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Sydney Meyer


          I liked this article because it grabbed my attention right away. I love country music and while he was describing how a country songs relate to peoples lives or just how most country songs are in general. I can also relate when she was describing how we use genres everyday and we may not even realize it. while he was describing everything that was a genre I didn't realize that I used most those things everyday and I didn't even know it was a genre. I can also relate to the section where she said you would send "hey buddy" to your professor or send an inappropriate joke to your mom or post something that shouldn't be posted because I am very mindful about what I put where and who I send things to because I don't want to offend anyone with anything that I post or say. I thought it was nice how she used examples of things that most people know so that everyone is on the same page when she was explaining everything.

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