Problems Associated With The Researcher

In characterizing scientific research, Barry chooses specific diction that has strong connotations so as to create the greatest effect by contrasting them. His juxtaposition of the words “certainty” and “uncertainty” serve a twofold purpose in the context of this piece. The first is to emphasize the fearfulness and timidity associated with uncertainty. Secondly, it serves to exhibit

Barry opens his nonfiction text by emphasizing that certainty is a confident resilience while uncertainty produces frailty, but in a way that sends out opposite outcomes. He enhances this purpose by constantly using repetition with the word uncertainty to amplify how scientific research is an uncertain apparatus. By way of illustration,

Often, we understand what is communicated to us, not by what we hear, but by what we see. This can be demonstrated in Albert Mehrebian’s Three Elements of Communication, that only 7% of what we understand comes from the words which are being used. 38 % is understood by the voice of the sender but an incredible 55 % of communication is done by body language. A tapping of the

RL.9-10.1.1-7 Reading closely informational texts and viewing multimedia to determine how meaning is conveyed and explicit and implicit through language.

The evidence that supports my research question provides some basis as well as stability for my conclusions. Attempting to engage in active research for the first time, and equipped with a question that has been explored to different degrees by reputable educators, it is easy for one to be daunted by the challenge. Yet one can take heart from the wealth of information available, and be encouraged to engage in

In research, there is no right or wrong process; although there are many heuristics that can be passed on. Appropriate use of information requires that we see knowledge acquirement as fluid and varying. (Jones, 1996)

As I signed up for a class called “Embodied Discourse” I had no idea what to expect; the only informatioin I knew was that I was about to take a Goal 1 course. If someone asked me on week one or even two what “embodied discourse” meant in terms of this course, I believe my response would be something along the lines of: “I don’t know, but we do yoga every day!” As the course progressed, if someone asked that same question, my response transformed more to: “It’s about integrating your mind and body into writing,” but I always remembered to mention we did yoga every time we met as a class. It has taken me awhile to realize that embodied discourse is more than just a class I’m taking to help me incorporate my mind and body together into writing. Much of the content we have discussed has been eye-opening to me, regardless the topic, or of it was a discussion, listening to an interview, or digging deeper into my thoughts through meaning making journals. By living our lives in ways that de-center ego and create a sense of integration, we free ourselves from a “default” mode that David Foster Wallace articulates. Realizing that college graduates are equipped with an educated mind, Wallace encourages us to think about our thinking. Since thinking inwardly is natural, it requires refocusing of ego to think outwardly. Wallace’s ideas are a leap towards a better sense of integration of the mind and body. Acknowledging that our minds and bodies are subconsciously weaved together means

I had picked a topic which quite frankly I felt was entirely out of my reach, however my intrigue, the fascination which Professor Catone-Maitino had planted in her lectures, is what drove me beyond my intellectual limits. And with her guidance and the element of personal accountability which she instills in her students is what allowed me to create a research paper that has not only been recognized by my peers but remains a moment of personal pride for me. I am certain that paper would not have been possible if not for the confidence Professor Catone-Maitino had in

Maxwell (2005) also notes that qualitative research can be used to address various issues and is not restricted to one ontological stance. The method also involves developing a relationship with the people one is studying, an aspect that is important in defining the authenticity of the data and determining the course of action.

This statement illustrates how self-knowledge is difficult causing investigating things to be so important for

Throughout this course I have learned many things about research at an introductory level. Research is a critical part of all of our lives in many ways. God blesses each of us with a degree of common sense and we all learn from observing others even as babies, we learned behaviors and skills by observing our parents. Walking through experiences throughout life teach us a lot we need to know as well but sometimes we have to take a better approach when we need to learn about certain things. Many of us know that what works in some situations or with certain individuals doesn’t always work or is the safest option for another situation. Controlled and precisely organized study allows scientists to compare and examine contrasting methods and concepts, also helps them to discover various approaches and be able to learn from individual’s behaviors and experiences. I will act as the case study throughout this paper in order to observe what I have learned about.

Fairclough (1995) clarifies that discourse is not only written and spoken language, but it also visual part that has meaning (p.54).

Language is a cognitive function that most of us take for granted. It starts from early on, some say at conception, and it develops in complexity as we get older. It is an essential part of communication and without it its development would be greatly hindered. This natural process requires complex structures and reasoning, the bringing together of sounds and words to develop concrete ideas and thoughts. In this paper we will discuss the components of language and how it relates to cognitive processes.

RTM emphasizes the importance of language in the Mind’s ability to create, recognize, and interpret symbols, the main process by which mental representations and, therefore, mental states, are created. Mental states are realized, more specifically, in that the Mind encounters a series of symbols pertaining to a

In Dr. Prosser’s dissertation she asserts that any detailed analysis is a generalization because feelings are highly changeable and unstable. She used what we learned about earlier in the semester; the mixed method approach. She used qualitative data such as questionnaires and psychological interview, but she also used qualitative data such as wishes, feeling tones, occupational preference.