“Eating Jack Hooker’s Cow” by Michael Paterniti is a story of competing motel owners ; Jack Hooker and Bout Sinhpraseut who goes by Donna. Jack’s motel is between two of Donna’s and he does everything he can in order to try and attract guests, including putting up an “American owned” sign outside of the motel. … [Read more…]
The author of the article, John McPhee, begins with his history as a writer for one sentence long stories. Ironically, after he got hired to write for The New Yorker he began writing stories so long that they had to be published in two or even three consecutive publications. He also wrote about his experience … [Read more…]
My final thesis was that when overused, social media can take away from real life experiences and face to face connections. However, social media does have some positive aspects that sometimes make it easier to have a conversation via social media rather than in person. One thing that I was reminded of while working on … [Read more…]
I think that Lamott is saying that it’s all about the process rather than the product when it comes to writing a first draft. One thing that she repeats throughout the entire reading is that nobody is going to see her first draft except for her. If nobody else is going to read your work … [Read more…]
Summarizing and paraphrasing are both very similar, but each have different effects when used in writing. A summary is a short explanation of the refeerenced text which can include the author’s own words. It’s used in order to condense a larger piece of writing into a shorter piece, including only the key details and the … [Read more…]
In “Devil’s Bait” Leslie Jamison writes about her experience hearing from and talking with people who have Morgellons disease. Morgellons is a self diagnosed disease in which people feel as if bugs are crawling on and under their skin. People who suffer from Morgellons have experienced various symptoms such as sores and/or blisters, pain, and … [Read more…]
Original Paragraph As recent generations are growing up with more access to technology at a younger age, the way in which people make connections with each other is bound to change. Kids who are raised using technology as a way to form relationships with others as if it is equivalent to physical interaction won’t have … [Read more…]
