Blog #17 – Revision Strategy

The goal of my revision strategy is to rewrite my thesis. After reading my peer and professor review comments I realized my thesis was not as clear as I originally thought. The way I am going to fix this is by going through my essay and finding the main theme of my paper. I first … [Read more…]

Blog #16 – Outline of Prompt 3

  Introduction   Intro Sentence: Beauty has the power to capture emotions. Can beauty help us become better people—as individuals and as a society? Armstrong Philosopher and author Introduce “sense” vs “form” drives Beauty is the perfect balance Individuality behind beauty Use their versions of beauty to cope with the world around them Thesis: Although … [Read more…]

Blog #15 – Sources for Third Essay

For my science based article I chose, “Laughter Brings Us Closer” by Jeff Wise. This article is from Discovery Magazine. My essay is about the beauty I find in happiness and laughter so this article will give me a lot of good information. The author Jeff Wise from Discovery is interviewing a woman named Sophie … [Read more…]

Blog #14 – La Bella Vita

Beauty is such an interesting topic. Like Armstrong says, everyone has “very different tastes,” making beauty a spectrum rather than one specific idea. In my opinion, beauty is something that makes you feel an immense amount of joy. When someone tells me a funny joke or I am able to make someone laugh, that to … [Read more…]

Blog #12 – Barclays Paragraph

Science, technology, engineering, and math are full of facts, figures, and processes, leaving little wiggle room for the art’s “feelings.” When researching for these subjects, there are steps to follow to ensure accuracy and proper technique. One thing that is not factored into these steps are emotions because as the author, Mark B. Boslough of … [Read more…]

Blog #10 – Skeptics

STEM is the most efficient and proactive concept of learning in today’s world. With advances in technology and medicine, the nation needs to remain focused on science, technology, engineering, and math, rather than adding an unnecessary “A”, for art. Although, the musician Yo-Yo Ma believes that art adds, “collaboration, flexible thinking, and disciplined imagination” to … [Read more…]