The Introduction does a very good job in helping us understand the importance of citing in our writing. By doing so, our papers are strenthened. We also show that we put forth an effort to give the reader the best information possible and that we, as ordinary people, aren't just rambling on about the subject.
Chapter one help us know how we should quote a source and the proper way of intoducing a source. By knowing these things, we will better guide the reader through our paper and avoid the reader wondering who's words are who's. The paper will flow much better as we cite sources properly.
Chapter 2 helps us to know when to cite, and when not to. It also teaches us about the different ways we can cite.
Chapter 3 teaches about that plagarism is anytime we use anothers words and don't give them credit. It teaches us how to avoid plagarism in our writing and how to avoid getting into trouble by giving us simple ideas to help us with our writing.
Chapter 4 teaches us about bibliograhies for different types of sources. It shows us how to cite the source in different writing styles.
Overall this is a very informative book which will help us to strengthen our writing. If we can learn to properly cite sources, our papers will be more educated and easier to understand.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Real world grammar examples
When I look at the Souper Salad ad, I see a desire to educate, but I find it difficult to see why they are doing this. Maybe they feel that if they can educate you, they will be able to get you to come in and eat. As a potential customer though, I'm not even sure they have crab, tuna, or fish. I can assume they have shrimp, but I'm not sure that I want to be pink like a flamingo. The bad grammar isn't as easy to locate, because it seems they took the facts from a couple of websites without changing the grammar to fit the ad. This ad did nothing to make me want to eat there, but kind of pushed me away with the facts.
Annie Dillard Discussion Questions
1. I wouldn't neccessarily say that I engage in any rituals before I write. One of the things that has really helped me with writing is forming in my mind the things that I want to say. As I do this over a period of time, I come up with three or four approaches on how I want to conquer the assignment. That way when I sit down to write, I'm not staring at the screen for extended periods of time. If something doesn't sound right I immediately have a new idea that I can expound upon. Also having immediate outlets to snacks helps to keep my mind vibrant.
2. It is definitely very difficult to knock out a bearing wall. I am blessed generally with multiple ideas when I first start writing, that I am more willing to let it go when I see the entire structure is weak even with that wall. It is generally well into writing something when we recognize that even though this wall may be strong, if we aren't able to support it, it won't matter. We are the ones who will put a limit on our structure, by not allowing us to expand our thinking and sticking solely to that wall that we believe is key. I believe that the walls are created by the writer, but are influenced by society and how we want society to view them.
3. I really like her use of metaphors to describe herself, but they wouldn't be the same as I view writing. My writing is like the memory test where a certain number of objects are shown for a short time. Then they are taken from view and one is asked to write down everything they saw. Usually I can only remember a few of the objects, but it is these objects that were most important to me for one reason or another. These are the objects that I will be able to bring to life in writing. Metaphors can be very useful as long as they don't go overboard.
4. My writing is a little more personal. I try and let people in to see what I see, rather than allow them to guess what I'm trying to say.
5. I think that when people understand how we write or what drives us to write, we slowly become more predictable. Dillard being a great writer, probably doesn't want people to be able to predict where she is going with her writing. Therefore, by using metaphors she is constantly making people wonder where she is going before she draws them back in with bold statements.
2. It is definitely very difficult to knock out a bearing wall. I am blessed generally with multiple ideas when I first start writing, that I am more willing to let it go when I see the entire structure is weak even with that wall. It is generally well into writing something when we recognize that even though this wall may be strong, if we aren't able to support it, it won't matter. We are the ones who will put a limit on our structure, by not allowing us to expand our thinking and sticking solely to that wall that we believe is key. I believe that the walls are created by the writer, but are influenced by society and how we want society to view them.
3. I really like her use of metaphors to describe herself, but they wouldn't be the same as I view writing. My writing is like the memory test where a certain number of objects are shown for a short time. Then they are taken from view and one is asked to write down everything they saw. Usually I can only remember a few of the objects, but it is these objects that were most important to me for one reason or another. These are the objects that I will be able to bring to life in writing. Metaphors can be very useful as long as they don't go overboard.
4. My writing is a little more personal. I try and let people in to see what I see, rather than allow them to guess what I'm trying to say.
5. I think that when people understand how we write or what drives us to write, we slowly become more predictable. Dillard being a great writer, probably doesn't want people to be able to predict where she is going with her writing. Therefore, by using metaphors she is constantly making people wonder where she is going before she draws them back in with bold statements.
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