Wednesday, August 29, 2012
I've added my blog, WAW at Snake Mountain, to our list. I'll be posting my work on assignments similar, sometimes exactly, as the ones for our class. Here's the temptation: I'll be working ahead of our class, so it will be as though your homework is already done by me and conveniently posted for some "low-hanging fruit." Please don't just read my blog and then make a response based on my ideas- doing so will benefit nobody. That being said, after you've posted your responses take a look at mine. Feel free to comment on the thoughts you agree with or point out differences. If you are having a particularly hard time with a text visit Snake Mountain; however, I am looking for your thoughts, not a rehash of my own. - Good Journey
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Drew Christy
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English 151 writing and rhetoric
S & S
I think what Klein wrote about is a dilemma and has been one for as long as I've been alive. People don't know how to write and it's that simple. They try to bullshit a paper because of outside distractions rather then take the time and do research heuristically and come up with a great paper that people are going to like and maybe even reflect on it. It's easier to fly through an assignment and finish without really learning anything.
1. I think anyone who has had curiosities about writing can relate to Klein's observations. I for one, have always wanted to be a good writer and I have analyzed how my peers write when I get the chance. Though after experience I've found that it's better to just do your own thing, that's what makes writing interesting and unique. His researching techniques I can also relate to in a way, because as I'm researching I think about my audience and how they might react to the idea I'm trying to convey in my paper. And also when I research, if something I find is relevant I'll put it aside and strategically place it in my paper.
3. Everything taught to those professionals came from a source in some way. Even though the social sciences were persuaded by their communities and other distractions, that just means they have moral sources. Sources play a vital role in any kind of paper, they build the foundation. Using the correct sources heuristically can make the paper, and make the reader want to read the paper. I think it is important to hunt and gather evenly to ensure consistency.
4. I believe that I am a more of a hunter than a gatherer when it comes to research and it sometimes comes back to haunt me. I will find a lot of juicy information across the board but sometimes it's hard for me to decipher between what I need in my paper and what meshes well with the point I am trying to get across. I've always sort've been "okay" with being a mediocre writer and I want to improvise and become better.