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Author: esterlin Ramirez (Page 1 of 2)

Graff & Birkenstein, “Chapter 3: As He Himself Puts It – The Art of Quoting”

This article helps people with quoting sources.  Writers often have difficulties quoting other peoples work. The author states “Yet many writers make a host of mistakes when it comes to quoting, not the least of which is the failure to quote enough in the first place, if at all”. This is definitely true form most writer at least early on. Quoting   can be quite confusing if you don’t know the rules. Its also very hard to put the quote to good use. Explaining quotes can be something  that is hard to remember to do because  some writer including my self often think that the quote speaks for its self.  Even if the quote seems like it can speak for its self you should always explain it.

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Topic: Why do video game companies enforce crunch on there employees?

 

know:

  • Almost all companies use crunch time in the games industry.
  • This always has a negative effect on employees.
  • Crunch is sometimes mandatory to finish a game.
  • crunch is a widely frowned a pawn practice.

Want : 

  • Why companies use crunch
  • Are the benefits worth the human  cost?
  • How do employees react to crunch?

learned:

  • some employees are working 100 hour work weeks
  • crunch can have negative physical effects on the body
  • crunch has been a problem for the last 20 years.
  • Most companies down play the effects of crunch.

“A Talk to Teachers” By James Baldwin

James Baldwin author of  “A Talk to Teachers” believes that while students are aware of racism the need to be know, and be doing more in order to prevent it.  In American well anything history is painted in a very  bias and glosses over the very real and painful history of this country. This is why I think that Baldwin “the world is larger”. He’s saying that the world is larger then our narrow views and we need to learn to see. Schools today teach things that while I cant argue are useful, there are better things to be learning. For me I wish that schools taught students about the truth about “the American dream”.  Everyone in America and everyone who comes here have this dream or belief that is you just work hard enough you can become rich and important. While of course  this is of course    possible but very is unlike. Most schools I’ve seen  don’t openly take about this and I think that this is a huge mistake. If we were to teach  students to temper there expectations so the can do well in life. Its ok to set goals and reach for the stars, but you need to keep your lives  and expectations in check.

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