For Journal #8: To illustrate the three moves of countering, Harris analyzed three writers’ rhetorical moves: Berger on Arguing the other Side, Millar on Uncovering Values, and Nehemas on Dissenting. For Wednesday’s work, I’d like you to do two things: 1) Choose one of the sources you’re using for your revision project and isolate a passage in the way Harris does. This passage should be one in which your source is working with his/her/their own source(s) and creating that critical…
For Journal #7: What assessments of the Humanities generally or of your particular major/minor area of study do you see being made in current media? Find an article to summarize, comment on, and share with the class. Good sources could include papers of record like the New York Times, or magazines that publish longer articles for a general audience (The Atlantic, The Economist). Specialized publications like The Chronicle of Higher Education or Inside Higher Ed provide focus but wouldn’t necessarily…
Prepare to discuss, peer-review style, the strengths and opportunities for development they present. Use your entry to represent the project, highlight strengths, and recommend at least one significant improvement. Also address: what does looking at these give you to consider about your own project? The first proposal we read was one of a previous interdisciplinary studies major. Their project was to complete a paper regarding the philosophical question of “How can a just God allow suffering”. The student clearly presents…
What does the process of completing this project show you about the range ofcoursework and other humanities-oriented experiences you have had at UNE? This project utilized a variety of skills and knowledge that I have amassed over time while atUNE through both coursework and experiences. My history courses provided the researchand methodical skills needed to conduct my preliminary research on conservation ofarchival materials. Through these courses, I was required to interpret and compare bothprimary and secondary sources to form arguments…
