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After reading the instructions for this assignment, I immediately thought of voice/tone as a strength of mine. I feel like when I read my own writing it sounds like me, not just some random writer. Another strength of mine is audience. I think that I can change my writing styles depending on who my audience or target audience is. This has never been difficult for me. My final strength is staying with my genre. I think this is probably everyone's strength because it's just staying on topic. For my weaknesses, I'd have to start with citations. I have always hated doing citations because I just don't think that they only need to be written down once at the end of a paper. And with all these in-text citations being introduced this year, I have found myself annoyed because I don't know why I need to repeatedly cite the same sources over and over again. My other weakness is finding a good topic. This is a bit specific, but I can name at least 5 situations where I've

First off, I think that every blog post this year has been a hit for me. I have always found them to not be difficult; they just made me take a step back and give a solid, legitimate answer in each post. Another hit of mine was the personal narrative. I wrote about "The Betrayal", where I talked about facing off against my former soccer teammate in a soccer tournament. My final hit was the research paper. This assignment was the only thing we worked on in history and English for at least 3 weeks. I really enjoyed this paper because of how I appreciated the topic I was working on and had fun with it. The first of my misses definitely has to be my literary analysis. My grades on everything involving the analysis dragged my overall grade in English down frequently. I just couldn't do the right things and make the paper "work" for me. I just don't think it was good because I didn't connect to what I was writing about, unlike my hits. My other miss would de

Cade- Dream House Logan- Favorite Movies

Right after I saw this option at the top of the list I knew I had to respond to it. My most precious childhood possession, or possessions, would have to be my "silkies." My silkies were two small blankets I've had since I was born. One was red and made of smooth silk, while the other was made of a slightly tougher fabric. I would always sleep with my silkies and ring them on trips. I would even walk around with them occasionally. I really loved bringing my silkies everywhere I went and, as said earlier, I brought them on trips. So when my family and I were going on a cruise to Alaska, I brought my silkies. Sadly, I don't remember this trip too well, but I do remember crying at my house when I realized I left my silkies somewhere on that cruise ship the day we got back home. Luckily, my grandma and aunt were generous enough to go and have the silkies remade the exact same.

I've really enjoyed this book because of an odd aspect: I feel as if I should be anticipating something with the father. Just take a look at the big picture; the dad is very religious yet he beats his family. Doesn't that seem odd? Also, I think that the Kambili has been hurt more and more throughout the book. I don't know why but I just think that something important is coming soon. Another "clue" is that their aunt has just recently found out about this but, for some reason, she hasn't talked to her brother about it, even though she is known to voice her concerns and is not intimidated by her brother. Yes, she did ask to have the kids stay with her again, but we don't know if she ever brought up the beatings. The final clue is that on the back of the book, it is stated that towards the end of the book the mom will have to "commit a desperate act", so that just leaves my mind to wonder.

Saad- Shootings Zoe- Death Penalty