I think that the most important
thing I gained from this is being able to put two things, ideas that have
little to do with each other beyond the main theme, and turn them into a
working idea of my own. I now know what a synthesis essay is. The process is
useful in many things even beyond writing. I can use this process quite a bit
for research in many areas of school.
This essay had some hard points in
it. The hardest of them all for myself, though, was when I needed to put
personal attachment into the paper at the beginning. I did eventually get a
good introduction, but the problem of inputting personal attachment still
bothers me as far as these papers go. I just do not have a strong personal
investment to bring through, but that may be an okay thing to help with not biasing
the papers.
I do not remember having this “aha”
feeling. Maybe the closest feeling was when I read the “Global English” paper. It
had some important aspects that I was not considering that would make a big
impact on my view on the subject. The language does change, and we will not
stop it. Whether we can stop the change is irrelevant. Evolution is a factor in
the language’s change. This “aha” moment is not so much part of the paper, but
it was important to make a strong ethos in my paper. Everyone else, apparently,
was already thinking it, so I would need to notice this view in order to be
fair in my points.
Sounds great, Jesse! Thanks for sharing. I can appreciate your concern of lacking personal investment. As long as you feel a connection to your topic that's what I'm looking for. And, it seems you do feel a connection to your topic. I do agree, though, that perhaps the fact that you don't have a really personal story that goes along with your topic may help some with your bias. That's just something you'll have to continue watching for. I also think your "aha" moment is important even if it didn't feel dramatic. I'm glad that your recognize this moment as being something that will help strengthen your ethos in the long run!
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