After reading Louis Menand's "What are universities for?" (you'll find it on the Hofstra Portal...Library...Research Databases... Proquest), consider whether or not you concur or disagree with his premise. Then post a two-paragraph response here on this blog answering the question in your own terms: what are universities for?
Aside: Menand's essay is another example of the small object-large subject sort of writing we are considering for essay 1.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
More about Red Bull
If you want to improve your writing, improve your thinking. The class' observations on the product Red Bull, its name, its metatexts, its ingredients, and its impact are very telling. What meaning we deduce from these observations has to do with how we cluster and relate them. What else might we need to know before we make our final analysis?
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