Overall, this was a very productive peer review session in which I worked with both Nate and Matt on their essays while discussing potential improvements to my own. My goal when it comes to the improvement is to be able to effectively define what I consider beautiful, along with what my community defines beauty. I … [Read more…]
Thesis: Beauty has an infinite number of interpretations and perceptions. Yet, with all these different views, beauty has the same potency. This potency can result in change of all forms. Standards of beauty vary from culture to culture and continent to continent. “When it comes to physical beauty this framework expresses itself in the assumption … [Read more…]
I found an article on the subject of beauty titled Beauty is objective and subjective, written by Razib Khan on Discover. Khan’s article overviews the societal discussion of beauty and it’s nature. Kahn believes that Western standards of beauty are intensely superficial. “When it comes to physical beauty this framework expresses itself in the assumption that … [Read more…]
Armstrong in his article states, “To regard beauty as a luxury adornment or a social signifier was to miss the true potential of the experience.” (Armstrong 5). Essentially, Armstrong is asserting that the object of beauty knows no social status or no social class. He is also stating that beauty cannot relegated to people of … [Read more…]
I read Chapter Eight in They Say I Say, titled “‘As A Result’ Connecting the Parts.” I decided to read this chapter due to the fact that it provides the know-how as to how best to write transitional and connecting phrases. This concept has somewhat given me trouble at times as my paragraphs have a slight … [Read more…]
The progress that the sciences have made have either been minimal or at an incredibly slow rate. Jonah Lehrer believes that the many fields of sciences with all their efforts over the centuries have made no real significant progress towards a collective understanding or our unknowns. Lehrer stated, “The fundamental point is that modern science … [Read more…]
STEM programs in the school system should not be revamped into STEAM. Arts, sciences and mathematics do not mix and there should not be an attempt to integrate them. Art utilizes the left hemisphere which some are naturally more adept at using than others whereas sciences and mathematics use the right side of the brain. … [Read more…]
The surrounding context of Yo-Yo Ma’s essay is that it was originally published on the World Post, which is an online news and blog site in Davos Switzerland, January 2014. Yo-Yo Ma is an esteemed cellist who has won numerous prestigious awards. The imposed context is that I am reading this text for the purpose … [Read more…]
Most of the changes in my essay so far have been fixing grammatical mistakes. I plan on adding more of Southan and his perspective into my essay. However, I have mainly been focused on improving the strength of my conclusion and surrounding paragraphs. In doing so, I have rewritten key sentences, allowing for a clearer … [Read more…]
