Posts by peacechik89

peacechik89

Oct 3, 2010

Undergraduate / "High school swim practice" - University of Illinois under grad admission essay [3]

Hey mate,

you've changed tenses a bit in the essay - try to stick to either telling it as a story that happened in the past, or like you're experiencing it again now.

If you want to cut down the words, you could probably take out the bit about why your mum signed you up, as it isn't consequential to anything later in the essay.

Hope that helps a bit.

:D

peacechik89

Oct 3, 2010

Research Papers / Supernatural practices - not irrational but to be taken seriously [2]

Hi guys,

My Medical Anthropology Prompt: "Practices that deal with the 'supernatural' are not 'irrational' but are to be taken seriously, especially when they can be seen to have real world effects. Discuss"

Im a little stuck on how to dissect this up.

Ideally i need to incorporate the importance of the anthropological study of the supernatural to this. I cant really find much research that links how supernatural practices (im looking at Christianity and witchcraft in particular, with emphasis on Eastern Africa) have relevant standing, are a rational response to peoples understanding of the world, and 'are to be taken seriously'.

Also i need to include a medical perspective, and if i have enough room, a development perspective.

Any ideas about what points i could use?

:D Thanks in advance