Over the past few months I have gathered enough information from different media outlets such as magazines, newspapers, television talk shows, facebook, and even radio station conversations to finally come to a conclusion that I never considered when I initially came up with the idea of this project. The idea that simply eating a meal with your family will create an immediate bond between the family members is not true. In reality, it is the conversations that make all the difference. In other words it is communication that is essential for a healthy family relationship. Having breakfast, lunch, or even dinner at the table is just a platform for conversations to manifest. Family mealtime is the perfect opportunity to display appropriate table
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However, this standard, old-fashioned way of thinking is the furthest thing from the truth. The United States is a constantly growing nation in areas such as agriculture, technology and education just to name a few. Due to this growth, family lifestyles are changing. It takes more than one income to maintain a modern home, but unfortunately this is not the case for a portion of the population. According to the 2012 census “The proportion of one-person households increased by 10 percentage points between 1970 and 2012, from 17 percent to 27 percent.”(Kreider). As time progresses, single parent households are becoming normal. Although it is possible, single parents usually do not have much time to prepare a meal and have those necessary conversations that a two-parent household may have. Without that essential time for communication the children of that single parent household a lot of times fall victim to crime, violence, sexual activities, or …show more content…
In my previous writings I had issues with organization therefore I structured my writings in a way that makes my essay easy to read. I usually have big paragraphs, so for this writing I made sure to break each paragraph down to smaller sizes. I made sure that every quote is cited and can be traced back to the source. I have included a works cited page that is organized in MLA structure. I previously also had a few comments made about comma use, so this time I made sure to use them properly. I payed close attention to diction. I started out using basic level words, but I implemented more elaborate terms to make for a better written essay. I tried to avoid using ambiguous words and basic words; I made sure to avoid using words such as good, a lot, some and words similar to those. I used a thesaurus to find alternative words. This essay has an adequate amount of words that fulfils the criteria for this assignment. I added detail about my real life along with pictures of my family to make for a personal connection with my research. The sources I used were checked for credibility. I made sure I used well-respected websites, magazines as well as other major media outlets. I tried to have good hooks for each paragraph I wrote. I used the Rules for Writers book to help teach me how my quotes should be set up. In class we talked about setting up sentences to make a clear and concise way to put in
However, this standard, old-fashioned way of thinking is the furthest thing from the truth. The United States is a constantly growing nation in areas such as agriculture, technology and education just to name a few. Due to this growth, family lifestyles are changing. It takes more than one income to maintain a modern home, but unfortunately this is not the case for a portion of the population. According to the 2012 census “The proportion of one-person households increased by 10 percentage points between 1970 and 2012, from 17 percent to 27 percent.”(Kreider). As time progresses, single parent households are becoming normal. Although it is possible, single parents usually do not have much time to prepare a meal and have those necessary conversations that a two-parent household may have. Without that essential time for communication the children of that single parent household a lot of times fall victim to crime, violence, sexual activities, or …show more content…
In my previous writings I had issues with organization therefore I structured my writings in a way that makes my essay easy to read. I usually have big paragraphs, so for this writing I made sure to break each paragraph down to smaller sizes. I made sure that every quote is cited and can be traced back to the source. I have included a works cited page that is organized in MLA structure. I previously also had a few comments made about comma use, so this time I made sure to use them properly. I payed close attention to diction. I started out using basic level words, but I implemented more elaborate terms to make for a better written essay. I tried to avoid using ambiguous words and basic words; I made sure to avoid using words such as good, a lot, some and words similar to those. I used a thesaurus to find alternative words. This essay has an adequate amount of words that fulfils the criteria for this assignment. I added detail about my real life along with pictures of my family to make for a personal connection with my research. The sources I used were checked for credibility. I made sure I used well-respected websites, magazines as well as other major media outlets. I tried to have good hooks for each paragraph I wrote. I used the Rules for Writers book to help teach me how my quotes should be set up. In class we talked about setting up sentences to make a clear and concise way to put in