Blog #18

For my final draft, I plan of organizing my paper better, to make sure it flows. I play on looking at They Say/ I Say to help me better introduce my quotes, and make sure they fit in my paper and they do not look out of place. One of my biggest challenges will be … [Read more…]

Blog #16

(INTRO)When one thinks of sports, beauty is not something that pops into their head immediately. Usually competitive, rough, team, winning, etc. are what come to mind. If you really stop to think about it though, sports are full of beauty. John Armstrong who writes “La Bella Vita” discusses beauty,  how “…human nature as an arena … [Read more…]

Blog #15

I chose an article titled Sport is not just about athleticism: beauty matters too by Emily Ryall. in her article, she takes the approach of how you can find beauty in sports, and not just the aesthetic sports such as gymnastics, figure skating etc. For my essay in beauty, I plan on taking the approach of … [Read more…]

Blog #14

I agree with Armstrong’s quote “To regard beauty as a luxury adornment or a social signifier was to miss the true potential of the experience” I think that if people worry too much, about their social status or the things they have, they miss out on the true beauty that the world has to offer. … [Read more…]

Blog #13

I chose chapter seven of They Say/I Say. I chose this chapter to help me write my conclusion. This chapter talks about different ways you can construct your paper that will help answer the questions “Who cares? Why does any of this matter?” The chapter states that more often then not even when the reader is … [Read more…]

Blog #12

What is science? Although there is not a discrete definition, one could explain science, as trying to explain the world in which we live. Although understanding and explaining the world we live in is still a mystery, integrating science and art together may better help scientist grasp a better understanding. Although Mark Baslough does not … [Read more…]

Blog #10

STEAM, also known as science, technology, engineering, art and math, is a new learning style that most education systems are starting to incorporate into curriculums. Yo-Yo Ma states “together, art and science can create an ‘edge effect.’” However, previously STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) was used in the educations systems, and this method was … [Read more…]

Blog #7

Before    After I worked on my thesis statement, and tried to reword my statement in order to set up the main points of my paper. Little Seagull talks about topic sentences, and although this is a little different, they said to use a topic sentence to help focus on the main point of the … [Read more…]