In the world today, science is the most advanced it has ever been. There are new discoveries being exposed to the world each and every day, and it is always developing. However, there are questions about this universe that are far too out of scientist’s hands and science alone cannot solve it. Many STEM supporters … [Read more…]
TREAC Paragraph: The addition of art to science discovery can allow for new perspectives to be seen. Since science, such as physics or neuroscience, is so dense and complex, using art can propose new mechanisms and new ideas. As an illustration, in “The Future of Science…Is Art?,” Author Jonah Lehrer demands that science has limitations … [Read more…]
How am I achieving my annotation goals? My biggest goal with annotation was that I wanted to use it as a resource to help me better understand the essays that I read. Before this class, I would just annotate and not really put any effort into it. Now, I use it as a tool to … [Read more…]
Do you see any patterns? I noticed that in my first English prompt, I included an excessive amount of pointer words and repetition. The pointer words I used a lot were they, this, and that. I have always used a lot of pointer words in my writing because I automatically assume that my reader will … [Read more…]
My Revision Plan For English Prompt 2: I am planning to incorporate longer quotes into my essay. I sometimes tend to use short, simple quotes, considering they are easy to explain and connect to an argument. Another goal of mine is to fix the introduction paragraph of my essay. I usually make my introduction paragraphs … [Read more…]
In an interview with Ken MacArthur, a 54-year-old man from Boston, Massachusettes, he teaches us that his life was interrupted by an obstacle that would forever change his life story. In Julie Beck’s “Life’s Stories”, she emphasizes the point that life stories are supposed to show the world who you are and it is your … [Read more…]
Beck’s “Life’s Stories” was pretty straight forward the first time. It was somewhat easy to read because of the way she sets up her argument and explains her self. There were some sentences and paragraphs throughout the essay that had me confused, but reading it over a second time and annotating it again had really … [Read more…]
Galen’s argument was sort of confusing because he used quotes and studies to back up other people’s arguments, not his own. The way he begins his introduction reminds me a lot of how Erard begins his, which using the “They Say/I Say” format. He states where he stands in the argument, and then totally contradicts … [Read more…]
