“They Say‚ I Say” Introduction Reflection In the opening pages of the book “They Say‚ I Say”‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein introduce the readers with the use of writing templates. As a way of hooking their audience and making the material relatable to all readers‚ they give a comparison. They instructed the reader to think about a complex task such as basketball‚ cooking‚ or driving a car. The reason behind this movement was to prove that writing is no different and is simply a matter of practicing
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An Example of a more complex “They Say- I Say”- Using sources & Entering the Conversation “Proposal for Final Project: The Kite Runner: The Power of Sentiment in Turbulent Times” by (a master’s degree university student). Annotated Bibliography Algoo-Baksh‚ Stella. “Ghosts of the Past.” Rev. of The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. Canadian Literature Spring 2005: 143-144. This review explains how Hosseini’s story “mirror[s] Afghanistan’s political‚ social and religious tensions and complexities
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Compare and Contrast on OBA ESL 6A Yu Sin Yan 30th March‚ 2015 His Life ‚ His Life My Uncle‚ Hai Long and Haileab‚ struggled with two different countries. Haileab was born in Seraye and Hai Long was born in Vietnam; they both immigrated to the US as refugees. Haileab was the best doctor in Sudan and Hai Long was a brilliant student in Vietnam‚ as well as a talented person. What were the differences in their lives after they became refugees in the US? What were the similar
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In the preface and introduction of the book: “They Say‚ I Say”‚ Graff and Birkenstein contend that well written argumentative writing should emphasize on hearing and responding rather than making claims. Based on the suggestions given by students‚ the revised 2nd edition of the book includes more chapters and features to give students a better understanding of academic writing. It is a general argument among the experienced instructors that good writing requires reaction with another’s arguments
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COMMENTARY Every Woman’s Right to Say ‘No’ This article is an attempt to understand the interrelated triad of love‚ masculinity and sexuality in the context of the recent “love crime” episode at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. The naturalising of violence and masculinised love is not “exceptional” anymore‚ and the woman’s autonomy and right to say “no” have been subverted by their fear for safety. O n 31 July 2013‚ a student at the School of Languages‚ Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
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“Dil Chahta Hai” is a “coming of age” movie. It tells the story of three individuals‚ bonded in friendship during their years of carefree bachelorhood and how they evolve into mature individuals as time passes‚ to come out stronger within the bonds of friendship in adulthood than they had been in youth. The two scenes in Goa reflect the coming of age of all the three main protagonists. One comes almost at the beginning of the movie. It shows the three men perched on the wrecked remains
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Edger Allan Poe Have you ever expressed your problems through something? Edger Allan Poe has. All his problems are expressed through his poetry as well as his sorrow. Men disappointed him through the entirety of his life‚ and he saw women as angels that had come to redeem him from the depths of his depression and alcoholism.HAKIEM These occurrences along with many others especially those of his childhood led Poe to become one of the greatest poets of his time. He is called “The father
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“Hot pot” dining is very popular in China. A server brings a simmering metal pot of stock to the center of the table where it is placed over a heat source. While the hot pot is sim-mering‚ the server places the desired ingredi-ents into the pot where they are cooked and served. For a long time‚ most Chinese con-sider hot pot restaurants to be a place where they could get a cheap meal. But low prices meant low-quality ingredients‚ shaky service‚ and a relatively uninviting ambience. All this changed
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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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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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