Analysis of an Essay

1.)
Who - the Acadian people
What - the disappearance of the French language in Louisiana history
When - from three hundred years ago up until today's generation
Where - in South Louisiana
Why - having French immersion programs to keep the language alive

2.)
M - sentence one
E - sentence two, sentence three, sentence four, sentence seven
A - sentence five, sentence eight, sentence nine
L - sentence six, sentence ten

I'm not too sure that I got these in the correct order, but it seemed this way to me. It does work for me because I like how she used evidence for three sentences, explained it with one analysis, and then used another different evidence sentence followed by two analysis sentences.

3.)
● reworded what the essay covers in a new way
● quote backing up points made in the essay about having pride in her culture
● restated thesis in a new way
● quote backing up points made in the essay on keeping the language alive

4.) The key idea used in this paragraph is "...nearly three thousand took refuge in Louisiana, and they called their new region Acadiana..."
The key idea used to bridge paragraphs 4 and 5  is the first sentence in paragraph 5. It is saying that even though the Cajun culture is thriving, like stated in paragraph 4, the French language is suffering, which is the opening of paragraph 5.
"The passion of the Acadian people for their culture brings the most significant argument of the importance of French immersion in Louisiana."

Discussion Prompt #4

1.) There is advertising everywhere showing women as sex-symbols, that women should have perfect bodies, should stay home and take care of the kids, have the house cleaned at all times, wait on their husbands hand and foot, and many times are portrayed as being very ditzy. Some of this might have been true many decades ago, but today, they have full-time jobs, provide for their families, and are working in very high positions. These women have strong minds and don't let people tell them what they can and cannot do. That being said, the same goes for men. Men are portrayed as having to be the only one providing for their families, being very manly, controlling the relationship, and as sex-symbols, too. That's not always the case. Sure, the majority of men are that way, but there are some who are like "Mr. Mom." No matter your gender and what you are doing in your life, you should still be treated equally to the next person. These men don't let people disrespect them for choosing a different way of living than what society says is right.

2.) I think that by "ethical and intellectual contract" between the teachers and students means teachers should see their students for their minds and morals. Other elements should be judged on the work you put forth, the way that you view things, and your morals that you have for yourself. Students agree to learn and understand what their teacher is giving them. They're agreeing to claim all of the knowledge they possibly can. Teachers are agreeing to provide as much knowledge as they can to their students. They're agreeing to help them in any way and see them to their full potential. They are encouraging them to set goals and reach them. The more ethical goal would be the standards and morals both teachers and students put on themselves. These two things, ethical and intellectual, go together because the morals and standards you have for yourself deal with the education and learning you choose to receive, which is the intellectual part.

Discussion Prompt #3

1.) Before beginning a paper, I usually try to look over the assignment as much as I possibly can. That could be anywhere from 5-20 times. I always forget what I read, so I tend to do it much more than normal. During the assignment, I will look over it the material constantly to make sure that I am doing everything correctly. Whenever I am done with the draft, I will read it over and over to make sure I've accomplished everything that I needed to. A huge benefit from looking over the assignment when you're done is the satisfaction of knowing you've done what you needed to do. I do that many times so that I will hopefully make a good grade on the draft.
2.) When writing an Argument from Personal Experience paper, "consider the evidence" is a great concept to use. Personal experience is a major type of information you can put into that paper. You can make so many great arguments that way. Someone else's experience is not always the same as your own. And when you argue, it's because things differ. If it is personal, you cannot use another article as your own experience. That's not being true to what your paper is about. You have to write everything your own and your paper will come out very well.
3.) The most useful bit of information that I got from this is to identify the meaningful parts of the subject. It helps me a lot because I never used to do that until now. I always just read things fast and didn't really understand until I learned to find the important things. I think that they should definitely explain more about engaging in an open inquiry where the answer is not known at first. I get what it's saying, but I need more explanation so that I can understand it perfectly. I need to be able to understand things fully in order to write to the best of my ability.
4.) A similarity between the two is that they are both explaining what you need to accomplish in the paper you are writing. They give specific things that will need to be written in the paper. A difference in the two is that in the outline, we need to write more specific things pertaining to the audience, author, and in the text. The rubric is more specific and detailed than the three characteristics of academic writing.

Discussion Prompt #2

1.) I think that the term "homemade" means something that you can buy at a store but you would rather make yourself or something that you could learn from going to school, but learned through experiences outside of school for whatever reasons. Homemade things, in my opinion, can be both good and bad. An example of it being good is getting your father a gift for his birthday. Making or doing something for him yourself would be much more valued than something just bought from a store. Sure, he would appreciate either, but making something yourself would have much more meaning. An example of it being bad is buying an appliance for a house like a washing machine. You might be able to make one, but is it really going to work as it should because you made it rather than buying it at a store when you know it's going to work? Another thing is learning. You can learn a million and one things by going to school and getting an education, but learning through experiences, you would probably value that more because you've been through it. I'm not saying that education isn't important or meaningful because it is. I just think that through experience someone will value that a little bit more like Malcolm X did because he took it upon himself to learn the things he learned.

2.) I think that Malcolm X compares to that because he wanted so badly to learn more and more every day. He wanted that satisfaction of being "smart". He also achieved that and I'm sure it meant a great deal to him when he achieved his goal because he did it on his own and succeeded. So, in a sense, he has that freedom to educate himself and go farther in life. I think it is a contrast only because of the fact that Malcolm X did this on his own and not in a classroom or with the help of a teacher. Yes, they have the same reasoning behind what they're doing, but it was just done in different ways.

3.) The subject that I would be most passionate about if I were stuck in a jail cell would be psychology. I am fascinated with what goes on in our minds and how our bodies react to it. I would want to study it more and try to have a career in that whenever I got out. I would need to constantly keep learning more and more to become successful with it. I would use all of the knowledge that I have about psychology to become successful with it. I would want to study people and write about what I've taken in while I was in the jail cell. I would want to write down everything about how people acted in jail and what they were in there for and their personalities so that when I got out, I could be able to study that and I would have a first-hand experience with that.