Email Usage

    Before i came to college email usage was nonexistent for me. I did not use it or know of all the applications other people use to enhance its efficiency. Email is digital mail, instead of recieving a physical paper with a note or information inscribed on it you get that same infromation in a document form through the internet. Before i came to college i did not get very much information via email so i had much to learn about it through other users. I learned that there are email interfaces that allow you to have multiple accounts open through one program. Before i learned about that i figured everyone just had to go to their sponsered email address's website and login there to use it. Having an alternate program run your email can be very helpful and has many tools that regular website based email management does not. Another aspect of email that i have learned is very popular at u of i is email on your cell phone. It seems like everyone has a smart phone and is recieving mail instantly no matter where they are. I wish i had this feature on my phone because it would make me a much more efficient email user. Having lived at U of I for a couple months now i have come accustomed to checking email on a daily basis and have learned the easiest and most efficient methods to handle it by observing others habits.

Toulmin Model

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Claim: I will wake up on time for my classes
Grounds: If I dont wake up on time I will fail out of my classes
Warrant: Statistics have shown grades are exponentially better of those students that make it to class
Backing: Its common sense that if you do not learn the material then you cannot master it for tests and exams
Modality: I have never completely missed a class since being in college but i have been late from sleeping in to much about 3 times
Rebuttal: Maybe if the class is not completely necessary or I know we will not be doing anything important that day i will sleep in