They Say I Say Chapter Summaries

Chapter 5 from On The Rez informs the reader on different cultural as well as historical information regarding Native Americans. Frazier explains historical information that pulls emotion from the reader. Throughout the book, Frazier continues to bring up Native American traditions, conversely, chapter 5 explains situations different tribes went through. Reading chapter 5 in On The Rez has changed my opinion of the reasons behind Frazier’s book.

Many college students find themselves struggling, while trying to write papers in their English classes. This book was written to help you though these struggles. They say/I say by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein is a book that was designed to help students be better writers. I think that this book is absolutely a huge help to anyone in need of becoming a much more confident and better writer. This book has helped me learn how to write more structured sentences and how to form them in ways that sound better and are also more grammatically correct than before. I have learned how to properly demonstrate and use many writing techniques such as making quotations, playing the believing game, how to write strong summaries, how to plant a “naysayer”, and incorporate “so what?” and “who cares?” into my writing. This book can be extremely helpful to anyone in need of assistance or for people interested in

Chapter 5 of They Say I Say is a very interesting chapter because it talks about improving your writing. In the chapter, they talk about learning how to state your own opinion without sounding biased. I believe that one great example of this is when the author exclaims, “I have a problem with what liberals call cultural differences.” This type of writing is important because you can express your own views and opinions without sounding biased. This type of writing only works if you can integrate parts of their argument into your own. Another method discussed in this text was using references to things you said prior to that. One good example of this could be when it states that,“ We would argue that voice markers we identified earlier, are extremely

After the Civil War, the south was faced with creating a New South. This New South produced new ways of making money to try and help reestablish its economy. One of the ways for southerners to find work was industrialization. Industrialization was the process of producing clothes from cotton, and it resulted in mill villages being formed across the Piedmont landscape (Hall 106). These mills provided jobs for many people who lived in the south who left their work on the farm in search of a different life. Analyzing the relationships between the mills and its workers through resources found throughout the book, The Most They Ever Had, the reader can get a sense of how the workers felt about their labor and what effect the mills had on their lives. The relationships will be described by explaining what the mill work was, what the conditions were like inside the mill, and some of the curricular activities that took place outside the mill. This will help in

This "back and forth" feeling of the essay is present non-stop, and it keeps the reader interested in the outcome of the discussion as well as the journey towards the outcome, filled with thought-provoking investigation.

When we first started reading the book I was confused about what was going on. Who the characters was? Then I started getting a better understanding of the book. The Ubik items are something i would use because they sound like the would work for my household because hygiene stuff runs out quick there and this last for a while. I'm about to write about what I found convincing about the novel. Which is the ubik that is used for everything that goes along with having good hygiene.

Currently in my book "How We Decide" Lehrer still explains the concept of the Frontal Cortex. He goes and talks about how the frontal part of the brain affects the brain in lifesaving scenarios. Lehrer tells in the book that the more knowledge someone has on something the better. He calls forth upon a firefighter that goes on a helicopter and drops down onto the land that's on fire and puts it out. This veteran firefighter names Wage Dodge was caught in a mix up. The fire was getting worse and his young crew of kids and himself was trapped with no place to go. Dodge knew he wasn't going to make it so he used his skills. As the crew of young kids were running he had to think of a plan. Dodge made another fire and laid in the burnt grass. The original fire went around

“Karl has...finished with his smoking.” - Page 271, The Smoking Section Part I, Part Twelve

This book portrays the effectiveness of play therapy on an emotionally disturbed boy named Dibs. Dibs', 5, had been attending a private school for 2 years. Throughout his years in school, he showed no improvement on his behavior. He continued to alienate himself from the other kids, as well as, his teachers. In the beginning, he never spoke nor moved. He then started to crawl around the room observing every item in his way. Dibs' would come in everyday and stand where his mother had left him until one of the teachers took off his coat. He spent most of his time looking at books, as if he could read them. Although, if anyone approached him, he would back into the wall and cover himself. He would scream, push, and sometimes scratch anyone that

Chapter One: In the beginning of the chapter the reader observes a postcard. Analyze the effect this postcard is intended to have on the reader of the book. A:That Alex is going on a journey into the woods, unsuited for humans, and he had to hitchhike to get to his destination Chapter One: How does McCandless’s attitude about government parallel that of Thoreau’s?

A job as a parent can be hard, especially when the parents have lots of activities. They have to balance their time with the child and their own personal activities. Some parents choose to go do their own activities and not to spend more time with their child just like Chip’s parents. Jonah’s parents chose the opposite. Also, parents who are fine with talking about the child adoption probably loves the child more. Varying by how busy the parents are, the child will be loved at a certain strength or level. Jonah’s parents are nicer than Chip’s parents.

My expectations from this class is not only because it is a requirement for school but also to help me develop writing skills and improve my way of critical thinking.

Many smokers believe that it is not right to have to walk a far away from a public place just to smoke. They believe it is not fair to them; they should be able to smoke where they want,

As an important part of the learning in this course comes from class discussions of cases and readings, you are expected to participate actively in class sessions. The level of class discussions and how much you gain from them depend in large part on how well prepared you

Smokers also insist that it is their freedom to smoke and it is nobody’ business once they are willing to take the risks of smoking. True, they have the freedom to sacrifice their precious lives in exchange for the short-term ‘enjoyment’ smoking gives them, but it is only when they do so privately, i.e. at home! While smokers claim that they have the right to smoke, we must recognize that non-smokers also have their freedom to enjoy fresh air. Isn’t it egotistic to assume that the health of non-smokers should be expended for protecting the ‘right’ of smokers to smoke simply for their selfish wish for enjoyment? Isn’t it absurd for such a claim in this civilized society of