The NAE’s strategies for an intriguing introduction are very mediocre. For example, the first three paragraphs are merely summarizing the history of engineering in a list. Due to the mundaneness of the list, the attention of the audience is never captured and fails to engage the audience to read further. Perhaps the most striking deficit of the text is the lack of emotional connection with the audience. The pictures attached to the introduction were altogether insignificant and conveyed no emotional impact on the reader or the magnitude of the issues that were being addressed. If the authors had placed the images in a more applicable position and had chosen images that related more closely with the topic, the images would have been a …show more content…
With that being said, there was also no thorough explanation of the circumstances and claims. There was a tendency to just state the problem and what could potentially happen in the near future, consequentially causing the opposite of what the NAE wanted to stir in the readers; indifference. Ultimately, had the effort to literally quote and explain research studies, maybe the audience would fully believe the NAE’s report.
The NAE’s introduction also lacked a clear outline and audience throughout most of the report, constituting confusion and apathy amongst the readers. An explicit audience and a “map” for the rest of the paper is necessary in order for an introduction to be sufficient and clear. When introducing a topic that will be explored more throughout an essay, one must briefly explain the points that will be made throughout the remainder of the text so that it is easy to follow along, as well as to clarify any confusion for the readers. Unfortunately, lacking this feature creates agitation and frustration amongst readers, which is exactly what the NAE did with their introductory paragraphs. If there were subheading added to the report, the text would
]=-be much less strenuous to read for the audience because there would be some type of outline so that by the end of the section, the readers can refer beck to the subheading and fully grasp the points that were
The title of the above article reflects its contents and is easy to interpret, as Caldwell, Henshaw and Taylor (2005) concur ‘the title should be clear and allow the reader to easily interpret its
I would like to thank my entire group members and Professor Donaldson whose comments and suggestions had been very helpful to improve the quality of this final paper. I have tried for the best of my ability to incorporate in this final version, all their great ideas about the format and the content of the documents. Professor Donaldson suggested “I am going to suggest that you do a little reorganizing. First of all, you should get rid of all of the headings. (Yes, all of them.) Then you should move the biography blurbs to the beginning of each discussion of each respective author.” This idea abstracts Joseph’s and Kandice’s. Following these directions, I have removed
In addition to the lack thereof evidence, this article is scattered as can be; making the reading experience quite confusing and unenjoyable at times. Annika Hagley’s writing style is quite abstract, at times causing seemingly choppy
2b) The authors provided the reader a lot of information on the topic. Each topic was very well explored. A lot of different information on different but similar studies. The authors seemed very knowledgeable on the topic. This article lacked a few things. A clear research question and a hypothesis. The paragraphs were not clear and consist, I felt that I had to dig to get certain information. The paper was very wordy, which made me have a hard time understanding the substance.
Did you find any research articles on which you could perform a critique? Describe the type of article and add the reference to the article. (2 pts)
Swales (1990) argued that the introduction section of RAs typically consists of certain rhetorical moves, which in turn, are comprised of certain steps. This model is called CARS (Create a Research Space). The introduction section is intended to persuade the readers the issue raised by the study is significant and worth reading.
The well-edited text was attractively presented and accompanied by an extensive and up to date bibliography. The text, although readable and sometimes humorous the content and style borders on pretentious. This could be both negative and positive as it lends itself to being more entertaining and applicable to a contemporary audiences.
The abstract provides a nice summary of the article including the purpose, method, results and conclusion of the study. There is no real sense of urgency portrayed in the abstract because the authors fail to explain what the problem is that the study is aimed at researching. The authors do include the applicability of their
This paper will be broken into nine paragraphs including the opening and concluding paragraph. My opening paragraph will consist of a thesis sentence that sets the stage for
To be clear, the intent of this essay is not to argue for or against the content; instead, we are analyzing what the article does in terms of the following:
Crombie & Davies (1997) stated that the article title gives an understanding of what the study is going to be about and the author intentions of how the study will be done. The
Finding an introductory paragraph that hooks the reader can be troublesome, but throughout the course, I have spent considerable time developing that technique. The body of my arguments each exhibit strong support for the thesis. In addition, my conclusions summarize the papers without restating unnecessary information. Overall, my comprehension of the basic format of an argument has proved to be a valuable asset.
Introduction to the Community: Identify the community you will be using for this paper and provide a brief description of the community. Your community should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting.
Even though the authors have valid points and cite credible sources, their argument fails to be effective in several ways. For one,
The dictionary describes introspection as the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes. Kevin Woods stated, “Introspection are all about getting to know yourself at the core, uncovering your values and then deciding for yourself what’s the best action to take.” Your emotions and feelings play a major role in why we do things. If we listen to our feelings then we can find more things about us that we didn’t know. This could benefit us and help us appreciate more things and live but also may make us overthink some times. Karl Perera mentioned, “Introspection is good in small doses. If you are feeling very tired or have no energy and can’t find a solution as things keep rolling through your mind over and over then it is time to stop.” Overall, everyone connects with things differently; it is interesting to notice how you feel in certain situations.