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  This week we have focused on the Cause essay with a different type of pre-writing technique. This time we worked with the clustering technique, since the main purpose is for us to expose the causes of our topic, we used a diagram to list the causes. After we got a hand of this, we worked with the topic of ASMR, and it's comforting sensations.   Why is ASMR such a Hit? Autonomous sensory meridian response, also known as ASMR, has become popular over the years on Youtube, to the point that now it has its own growing community and is constantly evolving. And the billion dollar question is, why did it get this big?. For starters, the experience begins on a series of videos where there’s a person or multiple people performing the so called “triggers” that come in many forms, from tapping, scratching or squishing sounds to whispers, giving the listener multiple experiences, that go from tingly sensations to a feeling of deep relaxation.   The magic occurs in the head of ...

  This week we have learned about cause and effect essays, they´re the opposite of each other because you only focus on one of them. When you use the cause method, you pick a topic and throughout the text you focus on explaining what causes the phenomenom of your topic. When you use the effect method you texts focus is to describe the effects or impact of the phenomenom in your main topic. This week as an activity we made an essay for ech method: Why do young couples divorce?  Life is hard and leaving with another person under the same roof can sometimes generate conflicts, older couples have problems as many problems as younger ones, but not everyone can deal with them the same way that others do.Nowadays it’s said that young people lack the commitment to remain in a stable relationship such as marriage. That might be true but is not the only reason why young couples get divorce every year, from lack of communication, domestic abuse to  even financial struggle can be the...

  This week it's the midterm, and we had to do a comparison between fast food and healthy food. By using a Venn diagram and a subject by subject method, this is the result: Where do you draw the line between convenient and healthy?   Most busy and hungry people don’t actually pay attention to what they eat as long as they fill their stomachs. However, not minding what they put into their bodies can later represent a high risk to their health and well being. The diet a person has can either lead to life full of long healthy years or a path of self destruction and poor health. Everyone is responsible for their own choices, and it’s never too late to make a change for the sake of your body. It appears that society has chosen a lifestyle full of shortcuts and things that are faster and easier, when you carry a lifestyle where you don’t have enough time to do anything, you tend to go for the easier option when it comes to food. Fast food may seem convenient because you can find it ...

  Following the same dynamic for this week, we followed with an essay using the method of composition point by point. In addition, to this for this task instead of using a chart for my pre-writing process, I used the Venn diagram technique. I was running out of interesting topics and after spending a few hours looking for a good one, I chose the following: Can cultural appropriation be masked as cultural appreciation?   There’s a lot of controversy regarding the concepts of cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, people have divided opinions and perspectives when it comes to these two. Social media and several media platforms can’t either become the fuel that will light up the situation even more or can be used as beacons for the education of many. Some people are not able to understand where appreciating another culture can become an attempt of appropriation and misrepresentation of another culture that is not their own. That’s why this text will clarify this topic ...

  The week of the evaluation #1, we kept working with charts and Venn diagrams. For this task I used a chart as part of my pre-writing process. Then I proceeded to do the outline under the method of subject by subject as you can see in the following Essay: What’s your cup of tea in the workout clock?  Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to working out, there’s always divided opinions when people question the best time for your workout routine. Which time has the best health benefits?, Which one works for me?. There are multiple studies that speak of the multiple benefits of working out early in the morning, and others that talked about the late night workout. However, each time also has its own challenges, at the end nothing is written in stone, as long as you do it right, a proper workout routine should help its user to achieve his or her goals.  Everyone has different metabolisms and what works for you might not work for your neighbor.  For starters, s...