Think about a time when someone challenged your opinion or told you that you were wrong. What was the disagreement about, and how did you defend yourself? Did you change their mind, or did they change yours?

Prompt Response: A time when someone challenged my opinion and told me I was wrong was when I argued with my mom about getting my nails done. I had never had them done, but I knew that it takes a long time, especially if it's two people. She argued about how my sister and I took too long and knew we had school the next day. In her defense, she was right because it was a school night, but I had told her before hand that we were going to take long. I stated that the girl was a beginner and was barely getting back to doing nails, and doing two clients at once was a lot of work and pressure. I'm aware that nail techs take at least 2 hours so I did not rush her. My mom didn't seemed convinced, but I told her that since it was two of us, it took almost 4 hours straight. In the end, I convinced her that it was not my fault, but she did tell me to book in the morning instead of at night, specifically a school night.

Summary: We wrote down new vocabulary words and did three exercises to use them.

Reflection: I learned many new vocabulary words and even words I had never seen before. Some of them were difficult, but I believe I'll get the hang of it eventually.

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