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In Anne Lamott’s article “Shitty First Drafts,” she believes that every good writer should write shitty first drafts because the writer will produce better second drafts and “terrific third drafts.” she said when you write your shitty first draft, just write whatever you have on your mind because no one is going to see your first drafts. She said it is okay to make mistake because you don't get better if you don't try it and mistakes make you better. All writers struggle to write shitty first drafts, but they never give up. After you’re done reading the first draft, start revising your first draft then begin to structure into the second draft. For example, She describes how when she was writing food reviews for California, the only way to complete the reviews was to first write a shitty first draft. On third drafts, you really focus on your purpose, voice, and grammar. She said that is okay to write shitty first drafts, then you can fix it up on second drafts, and third drafts you can check every tooth to make it final drafts.

In the “Go Carolina” article, It is about David Sedaris’ life experiences. This article is about his school failures, which were caused by his speech problem. He avoided the letter “s”. Because of that he had to
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When I was in school it was difficult to say some words when I talk with my friends and teachers. Just like sendria I had a speech therapy classes at school. I felt like because of this problem I could not speak more because I was scared that what if they don't understand I am trying to say and what if students make fun of me. Also, when sedaris try to fit in with students they were shutting him out because his speech problem. It was same problem for me when I was in the school trying to make new friends. From both of articles, I felt like people should learn to understand other people's

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