Through their papers, writers convey a claim, or an idea. Personal opinions and anecdotes may be satisfactory to convince some readers of the stated claim, as in writings such as "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan. However, concrete examples from other texts and writings can greatly improve the credibility and persuasiveness of the claim. Therefore, the ability to strategically, effectively, and efficiently incorporate a variety of sources and evidence is crucial to further enhance one's writing. In other words, outcome two is important for a successful paper.
In my papers, I show an understanding of the papers by analyzing the texts and using them in strategic ways to benefit my claim. In my first major paper, I incorporate text to address the counter-argument. I note that "some argue that 'wild tongues [or native language] can't be tamed', that a mix is necessary in order to keep identity (Anzaldua 76)". By citing the reading, I indicate that this opposing view is prevalent and not simply one I created for the sake of acknowledging a counter-argument. By recognizing the opposing side of the argument, I strengthen my claim when I further argue it since my claim still hold true. After acknowledging the counter-argument, I continue arguing my claim using another piece of textual evidence. After the quote from Anzaldua, I incorporate a summary of Amy Tan's essay, "Mother Tongue", emphasizing how her ability to "switch between different forms of English provides advantages" then elaborate to further my claim. Here, my understanding of the text is shown through my proper summary of the reading and pointing out one of the major ideas in Amy Tan's paper. In this paper, I not only presented a counter-argument but also was still able to maintain my claim. In doing so, I strategically used evidence from Anzaldua and Tan's writings to support my writing. This is also a great example of how I have conversation with the text since the sentence seemingly flows into the quotes without noticeable integration, such as indicating 'in the following excerpt from the essay…' or letting the quote stand alone as its own sentence.
One area of outcome two that the first major paper lacks is the wide variety of sources since it only requires me to use the readings from the classroom textbook. In order to see how I meet this outcome, consider the second major paper. I use an array of sources, ranging from academic research papers to a news articles by popular media in order to support my claim. I give an example of how, in popular media (e.g. the National Geographic), Newton is portrayed in a general manner since the article "briefly summarize[s] his early childhood life and education and highlight[s] Newton's scientific accomplishments" in explaining "why Google apples are falling" (Ravilious). I do acknowledge the counter-argument that the representation of Newton is accurate by noting that "the substance of the article is true". However, I am still able to support my claim that Newton's theological life has been neglected through synthesis of the article and by remarking that it provides "a simplified, surface view of Newton, which prevents it from explaining his motives for studies, such as theological ones". I then analyze biographies of Newton from the eighteenth century. I set up how Newton's early biographies set up a skewed perspective of him since "there is a bias towards glorifying and idealizing Newton, misrepresenting Newton's true character" due to the understanding during the time that biographies "should not be a true picture but should be written to do good" (Hall 8). These two sources give insight as to how Newton's theological life may have been masked throughout history.
Academic research papers are used to support that religion did truly play an crucial part to his scientific discoveries. I use evidence from Snobelen's published paper, The Theology of Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica: A Preliminary Survey, to indicate that the Principia was intended to serve theological purposes. I use the instance when Richard Bently inquires Newton about whether he could use the Principia to "bolster his apologetics" (Snobelen 382) to which Newton replies that it would delight him since he initially "had an eye upon such Principles as might work with considering men for the belief of a Deity" (Newton 3:233) to claim that if we were to believe Newton, then we would have to believe that Newton intended his papers for theological purposes. I also cite an idea from the paper to support my claim. Newton uses the very same words "ab infinito in infinitum" to describe God's omnipresence in the General Scholium and absolute space in Scholium on the Definitions (Snobelen 404). This analysis from the source led to my minor claim that "his idea of space stemmed from his understanding of God". Through the use of different types of sources, I was able to address all parts of my goals: to examine why and how Newton has been misrepresented and to determine whether theology presents a crucial part of his identity. Additionally, in all of these situations, I use proper MLA in-text citations and include a works cited at the end, satisfying the second outcome.
In my papers, I show an understanding of the papers by analyzing the texts and using them in strategic ways to benefit my claim. In my first major paper, I incorporate text to address the counter-argument. I note that "some argue that 'wild tongues [or native language] can't be tamed', that a mix is necessary in order to keep identity (Anzaldua 76)". By citing the reading, I indicate that this opposing view is prevalent and not simply one I created for the sake of acknowledging a counter-argument. By recognizing the opposing side of the argument, I strengthen my claim when I further argue it since my claim still hold true. After acknowledging the counter-argument, I continue arguing my claim using another piece of textual evidence. After the quote from Anzaldua, I incorporate a summary of Amy Tan's essay, "Mother Tongue", emphasizing how her ability to "switch between different forms of English provides advantages" then elaborate to further my claim. Here, my understanding of the text is shown through my proper summary of the reading and pointing out one of the major ideas in Amy Tan's paper. In this paper, I not only presented a counter-argument but also was still able to maintain my claim. In doing so, I strategically used evidence from Anzaldua and Tan's writings to support my writing. This is also a great example of how I have conversation with the text since the sentence seemingly flows into the quotes without noticeable integration, such as indicating 'in the following excerpt from the essay…' or letting the quote stand alone as its own sentence.
One area of outcome two that the first major paper lacks is the wide variety of sources since it only requires me to use the readings from the classroom textbook. In order to see how I meet this outcome, consider the second major paper. I use an array of sources, ranging from academic research papers to a news articles by popular media in order to support my claim. I give an example of how, in popular media (e.g. the National Geographic), Newton is portrayed in a general manner since the article "briefly summarize[s] his early childhood life and education and highlight[s] Newton's scientific accomplishments" in explaining "why Google apples are falling" (Ravilious). I do acknowledge the counter-argument that the representation of Newton is accurate by noting that "the substance of the article is true". However, I am still able to support my claim that Newton's theological life has been neglected through synthesis of the article and by remarking that it provides "a simplified, surface view of Newton, which prevents it from explaining his motives for studies, such as theological ones". I then analyze biographies of Newton from the eighteenth century. I set up how Newton's early biographies set up a skewed perspective of him since "there is a bias towards glorifying and idealizing Newton, misrepresenting Newton's true character" due to the understanding during the time that biographies "should not be a true picture but should be written to do good" (Hall 8). These two sources give insight as to how Newton's theological life may have been masked throughout history.
Academic research papers are used to support that religion did truly play an crucial part to his scientific discoveries. I use evidence from Snobelen's published paper, The Theology of Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica: A Preliminary Survey, to indicate that the Principia was intended to serve theological purposes. I use the instance when Richard Bently inquires Newton about whether he could use the Principia to "bolster his apologetics" (Snobelen 382) to which Newton replies that it would delight him since he initially "had an eye upon such Principles as might work with considering men for the belief of a Deity" (Newton 3:233) to claim that if we were to believe Newton, then we would have to believe that Newton intended his papers for theological purposes. I also cite an idea from the paper to support my claim. Newton uses the very same words "ab infinito in infinitum" to describe God's omnipresence in the General Scholium and absolute space in Scholium on the Definitions (Snobelen 404). This analysis from the source led to my minor claim that "his idea of space stemmed from his understanding of God". Through the use of different types of sources, I was able to address all parts of my goals: to examine why and how Newton has been misrepresented and to determine whether theology presents a crucial part of his identity. Additionally, in all of these situations, I use proper MLA in-text citations and include a works cited at the end, satisfying the second outcome.