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Sentimental & Motivational route

When you wake up, knowing that you have school, what gives you the drive to actually get up? Or maybe you don’t have that drive and your conscience seems to play mind games on you and your forced to go. Well whether you believe it or not, on our way to school thereā€™s always something that could suddenly take place, something you see or something you could do to better your day. Maybe it’s choosing a route with a fetching view of vibrant leaves, sunny skies which might juxtapose the same energetic feelings to you on your way to your destination. The route that you take can also be silent, and you’re able to capture locations that held sentimental feelings, and valued parts of your new york. Not only that but it might be a not so appealing route that leads you to your favorite bacon egg and cheese and arizona that you’ve been craving for. And don’t be surprised if it’s just your favorite hip and r&b, reggae, jazz, or funk music that converts your whole mood because that’s possible as well.In my opinion, your mood will only change due to your interest and whatā€™s significant to you, which is why I feel my route serves as a good example.
My typical traveling routine is to take the 3 and 4 train and get of at Borough Hall train station. I would then walk alongside Adam street, then to Brooklyn Blvd and enter in on adam street. When taking that route I wasn’t too content seeing the christopher columbus statue due to the fact that I don’t view him as a heroic figure. And even when I couldn’t see him, I was constantly reminded that I was walking through the columbus park which did not bring forth the best attitude in me.However for this project, I took a slightly different approach. Instead of walking down adam street, when I exit the train station I walked vertically towards the courthouse on cadman Plaza, a very special part of my new york.. And at that moment where I was reminded that the more knowledge I acquire, the more opportunities will be open for me. Not only that, but i’ll be reminded that my voice can now be heard. Im happily heading down tillary street now, with tears of joy rolling down my cheeks. I will now reach for my headphones and iphone and listen to some hip hop or rap music to release myself out of that sentimental mood before entering the assigned room in 300 jay street.
My mom as well as myself had recently became a citizen. Even though I wasnā€™t the one who took the test, I was extremely glad to know that I lend a helping hand by studying with her and using my prior knowledge to explain certain things to her. Walking by the courthouse gives me a sense of purpose. It gives me the motivation to not only get to school, but to also get their in a positive vibe. The better you feel the more productive the day will be. After all thatā€™s the whole purpose of attending college or school in general.
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Some might say that my persuading argument is a little too personal and one sided, in the sense that the courthouse holds a lot of different meetings, and might bring forth a lot of melancholy feelings for other individuals who might have been in trouble with the law. Well even though their not entirely wrong, the courthouse can still be seen as an inspiring area because it reminds you of what not to do, and why you must stay out of trouble. It can also remind you of some of the opportunities that or open for you that others wish they had.

Advice for final exam

Based on reading practice final exams:

  • be sure to include the author’s name in the introduction
  • be sure to include the article’s name in the introduction
  • identify the focus, or even the claim or argument, not just the topic.
  • give at least one example from the reading
  • give at least one example from your experience
  • when referring to the author: 1st time, full name; subsequent times, just last name
  • no need to take the time to use white-out–just cross out.

For the day of the final:

  • bring the reading with you!
  • mark up the reading so you know what’s where and what you think about it
  • look up any words you needed to understand better
  • sleep
  • eat breakfast
  • come to lab (10:00-10:50) to brainstorm how to use the 75 minutes of the exam most effectively
  • come to class (11:30-12:45) to write the exam

Anticipated topics for questions:

  • more specific: pro/con about having wi-fi in coffee shop? does it take away from interpersonal communication?
  • more general: are people too engrossed in technology?