Blog Posts ~ WSC II

The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White, first published in 1918, is now used widely by educators as well as writers. However, in 1959, it “was greeted with criticism by the field of college composition for being vague” (Lisabeth 117) which I agree with inContinue reading “#4 ~ Strunk & White Set The Standard”

Question: How has my experience been different writing in college as opposed to high school while continuing to improve as a writer? General answer: In high school, my writing was very constricted to the “five paragraph” format which caused me to feel very limited what I could express within myContinue reading “#3 ~ HWE 3 Thoughts”

Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff present an overview of an apparent movement that is coming to light primarily because of students themselves. This movement’s goal in whole is to create a comfortable and warm physical and mental environment for students to be in. Specifically, Haidt and Lukianoff explain that undergraduates wantContinue reading “#2 ~ Haidt & Lukianoff of The Coddling of the American Mind”

McCloud’s explanation of an author’s strategic use of icons aided my understanding of Maus. More specifically, McCloud describes how when authors “abstract” images, they are merely “cartooning” the image while focusing on the concrete details (30). For example, as the book begins, it is clear that Spiegelman did not includeContinue reading “#1 ~ McCloud’s explanation to Maus”