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In “Migrant Child To College Women" an incredible story is told by a strong independent woman who's been through so much growing up. Moving across the country, never really settling down, Maria Cardenas tells her story. For the kids who believe they're alone know that someone else has been in their shoes, Cardenas later became a elementary teacher and says that she wants to teach migrant children that they can "stand on their two feet". Cardenas father used to tell her she wouldn’t be anything in life, repeatedly beating and calling rude names. After being a victim of a man who raped, impregnated and forced her to marry him also told her she’s nothing so she began to believe it. Maria Cardenas looked inside and found strength within herself to overcome many challenges in her life, I think standing on your own two feet means believing in yourself and knowing that you can get through any challenges that you may face in life no matter the circumstances. Maria i...

I think we all can agree that after watching, “ The Twisted Truth” the overall message here, points to how social media is being use in a addictive faction, always taking our attention span. First I’m going to start off with Cal Newport, who broke down how these companies operate; giving the audience the upper hand of how these companies are tricking them, He says “We now know that many of these major social media companies hire individuals called ‘attention engineers’ who borrow principals from Las Vegas casino gambling methods, among other places to try to make these products as addictive as possible that is the desired use case of these products is that you use it in an addictive fashion because that maximizes the profit that can be extracted from your attention…” This shows more evidence to the overall message by Cal Newport explaining how companies operate, and points to the overall message here. Next is Steven Kolter, who continues on why social media is being used as in an ...

Coming into college was a huge game changer, I find assignments here more challenging and critical thinking, I’m not use to a change of this magnitude. I find it’s easy to lose focus on what’s important and realize rather quickly the level of attention need was going to be different than high school. My first week of college was overwhelming I felt like I was on a bullet train holding on for dear life! The level of thinking here is extremely fast pace and I learned that I’ll be better suited for class if my preparation is in order. My first month here I was worried about two classes because I struggle with reading. My professors have high standards,  which is not a bad thing it motivates me to push myself to my full potential.   At first it was difficult keeping up but with talking to my professors and studying more, it's not that bad. To make sure I'm prepare for class I look over my notes every time I can, making sure I understand the material if I have a problem with so...

Coming into college was a huge game changer I still can't believe I made it this far. The assignments here are more critical thinking based, and I'm not really used to that so it's a big change on that level. Also there's so much freedom but I notice it's so easy to lose focus with all the freedom you have. In college they expect more from you than High School usually would, with assignments you are responsible to read the directions and make sure you turn it in correctly. The first week of school was so overwhelming that I tried to hang on to this bullet train because college level thinking is crazy fast the pace in College is a different level than High School. I learned real quick that I need to be more prepared in class. Starting this semester off I was worried about two classes that I struggle with reading in the professors had a high standard that I have to follow as well and I thought I couldn't commit to that standard but four the past couple of weeks I...

There's nothing that I like to do more in this world than spending time with my brothers, growing up there was four of us and we had to do everything together and I mean everything. My older brother Tori was about five years older than me and I remember him being my greatest role model because he didn't care what people thought about him, if he liked it he did it. My brother had an amazing style his personality was outgoing, confident and everything I ever wanted to be, me and my two youngest brothers all looked up to him. We lost him four years back, and that was a difficult time for me and my family. I lost one of my brothers and that was a knife to the heart, people always consider  me very outgoing, loud, energetic, and all that stuff but if it wasn't for my brother showing me that it's okay to be yourself. I don't think I would be like the guy I am today, he had the best style that I never seen before. I admired him so much they're were times when me ...

I believe that in Charles M. Blow’s " Library Visit, Then Held at Gunpoint" is more successful in delivering his thesis statement because he shows a situation that occurred at his sons’ school that put us in what's going to happen next. It goes in greater detail about what's going on, not for too long but to give us background information. Now some of the reasons why Blow's was more successfully in delivering his thesis statement than David Brooks is how he explained it. In paragraph 6 through 9 it put the reader in his son shoes what exactly is going on. "I did not pay him any mind, and continued to walk back towards my room. I looked behind me, and noticed that the police officer was following me. He spoke into his shoulder- mounted radio and said, i got him;”  There's more, up until we get in paragraph 9. It shows the Fear that his son is going through " at this point, I stopped looking directly at the officer, and look down towards the pavemen...