Requirements:
Requirements Clear Knowledge Issue being discussed (presented in introduction) Clear Main Point Counterclaims or counterarguments Example to illustrate your point The first sentence of every paragraph has to present the overall point you are exploring Your THESIS statement Remember – this is an INQUIRY – an exploration of your ideas in the context of OTHER ideas.
Example: “We see and understand things not as they are but as we are.”:
Example: “We see and understand things not as they are but as we are.” In a broader sense, much of our knowledge outside of the arts is largely determined by emotion. Sense perception is seemingly objective: we all perceive the color red to be red, and a chair to be a chair. Those senses with which we are endowed allow us to empirically ascertain the surrounding environment, feeding our brain with various sights, sounds, and smells. Yet sense perception acts as merely that: a food source for thought from which we personally interpret the data. Our emotions often seem to shape our understanding of that which is perceived by the senses. This accounts for why we have such a diverse spectrum of opinion when presented with the same evidence. Experience will necessarily affect how we feel about things, and so we understand then from a different (i.e., biased) perspective. For instance, on a class trip to India, I found that women’s saris were made from bright cloth. From my social context, such colors are particularly attractive and tend to be rare. In that context, color is everywhere. And we see that although the physical perception of a given factor is the same for both camps, the interpretation leads to two polar knowledge claims: That bright color is notable and, inversely, that it is commonplace and therefore unremarkable .
Thoughts?:
Thoughts? Main Points Knowledge determined by emotion Emotion shapes our understanding Counterpoint ‘Yet, sense perception acts as merely…a food source for thought” Links Perception and Emotion Clear Personal Voice Example of India Example Good but different perspectives not explored fully Lacking a little in depth Implications No attempt made to explore these.
Example: “We see and understand things not as they are but as we are.”:
Example: “We see and understand things not as they are but as we are.” In the world of athletics and sports, the most commonly used words include form and consistency. In order to have good form and consistency, one must take into consideration their own bodies and physique. One cannot perform the same action as someone else and produce the same results, one must adapt the science of the action to his or her own physique. As every person is built differently, not only intellectually, but also physically. For someone to kick a ball with perfect form and consistency that is equal to that of another person, they must think about how the distribution of muscle tissue, bone, and fat is different for everyone – therefore the action of kicking the ball must be adapted to ones own dimensions. From here it can be deduced that there is a connection between mental behaviour and physical behavior in humans. As one must consider his physical makeup in the effort to perform an action, consideration of one’s intellectual makeup must equivalently be taken in effort to understand an idea. Subsequently, as what one see’s becomes a reflection of oneself, ones form and consistency in performing a physical task reflects upon his or her physique.
Thoughts?:
Thoughts? Main Points Connection between mental and physical Counterpoint None. Links Unclear if any Clear Personal Voice Non-textbook example. Example Generalized example Does not adequately support Implications None