Shooting Dad Dialogue

How is the narrator able to arrive at her own identity especially given her dad's values?

The narrator was able to arrive at her own identity because her dad gave her the freedom to make her own choices at a very young age. Her father has a strong passion for firearms and no one can do or say anything to change that. He taught his girls to pursued in what they strongly believe in, don't let your surroundings make your decisions. The narrator and her father disagree on almost everything but he did not try to changed her point of view but instead he respect it. When she was at the age of six he took her out for the first time to shoot a gun which she did not like because she do not believe in firearms. After the cannon experience that was when she realized that she was like her father standing strong in what she believe.

Writing topic for chapter 47

Chapter 47 explains how to construct a reasonable arguments. There are many steps on how to prepare yourself. Some of the steps are constructing reasonable arguments, view your audience as a panel of jurors, establish credibility and state your position and support your claims with specific evidence. Reasonable arguments is taking stand on a debatable issue. You want to be able to explain your understanding of the subject or purpose. Very importantly view your audience as a panel of jurors, never assumed that your audience is agreeing with you. Establish your credibility with your audiences by showing them that you are knowledgeable and fair-minded also be sure to include your thesis sentence in your introduction. Don't just provide information on your argument but also the opposing side. With every successful argument you need to have supportive evidence. Evidence includes facts, statistics, examples and illustrations, expert opinion and sources if its based on reading.
I like to start up an argument but most of the time I never have supporting evidence or sources. What I'm going to take with me from chapter 47 is that if I want to have a successful arguments I need to have reliable evidence/sources. And the next time I write an argument paper I will include the opposing side argument.

Coming Home Again Dialogue

Why does his mother regret allowing him to attend boarding school?

There are a few reasons why his mom regrets sending him to boarding school. One of the main reason why his mom regrets sending him to boarding school its because she found out that she had cancer in her stomach and that she was going to die. In this case it limits her the ability to spend quality time with him and showing or doing things that she didn't have the opportunity to do with him when he was home. The other reasons why she regret sending him to boarding school is that he's her only son and he's the one that spends time with her in the kitchen when she's cooking. In an Asian family its important to have a male child. They only want a baby boy so when he gets older and have his own family he can carry on the last name. But with a female they would take over their husband's last name.

Writing topic for chapter 46

Chapter 46 explain how to write and response to text. The word text can be define in many different ways. The word text is used to refer to essays, periodical articles, government reports, books, and even visuals such as advertisements and photographs. To better understand how to write and response to text these are the techniques that should be done: read actively, sketching a brief outline, summarize to demonstrate understanding, analyze to demonstrate critical thinking, and understand the types of texts analyzed in different disciplines. Read actively means jotting down questions and thoughts, because you want to engage in the writing not just reading it. Sketching a brief outline of the text helps you understand it better. Summarize to demonstrate understanding state the work's main ideas and key points. You want to make sure that you look for information that explains it purpose. When you analyze you study the parts, how a text makes its point. Lastly, understanding the types of texts analyzed in different disciplines. Each field has its own questions but they all share certain exceptions.
After reading chapter 46 I have understand that to be a good reading we need to engage in our reading. Don't just read the text but also understand what it means. We should picture our self as the writer, asking questions and understanding its point. I find myself reading something over a few times because I don't understand it the first time. I like the idea of jotting down questions and important points so I don't have to read it multiple times.

Essay 1:

This little girl right here is my niece. Her name is Oilivia. She was born on April 25, 2007. She will be turning three pretty soon. I was born to a family of five children, I'm the second oldest. I have one older sister and three younger siblings. I don't have any relatives here besides my immediate family. Olivia is the first grandchild in the family. Since she was born she changed our live. She brought us happiness, joy, laughter, a child can over. Before Olivia was born our family was quiet, but after she was born it gets loud everyday. Especially now, during the holidays, I always wanted to see her face because she's the only grandchild. I'm so surprised that a child can change so much in someone's live. Overall, the reason why I choose this picture is because she's important in my life and not just to me, but to all of the family members. Everyone loves her and adores her.