and my sister and I. Although, in my opinion, he shouldn't be forced to go if he doesn't want to. There's no reason for him to be there if he's going to be unhappy the whole time. This also applies to the "low class" people or those who have traditionally been underrepresented in the university by others thinking they are highly or worthy enough to be treated by what they consider "normal." People get judged by their looks, race, beliefs, religion, and class. Everyone is different and unique in their own way. You should be who YOU want to be, not who others want you to be. Following your own path will lead you to the most amazing, beautiful places in life.

2. In the classroom, the teacher is there to teach and the student there to learn. Simple as that. With your education, you don't have a choice but to go to high school. College is different. You have a choice to further your education or to just go with the flow and do your own thing. In my opinion, college is the better choice. In college, you will have the privilege to meet some of the most inteligent professors in the state. The smart thing to do would be to "pay attention" and really learn from them to better yourself.

Discussion Post Prompt #3

1. I generally read over an assignment at least five or so times before beginning just to make sure what I am reading is actually what my brain is focusing on. During the paper I will read the question maybe two more times at the most, and at the end all I have to do is read over it once just to make sure my paper is on what it is supposed to be on. I have to do it this many times, because I get so paranoid that I am not writing on the right topic that I make myself read over and read over. Writing on the right topic and not some off the wall one is definitely a benefit from looking over the assignment after the draft is done. Also, you might read something that you had missed before that was important. Which makes you go back and add it in you paper.

2. We can apply the "Consider the Evidence" information to the drafting of an Argument from Personal Experience paper by using our own, true personal experience to write it. Your own personal experience means you that YOU have lived it. Others may have gone through the same thing as you, but you don't go through it the exact same way. No one is the same, even our actions are different. Something that comes from you is much better than anything coming from a book, magazine article, or television. You never now if the written or spoken sources are actually correct, but you know what you have gone through is nothing but the truth.

3. In the "Academic Writing is an Analysis" section, the most helpful thing for me was the "Don't Panic and Procrastinate," part. That definitely explains me in two words, "panic" and "procrastinate." Before my teachers even starts explaining the assignment I get super nervous. This makes me usually tend to over think even the simplest assignments. Also, procrastination is a big part of my life. I usually put everything off until the last minute, which is terrible to do. I may start on a paper, then get caught up on Facebook or YouTube. This was a very interesting part of the paper for me. The section that I didn't quit understand and needs more explanation is the "Ask Yourself: Do I Need an Argument?" section. I have always been so confused on what exactly the right argument is. I never want to put anything that might be offensive to others, but now I now that that's what you have to do.  

Discussion Promp #2

1. When thinking of the word "homemade" the first thing that comes to mind is my momma's good cooked homemade food. I would choose her food over any restaurants any day. Just because I know how hard she worked to cook it and just what she had to put in it to make it the best. This could also go for just about anything. When I was younger my grandma used to make us clothes, because that's how they did it when she was growing up, and I cherished the garmets she made me much more than any of my other store bought clothing. Anything homemade is just so much better! Homemade items could be taken less serioulsy than store bought things just because people might think they are made cheaper or they're not made "well" enough for them. Like when you get the "high maintenance" people that only wear and want the best. Aslo, you don't have to attend a huge university just to learn. Many people that work out in the fields, say farmers or oil drivers, have to educate themselves. I know from experience that hardly any of them went to school and are still doing just fine for themselves. It doesn't always take a higher education to get you places. It definitely helps, though.

2. Malcolm X achieved all of his knowledge while in prison. Now that's a pretty huge thing! Aslo, because he did this he became a widely known public speaker and human rights activist. All he knew, was from his time in prison. His works compare to Bell Hooks quote by both speaking in terms of education and treating it with the intensity it needs to be treated with. It differs by Malcolm actually experiencing it.

3. If I were locked in a prison cell I would go on to pursue the Bible. It is such an amazing book, in my opinion. After my release I would be so enriched in the pages and stories of the "Good Book" that I would go out and express my feelings toward it and teach what I have learned. Although, from being in prison and then going out and teaching the work of the "Good Book" I would probably get criticized a lot. This would not affect me. I would need to understand speach, which comes with literacy of english. By being able to use the right words and the right speach I would have a better effect on my audience.

World Views

I believe that carrying our own world views into college is not a bad thing. We are so used to them and they have become such a great part of us, that, in my opinion, it would be very difficult to come apart from them. Perhaps our academic world views taken with us could benefit to those we are just coming in to. Also, those we aquire in school can definitely be brought with us after we finish our education. If you think about it, school is exactly what a job is going to be like. Right now our schooling is our job. If we succeed in school using our original world views, we can still take those same one's to our future life and succeed in that, too.

Benefits to Drafting

One benefit from drafting your paper with your own world views is that you feel comfortable with what you have written and how you are writing. Also, you believe in your ideas. If you were asked to write an essay in a totally different view than what you are used to would it not be difficult? The way we speak, write, it's all who we are as individuals. No two people are the same, so why should we all write the same. By this, when we're having to write, it's easier if our writing is coming from our own selves. Not how someone else tells us to write. Being able to write freely, in our own views, is what makes us such great writers in our own way. It's boring to read papers from goups of people that are exactly the same, but when you get to that ONE person who writes in their OWN way, it's amazing. You can understand and get to know who that person truly is and what they are really all about just by reading how they, themselves, write.