“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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In the introduction to “They say/I say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to engage students to critically and academically think at the college level and in life. Specifically‚ Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer students the necessary means to formulate and structure their writing in an effective manner. As the authors themselves put it‚ "the underlying structure of effective academic
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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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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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was‚ in an attempt to block out her irritating voice. She tapped furiously into her laptop‚ and when she thought i wasn’t watching her eyes darted onto my screen‚ trying to catch a glimpse of what i was doing. Stop invading my privacy‚ I wanted to say to her‚ but I kept my mouth shut‚ because she was supposed to be my friend. As if sitting next to her during class wasn’t enough‚ she also took it upon herself to sit with me during my lunch breaks. It seemed like she just wouldn’t leave me alone;
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organs that are useful for transplants on people that are in serious need. A more specialized term for this is therapeutic cloning. Professor Ruth Chadwick‚ the chairwoman of the international Human Genome Organization (H.U.G.O) subcommittee on cloning‚ says‚ There should be no attempt at reproductive cloning - that is the producing a genetic ˜copy
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Cherry Liu (Meng Ting Liu) Eng101 10:30-11:20 Assignment essay 1 01/21‚ 2013 Troy Wolff Exchange Year “Being an exchange student is awesome”‚ “I had the best year of my life”‚ “ I learned so much about myself”. These are what people‚ who had already been abroad‚ told me about their past experiences two years ago. They told me about how wonderful it was‚ how the exchange experiences have changed them forever‚ and what they had learned from it. I was truly inspired by their energy and passion
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aware of it‚ each of us is faced with an abundance of conflict each and every day. From the division of chores within a household‚ to asking one’s boss for a raise‚ we’ve all learned the basic skills of negotiation. A national bestseller‚ Getting to Yes‚ introduces the method of principled negotiation‚ a form of alternative dispute resolutions as opposed to the common method of positional bargaining. Within the book‚ four basic elements of principled negotiation are stressed; separate the people from
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Alexa Casner COM 121 (Andersen) Summary-Response (Rifkin) 28 June 2013 Summary-Response for “Biotech Century: Playing Ecological Roulette with Mother Nature’s Designs” Summary: In “Biotech Century”‚ the author Jeremy Rifkin’s story was about the dangers of lost identity. Jeremy fears that one biotechnical processes are loosed they may be irreversible. Jeremy explains the problems that we could run into with science and new technology. Human beings do not control anything anymore nor does
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“Powder” By Tobias Wolf‚ is about a young lad that Who goes on a nice little ski trip with his father that separated from his mother. This trip seem to be one of those father son bonding trips. Well on their last day on what I think was christmas eve as they finished up going down the slopes it starts to snow. on their way home the snow starts to worsen. the police have barricaded the road so the two stop at a diner nearby.As they waited at the dinner the father tries talking to the son. Finally
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