Today I wanted to respond to my friend Alex’s post entitled School’s Kill Creativity. In this, he describes his experience watching the TedTalk Do school’s kill creativity? by Ken Robinson. First of all, props to him for watching a TedTalk a day, that is extremely admirable and I am sure that he has learned an […]
Last week in my post on Micheal Kleine’s What is It We Do When We Write Articles Like This One-and How Can We Get Students to Join Us? I talked about extensive use of quotes. So much that it almost turns into plagiarism because only other peoples words are being expressed and yours are limited. Now, […]
Throughout my education I have been told time and time again to verify the validity of my sources. Generally, I thought this was a little superfluous to be reminded of repeatedly. I mean, it’s obvious what a reliable source is, right? You can tell what sources were put together by credible sources at first glance… […]
In the article “BEAM: A Rhetorical Vocabulary for Teaching Research-Based Writing”, Joseph Bizup offers researches a simplified method for the complex world of research. The process is given the acronym “BEAM:” B – background, which refers to materials that writers use as general or factual information. E – exhibit, which refers to materials that writers use for explication, […]
Assignment 1c: How to Write a Last Minute Essay. Michael Klein: Some of the observations made by Michael Klein in “What Is It When We Write Articles Like This?” are similar to ones I have made myself. In the opening of his analysis, he shares a story of college students working on research papers while chatting […]
http://atlantic-intl.co.uk/need-storage-space/ From an early age we learn about the preservation of items. You go into your attic, or you look on the kitchen fridge and you can find a world of items from the past. From pictures to documents to your grandmother’s wedding dress you can pretty much find it all. But why do we […]
What is it? https://vimeo.com/user28098919 “The Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultural and historic preservation.” The organization seeks to educate the community, foster an awareness of the nation’s history and instill pride in Pakistani citizens about their heritage. CAP focuses primarily on oral storytelling in Pakistan in order to emphasize the […]
What is an Archive? An archive can be defined as “documents or records relating to the activities,business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association,community, or nation.” http://www.dictionary.com/browse/archive Why do we have an archive at Santa Clara University? The reason we have an archive at Santa Clara is to collect and protect cultural heritage of the university. http://baseballhall.org/archive-collection/photo What is my initial research question? My initial research question is what […]
http://tinybiz.ca/page/2 From as early as elementary school, we have been taught not to plagiarize. We are told to always give credit where it is due, avoid wikipedia and google at all costs, and bow down to all sources provided by the library. While these are not poor rules to abide by, they do offer complications […]