Post 14

It looks like there are a couple things we all learned from this course.
Kayleigh says "I've learned how to use MLA properly and there is an actual format for it, because I was never taught that" and Adam says "In particular the MLA style.  Before this class I had heard of these styles but didn't know anything about them.  The formatting, citations etc... are all new to me."

So we all learned MLA and it stuck, which is good. 

Kelli noted something I missed, "how to address the reader and the importance of addressing the reader early on" which I dind't realize was important until this class. (A+ good catch Kelli)

Kayleigh also pointed out something I didn't, the importance of a good peer review. 

We all learned some small variations but the basics we all seemed to get pretty thoroughly. 


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Post 13

This term I have learned:

-I use commas far too often. I didn't realize this until this course but it turns out that I put a comma where I would pause when speaking. This is grammatically incorrect.

-MLA format changes! WHO KNEW??

-My proof-reading needs work. I need to pay more attention.

-Essay writing is a pretty good method of internalizing knowledge. I'm now pretty well versed on why Nursing is a good opportunity,  what I should aim to take away from a college composition course, and how to study-even though none of these was the focus of the class

-How to write citations. From Scratch.

Post 12

I am not a superstitious person. In fact, I might even go so far as to say I am anti-superstitious (regular stitious?)

For example, there was an old Irish superstition that milk would go sour in the presence of a witch. This was before people knew about microbes that feed on the lactose in milk. Totally logical basis for a belief that is just udderly preposterous (pun intended).

My friend Rachel loves the idea of ghosts. Everytime we go on a vacation she wants to stop at every supposedly haunted locale and go "Ghost Hunting". I always reject this idea. I think she'd have a lot less fun at a ghost house if I was there saying things like "the way that the windows and doors are positioned in this room makes a wind tunnel, which is why the corner seems so much warmer."

I'm a fun killer.

Post 11

Sometimes you say something to a friend, like "there's no medical basis for the claim you have to drink 8 cups of water a day" and then they get mad at you, as though correcting their lack of information is somehow a personal affront on the level of kicking their dog. Then you send them a web article that elaborates on the fact you just said. This is casual documentation of fact. This is the most basic form of a Works Cited page. The only real difference between this and academic citation is that academic citation requires you to list the source in a specific format.

Really, it's identical, aside from the double spacing and the order of information.

Post 10

Wonder Woman was a phenomenal movie. 

First of all, the camera work was basically perfect, as was the lighting (I am required to mention the lighting, as my close friend Jordan is a lighting specialist for movies). 

Even more importantly was the choices that were made in the presentation of Diana's character. There has been a disturbing trend in superhero movies for the last half decade: They are more concerned about being Super than being Heros. Tony Stark causes 90% of the problems in the Marvel universe, and all of his battles are with demons of his own creation (Ultron, Obadiah, Guy Pearce Breathing Fire.) Superman is about throwing people through buildings and punching aliens really hard. 

Good Storytelling isn't about who has the coolest powers or who can do what. It's about who WILL do what, what are they willing to sacrifice? 

Wonder Woman overcomes this shortcoming. She refuses to accept limitations, refuses to accept that people would willingly sacrifice the lives of innocents. She sees people in distress and instead of punching everything in sight, she goes to them, immediately, and tries to heal them. She gently wakes a disturbed soldier from a nightmare, she embraces a woman who has lost her home, and she shows mercy to the other side.

In the end, the "Wonder" part is well done, but its the "Woman" that is really Super.

Post 9

The organization of a piece of writing is of paramount importance.

Usually in academia, I follow a few simple rules.

If I am writing for history, or writing a lab report, I go in chronological order. What happened first, and what did he/she/they/I do next? What Happened because of X event and so on

In persuasive writing, I usually organize by strength of argument. I put my weakest points first, so that my reader is left with my most authoritative examples and tone at the end.

In personal work, I usually just go with what FEELS right. Sometimes a verse works better switched around, or perhaps a flashback belongs at the end of a chapter instead of in the middle or as a preface.