This semester My voice has been the driving point in all of my writing assignments. I feel that this semester has helped me to be more specific and clear with my thesis statements which is useful when I’m trying to make my perspective and point of view well known right off the bat (something that i’ve struggled with in the past). I actually have been running into the problem in my writing where there’s too much of my voice and…
Do you really want a world with leaders (and their fingers) on the button, who don’t empathize? (Claim). In my opinion empathy is the most important leadership skill. It’s often said that people don’t quit jobs, they quit bosses, and it’s true in my experience. If your boss doesn’t care about you, or worse, actively sabotages you, it’s your sign to hit the exit. Don’t look back and don’t feel bad – we work to live, not the other way…
What was your final thesis statement? Paste, then analyze its strengths & weaknesses in a focused paragraph (considering specificity, taking a stance, narrow focus, needing evidence to defend). “Despite its purposeful design, the internet has become a wilderness. Its boundaries are unknown, unknowable and new platforms and apps continue to draw us in deeper and take us away from genuine interactions. I believe that social media is crucial for making and maintaining long distance relationships but can be detrimental to…
In two healthy paragraphs, summarize the piece AND show (with framed quotes and paraphrase from the text) what you believe to be the author’s three main points/arguments. Support with textual evidence and include your own initial response to the material. Paul blooms starts off with the point that “Empathy distorts our moral judgments in pretty much the same way that prejudice does”. When I first heard this statement I automatically disagreed. But reading further into it I kind of see…
In Adrian Chen’s(Who is Adrian Chen Give him credibility) essay “Unfollow” he writes about a young woman named Megan Phelps Roper. Brainwashed by her church (What church?(Explain The church and give more background context)she used twitter to spread hate and hurt others(be more specific give an example of what she said online to hurt others) . In Phelp-’s Roper’s case social media helped and hurt because although she reached many people through twitter with her church’s rhetoric, the people that…
I feel like the feedback that I received during the peer reflection was really good and will definitely help me improve my paper overall. Some of the main positive feedback that I received was that I was good at putting my voice and my experiences into the paper. I also got feedback that I came up with a good title. He also noted that I did a good job incorporating Dunbar’s number and explaining it. The main negative feedback that…
From what Lamott has to say writing a first draft is absolutely not about the product and all about the process. Or another way you can think of it is the act of creating is more important than the result. Lamott points out that very few writers really know what they are doing until they’ve done it and that It’s important to enjoy the journey instead of just focusing on the results. Writing doesn’t come naturally to most people so…
Before: In my opinion, what makes a good friend is someone who is going to be there for you no matter what. Some things that make up a good friend would be being a good listener, being able to be open minded, having extreme empathy, someone who makes me laugh and someone who makes me feel good about myself. As to the statement “So what happens if you’re raised from a young age to see virtual interactions as akin to…
Write a brief summary, using your words and direct quotes, of Megan Phelps-Roper’s personal transformation, as described in Chen’s piece. Be sure to include 2-3 direct quotes, framed properly. Choose quotes that help illuminate changes Phelps-Roper experienced along the way. In the beginning of the story Phelps is described as one of active leaders of a church hate group that sounds very similar to the charles manson family or the Jamestown cult. The way that Phelps mainly chose to get…
