Olivia Long November 27, 2011 Professor Morgan English 298B Major Paper 3.1 Meyer and Land use threshold concepts to open new ways of thinking and therefore new ways of understanding. A threshold concept “can be considered as akin to a portal, opening up a new and previously inaccessible way of thinking about something. It represents […]
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College Writing 3 comments
I have been very pleased, so far, with my political theory assignments. I feel as though I have learned a great deal in this class about how to become a better writer, and I have learned many new concepts from Professor DiStefano about political theory as well. The most difficult aspect of political theory, so far, […]
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English 298 Major Paper 2.1 Rough Draft Happy three day weekend everyone! First of all, I think I know where I am trying to go with my paper. A lot of my paper may be more of just thoughts, so I’ll need to revise the writing and make the paper more professional overall. I know it definitely needs work, […]
The Right to Rebel? 2 comments
Out of all the differences and similarities between Hobbes and Locke, I found the issue on the right to rebel one of the most interesting aspects. In studying more about this issue, I realized the two see the right to rebel in completely different ways. Hobbes asserts that the sovereign has every right to issue […]
My MP#1 Snapshot 3 comments
At first, I was set on writing about Goldman and Socrates’ philosophical differences about religion. I wrote about two and a half pages, and came to a dead end. I was just basically summarizing their different ideas and I was going nowhere. Thus, I started all over with a new idea, which is my […]
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An Anarchist and a Philosopher Visit in a Prison Cell… Socrates is leisurely writing in a notebook. He has been in the Athenian prison for three weeks. His cell sits on the top floor of the prison, and his view consists of the bright blue sea. The sky is welcoming and clear. Suddenly, Emma Goldman […]
The Past 2.5 weeks… 4 comments
I like to be challenged. In this class, I like how Paige comments on our papers and gives us blunt but helpful comments. I have always enjoyed being challenged because I feel as though it helps me to become a better writer; I try to learn from my mistakes and then try alternative ways to […]
In the Eyes of Goldman 3 comments
It cannot be repudiated that Emma Goldman advocates for the thin self. She does, however, make some contradictory statements, but ultimately stands for the idea of the thinself. The thin self is an individual who chooses his own commitments and sees a clear distinction between “the real me”and “my roles”. She says “Anarchism is the […]
Important Words 4 comments
Of all the words in the “Apology” and in the Crito, the word “wisdom” provoked the most thought forme. What does wisdom entail? Is it the concrete knowledge we learn from education, our experiences, or both? Socrates says “all that I say is true…What has caused my reputation is none other than a certain kind […]