A brainstorming strategy that I have found to work really well for me in my writing process is by making a brainstorming chart. On top of my chart, I include my main claims that I want to cover in my paper and on the left side I add the author’s names of each article. Once … [Read more…]
For my interview about narrative I created a podcast with Tori, a sophomore here at UNE. Tori is a med-bio student who studied abroad in Tangier, Morocco this past fall of 2018. Here is Tori’s story on her journey studying abroad.
Is science the only point of knowledge needed to be successful? Steven Pinker, the author of “Science Is Not Your Enemy” discusses in his article how science is the key to success. He introduces several great thinkers that have crafted their ideas with the background of science. One thinker was Rene Descartes, Descartes was a … [Read more…]
My annotations from the article “The Future of Science… Is Art?” After reading this article I believe that Jonah Lehrer’s argument is that the cultures of science such as physics and neuroscience need art. In this chunk taken from Lehrer’s book, he explains how each culture can benefit from art. He says that the … [Read more…]
My annotations from the article: “Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education” By Yo-Yo Ma. I feel that I am successfully achieving my annotation goals by making personal connections to the text as well as pulling out the main ideas of the text that the author is trying to get across. The article “Necessary Edges: … [Read more…]
Lamott’s Article: While reading Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” I related to this article so much. First drafts are always where I struggle the most because I often find myself trying to write a perfect first draft from the start and I often struggle a lot with that because I am focusing too much on perfecting … [Read more…]
During our first round of peer review edits I practiced annotating my peers metaphor essays more globally than locally. To be honest, this was my first time actually focusing on the bigger idea of the author’s essay, rather than just focusing on editing the small grammar errors. Although this was my first time editing with … [Read more…]
Metaphors are used so commonly today, people don’t realize they are all around them. We hear metaphors in songs on the radio, during advertisements on television, and through everyday conversations. Metaphors are also used to communicate with children. What consequences could arise if children were not taught with metaphors? Metaphors help children understand concepts better, … [Read more…]
What Khullar says: Throughout the article “The Trouble With Medicine’s Metaphors” Khullar spoke on the relation between patients and the use of metaphors being used throughout their treatment. Khullar brought up how the roles between a hospital setting with a physician, patient, healthcare team and the disease could all be tied together by using metaphors. … [Read more…]
