Posts by Aristae

Aristae

Oct 20, 2009

Research Papers / Stuck on ideas for Research Paper (argumentative research topic) 100 class [6]

hmm, I might try homeschooling or that violence in video games/television suggestion. Thanks for your help guys!

Aristae

Oct 15, 2009

Research Papers / Stuck on ideas for Research Paper (argumentative research topic) 100 class [6]

I'm stuck on ideas for a research paper for my English 100 Class. My teacher doesn't want a history research topic, he wants an argumentative research topic. The research paper has to be 2000-2500 words long. I'm not much into politics, so a lot of the ideas on the internet are hard for me to write on. I really like literature, especially C.S. Lewis. Basically what I need are some good ideas for a 2000-2500 word argumentative research paper, that have a lot of information to back them up, because obviously the essay is really long. Any ideas?

Aristae

Oct 15, 2009

Undergraduate / "multi racial home" - family history, culture or environment influenced who you are? [3]

Just one thing that I noticed, you probably want to provide smoother transitions for your paragraphs, it's easier for the reader to make connections that way.

Aristae

Oct 15, 2009

Undergraduate / 'life is unpredictable' - meaningful event in life [3]

not quite sure, but maybe put quotations marks or italicize where you have written your thoughts. Other people may have more on this, otherwise, very good so far, I've never thought about divorce that way. Good luck with the rest of your paper!

Aristae

Oct 15, 2009

Undergraduate / Two Months in Peru [6]

Sounds like you got an interesting prompt. I'm looking forward to reading it when your finished with the essay. Good job!

Aristae

Sep 7, 2009

Essays / Prompt for "Examsmanship and the Liberal Arts" by Perry [9]

what I'm getting from this quote is the question: how does college help to broaden a student's view of life and to help him think critically? Don't know if I'm getting the prompt right.

Aristae

Sep 6, 2009

Essays / Prompt for "Examsmanship and the Liberal Arts" by Perry [9]

My Dad and I talked about it and we kind of got the feeling that bull is like knowing a whole lot of the how and why without putting your finger on what it really is, and cow is just knowing the plain, basic facts, dry like a soda cracker. My thinking on it is still kind of fuzzy.

Aristae

Sep 4, 2009

Essays / Prompt for "Examsmanship and the Liberal Arts" by Perry [9]

My English 100 teacher gave us an assignment to write an essay using this prompt from "Examsmanship and the Liberal Arts" by William G. Perry Jr.

Here is the prompt: Assume that you have been asked, as a student representative, to write a paper for the faculty senate of your college or university in response to the following claim, made by William G. Perry:

If a liberal education should teach students "how to think," not only in fields outside their own-that is , to understand "how the other fellow orders knowledge," then bulling, even in its purest form, expresses an important part of what a pluralist university holds dear. . . (32)

I'm having trouble understanding the prompt and thus having trouble writing my essay. My essay is due Sept. 8th, 2009, if anyone could help me with understanding this before then, I would be extremely thankful.