Friday, December 2, 2011

Citation Terminolgy voc words

Citation- A quotation or reference to another work (book, paper), from another author included as a reliable source within yours. Citation is used to avoid plagiarism and to make it possible for readers to easily find the sources you used in your work.
MLA Format- A style of writing that provides writers with a way for citing their sources. The format helps build an author’s credibility and protect writers from plagiarism.
Works cited Page- Last page in your paper. The page should list the sources you used in your paper in alphabetical order, their publication date and location.  This allows for an easy location of the sources used.
Annotated Bibliography-  A list of the research that has been done. The list should be presented in alphabetical order and include a brief summary or annotation. The list serves as an evaluation of each source.
Quoting- To copy a group of words exactly as they appear in another text or speech. Quoting serves the purpose of letting know the reader that that piece of text is not yours and allows the author to provide evidence for a statement or argument.
Paraphrasing- To take someone else’s words and express the same meaning in your own. This helps clarify the message of the other author, but does not restate the message word for word.
Summarizing- To take the main points/ ideas of a text and put them into your own words.  A summary is considerably shorter than the actual text being used as a reference but should still attribute the summarized ideas to the original author.
Plagiarism- Form of stealing in which you take someone else’s words and present them as your own.  Plagiarism often leads to legal repercussions.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

source #1 Huddled Masses, Turned Away

Huddled Masses, Turned Away
  • Summary:
This article explains that deportations are reaching historic levels. This also shows how corrupt and damaged this system has become. The author incorporates personal experiences that show that this is becoming a crisis that is turning our society into a divided one.
  • Central Argument:
The article revolves around the fact that our immigration system has become more and more corrupt. The author is stating the obvious by saying that our views of immigrants have not really changed from years ago. Although before we would appreciate them coming to this country.
  • Assertion:


  “Though it has assured Congress that it concentrates on those who pose a danger to public safety, the agency often deports immigrants guilty only of technical violation of the immigration laws”
  • This assertion strengthens the claim made by Morgenthau because it validates his claim that today immigration policies are being administered in the wrong way.
 “Our restrictive immigration laws are bad enough­---separating families, sending refugees like Haitians back to devastated countries, denying jobs to foreign students---but how they are administered is even worse”
  • This assertion strengthens the claim made by Morgenthau because it supports his argument that these policies are ludicrous, sometimes even leading to the denying of civil rights to immigrants being imprisoned in detention facilities.

Friday, November 18, 2011

source 2 - critics see 'chilling affect' in Alabma immigration law

 Briefly (2-3 sentences) summarize the article.

The article was about how the immgration law wants to make immgrants life as hard as possible. It was about how they want to pass laws to keep immgrants out of the school sysytem. the kicks part of this is that they want it to be all shady. They are lieing to people saying that immgrants can go to school but really they do not want immgrant children apart of our school system.

Explain the passage's CENTRAL ARGUMENT. What claims does the author make?

 The central argument is " The champions of alabama's far- reaching immgration law have said that it is in intended to drive illegal immigrants from the state by making every aspect of their life diffcult.But they have taken a very diferent tone when it comes to the part of the law concerning schools" the claim is that they are
saying something differnet about the schools. But is it the truth? that is the big question that the article is focusing on.

Find TWO ASSERTIONS that support the central argument. Explain how each assertion contributes to the author's main argument.
  • " It is ,however , a first step in a larger and long- considerd strategy to topple a 29-year-old supreme court ruling that all children in the united states, regardless of their immigration status, are guaranteed a public education. It supports his claim because it shows that the issue has not just started but it has been going on for a very long time. It shows how the issue has been out in the open before but now it is trying to be covered up.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Ethos- this relates to pathos because The president has credibility because he was choosen by the people.

Pathos- this relates to pathos because of the emtion beiging showen by the womans tears.

logos-  This relates to logos because its all about facts.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Darriyan Kent AP Language: Homework

Darriyan Kent AP Language: Homework
Everything is an argument notes.
The purposes of argument
The main idea is that there are different types of arguments, and there are different ways to have and argument. There is the right way and the wrong way.
Supporting details
· Arguments (discover a truth) - conviction.
· Persuasion(Know a truth) – Action
Arguments to inform
The main idea of this is that you can use arguments to inform others on what need to inform them on and to persuade on whatever you need.
Supporting details
· Arguments in the press are used to inform or persuade others about a particular thing.
Arguments to convince
The main idea of this is that you can use arguments to convince the reader of whatever you would like to convince the reader of.
Supporting details
· Reports are typically aimed to persuade the readers rather than win out over opponents.
Arguments to explore
The main idea of this was that you realize a problem exists and you want to find some kind of way to solve that existing problem.
Supporting details
· Perhaps the essential argument in any piece is the writer’s assertion that there is an existing problem.
· The writer and reader needs to solve the problem.
Argument to make a decision
The main idea is that you use arguments to make important decisions in your life and you don’t always know right away the answer or outcome of the argument used to make that important decision.
Supporting details
· By the time you have looked at the pros and cons of each alternative, you should be at least a little closer to making a good decision.
Arguments to meditate and pray
The main idea of this is Arguments can be used to try and transform something within you. Arguments of meditating and prayer can help you find your peace of mind.
Supporting details
· Sometimes arguments can take the form of intense meditations on a theme, or prayer. In such cases, the writer or speaker is most often hoping to transform something inside to reach a state of equilibrium or peace of mind.
Occasions for argument
The main idea of this is that there are different occasion for and argument the past, present and the future. The different occasions can also span to more than one category.
Supporting details
· Arguments call for different public occasions.
Arguments about the past
The main idea of this is that arguments in the past rely heavily on precedents actions or decisions in the past.
· Debates that happened in the past are called forensic arguments.
· Forensic arguments rely on evidence and testimony.
Arguments about future
The main idea of this is that arguments of the future are draw in evidence and testimony. It also talked about future arguments relying heavily of arguments from the past.
Supporting details
· Future arguments are called deliberative arguments.
· Deliberative arguments often draw on evidence and testimony.
Arguments about the present
The main idea of this is that arguments of the present are often about contemporary values of society.
Supporting details
· Arguments of the present are called epidictic arguments.
· They tend to be heard at public occasions
Kinds of argument
The main idea of this is that there are different kinds of arguments that address different kinds of issues. It also talked about categories arguments go in and different questions to ask.
Supporting details
· System of categorization is called the stasis theory.
· Questions help determine the contention of the argument.
Arguments of facts
The main idea of this one is That Arguments of facts must be proven.
Supporting details
· Arguments of fact usually involves a statement that can be proven or disproved with specific evidence or testimony.
Arguments of definition
The main idea of this is being able to determine if one known object or action belongs to another. It also talked about how arguments of definition are often left unsolved,
Supporting details
· Issues of Definition Can high consequences.
Arguments of evolution
The main idea of this is arguments of evolution are about quality and that these types of arguments are often forgotten about because they are common.
Supporting details
· Arguments of evolution lead naturally into arguments of quality,
· Arguments of evolution advances by presenting criteria and then measuring the criteria
Proposal arguments
The main idea of this is that a proposal argument is to get people thing about what they would like to do to solve a certain issue.
Supporting details
· A proposal argument often begins with the presentation of research to document existent conditions.
Audiences for Arguments
The main idea of this is that you have to make arguments that appeal to your audiences.
Supporting details
· Appeal to your audiences uses ethos, pathos and logos.