The topic of this research paper is about Epicurus and how he played a role in Ancient Greece. This assignment had to be done individually. In this research paper I had to do many things. I first had to get sources of my philosopher. I had to obtain two physical sources and a minimum of one internet source. Then when I had my sources I had to write a 2-3 page research paper on philosophy and the role that it played in Ancient Greece pertaining to the value of individuals and the role government should play in society. This took two days for research and a week to type the essay. The critical thinking skills I learned was purpose, question,information, inference, concepts, assumptions, implications, and point of view. I like information …show more content…
One perspective is Epicurus and I had to discuss the ideas he had about government. Another perspective is me and I had to explain if I agreed with Epicurus’s views and then I had to explain if his ideas was similar to the direct democracy. This shows fairness because I included multiple perspectives for a view point. Also it shows breadth because I was varying perspectives. I had several concepts of Epicurus. I explained that he believed everyone can live in peace, school, and to not interact with the government. This explains that I used depth because I expanded on my philosophers beliefs.
In developing my research paper I needed assumptions, inferences, implications about Epicurus and his beliefs. One assumption I had about Epicurus was that he valued things seriously. I assumed this because when I found evidence that he didn’t want to take any part with the government, I realized that he was serious about the world and he valued things that the government might not like. A inference I had about Epicurus’s beliefs was that he stressed education. Plato stressed education too so I inferred that they both thought that education is the key to a successful life. This shows that I used logic because I was using reasoning for assumptions and inference. A consequence Epicurus might have faced if the government knew what he was doing is that he would be sentenced to death and the philosophy Epicurus believed and
English Composition I has developed my style of writing and my skills analyzing and researching topics to write a piece about a topic. Throughout the course, I got better at analyzing articles and pieces to get the meaning of the topic. With that improved skill I was more able to use the information given from the text and install it into my essays, with proper citation if needed. Before taking the English Composition course, I was not one to organize my essays in an ordeal order to clearly state the point of the work. Now with taking the course, I have learned to organize my essays, examine research for a topic, and develop an essay with proper mechanics, and revising skills. In writing my personal, review, analytical, and cultural
The second goal is understand and use process of reading, writing and research, which i did by doing the opposition essay and by giving feedback on a classmate 's essay.The opposition essay was like a research paper, it was a process of researching and putting the information together and creating an essay that answers the prompt. This essay was like teaching the process of research and how to support evidence. It was like intro or preview of how a research paper is done. And giving feedback on the essays was like similar process of a research paper but just done a little different. When I got to read the paper and look for something that needs to be changed or errors like research and then I would explain why that was, like supporting evidence. It was helpful getting feedback from others and hearing what they have to say about the essay.These were two things that help me accomplish the goal.
This semester I wrote two major papers in English class, the first was a text analysis about the novella Anthem, and the second an argument paper about a subject that each student was free to choose. The textual analysis essay asked me to explain exactly what Ayn Rand, the author of Anthem believed and communicated with her novel and how these beliefs were shaped by her childhood. Each paper also included a summary of the text and cited some arguments from individuals who were against Rand’s beliefs. The argument paper required that I pick something they felt passionate about and argue for or against it, with detailed reasons, strong support from experts, and a place to recognize and refute people who felt differently. These essays were used
There are a few different points in the Excerpt from “Learning the Ropes: How Freshman Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College” by Alison J Head, that I can strongly relate to my process of researching and writing my papers in the past. In my freshman English class I researched and wrote a paper about Alzheimer’s and treatment for the disease. There was one finding that the excerpt mentioned that I closely felt while conducting my research for my Alzheimer’s paper. “It was daunting to conduct online searches for academic literature. Nearly three-fourths of the sample said they struggled with selecting keywords and formulating efficient search queries. Over half felt stymied by the thicket of irrelevant results
In class we have been discussing the analogy of perspectives. A perspective is a way of seeing, also thought of as a ‘point of view’. This mental view or outlook can both enhance and constrain how we view the world in our own eyes. In the field of psychology and sociology there are many ways to perceive our world in which we live. No one perspective alone can define the world. Each perspective has its own distinctive strengths and blind spots. In class we have discussed different theories and analogies to better understand the complexity of perspectives.
