Thinking Maps

Introduction Unlike my previous writing class, ENG 3050 prepares students for writing, researching, writing, and designing technical documents in certain fields, such as computer science and engineering. Although some technical writing are addresses a general audience, technical documents are often written for numerous audiences with different specializations. According to the syllabus, these documents include textual and visual elements of design. At the beginning of the semester, I had limited…

Karen Rosenberg in her article “Reading Games: Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources” presents students an effective method to complete assignments which are research-based. Along with certain ways of addressing assigned readings, the specific strategies which Rosenberg offers, give students new techniques of evaluating the relevance of sources to their particular research projects. Above all, the author emphasizes the necessity of determining the audience of a reading. Then, Rosenberg…

4a. Is the belief or assertion that the textbook IS a textbook rational? Remember, it is a rational belief only if there is good evidence for it. Can you find good evidence for it in the textbook itself (i.e., can you find evidence or reasons provided by the author of the textbook)? (Rely mostly on pp. 3-9; browse through the book for some other relevant clues.) What, exactly, is the content of the belief being defended? The book looks like a textbook and is it meant to use as an assigned…

Is this article making you distracted and confused? An article critique. The purpose of a literature review is to evaluate prior published writings, in order to formulate a general concept of the topic and to suggest future research studies. An article titled, Distracted and confused: Selective attention under load by Lavie (2005) successfully reviews a variety of studies to determine how a “cognitive load” effects distraction. The author uses numerous articles and figures, in attempt to…

The author starts by stating that humanities are the center of understanding the human condition, which should not be a luxury. The human condition is not a luxury because they are necessary for existence (Smith 48). The author also equates humanities to poetry, which helps translate hopes and dreams of survival into language ideas and then actions (Smith 48). The writer’s main idea is to convince the reader that humanities are a necessity in the education system and persuade them to stop…

It is extremely difficult for me to comprehend this paper after reading it many times. The opening sentence in the first paragraph led me to think that the holiday will be the topic of the paper, which is quickly obfuscated by a movie that has nothing to do with it. This confusion is carried into the paper until the final paragraph that seems to tie back to the introduction, but not completely because the introduction is not clear about what the topic is, or at least not clear to me. I’m not…

The first concept I learned when enhancing my critical thinking in chapter nine is the fair-mindedness which is a trait of a critical thinker involving respect for others, willingness to hear and understand different viewpoints on an issue, and an openness to change when new information or insight warrants change (Diestler 2012). For example to me it means a standard that I acknowledge my limits of knowledge and I think independently think through my questions and problems I have to solve myself…

Therefore, American media, having the ability to greatly promote a public interest in scientific literacy, must take responsibility to report only accurate scientific information in order to diminish the possibility of promoting unsubstantiated science and misleading the public. With the media becoming a profuse vehicle for education, interests in the sciences have grown in the public. However, current coverage on scientific information today is largely obfuscated in the media. That is, today…

Summary: In this article the author talks about “Exploring Sensitive Issues with Pre-K through First Grade Children through Read-Alouds.” Some tender topics that teachers may face while teaching could be family diversity, homelessness, disabilities, and incarceration. Those four topics can be very difficult for teachers to explain or discuss with young children. Teachers and family members have all noticed what makes discussing tender topics so difficult. It is who people are as individuals or…

Arguing and debating are two topics that can come off as offensive, yet have two totally different meanings. Debating is a healthy way of communication, and looking at topics from few to several points of views. Although, a good majority of people are just stuck in the concept of being right, with no interest of communication at all. Let me give you some reasons to enlighten you as to why this sort of thing happens. First let me start off with Debating. Debating is to consider a…