While reading Julie Beck’s “Life’s Stories” article, I found myself relating to a lot of the quotes and points she was making. In the second and third pages, she writes a lot about how the brains of children and adults are different. It was very interesting and it was something I had never really found … [Read more…]
While reading the “Grading Rubric and Check List,” I found myself learning more and more about the writing process. These four points are the points where I found the most learning opportunity. Under the Position and Intro section, it says to watch out for a scattered intro that crams in too much. I think that … [Read more…]
Part 1: While reading Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts”, I noticed a similarity between my first draft and the one Lamott described, except there is a huge difference. The embarrassing, terrible, “child’s draft” that no one is supposed to ever see is seen by a few of my lucky peers. This creates a rather large difference … [Read more…]
First off, this is an amazing, well-developed essay. Your argument was very strong, and you included some very good points. In the very beginning of your essay, your hook just drew me right in. Right off, I knew what your argument was going to be about. Throughout the essay, you included very strong sentences that … [Read more…]
Growing up in a small town of Alfred, Maine, my parents would always say, “The world is your oyster”, and I had always taken that with a grain of salt. As a child, I was always very confused because the world was not literally an oyster. Soon after, I realized the significance and the meaning … [Read more…]
Quotes from “The Trouble with Medicine’s Metaphors” by Dhruv Khullar. “The words we chose to describe illness are powerful.” In my opinion, this quote is accurate. There are so many metaphors associated with illness, such as ‘fighter’, ‘battle’, etc… All of these metaphors condense the medical jargon that doctors use, and they form into easy … [Read more…]
My first experience reading Erard was long, strenuous, and exhausting. My brain has never worked harder in its life then it did while reading his article. I went back, reread lines, looked up definitions, and I still had a hard time understanding the topics. It was messy, not too messy though, almost like organized chaos. … [Read more…]
“The windows and doors of the metaphor room are supposed to provide another way of looking at reality.” Metaphors allow one to open up their mind, and look at reality in a different light. This quote shows the importance of a metaphor and how they are necessary for societal creativity and obedience. Imagine a world … [Read more…]
My first experience with Geary compared to my second experience with him was quite different. During my first experience with Geary, I watched the TED talk various times, and read the transcript over and over to try to comprehend his knowledge. I came to the conclusion that this man is very intelligent, and way beyond … [Read more…]
