Learning Outcome 2:

When implementing the sources, I wanted to use for my papers, I did my best to make sure I was efficient in where I placed my quotes through the essay. In our class discussions, we conversed about never wanting to drop in a quote and just leave it for our readers to try and figure out the meaning or what the quote’s significance was. I believe one of my best examples of adding a source so that it would flow smoothly in my paper was in the Lizzie Widdecombe essay, where I spoke about the positive effects of substituting Soylent for actual food would have on college students:

As a college undergrad, I have quickly realized, in my first few weeks, that any extra way to conserve assets and acquire more time to put into yourself are beneficial. Therefore, I can empathize when, “about ten students sat around a table surrounded by laptops and problem sets, ignoring the dinnertime commotion” (Widdecombe) because they had no desire to eat; they were Soylent drinkers, substituting their meals for the gooey substance. I believe with my busy schedule that on somedays it includes, lack of sleep and food, that I could personally use Soylent for a substitute of a meal or two during the day.

This example is my favorite because I never made it obvious that I was going to be adding a quote by stating that the author said it, but rather made the quote apart of my sentence.