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          I found writing a personal piece like this fluency paper difficult. I had to reflect on the past topics and activities we covered in class to pull inspiration for this essay. The exercise that was the most helpful was the RZA podcast. I connect the most with this exercise because the RZA, the interviewee, has a long history with music, similar to my account with swimming. However the most prominent factor of this podcast was how passionate he was, you could tell he likes talking about his music, his creations. This was the best example for me of what it means to be literate in something because of how fluently he talked about his passion and it felt I connected with those emotions the best.  I see analysis in a similar light. Now that I have had more practice with it I understand the skill better, however analysis/argumentative papers have never been my strong suit so spending time with these types of articles so far this sem...

  Felicity Sumner Writing 105 Lyndsey Weiner 9/28/23 Becoming Literate  Swimming is a niche community. Most people don’t know the four racing strokes unless you are a competitive swimmer. Through the fourteen consecutive years I swam, I can confidently say I am literate in swimming. I started swimming at 3-4 years old. I was only taking swimming lessons, but that's the first step in learning the swimming techniques. I joined my first swim club at seven years old. I was only doing summer league, but I stuck with that specific team until I graduated from the team at 18 years old. Around ten years old, I started swimming year-round. I was swimming three days a week all winter and every day in the summer until high school. I moved winter teams to a more competitive team and started swimming daily, lifting and attending all the meets I could. When covid hit for the first time, my passion for the sport faltered, and I was ready to move on with my life. But I didn't stop until I grad...

  What am I literate in? The community that I have become fluent in is the swimming community  Starting swimming at 3-4 ( taking swim lessons )  Joined the summer club team at 7, only swimming in the summer  Starting swimming year round  By the time I was in 8th grade I was swimming 5 days a week in the winter and summer  What does it mean to be literate in swimming? Swimming involves a lot of technique 4 different strokes,Each stoke has a certain technique to be more arrow dynamic int the water   As you grow your technique changes  As I grew into the community I became more literate  What does it mean to be a part of the swimming community? Swimmers have their own lingo  Examples … Certain fashion  All the girls wear the same brand practice suits  All the older guys wear speedos  All share a love for swimming  First blog I picked was about swimming I enjoy reading about a smaller community I am also involved in...