Chapter 3 Reflection.

               After reading chapter 3 about "context clues", I understand more on how to use it and which one to use when figuring a word that I dont understand. Every article, passages or novel has at least one word that you are not familiar with. In that case context clues should be used to help you figure out that word. There are 5 types of context clues: Definition Clues, Synonym Clues, Example Clues, Contrast Clues, and Inference Clues. The context clue I prefer to use will be synonym clues. It gives me that vocabulary's definition by reading a synonym(a word that have similar meaning) to figure out the word.

Chapter 2 Reflection.

               In Chapter 2, I learned many new ways to better understand the passage when reading College textbooks. College textbooks are designed to work with your instructor's lecture to provide you with reliable and accurate information. When reading a textbook, you must first read the caption and title. It gives you a brief understanding of what the passage or article is about. Not only did it give information about reading strategies and what the college textbooks does, chapter 2 also gave us details on how to write. Such as writing complete sentences, dont just write a 1-5 word response. Give in detail about your response.

Chapter 2 Conversational Dilemmas.

              In this reading selection, Conversation Dilemmas were introduced to the readers. Conversational Dilemmas are conversations that has no meaning and will never get to an end. Everything you say will cause a problem or some sort of undesirable outcome. There are 6 categories of responses to conversation dilemmas: Direct Response, Indirect Response, Deception, Impression Management, Pleasing the other, and Soliciting the others help. Researchers  have concluded that if you get into any of the conversational dilemmas, you can use them to resolve the issue.

"Compulsive Gambling" Reflection.

            Gambling for many people is a big problem. There are many gambling addicts that lost their job,house,family, and exc.. It has a big impact in our life. People get hooked on to it just like drug addicts. College students at age 18 get addicted in what the most popular gambling event "poker". Many students often borrowed money or have lost a lot of money from poker and gambling. Those money can be used for tuition or educational expenses. So if you have any gambling problems, you can talk to someone about it or just control your gambling.

"What your Mother never told you about College"

Before reading this article"What your mother never told you about college," I did not no much about college life. I want to know more about the college academic part, teaching and self studying strategies, and how to do well in classes. I learned from reading this material that college is not what senior thinks in high school. It is not party,have fun and hang out. You have to pay for all your classes and depend on yourself. This article gave a lot of strategies and advices for newly freshmen. I learned many new ways to save money and time. Such as always buy used books or rent the book if you know you wont need it after the course. Always pick the professor that can teach well and not the time that fits in your schedule.

"Stop asking about my Major" reflection

         Based on what I've read, parents always ask their kids that if the major they picked can lead them to a career or a job. This passage simply denotes to the readers that parents are more concern about jobs after graduation not som much about their child's major. In the article Jesse, did not like the major he was in. His parents wanted his to go into pre-med but he did bad in that course and did not get good grades. At the end, Jesse finally found that he likes engineering. He was confidence in his interest, as a result he did well and earned himself a degree and a lucrative job. It tells you that what ever major you are interested in, always choose what you like because your life is you own and no one can encounter you. Just pick what you want to do and dont worry about the others.

Chapter 1 Reflection

         Before reading this chapter, I knew that in order to be successful in reading and learning, you must focus on what you read. Taking notes and marking down the most important notes on each passage can refresh your mind. It gives you a better understanding of the article and it may help you towards test and quizzes. For every hour you spend in class, I should spend about 2 hours studying that class. I learned from this material that in order to become a successful person, reading and writing is the most important throughout your career. When reading choose a quiet place that has no noise so you can focus on reading. I will like to know more about how to improve your reading skills and reading in an higher or advanced level.