Reading Response #1

Chapter 1 "They Say"

Exercise 1

a) Many people consider groundwater safe to drink. However scientists suggest that there are dangerous levels of chemical X in the Ohio groundwater.

b) Religious folks would believe God drives history. In contrast, Atheists would believe material forces drive history.

c) Some psychologists say proponents of Freudian psychology question standard notions of "rationality".

d) Observing a classroom, one would notice that male students often dominate class discussions.

e) A handful of critics have stated that the film is about the problems of romantic relationships.

f) A few teachers suggest reading a template to arouse creativity but I'm afraid that templates like the ones in this book will stifle my creativity.

Exercise 2

If ever there was an idea custom-made for a Jay Leno monologue, this was it: crazy people who think they can see the future. Isn't that like saying you can trust a hobo? Whatever happened honesty and integrity.
I happen to sympathize with the people who do not believe in these loony psychics, though perhaps because i am also one of them.

My Screenshot

Look at that screenshot! Is it not beautiful!? Well i think it is. This is a screenshot of a paper i was writing for history class. Now that i look at it, it looks so thought out but i think it has to be in order for me to get a good grade. Most of the time i just like to write freely like what ever comes to mind. When i look at this screenshot and i read over it again, it didnt seem hard at the moment but when i was writing it was alot more diffcult. My grandpa always says "whatever i do, i put blood, sweat and tears into it and that is how you get the job done". I didnt exactly put blood, sweat and tears in writing this paper but i think i got the job done well. Also, when i look at this screenshot i noticed that i had alot of pages on a small topic of propaganda. In my opinion i do not think i can write many things about this topic but looking back at the screenshot i wrote alot. Many students struggle with writing papers for thier classes but they have to if they want to pass. Writing a course paper or any kind of class paper is a nightmare for many students. I think that professors should just do exams and not papers. It would be easier on the professors and the students. They would put more effort into studying rather than writing papers or as my grandpa would say "put blood, sweat and tears into studying rather than write papers". When you digitally compose something it becomes easier on your part. If you manually write something out you understand the effort you put into it. When you compose digitally it becomes more neat and effortless. Perfect example is facebook. When you facebook a friend, you dont put alot of effort into it rather than back in the days when you had to manually write a friend a letter and put some effort into it. I think the easiest way to better understand digital composing processes is reading. You can learn alot when you read books and manuals. Just try it, it will not hurt you in any way. On the contrary you will be learning something new.