By doing these assignments I successfully done the goal one for the class; writing for a specific audiences and purposes. I was able to achieve that goal was through the three two different papers I composed through the course of this semester. Those three papers were an annotated bibliography, persuasive essay, and cover letter. Once I started writing these papers I had to writing as a legislator would. That meant I had to brainstorm the language and information I had to supply in the papers. My audience for this paper was for judges, high officials and people who would find interest on my topic. To relate to them I mostly talked about how
In a well-focused essay, describe your research/creative project, indicate the course work or experiences that have prepared you for this project, its specific focus and scope, and its significance to your undergraduate course of study and or professional development. (Attach additional sheets as needed.) (500-750 words) [719]
AURELIUS FALCO bid Marius Atilius farewell, thanking him for his hospitality and for his help in convincing the military authorities of Caesarea to go easy on Rubio. As it turned out, Atilius was good friends with Centurion Civilis, hence the invitation to the dinner party. The two had served together in the Tenth Legion years ago, Atilius attaining the respectable rank of Decurion, serving as Chief of Horse Scouts. Upon his discharge, Atilius founded the Red Faction of Caesarea and quickly built up a successful stable system. He also supplied the Legion with horses, on occasion, those that were deemed unsuitable for the Circus but good enough for the Scouts.
While finding a question to answer, for my essay, I thought it was very helpful to make a list of questions pertaining to your subject. It made it easier to write the question I was going to answer. This helped me write a thesis to make the introduction of my story strong. I found that my question had to be subtly tweaked in order to fully be answered, when I laid out my research. This was frustrating, but made my essay make more sense in the end. When I was researching I found it easy to find a book to read, but hard to find other trustworthy sources. This made the research part go very slowly. When I found sources that were from H.H. Holmes time period they were not very grammatically correct and had many spelling issues. ALong with them being a bit fuzzy, it made it harder to really understand. Overall I was able to overcome this and learn a lot while writing my
There were little biographies about Benjamin Franklin and that I also did now not need to take any statistics from Wikipedia.com. changed into also a difficult subject matter to come up with future enhancements. The part that changed into smooth about this essay was typing up the facts that I already knew consisting of the statistics I obtained from the net. the entirety went well on this essay except my conclusion because my end become weak with the further enhancements. when looking how I did on this undertaking, I feel like i am no longer that organized for studies papers in my future profession or college life. After receiving my grade and seeing on what I have to repair, I discovered out that i am no longer specialised in studies papers and i should sincerely paintings on them. I additionally did now not decide on re-doing this challenge due to the fact I was lazy and my laziness desires to be decreased starting now. before starting this undertaking, I did now not realize plenty about in-textual content quotation or references. however, after completing and typing this essay, I learned loads approximately the way to cite my sources in-textual content and the way to precisely kind up my reference page. I felt like this essay has significantly progressed my
I am used to writing papers to people in general, but for this project I had to challenge myself and try to focus my audience on ASU computer Science major students’. I said, I needed to work on my Rhetorical Knowledge in the pre reflection and I think I worked on it for the most part. In the feedback I got from peers and the instructor, they told me to try to show who is the main audience that I am trying to reach and I think I fixed that for my final draft and made my paper better. Critical thinking also came in the form of how to make my paper fun to read not just full of facts and supporting data about how working out help humans be better.
Developing strong academic study skills in Higher Education is arguably the most important area of learning and development a student can cultivate, in order to achieve academic success. The skills that are acquired, the learning techniques that a student refines and life learning experiences are all going to develop into long-term career prospects and future career enhancement. Some of the key areas for development and discussion in this essay will include note taking/essay writing, critical thinking and analysing questions and reflective thinking skills.
The subject for this case study is a 20 - year old young lady, name Christina. This is Christina’s first time taking a research class on online. At first, she actually considered taking the class residentially because she wanted to learn about different types if research methods, but then she decided to take it online because people told her that it was hard in class and consist of extreme amount of group work. Then came the time to take the class online, she went over the syllabus to understand it better. She was convinced she knew how to formulate a paper from previous classes, but little did she know. The first few weeks were hard for her, she was working three jobs and taking eighteen credit hours. She realized she wasn’t doing her very best that she could do. As the weeks begin to pass in the course, she began reviewing the papers that she previous wrote to get feedback and comments.
I have learned many things throughout the course of the term, including such things as: how to write an essay and how to improve on essays that I have already written, how to locate and composite better research through the use of numerous resources found at the campus library, the internet, and the “Common Sense” textbook, how to cite research, examples, and quotations properly within the contents of my research paper as well as document it accurately according to MLA standards. Through the exploration of the “Subjects and Strategies” textbook, I have learned nine different methods used when writing an effective essay and how the different writing styles affect the overall theme and tone of the essay when used properly. This past
I encountered a challenge in the first major assignment, which was writing a research paper after reading Mark Lynas' Six Degrees. In this research paper, we had to address our opinion on one environmental issue, and I asked myself whether vertical farming could be a potential solution to stopping deforestation in Brazil. The objective of this writing, according to the syllabus, was to learn how to "summarize, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the ideas of others as we [you] undertake a scholarly inquiry to produce our [your] own arguments." I exactly followed this step. I first did a general research on vertical farming and deforestation in Brazil, analyzed the information, synthesized the main argument, and delivered my thought to my audience, who are general public and proponents believing vertical farming is the future of agriculture.