This week I had to write a 4-6 page essay about an activist or activism group. After I finally finished the rough draft I remembered that I was supposed to read chapter 9 in the St Martins Guide book, which was supposed to give me pointers on how to write a cause and effect paper (if I had read it on time). On pages 418-432 it gives instructions for how to write the paper. For example: reflect, analyze, reflect, and respond. It goes into more elaborate details. Hopefully the chapter will help me further in my final draft.

This week my homework assignment was to write a rough draft about a historical landmark that I've been to. In class we discussed plagiarism and the MLA format. Studying what qualifies as plagiarism especially helped me while I was writing my rough draft. At the bottom page 35 in the St. Martins Guide Book is a box that asks "What does my story need?"  The first example helped me have an idea of what to say when I was having trouble starting to write.

I'm fond of tattoos but I don't have any...yet. I think people get tattoos to express themselves. I feel like they're either trying to paint a picture of how they want to be perceived or they're trying to express themselves and their story in a way that words just can't do. I do believe people use tattoos to express individuality. Tattoos tell stories. You could look at someones tattoos and automatically feel like you know some about them. Tattoos could be a form of rebellion in some cases but not for all. I would get a tattoo and hopefully I will in the near future.