Reflective Essay
The focus for today was the reflective essay. We started class looking at our introductions and had other students provide some constructive criticism. Moving on from there, we wrote down ideas for the body paragraphs. Finally, we examined the components of the conclusion, particularly the philosophical extension. There was a general sense of confusion in regards to this last element, but the idea behind it is closely linked with the activities of this last week. Taking the example of the muscular cow (yesterday), taking the simple idea that "to better oneself" is a noble pursuit (we all agreed in class), extending that idea far enough can result in some interesting situations (the cow was called "unnatural" or "gross"). When applied to humans the same situation occurred
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..."Ewwww. Gross."
For the reflective essay, I want the ideas in your essays to be extended so that they have a larger significance. I want to step beyond the immediate and obvious and delve into the larger context and meaning. Let's see if we can get beyond our immediate reaction of "gross" and explore, and comment on, why we think this way.
HOMEWORK: Draft 1 of the Reflective Essay due MONDAY
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