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Pinker and Ma both have an understanding of the importance of the sciences and feel as though improvements must be made in order to understand fully the world around us. In Steven Pinker’s article Science is Not your Enemy he states “To understand the world, we must cultivate work-arounds for our cognitive limitations, including skepticisms, open debate, formal precision, and empirical tests, often requiring feats of ingenuity.” When Pinker talks about the sciences he talks about the importance of them and…

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In Jonah Lehrer’s “The Future of Science…Is Art?” we see the world of science and the ways it can be improved when studying new explorations. Lehrer’s main argument is that the arts are needed in science and they must work together to allow for progress to be made. He goes on to talk about how previously scientists were looking too in-depth, but needed to take a step back and better understand from the outside in. Scientists were not understanding the…

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I believe I am achieving my annotation goals, I ask questions and comment on how I feel about the paragraph and information. I also am defining words I do not understand. 1.) The surrounding context for this essay is that arts are important, and have a major impact on those who study arts. Yo Yo Ma is the author of this article, as he reflects on his life as a musician and the impact music has. 2.) The purpose for…

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I enjoyed reading Lamott’s article, I found it more than relatable when it comes to writing my drafts. At some points I felt as though it was too much, like okay we get the point, but overall she makes a good point; we all struggle when it comes to writing and especially a first draft. But with Lamott’s story it allows the reader to realize even professionals feel as though a first draft can be overwhelming as the idea of…

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When focusing on global edits rather than local edits I found it very helpful to edit my peers’ papers. Global edits allow for us to focus on the over message the writer is looking to portray rather than focusing on the little things, local edits, going on within the essay. Although difficult at times I think it is the best way to accomplish an effective first edit. Yes, there were a few instances I wanted to add in a comma…

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James Geary exclaims to his audience “We utter about six metaphors a minute.” and although we may not use six metaphors per minute exactly we do use metaphors constantly even when we don’t realize it. Metaphors are used in songs, to describe different topics, and in the medical field. Michael Erard states that metaphors structure the way we think and talk. Metaphors are so commonly used we often don’t think of the impact particular metaphors have on us and others….

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In Dhruv Khullar’s “The Trouble with Medicine’s Metaphors” article talks about the assumptions of metaphors. Khullar talks in depth about metaphors in the medical field and goes on to explain the different perceptions of these metaphors. The article talks about how medical metaphors referring to war or battle are very dated the impact of these metaphors have been viewed and it has been found that maladaptive coping mechanisms have developed. Khullar also talks about how patients may not want someone…

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After rereading Erard’s article I have a much better understanding of what the article is saying. Rereading the article and re annotating has helped me to grasp the topic much better than the first time I read the article. When I read the article the first time I was uninterested and confused, but after discussing it in class and doing an active read again I feel as though I have a far better understanding and appreciation for the article. When…

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“I like this” – In the second paragraph of the article Erard states, “They’re meant to make someone realise that they’ve only been looking at one side of a thing.” This quote is talking about metaphors, and more importantly the effect they should have. Metaphors are used to open the eyes of people and make it easier to understand and I feel as though this is often forgotten or over looked. For me when I see a metaphor I never…

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