Asserting my own voice in my writing is ironically something that I have always struggled with despite the fact that I often have a lot to say and/or feel strongly about topics. After reading chapter nine of They Say, I Say I’ve realized that I feel the same way about adding my own voice as … [Read more…]
My final thesis statement was that Wallace’s theories are something worth adopting into my life because they serve as tools to help make me more empathetic and generally more happy. I arrived at my thesis kind of just by creating a graphic organizer for my thoughts before i wrote the paper. I knew that I … [Read more…]
Of course, some people may argue that a decrease in laws and regulations would only increase the amount of recreational marijuana use across the United States. This possibility instills fear in many people -and especially parents- that this could result in younger generations being influenced by drugs more because of the increase in exposure that … [Read more…]
The egocentric view of the world that David Foster Wallace discusses in his speech is an accurate explanation for the way that Jack Hooker lives his life. His failure to be as successful as the two neighboring hotels makes him miserable. DFW explains in his speech that we don’t have to think this way. We … [Read more…]
“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…]
