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Prompt: Describe something you will never fully understand.

 Something I will never fully understand is why people make everything political. It really annoys me when you make a comment and someone says something like, "average democrat." It truly drives me insane, because I say something that has nothing to do with politics, but somehow talking quarterbacks somehow involves the republican party. Or another example is, when I said I love watching Christian Pulisic in the world cup, and someone said I hate him cause he did the Trump dance. Like its that type of stuff that annoys me and that I will never fully understand. Summary: Today in class we made claims on how important formal speech is. Reflection: By doing this activity it makes me see how important formal speech is. As well, as planning out my argumentative essay for the future. 
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Describe one thing that makes you different from other people.

 One thing that makes me different from other people, is how much I love being a Christian. I know there are still people who agree with me, but in our society it feels like it is a bad thing or controversial. With what something I am doing in AP government, we had a debate on do we think the pledge should be allowed or not, and one of the main arguments is the under god part. This angers me very much, since god created every living thing on this planet. This is how I feel different from others. Summary: We watched videos and did SPACE on them and we did a quiz. Reflection: With watching the videos, and having to think of rhetorical appeals, I can now put a lot of things as rhetorical appeals. Like when I listen to music I can hear pathos a lot. 
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Prompt: How has living in or around Atlanta influenced the way you see your community, culture, or identity? If you were speaking to someone unfamiliar with Atlanta, what would you want them to understand about your community?

 I would say living in Atlanta has definitely changed the way I see my community. With how I treat others with kindness and how others treat me. I would want someone to understand how awesome the community is and the people around us. I would also want to show people the culture of this city, with the music, the sports teams, as well as how cool this city is. I would most definitly say living in Atlanta has made me view the city and people in a positive way. Summary: We listened to the go home speech, and completed a worksheet based off of it. Reflection: I will now know how to easily breakdown speeches and now fully understand what the speaker is saying. This can help with my future, of understanding what people are saying. 
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Prompt: What is the most creative thing you have ever made? Share what it was and explain why it stands out as your best work.

 The most creative thing I have ever made was how I designed my room. I think it is very cool how I have a lot of UGA things and USA things. I think my room really relates to my personality as being a big UGA fan and a person who really loves this country. Not so much politics currently, but I really do love being a patriotic American. This is how my room is my most creative thing I've made.  Summary: Today we listened and broke down a speech Trump made in 2019 Reflection: This lesson made me learn how to break down speeches and writings. This is a valuable tool, in the future to truly understand what the speaker is saying. 
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Prompt: Describe a time you felt completely lost.

 A time I felt completely felt lost was my first day of freshman year. I was the "new" kid with not going to Henderson or Globe, since I went to Chamblee in the magnet program. It was hard to try to fit in new groups at first but I adjusted pretty quickly in my opinion. Finding my classes was the hardest part though. I was so lost and had to ask so many people for help. But, I quickly figured out how the school works.  summary: We read an article on 3rd year bachelor degrees, and completed a worksheet based off of it. Reflection: I thought the article was super detailed, and thought it changed my mind about going to college for 4 years. I also learned how to make my claims stronger. 
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Prompt: Write about something that you believed as a child.

 Something that I believed in as a child was Santa. Every Christmas, my family and I always went to the mall and took pictures with Santa and put them on our Christmas card for the following year. Aswell, as the presents that Santa brought us. It was super fun to think he was real and now I can play along with it with my younger cousins. It also just makes the holiday season so much more fun and festive. Summary: We learned how to make good claims. Reflection: With doing this worksheet I have become better at making claims. An example is by having a claim be more of an open ended statement instead of it being answered with a yes or a no. 
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Prompt: Think about an argument or disagreement that you wish you could have handled differently. What happened, what was your goal, and what would you do differently now? Use at least one idea from Chapters 1–3 of Thank You for Arguing in your response.

 When I had an argument with my mom about screen time. I got super angry and started yelling at her instantly. I should have been a lot more calm and used more patience with her. I should have used the cop scenario from the book in class today. This scenario was saying to let the cop win points and let him talk you out of the ticket. How this would have applied to me is letting my mom talk herself out of my screen time rule. Summary: Today in class we took notes and learned how to argue more successfully. Reflection: In the future I will use these new tips and tricks to argue more professionally and maturely. It also can increase your chance of your side winning the argument.
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