For my brainstorming session, I did a free write. I did more of a stream of consciousness, that revolved around my paper because I was hesitant to find an idea of what I really wanted to write about. I did a free write for about 15 minutes, but it went on for pretty long so … [Read more…]
In his article “Battling the Mental Illness Stigma”, Michael Wyskiel discusses how mental illness is oftentimes a hard subject to talk about. He begs the question of why is it, why do we prefer to keep it secretive or pretend that it does not exist in the first place. He references numerous statistics of mental … [Read more…]
Naysayer paragraph: At this point in the argument, it is important to recognize the other side. Is the concept that the arts must and can be completely integrated into the sciences, realistic in today’s world? Just because only the only ideas discussed so far is the benefits of having the two disciplines intertwined, it does … [Read more…]
TREAC Paragraph: The introduction of the arts into the scientific field would be very beneficial to gain empathy, among other important skills. Empathy is the most important skill one can gain from the arts, but can rarely be gained through the sciences. Yo-Yo Ma explains this in his essay, mentioning “To be able to put … [Read more…]
My annotating skills have improved over time as the semester has gone on. I feel like I annotate in a way that helps me remember what is important, or interesting. I also think it helps me to explain confusing things in my own words, and in that way when I read again I will understand … [Read more…]
I chose my final draft of our first essays, about the power of metaphors. Instead of underlining, I highlighted whenever there was repetition, transition words, or key terms/phrases. Already looking back on that first essay I feel like my writing skill has improved. A few patterns were definitely the repetition of key phrases and ideas … [Read more…]
My free draft for this essay on personal narratives had a lot of good to it, but also a lot of room for improvement. I feel while my thesis or position was solid, I definitely know that by specifying my argument even more it can be better. This goes for my topic sentences as well. … [Read more…]
Overall, I enjoyed the paper. I definitely think there are a lot of areas of improvement to work on. There were two unrelated personal stories included that went on for too long, and did not really have a purpose. Also, the thesis was very unclear, I didn’t understand what was supposed to be argued by … [Read more…]
The following is my example of a Barclay Paragraph. Outside people’s thoughts and perceptions have the power to change who we are and our life stories. Through Julie Beck’s article Life Stories and Nicole’s interview of hr roommate Lauren, this influence is clearly described. Beck describes how others listening to our stories impact what we … [Read more…]
After my second reading of Strawson’s article, a few things that had previously been confusing or unclear I finally understood. I think the conversation we had in class helped to explain a few of those blurry concepts and get to the true point of his essay. The numerous peer reviews and meeting with our writing … [Read more…]
