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Introduction:  I did not change much in the introduction paragraph. I changed some words to make it sound less repetitive. I also strengthened my claim by introducing Cuddy. Evidence and Explanations: One major piece of evidence and examples I added was the information about Cuddy. I explained more about what she did and her research on power posing. I kept the majority of the rest of my quotes, especially the ones regarding Gee’s ideas. Reorganization: I reorganized my topic sentence…

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Gee saying you can’t be taught and have to learn them early in life Gee talks about how you can not be taught the ways of a Discourse. He says that you must apprentice someone who is already in it to become a part. Gee also states that if you do not enter a desired Discourse at a young age, it is nearly impossible to later in life. Gee’s first theorem Gee views entering a Discourse as very black and…

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  Everyone has a certain identity which defines who they are. James Paul Gee describes these certain identities as a Discourse, he states, ““Discourses are ways of being in the world; they are forms of life which integrate words, acts, values, beliefs, attitudes, and social identities and well as gestures, glances, body positions, and clothes,” (Gee 7).  I agree with Gee’s definition of a Discourse, because in my sociology class we had learned about social groups and the different aspects…

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Some big concerns I had about my first draft was finding enough evidence to prove my thesis. I wasn’t sure exactly what points worked the best and would further my argument. My peers liked how I stayed clear and direct through my paper. Hayden said, “I never had to guess what you were trying to argue in any given paragraph.” They knew my perspective in each paragraph and I stayed persistent and strong with my view. I’m working best with…

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The reason we write is in response to another’s view, we make arguments based off of other people. Graff and Birkenstein state, “…if you don’t identify the ‘they say’ you’re responding to, your own argument probably won’t have a point” (4). The audience in which you are speaking to needs to know the context of your writing or else they won’t be interested or understand your point of view. Another reason it’s important to engage other’s views is because you…

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  understand extend understand text to text/question Gee’s first theorem states that Discourses are not like languages because unlike in a language, you have to be fluent to be a part of that Discourse. In a language, you can know how to speak it, but that doesn’t mean you can be fluent in it. This same idea does not apply with Discourses, you either know it or you don’t. The second theorem states that primary Discourses can never be liberating literacies because they…

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In the passage from James Paul Gee’s journal, Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction, Gee defines Discourses as a combination of, “saying(writing)-doing-being-valuing-believing combinations”(Gee 6). This is important for Gee because he states that, “it is not what you say, but how you say it” (5).  He repeated gives examples of people having proper grammar, but are lacking the social aspects of speaking. Discourses are more than just speaking the language, its the way you do it and combines social life with…

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