{"id":45,"date":"2017-04-11T06:32:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/maguireenglish1a\/?p=45"},"modified":"2018-02-20T23:20:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T07:20:09","slug":"discovering-the-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/maguireenglish1a\/2017\/04\/11\/discovering-the-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a Biology major, I don\u2019t have many classes that ask for research papers. Sure, I\u2019ll have the occasional paragraph to write about explaining the effects of titration or perhaps describing the synapomorphies of two species in a phylogenic tree. Though, I am looking to add Anthropology as my second major next year, maybe even choosing to minor in English. Needless to say, while I don\u2019t do a lot of writing now, I think I\u2019ll be seeing quite a few essay prompts in my future.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/media4.giphy.com\/media\/Gsrj1RAgVBQ9q\/giphy.gif\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Giphy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As part of my C&amp;I class, which is an Anthropology-based course focusing on peace and violence, we read articles. These articles range from light reading to I-need-my-thesaurus-and-dictionary type reading. Most assignments land closer to the latter. I\u2019ve needed to teach myself how to read again in order to understand what I\u2019m supposed to be grasping. I think I may have found a connection between BEAM writing and these confusing essays\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BEAM Introduction - WRIT 300\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qrorubjG-HU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By understanding what sections I\u2019m reading- background, exhibit, argument, and method- I can define the subject of the paragraph.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If I see that a section is mostly background information, I can tell that this is information that I\u2019m supposed to know, but it is not the author\u2019s main subject in question. The background information is useful, sure, but it not knowing all the dates and statistics doesn\u2019t diminish the effect that the complete essay has.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Exhibit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the author uses a source as an exhibit I can usually assume that he agrees with the source\u2019s point of view. The exhibit, or evidence as I mistakenly call it, takes me one step closer to seeing what the author\u2019s point is. Without the evidence, also, I would have a harder time taking the author at his or her word. Evidence, in my opinion, builds credibility and I like knowing that the author whose essay I\u2019m reading for a grade has a clue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Argument<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The argument is where the fun stuff kicks in. When I see an argument come up, I can finally determine what the essay is trying to convince me of. At this point, I star the section or highlight important parts to remind myself, in bold, flashing lights, that this is the information I need to dig into. This is the pot of gold.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The method in an essay is singularly the most difficult item to find. The method is the text that governs the author\u2019s way of thinking. I would put a simpler definition but in all honesty, I don\u2019t think there is one. To find the method, I have to analyze and try to think in terms of the author\u2019s knowledge. If I see that he or she defines things a certain way or has an opinion that is distinguished in a certain field, I can come to conclusions about his or her knowledge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>All in All&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I&#8217;m still working on the finer details of BEAM reading, but I think that it could be an asset when I read more complicated articles. Translation: I need BEAM to help me get through my Anthropology class in one piece.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Biology major, I don\u2019t have many classes that ask for research papers. 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