ENGL 298 B: Intermediate Writing Social Sciences   Autumn 2011, University of Washington

  By far the most challenging aspect of political theory for me has been Emma Goldman’s concept of anarchism. To be honest I still cannot really describe what she stands for. I know that she thinks that the current system is broken and she doesn’t really know how to fix it. She talks about the […]

I will be dealing with Lockes concept of the executive having the power to organize the assembly of the legislature stated on pages 80-81, sections 155-156. Locke begins by stating that the executive has the power to assemble and dismiss the legislature. This power is not something that is discretionary and cannot hinder the Legislature […]

When writing my dialogue, it was surprisingly easy for me to come up with lots of content for Goldman and Socrates’s conversation. I decided to base a majority of the debate on their opposing beliefs about obligation to the government, to the people and to the gods. I really wanted my dialogue to sound natural. […]

One of the biggest differences I have noticed so far this year is that there is a big emphasis on embracing the process of writing and not worrying too much about grammatical errors. I would often churn out papers in an hour during high school and get good grades. This strategy is no longer a […]

Goldman walks a very interesting line between the idea of thick and thin selves. First, she advocates the necessity of “complete individual and social freedom.” This is the concept that man can only flourish if they are now held back by the suppressive and coercive government. So she sees the legitimacy of being a thin […]

The first word that really stood out to me was disgrace. In the Apology, Socrates addresses the Jury and says, “there he must I think remain and face danger, without a thought for death or anything else, rather than disgrace.” (28e) This word is very important to the text because it is a depiction of […]