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Do a popular source search for your inquiry question, + choose one interesting looking website. Check it on whois.com. Check the backlines on blog, post url author, and if you trust the author, +why/why not. https://www.unidosus.org/issues/immigration/resources/facts "7 WAYS IMMIGRANTS ENRICH  OUR ECONOMY AND SOCIETY" Post URL:  Registration Private Organization: Domains By Proxy, LLC Street: DomainsByProxy.com 14455 N. Hayden Road The author and organization is not credible because all the sources go to domains by proxy. Going on the website shows that a private server that can't be accessed by anyone. We do not know the author's background or history.

The difference between information literacy and information intelligence is that information literacy is ready for everyone while information intelligence checks on the credibility of an author or the evidence. Some consist of corporations (.com), organizations(.org) and universities (.edu). The website credibility website is whois.net. People argued against the holocaust as a conspiracy and hoax which they say that the whole thing was fabricated in order for Israel to gain money.

Summary/Main points Thousands of black soldiers were trained in the confederate army and sometimes were cooks and laborers.  Some of the evidence given in the story were fabricated in order to send the message that the stories were real. The story was to portray that people believe in anything that is given to them. Students use research in libraries for their essays and research paper. The internet is also a good source to connect their resources on their topic and give students a better idea.  Quotes "One of the “credible” documents teachers put into children’s hands claimed that the Diary of Anne Frank was a fake; that piles of corpses from Auschwitz were murdered Germans, not Jews; and that there are are “compelling reasons why the so-called Holocaust never happened.”(15) -Not everything can be credible which this claim states that Anne Frank never happened.  "The real question is whether that information, once found, should be believed." -Everything...

How do you feel about the student walkouts at high schools all over the country right now? What is your experience with student activism? I feel that the walkouts are just because they respect the 17 people who died from gun violence. Students across the country are rallying against gun violence. Gun violence has been a prevalent topic in the country. Students use this time to have a voice to speak up against the government since they don't have the right to vote. My experience with student activism is walking out for teacher's salary and having better pay in high school. Teacher are the one's building up for America's youth and are treated badly.

Summary/Main points Close reading and analysis are essential for evaluating the sources Finding sources is not difficult but find a good one is difficult Consult with experts who can help your research Some experts include your writing instructor, librarians, experts in other fields, and manuals, handbooks, and dedicated website Primary source is a firsthand, or eyewitness account, the kind of account you find in letters, newspapers or research reports. Secondary source - analysis of information reported in a primary source Quotes "But keep in mind that you retrieve in the from the internet may not be trustworthy: Anyone can express their thoughts on a Web site." (p.128) I usually get majority of my sources online but never did I realize that they are not trustworthy. "If an author's name appears on the a Web site: Who is this person? What is this person's background? Can I contact this person?" (136) Always find the credibility of an au...

English Essay 2

After writing your visual analysis, revisit the thesis of some of our readings. What is the possible benefit of visual library for an English writing and research course. What does it add? How does it help you understand your topic better? The benefit of visual literacy is enabling the audience to help them portray the message and theme of the topic. The visual allows the audience to interpret the visual in multiple ways. One person can think another way from another person.

Summary: Continuing from the early pages, we discover that the gorilla is able to speak telepathically which the narrator realizes that the animal is the teacher. The gorilla's name is Ishmael and he recollects his time after being bought from the zoo he was previously in. He interacted with other humans during his time in the zoo.  He was seized in the jungle at a youthful age and has lived majority of his life in captivity. He began in a zoo, then went in a traveling carnival, and finally was bought by Walter Sokolow which he learned to communicate telepathically. Ishmael convinced Mr. Sokolow get him books and help him educate himself t hrough his telepathic connection,I . Ishmael's primary investigation began with the issue of captivity but grew his concern of humanity and the world itself. Quotes "In effect, you're saying that if you knew how to live, then the flaw in man could be controlled. If you knew how you ought to live, you wouldn't be forever screw...

I need to add more detail and information to each paragraph. I also want to structure the essay more clearly and format to understand. Some stuff were repetitive and bland. My writing needs to expand and further explain my support. I haven't added any transitions to my essay in order to improve my essay.

Peer Draft 2

I personally revise the grammar, formatting mistakes and structure. After fixing, I edit the mistakes out and look for any misguided details. I sometimes redo the paper if they are many mistakes and that the whole thing is messed up. In peer groups, I check for context and areas they need to improve on. I look for the any errors or irrelevant content that has nothing to do with the essay. I also give judgement about the things that they can fix and repair. 

Main points Academic writing is a collaborative enterprise.  Revising - make changes to a paper to reflect new thinking or conceptualizing.  Editing - involves minor changes to what will be the final draft of a paper - replacing a word, correcting misspellings, or substituting dashes for commas to create emphasis, for example.  Composition pyramid - situation, issue, thesis, audience/organization, effective use of sources to support thesis/ style and grammar. (early, later and final) Ex. Brett needed to advance his argue while synthesize different author's pov ---- Brett restated his understanding of the assignment before reading his draft aloud = writer's interpretation of the assignment - helps the peer readers understand the writer's approach.  Present early draft -- focus on top level pyramid concerns - pay attention t the concerns the writer has explained in he cover letter and focus on the situation, issue, thesis and audience.  Later sage, state ...

Transitions mark the connection to your sentences and paragraphs. Tell readers where the text is headed either in the same or new direction. Transitions can help move 1 sentence together and combine 2 sentences into one. Creates a paragraph flow and connects the "whole"to the paragraph and having a condensation. Chronological timing for first, then, and last.

Main points Connect the ideas of others with their own ideas to each other. It is important that you have clear relations between one statement and the next. Use transition points, add pointing words, develop a set of key terms and phrases for each text you you write. Repeat yourself with a difference.  Quotes  "What makes such writers so hard to read, in other words is that they never gesture back to what they just said or forward to what they plan to say" (106) -This quote can help writers expand more on their work to improve upon. "Notice that some transitions can help you not only to move one sentence to another, but to combine two or more sentences together." (111) The use of transitions enables the writer to strengthen the sentences with two.  "Playing with key terms also can be a good way to come up with a title and appropriate" Some terms can determine how you want to title the main idea of your subject. Question How does the strategies ...