Personally, I see a lot of positive effects of re-reading and re-annotating a text after it has already been done once before. Having the opportunity to re-read and re-annotate “See through words” by Michael Erard showed me that when I look over a text a second time after reading it once, I can realize a lot more detail in the text compared to the first time I read it, as well as get a better general understanding of the context…
The reading “See through words” by Michael Erard explained the struggles and meanings of writing metaphors. One point that he made that personally stood out to me was that metaphors should be based on category and “speak to generalities” not specifics. This made a lot of sense to me because in order to make a metaphor that makes people think or be able to understand something in a clearer light, it has to be more general than specific. This way…
Honestly, I am extremely excited to see where my e-portfolio takes me. I love the idea of being able to access examples of my writing anywhere. Especially now that almost everything is on-line, or on the computer it will be so easy and accessible when applying for jobs, internships etc. Personally, I’ve never done a blog or anything similar to one before, but I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to create one on-line. Also, I already love the fact that…
