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Last Reflection

Esmeralda Santa English 21003, Section M Professor Matyakubova 6 December 2017 Final Reflection Final Thoughts I titled my blog “Road to Enlightenment” because it shows how at the start of the semester my writing lacked many concepts, but as the semester passed, I started to include more course learning objectives. My lack of clear writing concepts is visible in the first writing assignment I wrote, the memorandum. Besides the memorandum having a lot of grammar mistakes, it also did not contain a strong stance or a clear analysis. In the next assignment, the Informative report, I made a little progress. This time I wrote a thesis that was clear and provided a lot of sources. This assignment required research, so I used the online database such as JSTOR and incorporated articles I found online into my writing. Writing the Argumentative report also proved vital to my progress as a writer. In this...
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Reflection To Final Research Paper

Esmeralda Santa English 21003, Section M Professor Matyakubova 29 November 2017 Reflection on Final                                                                             Reflection             Out of all the papers we wrote this semester I have to say that the most difficult was this final  research paper. It was difficult because there were a lot of sources that needed to be incorporated and  they were different kind of sources. In my research paper I had the most difficulty finding a video  that would be able to support my claims. Another issue I ran into was thoroughly comparing two  sources and having a conversation between the two. For this reason I tried to synthesis my  counterclaim and compare two so...
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Final Research Paper HIV/AIDS

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Esmeralda Santa English 21003, Section M Professor Matyakubova 28 November 2017 Final Research Paper                                               Deadliest Epidemic in Modern History Abstract       To this day HIV/AIDS is still incurable and it has lead countless of people to their deathbed. The number of deaths reported each year by the United Nations keep reaching new peaks and it is unacceptable that the government is not taking the necessary steps to stop the disease from spreading. The government is spending big bucks on other kind of causes such as education or space exploration, but when it comes to HIV/AIDS prevention the funds provided has been minimal. Due to the government's lack of action, this paper will discuss the importance of the government needing to provide funds and how HIV/AIDS is affecting people. Also the solutions the g...
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Journal #9

Esmeralda Santa Ms. Nargiza Matyakuboya English 21003, Section M 20 November 2017 Journal Entry #9                                                 Six Myths About Choosing a College Major           An interesting New York Times article I read was called “Six Myths About Choosing a  College Major”. This article opened my eyes to the big mistakes many upcoming college students or  undergraduate students are making when it comes to choosing their major. Also the article discusses  the myths that many upcoming upcoming college students believe as they are about to enter school.  The myth that surprised me the most  was “choice of major matters more than choice of  college”( nytimes.com ). This myth can be related to myself because I also focused more on choosing  my major than ...
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Reflection Draft #2

Esmeralda Santa English 21003, Section M Professor Matyakubova 13 November 2017  Reflection to 2nd DRAFT                                                                                Reflection          The second draft of my research paper is more of an improvement than my first draft. In my  first draft I lacked claims to support my thesis. For this reason in my second draft I added another  claim that contained evidence. In this claim I talked about the economic impact HIV/AIDS has on  humans. I included evidence that came from journals and also government reports such as the United  Nations website. Afterwards, I analyzed his evidence and tried to prove that HIV/AIDS is a financial  burden. Besides ...
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Draft #2 of Research

Esmeralda Santa English 21003, Section M Professor Matyakubova 8 November 2017 Second Draft on Research Paper                                                                                                          Deadliest Epidemic in Modern History           In 2016, 1 million people died from AIDS-related illnesses worldwide and a reported 36.7  million people were living with HIV ( unaids.com ). Since it was first clinically discovered in 1981  this  deadly disease has spread all over the world, affecting all types of people. Human  immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) occurs in four stages, the deadliest last stage being acquired  immune d...
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Reflection To Interview

Esmeralda Santa English 21003, Section M Professor Matyakubova 13 November 2017  Reflection to Interview                                                                            My Reflection           The interview was a new experience for me because I never before interviewed an expert, for a  paper I was writing. The interview was a success because I was able to find out new information on  my topic of how HIV/AIDS has impacted mankind. I decided to interview a teacher that I knew had  been affected by the disease and allow her to tell me her story. Later on I decided that I would use  the response in my research as part of the section of how HIV/AIDS affects a person. This interview  will also serve as an ap...
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