For this essay, I chose to write about the normative theory as a threshold concept. There were a couple things I struggled with though. The first was my organization of the paper. I’m not sure how to change my introduction in order to have a paragraph on the threshold concept, and I wasn’t sure how […]
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Threshold Concepts Rough Draft 3 comments
Aspects of College Thus Far 2 comments
In terms of college writing, I think the most difficult aspect for me was writing in a direct, blunt fashion. I have gotten so used to my high school teachers telling us to be poetic and drilling it into us that we should never use first person because that makes the essay so much less […]
MP 2 Rough Draft 3 comments
I had a difficult time writing this paper. I’m not sure why exactly, because I feel like I have a good grasp of Hobbes and Locke. But when I first wrote my proposal, I knew the direction I was going in was both too broad and too simple. So for this rough draft, I honed […]
Of the Extent of the Legislative Power 3 comments
Chapter XI In this section, Locke makes arguments for the extent of legislative power in society. He already made the assertion that the legislative power is the most important part of the government, as government—according to Locke—is there to provide a neutral umpire to citizens’ disputes. Therefore, citizens being the first priority, the first rule […]
Rough Draft Snapshot 3 comments
For the major paper I knew right away which part of The Trial I wanted to use. Reading the section in the Crito where Socrates is speaking from the Laws’ perspective about consent was the easiest section for me. I understood it, it was all summarized nicely in one spot, and I knew it was […]
MP Rough Draft 3 comments
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My Writing and Reading Experiences 4 comments
My transition from high school writing to college writing in these past 2.5 weeks has been interesting. On top of writing after 3.5 months of nothing, these essays have been particularly difficult for me because I am so used to how my high school teachers wanted essays written. It has definitely been an adjustment to […]
Emma Goldman and Thick/Thin Selves 4 comments
After reading Emma Goldman and her ideas about religion, property, government, and above all Anarchism, I tried to put her philosophy in the context of thick and thin selves. However, I couldn’t quite get either one to fit. I don’t think Goldman would put faith into either definition, thick or thin. Professor DiStefano has told […]
Key Words 4 comments
“Your present situation makes clear that the majority can inflict not the least but pretty well the greatest of evils if one is slandered among them.” (44d) As I was reading through Crito, I tried my hardest to not focus on this assignment and to simply read and understand what Plato wrote. But when I […]