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[C] Alexa’s performance as an employee at CVS makes her the most essential and recognized worker there. [I] Several sources have credited Alexa’s performance at work. [Q] According to shift manager Joshua, “Alexa is our best employee at stocking shelves, and she always does it with a smile.” (3). [E] In other words, Alexa has been recognized as being a hardworking employee that always demonstrates a positive attitude in the workplace. [T] She is not only recognized at the management…

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(highlight = transitions, pointing terms, key terms, repetitions) Reflection: After reading these 2 connecting paragraphs through the chapter 8 They Say/ I Say lens, I realize that my writing is heavily dependent on repeating terms. Specifically, “explore,” “meaningful,” “impacts”, “nature,” and “relationships,” are the words most repeated. I know that when I am writing, I try to choose my words carefully so that my message can be conveyed as accurately as possible to my audience. my transitions are the weakest…

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David Wallace’s ‘This is Water’ commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon is best summarized as a message about how none of us are alone and the real value of our education is in relation to living, not just working. Specifically Wallace talks about the power of making decisions, being mindful of others, and the significance of paying attention/being aware of your perspective. Wallace claims that the liberal education is really supposed to be about, “how to keep from…

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My final thesis statement was ” If we embrace virtual communication, we will learn more about each other and ourselves.” I think this is a strong thesis because it makes a clear statement of “if” “then”. I think it might be a little weak when put into context of my essay since i didnt do much to actually back this specific statement up, while it was implied, I didn’t explicitly describe it. While writing my first paper I was poorly reminded…

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In “The Limits of Friendship,” writer Maria Konnikova explores the nature of meaningful human relationships, and discusses the impacts that social media might have on our ability to develop connection. The essence of Konnikova’s argument in her article is, “The time we invest in superficial relationships comes at the expense of more profound ones.” The point that she is making with this statement is that because virtual relationships are not as physically intimate as in person ones, they are somehow…

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