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One textual genre that most people, if not everyone, are familiar with, is coupons. Coupons attract any type of person but mainly people who are looking to save money; however, there may be some people who just happen to stumble across their Sunday paper or store ad before a shopping trip and score some discounts for things already on their list. As stated before, a coupons main purpose is to save people money, but they are also a good advertising tool. People may decide to try a different brand of a product because it is on sale and if they like that product better odds are they will continue to buy it. However, there are some people who buy products for the sole reason that they are on sale. The context of a coupon is that it is presented at checkout for a specific item and it must be deducted from the customer’s bill. Although this is true, there are many rules, per say, that accompany the use of a coupon. It must be used before the expiration date, which is most often a month afte...

When making annotations, I make sure to highlight words or phrases that I know I’ll want to look back on. Sometimes I will also star or underline points that I think are important or will be discussed. I also like to rewrite sentences and phrases to either make them more accessible to me or so I remember them. One thing I also make sure to do is rewrite a sentence if I want to look at it more in depth or I need to understand it better. Most often, especially at times when I really get into a reading, I will draw arrows to connect ideas. One strategy I use when I annotate is figuring out which topic may be discussed more than others in the reading and which parts are more important. When talking to Akia, she circles the main topics of the discussion, highlights any statement that seems opinionated, and underlines any statement that she thinks contradicts previous statements. During this assignment I learned that there are a lot of smart and ...

When faced with the question, “who are you?”, there are many things I could say about myself. I was born on February 17, I have a twin sister and two younger brothers; however, something that most people don’t know about me is that I have two older half siblings as well. Being born with clubfoot and amniotic band syndrome, I was required to undergo many surgeries during the first couple years of my life. Growing up I was fortunate enough to have a big family with a lot of attitude and a big sense of humor. One of my favorite things to do is go to family events because I know I’ll always have a good time. Right now I, just like all of my peers, am trying to figure out where my life is going and I am glad that I have the support of my family, friends, coworkers, and professors. If I'm not at school or at work I enjoy relaxing (who doesn't?), bingeing the occasionally Netflix show, and if I'm really in the mood, I will pick up a book. Yes I'm being completely serious. Alt...