Annotating for me is getting much easier since the first annotation assignment this semester. I feel that I am doing better at asking questions to the author about the context in the text as well as really taking my time to try to understand difficult concepts in the text that I find confusing. The text “Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education” by Yo-yo Ma was about the importance of integrating arts and music into education today. Yo-yo Ma is an…
While reading Lamott’s piece “Shitty first drafts,” I felt that I connected with her process of writing a first draft. Personally, I tend to not really focus on what I’m writing and just put all my thoughts down on paper. I don’t even focus on the claim sentence, or topic of each paragraph, I just write everything down and hand it in as my first draft. I wasn’t offended by Lamott’s writing, I feel like I connect with her a…
This first peer review assignment really opened my eyes to my attention to detail. It was very difficult for me to refrain from making small corrections, like adding a comma or getting rid of certain punctuations. In fact, at some points I did add a comma or period because it helped me as a reader. I had to keep telling myself that I need to focus on the big picture and not the tiny details of each essay that I…
Typically, people don’t really think much about metaphors however they are used so much in our daily lives. Not only do we use them in the academic setting, but in everyday conversations too. Metaphors are so helpful in so many ways, they help in the understanding of more complex thoughts, or they can even create a new outlook that wasn’t seen before. Also, metaphors are extremely important in the medical field. It can allow medical professionals to be better communicators…
In the text “the trouble with medicines metaphors,” Dhruv Khullar explains the conflict of whether or not medical professionals should use military metaphors such as “fight” or “battle” to describe an illness. Some patient are effected by these military metaphors in a positive light and see this metaphor to aid in their motivation to become healthy. Other patients see these metaphors in a negative light and if they are put on a new medication, new treatment plan or into a…
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…
