Final blog post

Of the three essays that I'm putting into my portfolio, the one that i am most proud of, and conversely that i feel is the best prepared, is my personal analysis paper. A lot of my confidence in this paper comes from it being used as a class example, also, it the only one that when writing, i had a clear idea of my thesis the entire time. Also, i find it very easy to talk about myself so when it comes down to writing a paper about myself then i can bust out 6 pages with relative ease. Also it allowed me to be humorous, which definitely added to the overall effect of the paper. The paper of mine that needs the most work is my research paper. My thesis is still not clearly defined, and i lack the information i need to write the paper, meaning that a great deal of research neeeds to be done in the next few days. So far it consists of 4 pages of explication, and that is essentially all. So i need to find something to add three more pages to it. It will be rough, but i have recently come upon a book that will be a great aid to me. With the help of my classmates, i hope to have a strong research paper by the end of the week.

krakauer's methods

It is obvious from reading "into the wild" that Krakauer's research was methodical, extensive, and gave a global view of the issue. Also, he presented his research as fact. It is easy discern the supposition from the fact in certain parts of the book if you closely examine them. For example, in the chapter that he talks about how Chris's parents were feeling at the exact moment that they learned of his death, well obviously he can't know exactly how they feel. But learning how Chris's parents felt about Chris before and after his death, he had a fairly good idea of how they were feeling. But by presenting his opinion and ideas as fact, he concretes them in the readers eyes, and this helps to prevent the story from being questioned. This also came into play when he was telling the stories of all the people that Chris met before going to Alaska. Judging from the questionable mental stability of some of the people he references, i really doubt that even they know exactly what was said in their conversations with Chris, or how they felt about it, so when Krakauer just made a solid statement about it, it was much more effective than if he involved the readers in his estimates of these people's testimonies.

Primary source blog

The primary source that i chose for my research essay is Seinfeld. My paper is about Seinfeld and the way it represents various aspects of social interactions. My primary source says everything that i could possibly need for the topic of my paper, in fact, other sources could only serve to diminish the effect of my primary source, the show itself. The way i push this point of view is by saying that Seinfeld is the most realistic representation of true human interaction that you will find on t.v, the difficult part is that i'm having trouble finding evidence that somebody could use as an argument against it. It is important because people devote so much time and energy to trying to figure out what other people are thinking when really they could watch Seinfeld and i guarantee there would be an episode that dealt, in one form or another, with the same topic. You all should care for obvious reasons, it is a life guide. And it could help you for the aforementioneed reasons, knowing what other people are thinking in particular situations.

Combined Post

The topic for my research paper is the sitcom 'Seinfeld'. This topic doesn't have a significant impact on american culture, other than that nearly every american with a t.v. has stumbled upon a re-run of seinfeld sometime in their channel changing, and most factor it into their daily schedule. It is different from other t.v. shows because it doesn't attempt to teach a moral at the end of the episode, the episodes themselves don't have any particular area of emphasis, and it is officially about nothing. The issues that i will be addressing have to do with it being the most representative of people's inner thoughts and true, realistic actions. It is an excellent example of humanity, and should be studied as such, as opposed to just a comedic sitcom.

3-12

It is difficult to assess how well i did on papers earlier this semester, but i think the best estimate i can give is on the "state of american literature" essay. It was the first essay of that nature that i had written for quite a while, as such, it was very rough. I would give it was a low. It didn't help that it was written in various pieces and then thrown together, but even the various pieces by themselves weren't excellent. To make it better, I would attempt to unify the various sections, give it a more clear, defined thesis, and argue my point more strongly. However, since it is a paper about a subject that i care so very little about, i will never open that document again.

Blog pormpt for 3-5

The chapters about Krakauer were highly entertaining, first, because i love mountain climbing, and second, because it gav eme a break from reading about chris's boring shit. but as for the actual prompt, yes, it made his recount of chris's story more credibible. It is easy to imagine Krakauer as a skinnyass hippie journalist for a nature magazine, but hearing about his ordeal, my image of him became much clearer, and as a result, i can view his commentary about Chris with trust because they are coming from a person with experience in the subject area.

Group E Prompt

I really really liked the two chapters in which Krakauer discussed the stories of other figures who acted in a similar manner as Chris. I think they are a big positive to the storytelling because while reading "Into The Wild" it is easy to view Chris as an anomaly. But with the examples that Krakauer laid out, it gives more insight into the attitude that Chris and other young men like him have towards their adventures.