In his essay “The Future of Science… Is Art?”, Jonah Lehrer argues that “art can make science better”. As Lehrer begins the text, he explains the complexity of certain scientific disciplines such as physics and neuroscience. Physics and neuroscience are two completely different subjects of science, yet each share a common trait: the majority of … [Read more…]
I feel that through each annotation we do, I am improving the quality of my annotations. I think it is important to acknowledge the text and what the author is saying, but is also important to incorporate one’s own ideas and out of text references, which I felt I have been doing more as we … [Read more…]
After reading Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts”, I realized my free drafts was very similar to what Lamott was saying. She said that the first drafts should be the drafts that one uses to just throw the words out on the paper, and then with the second draft, one can go back in and cut … [Read more…]
Global edits are used when an individual looks at the essay as a whole and acknowledges the structure. Local edits are used when an individual looks at the more specific parts of an essay, such as wording or grammatical mistakes. As I was peer reviewing my assigned essays, I found it hard to focus on … [Read more…]
When most people think of metaphor, they interpret metaphor as a way to understand a concept. According to James Geary, metaphors are a way of understanding the world around us. While this might seem strange, Geary says “metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and others, how we communicate, learn, discover and invent” … [Read more…]
Dhruv Khullar article “The Troubles With Medicine’s Metaphors” discourages the use of “using military terms like ‘battle’” to help a patient understand their disease. Khullar has found it has been increasingly detrimental to the patients health. Phrasing the disease as a fight leaves the patient with feeling as if they have won or lost the … [Read more…]
After rereading and annotating Erard’s text, I have found new points that I did not notice before. As we were talking about the article in class, I also picked up on some interesting viewpoints that I did not notice when I first read. I found myself to be more confident in the decisions I am … [Read more…]
Erard’s essay about metaphors, “See through words” took a very interesting approach to the formation of metaphors. The entire purpose of the metaphor is to look into a deeper meaning and understanding of the concept. Erard mentions there are even jobs that are constructed around producing metaphors for advertising companies. As I was reading and … [Read more…]
Jen Gennaco, the director of DigiSpace, came to visit our English class to teach us how to use the DigiSpace UNE Portfolio. She was happy to help us if we had any questions. But, I do think that the ePortfolio is a little difficult to use and it will take time to get used to. … [Read more…]
