I was learning about two different texts that mentioned some problems that seemed to be related in some type of way. The first text that we learned was written by a very famous and important person named Elizabeth Wardle. Elizabeth wrote in her book that there is no possible way of someone being able to write in general. For example, you wouldn't write a fare well letter to your coworker as same as a Happy Birthday card to your little nephew. She also claims that since you can't write in general, you can't teach students to write in a specific way because they might have a different way of expressing themselves.
The second text what we read was written by another writer named Anjali Pattnayak. Anjali did not only mention something about writing but about speaking too. Anjali is saying that the minorities whose first language might not be English are having trouble speaking and writing it. For example, if you're born in another part of the world then you might have a hard time trying to adapt to another language that's not your own.
When I read the passages, I annotated and tried breaking down the passages in two different sections. The first section being about similarities and the other about differences. After doing so, I noticed that they both have a few things in common. In order to do this, I first had to read the text multiple times to make sure I was annotating the right things. I would read little portions of the text to have a better understanding of the whole passage and not miss important details. I read the second text and tried annotating it the same way. I made sure I took my time in this text as well to make sure I was catching the important things being mentioned in this passage.
After reading both texts, I came to a conclusion that the texts are both speaking about some major issues in not only one area but the whole world. People talk in many different ways and it's difficult to stick to one specific way of writing and spelling. I also believe that both texts were made to make people understand that the problems need to stop being problems and instead be a solution to the way many people see the world of writing and speaking.




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