August 2020

I think that it is important for college students to read, discuss, and write about books like What the Eyes Don’t See because it teaches them about important aspects in history that they may not know. Personally, I did not know about the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. It is also important because it shows that if you speak out against something you believe in. The book talks about how one woman, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha the director of the pediatric residency program stood up against the government to make a difference for the city and help the children of flint.

Willingham’s purpose in this article is to inform the reader about the effects of multitasking while doing tasks that require your full attention. Also, his purpose is to persuade the reader not to multitask during activities such as driving and studying. Willingham’s audience for this article are people who tend to multitask a lot. Especially people who use their phones while they drive. Willingham believes that in some ways and in some situations it is okay to multitask. But, in activities that require your full attention, it is not okay to multitask. The overall effectiveness of Willingham’s op-ed is persuasive because he gives reasons for why you shouldn’t multitask and with his reasons he gives evidence. He is trying to persuade the reader to avoid multitasking while doing tasks that require your full attention such as driving and studying.

I feel that I don’t have many strengths as a writer. I have never been very good at writing throughout my years in school. I have always struggled in my English classes in high school. I feel that my greatest weakness is putting my thoughts on paper. It is always difficult for me to start writing the paper especially my introduction. But I feel that once I have my introduction written out I can breeze through the rest of my paper. The part that causes me the most stress in composing writing projects is planning my paper and figuring out what I am going to write for the prompt. Also, getting started on my paper and finishing the introduction.