Blog 11

Do you see any patterns? I do see some patterns in my writing. I often repeat key terms or words that relate back to my thesis or topic. This is okay in some situations, but it is something I should work on to help improve my writing to make it more diverse and easier to … [Read more…]

Writing Prompt 2 Critiques

Jared Overall, your essay was very good. One thing you did very well was make great connections to your future career. Your example about the person who needs a bicep exercise with carpal tunnel was a great example of how you need creativity which comes from art. One quote I would suggest adding in is … [Read more…]

Blog 10

My favorite brainstorming activity to do when preparing to write an essay is the columns activity. I always begin my essays by finding quotes and visualizing how I can compare them between essays. I am a person who likes lists and seeing each author’s respective quotes and ideas, then making connections between them based off … [Read more…]

Blog 9

Pinker vs. Lherer Steven Pinker and Jonah Lherer have opposing views on the idea of reductionism. Pinker believes that is a psychologist from Harvard University, and studies language and cognition. He says “But to explain a complex happening in terms of deeper principles is not to discard its richness.” In this quote, Pinker explains his … [Read more…]