Thought

the characters’ thoughts are revealed in different ways. I like the way that the author includes the character thinking to himself to reveal his/her thoughts. The author does include conversations, between the characters, but when their personal thoughts are included, it allows me to understand the character in more depth. For example, Caroline says in her head, “What will become of her?” (Edwards, 95). Caroline would never actually say this in a conversation, so if her thoughts were not…

Michael Flanigan’s thoughts on the writing process imply that writing is a tough and laborious act, that needs proper care and handling. There are very few shortcuts available when conveying what you want to express using the written word. Writing is the exact opposite of a Jackson Pollock painting, because you can’t just start out with raw emotion in order to make a good piece of writing, you have to follow critical planning procedures and outlining to convey your point to a reader. Coherence…

In his essay “Thought,” Louis H. Sullivan greatly stresses the importance of thinking critically and creatively, and presents the argument that one must think not in words but rather in images, rhythm, and other wordless forms of communication. Sullivan resorts heavily on comparisons and analogies and metaphors to convey the impractical usage of words. “But in passing I may say that real thinking is better done without words than with them, and creative thinking must be done without words,”…

The poem, “The Thought Fox”, by Ted Hughes examines the process of writing before and after the words are printed. Hughes explores this concept with images of a forest and a fox, or rather, as an idea rattling around a desolate brain, until finally, it comes about in its own business free of criticism and onto the page. The poem also examines the moments before and after these images, which Hughes writes as cyclical bookends underlining the loneliness of writing. The piece begins and ends with a…

George Orwell, a masterful orator, supplies an interesting quote that can be interpreted as the informal prompt that inspired The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why. Richard Nisbett’s psychological and philosophical analysis in The Geography of Thought, is Nisbett’s way of “pushing the world in a certain direction” as he examines the pros and cons, of two very different societies: Asian and Western. Nisbett’s purpose is to examine why the world behaves…

Reading and Thought Essay In the article “Reading and Thought,” Dwight Macdonald expresses his disagreement with Henry Luce’s idea of functional curiosity. Henry Luce defines functional curiosity as a kind of searching, hungry interest in what is happening everywhere—“born not of an idle desire to be entertained or amused, but of a solid conviction that the news intimately and vitally affects the lives of everyone now.” On the other hand, MacDonald’s opinion on the idea of functional curiosity…

Interrupting her thoughts, Danny asks her, “How is Jesse doing?” Her mind had wandered elsewhere and made a quizzical face almost completely forgetting about Jesse. She unconfidently answered, “Um… He’s doing well, I believe.” Danny notices her struggling and changes the subject, “How about we get started because our first debate is coming up soon.” After their meeting she decides to go see the last few minutes of Jesse’s practice because she does feel bad for missing it. When she arrived he was…

Thoughts about the Prom. Thoughts about school. Thoughts about the future. Thoughts about Sylvester and his unrelenting crush on Theodore. Too many thoughts that clung to his mind, and all Lewis wanted to do was rip his hair out. "You with me, Lewis?" Lewis tried out a few blinks before realizing Sylvester was staring at him with concern. With his eyes closed and a lazy smile on his face, Lewis gave a soft hum and nod. Double reassurance never failed. Whether Sylvester believed him or not, Lewis…

Thoughts Concerning Identity- a refute to Dennett The Merriam-Webster online dictionary has six definitions of the word “identity.” This paper assumes definition 2a: “the distinguishing character or personality of an individual”, to be the best interpretation of what it is to be an individual and what makes someone that person. When asked “Who am I?” the thing that defines us is our identity. The word “universe” is also used in this paper and it should be interpreted as: “everything that…

time of change with different types of technologies and innovations. Consequentially our every day life has also evolved. One of those notorious changes has been the way we read and acquire information. Dwight MacDonald in his essay “Reading and Thought” explains how our reading habit are changing due to the fact that we no longer analyze and process what we read in order to create our own opinion. He also mentions the idea of “Functional curiosity” and contradicts it by implying how this…