Mark Edmundson’s essay‚ “On the Uses of a Liberal Education‚” was published in Harper’s magazine in the fall of 1997. Edmundson begins the article by giving us a glimpse into his own experiences teaching. He speaks on how‚ he dreads evaluation day at the end of each term‚ he feels he is being reviewed more on his entertaining ability and less on if the student felt changed by his course. Near the end of the article‚ Edmundson states‚ “My overall point is this: It’s not that a left-wing professional
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The article "Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here? A Word to the Incoming Class" is written by Mark Edmundson who is an English professor at the University of Virginia. Edmundson’s article is‚ as mentioned in the article title‚ a word to the incoming class. In this article‚ he reflects on what it means to get a proper or "real" education at a university or college. I will be focusing on what Edmundson means by getting a "real education" as this relates to me as a college student. In this reflection
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Rhetorical Analysis Is our youth doomed? Mark Edmundson begs this question in his essay‚ “Dwelling in Possibilities.” His essay explains how the lives of young people have changed drastically over the years. Edmundson‚ professor at the University of Virginia‚ says his students are constantly “going” and that they never stop; they never settle in fear of missing something great. In lieu of this‚ Edmundson says that they are‚ “victims of their own hunger for speed” (Edmundson2). He also adds
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Mark Edmundson is a professor of English at the University of Virginia additionally‚ he is the author of the article “On the Uses of the Liberal Education: As Lite Entertainment for Bored College Students.” In the article‚ he describes how the students perk up during the evaluation of him as a teacher. The student evaluations commend him as being interesting and humerous which leads him into the rant about what he thinks of college students today. The article describes students as having “little
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Guided analysis of Hogan’s “Dwellings” Please write on a separate sheet of paper and try to retain the same pristine condition of both this sheet and the actual text. Happy analyzing! Free-Response 1. Hogan’s essay is not structured as a story or an argued thesis‚ yet the descriptions do add up to a conclusion. What is the conclusion and how is it reached? 2. List the different kinds of “dwellings” described by Hogan. What are the connotations of the word “dwellings”? 3. How would you describe
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allowing life to act as an external force is one extreme of the spectrum of ways to live your life‚ and a manic overexposure to options on the other‚ Edmundson argues for a golden mean. This middle ground involves both seeking new possibilities‚ and allowing yourself to fully experience those possibilities without neurotically planning the future. “Dwelling in Possibilities” claims that the mindset‚ exhibited by many students‚ of being anxious to commit to something and potentially close other possibilities
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Native American Dwellings Katie Nguyen Civics Coach Kelly Period 3 Hundreds of years ago‚ America’s first people lived in a variety of dwellings. Their homes depend geographically from where they live. Each Indian tribe needed a housing that would fit their lifestyle and climate. Because North America is such a big continent‚ each tribe had to adapt to different weather and environments‚ ranging from the Arizona deserts of 120 degree Fahrenheit‚ to the Alaskan tundra of -50 degree Fahrenheit
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explored and developed over time through the use of different architectural building typologies‚ which consider function and the ever-changing needs of the society of the day. Ultimately‚ all these urban dwellings sever the same purpose and only differ in typology. The Bo Kaap and Mountain Dwellings are two examples of urban housing that will‚ through comparison‚ be used to aid the understanding of how changes in society and culture produce new formations of space and new building typologies.
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Domus. * Domus was the type of house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen. * The wealthy constructed their residences with elaborate marble decorations‚ inlaid marble panelling‚ door jambs and columns as well as expensive paintings and frescoes. * The appearance of a domus depended on how wealthy each family was * Because of hot weather in Rome the house was very open. * Tiled pictures called mosaics decorated the walls and floors‚ keeping the house cool as
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Cheolhoon lee Art history 193 Professor Joanne Kim May 9‚ 2011 Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains Creator: Huang Gongwang (1269-1354) Title: Dwelling in the Fuchun mountains Creation date: 1347-1350 Country/ culture/ period: China‚ Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) Material/ dimensions: Hand scroll. Ink on paper. 13” high This one of the famous paintings In Chinese history has highly long shape and this painting has influenced on later ages. Characteristic in his painting
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