1. It was very hard for me to come up with topics for the research project i couldn’t find any topics on the list that i liked.
2. Also it was hard to find reasonable facts. when i was doing my research some facts weren’t true

Something i struggled with the essay was figuring out how to start it. It was hard because i couldn’t figure out a idea. Once i got started i was able to write using the graphic organizer.

I do not consider myself a writer because i don’t write very much. In my opinion i think sometimes writing can be difficult especially when you have to come up with something fast. The only time i write is when i’m in school and when i’m texting or on social media. I like to use Instagram and Snapchat. Sometimes I write comments on the social media sites.

I like to use social media to communicate with people that live far away like family. I have family that live in El Salvador and Dominican republic. I like to communicate with my friends on Snapchat. I have many friends from middle school that i can communicate on Snapchat with because i don’t have their number. 

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You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
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The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

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• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

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