Exercise #1, pages 1-12. Pick two statements and take three minutes to try to write whether or not you agree or disagree with what has been said.

Step 1: You're writing mostly for the instructor.
             I believe that this is a false statement. If I was writing just for my instructor/professor then I would probably not try to relate to that person in a special way. I would just try to sound as smart as I could and use as many big words as possible to make myself sound more educated. When I was growing up, and when I was assigned to write papers/essays, I would always try to read other people's work first to get an idea of what I should be writing, and  then I would write my paper with big, "only smart people would know the definitions" kind of words. However, that concept always seemed to back fire on me and the professor would not like my paper as much as opposed to if I had tried to relate to him/her on a more personal level by incorporating stories and being myself in my writing.


Step 2: When two experts disagree, one of them has to be wrong.
             I definitely disagree with this statement. My boyfriend's mom has always told me, just because it is different doesn't make it wrong. Now this is a true statement. Just because I have a different way of playing piano than my friend Ruth does, that doesn't make either of our ways of playing piano wrong. We both just have different styles and different thoughts on what sounds better and what works better for our own personal experiences and abilities. I believe that two people are entitled to have their own thoughts and opinions no matter what the circumstance.