I believe that I am doing really well in my annotations. I have been trying to ask lots of questions about the text. These are not only clarifying questions, but also questions questioning the text. There were a few points where I was wary of some of what he was saying or he sounded arrogant. … [Read more…]
Once upon a time, in the middle of a forest, lived a hare and a tortoise. The hare always bragged about his speed; one day the tortoise decided to challenge him to a race. The entire forest showed up to watch. As soon as the race began, the hare sped off. Once he was far … [Read more…]
I had a much easier time starting this essay compared to the first one. I believe this is because I started with a body paragraph instead of starting with an indtroductionary paragraph. I think this allowed me to get some of my words down and have a better understanding of what I was going to … [Read more…]
Every person has their own persona that becomes their self identity. It is the identity they identify with and how they want others to see them. Though a person may have a certain way they see their identity one day, it is possible for that view to change. Though forming and changing one’s identity is … [Read more…]
I find different information every time I reread a piece of writing. A person never picks up on every single detail when reading a piece for the first time. Life Stories by Julie Beck is about how people see their lives as narrative and tell their stories as a narrative. Beck explains how people see … [Read more…]
I definitely agreed and disagreed to different point that Galen Strawson made in the piece, I am not a story. While reading his piece I took my knowledge from the Life’s Stories by Julie Beck and used some of that to base my opinion of his article. In the article, Strawson disagrees with multiple novelists … [Read more…]
“Storytelling, then — fictional or nonfictional, realistic, or embellished with dragons — is a way of making sense of the world around us.” I believe that it is the life experiences that we have that affect how we see ourselves and our beliefs. This would make sense as it is literally the experiences we have … [Read more…]
The part of the rubric that talks about writing the body paragraph like a conversation is very beneficial. Throughout this part of the rubric it explains an order and requirements that would make for a better body paragraph. This includes clearly stating what the paragraph is going to be about, having quotes, and backing up … [Read more…]
Writing the first draft of anything is supposed to be messy and uncoordinated. In her piece Shitty First Drafts, Anne Lamott explains how writing is a process and is not done perfectly during the first draft. I can definitely relate to this when I compare it to the first draft of my metaphor essay. While … [Read more…]
