The twenty-first century has brought about an explosion of information and ideas: as some would call it‚ the “digital renaissance.” With this comes the notion of mankind’s relationship to the machines that are making this new renaissance possible. Is the rise of technology improving how we think‚ or is it negatively impacting it? Are we getting “smarter” with the rise of this technology? This highly debated topic brings up many differing arguments. Clive Thompson in “Smarter than You Think: How Technology
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Chris Lee FYS 20 August 2012 In the introduction to “They Say/ I Say”: the Moves That Matter in Academic Writing‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to help with academic thinking and writing. Specifically‚ Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer realistically help set up a conversation and argument. As the authors themselves put it‚ “In our view‚ then‚ the best academic writing has one underlying feature: it is deeply engaged
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taking your own stand on the intellectual merits of television‚ considering the arguments of Dana Stevens and Steven Johnson‚ and framing your essay as a response to one of them. 2. Some might see Peacocke’s essay as proof of Gerald Graff’s argument in “Hidden Intellectualism” (pp. 380-386) that pop culture can be a subject for serious intellectual analysis. Write an essay on this topic‚ using Peacocke’s essay either to support or to refute Graff’s argument. 3. Write
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“They Say/I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing In the introduction to “They Say/ I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates throughout the first six chapters in the book. The writers specifically designed these templates to make it easier on the write on how to write a professional and well written paper. It structures and expresses your own writing in words you couldn’t think to express. A unique feature is the way they
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Gerard Graff’s Influence on Edmundson’s Argument What is Education? It is clear to us that education is an essential part of everyone’s lives and our future depends on it. Despite the differences found in both Edmundson and Graff’s works‚ Graff supports the different ideas Edmundson has toward education. Edmundson‚ who writes “On the Uses of Liberal Education”‚ tells us that today’s priority of education has changed; colleges have turned into a market mentality. Graff’s focus in “Other Voices
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Cited: Wilson‚ Robin. “A Lifetime of Student Debt? Not likely.” They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter In Academic Writing. By Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. 2nd edition. New York: W.W. Norton‚ & 2012. 256-273. Print. Hacker‚ Andrew. Dreifus‚ Cluadia. “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?” They Say/ I Say: The Moves That Matter In Academic Writing. By Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. 2nd edition. New York: W.W. Norton‚ & 2012. 179-189. Print. Robinson‚ Ken. “Changing Education Paradigms
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In the introduction to “They say/I say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to engage students to critically and academically think at the college level and in life. Specifically‚ Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer students the necessary means to formulate and structure their writing in an effective manner. As the authors themselves put it‚ "the underlying structure of effective academic
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Within the chapters five and six of‚ They Say/I Say‚ by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein‚ they believe that while writing an essay‚ one may use many tools to help them strengthen their arguments. For example. Instead of rambling on about why a writer’s argument is credible‚ a writer may address criticism that others might say‚ and can use counter arguments to lengthen and strengthen their argument. When a writer does not implement counter arguments within their text‚ they may seem close minded
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Too Many People Going to College” They Say/I say with readings. Ed. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russell Durst. 2nd ed. New York: Norton 2012. 222-242. Print. Olsson‚ Karen. “Up Agaisnt Wal-Mart” They Say/I say with readings. Ed. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russell Durst. 2nd ed. New York: Norton 2012. 606-619. Print. Pollan‚ Michael. “Escape from the Western Diet” They Say/I say with readings. Ed. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russell Durst. 2nd ed. New York: Norton 2012
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“Text messaging or texting‚ as it’s more commonly called- is the process of sending and receiving typed messages via a cellular phone (Graff‚ Birkenstein and Durst).” It is a common source of communication now because teenagers use it frequently and business people use it as well to communicate to other people without having to get on a phone call with another. Many people when their typing
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