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Think about a time when someone challenged your opinion or told you that you were wrong. What was the disagreement about, and how did you defend yourself? Did you change their mind, or did they change yours?

One time me and my friend were discussing if M&M's were better than skittles. My friend had told me that skittles were more superior and that I was wrong with my opinion. I asked him what skittles go with, he couldn't come up with something while I came up with many thing M&Ms went with, like brownies, ice cream, and pop corn. He still told me that I was wrong and that everyone loved skittles more for their flavors. I told him that skittles were full of dye and chemicals that weren't good for our body and that they had fake flavoring. Whilst M&Ms are chocolate and don't contain fake flavor or coloring.
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"We spend more time connecting online but less time connecting in person." Do you agree or disagree with this antithesis? Explain your perspective using personal experiences. Discuss how technology has influenced the way people communicate and build relationships.

 In modern-day society, Many people connect with others through devices. Whether its a phone, video game, or anything, people will connect. I will say that many people connect outside of online, people may use there phones to make plans to hangout with somebody, but while their hanging out they aren't connecting online. Me and my friends will always either hangout in person or online, but mainly in person. Its better to see someone and talk to them in person than to just talk to them through a screen.
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Think about a time when you exaggerated something to make a point, tell a story, or get someone's attention. What happened? What did you say? Why did you exaggerate? Looking back, do you think your exaggeration made your message more effective? Explain.

 One time my friend and I were waiting in line at an amusement park. We were close to the front of my line and my friend was starting to get scared because of the ride we were waiting for. It was a water ride, he said that he didn't want to do it because he wasn't trying to get wet and it was very tall and scary. I told him that it would be fun especially since it was hot that day, and we were both sweating and tired, I asked him if he would rather walk around in sweaty cloths all day and smell gross, or to go on one water ride. We ended up going on it and he had so much fun that we went on it three times.
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Write about a conversation that changed you.

 When I was little, I had gotten asked about what I wanted to do with my life. At the time I had wanted to be a designer for LEGO as I had been playing with them for all of my life. During the conversation, I had said I didn't know, again I was little so I was still thinking about it. Over the years my plans in life have changed, I now want to become a director when I get older. It took time to really plan what I really wanted to be when I would get older and older, and that question has had me thinking everyday.
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In “Missing Your People,” Tracy Brower explains the importance of belonging. Describe a time when you felt like you truly belonged. What created that feeling?

 When I had gone to church camp about two years ago, I had truly felt like I belonged. It was a whole sleep away camp of church, fun, and love. So on the last day of camp everyone I had met and became friends with circled around the campfire and shared our favorite memories from the week. I was very happy to be with everyone and I felt like I was going to be leaving a second home. It truly was a great week to feel belonged.
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Select the vocabulary word from today that you think will be most useful to you in the future. Explain what the word means in your own words and describe a situation in which you could realistically use it.

 The vocabulary word that I think will be most useful in my future is discerning. The word discerning means something different or change. I feel like in the future as everything is evolving more and more it will be changing. If I were in a situation where we were describing cars and how they have changed over the years, I would use the word discerning. As it would indicate that cars are much different than the once were.
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Think about your practice with the “So What?” method today. What is one thing you understand about commentary now that you did not fully understand before? How will you apply it when writing your next AP Lang argument?

 The "So what" method really showed me how lots of people want to know what specifically they want to hear. They want to know how the evidence can support the claim very clearly. When i wrote my "so whats" I would write down what specifically they were adding on too and what way they intended to write it in. To make sure that whoever would read it would follow along on how it could be matched. One thing I had not fully understood about commentary until recently was how it shaped the meanings.
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