In my final draft of my significant writing project, I was able to “integrate [my] ideas with those of others using summary, paraphrase, quotation, analysis, and synthesis of relevant sources” (Learning Outcome 2). This is an important skill to learn to elaborate on quotations from relevant sources and be able to use them to support or challenge your own argument. In my paper, I used quotes from several different sources that all helped further my claim. I quoted author Julie Beck from her article “Life’s Stories” because she supported the same idea that I was discussing in my paper. I also used a quote from my mom from our interview because she was referencing a specific narrative that helped shape her identity which was the death of her mom. This was a good personal example that helped support my argument. One specific example from this paper where I was able to choose a quote, integrate it, and explain it was when I used a quote from Galen Strawson in his article “I am not a Story”. He and I had the opposite view on this topic, so I used his quote as a naysayer, or a counterargument. Strawson said “Life simply never assumes a story-like shape for us. And neither, from a moral point of view, should it.” From there I said “Strawson expresses this opinion by stating that experiences and thoughts just happen, they don’t have a deeper meaning, but they actually do. We tell our stories based on how we interpret them, but that is how we make sense of what goes on around us. So, we take valuable lessons away from them…” In order to do this, I used strategies that we learned in class such as quote sandwiches and Barclay paragraphs. In my paper, I introduced the quote, added the quote, and then followed up with my own analysis and synthesis to complete this strategy of integrating others’ ideas into my paper.