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According to Hughes, Pennington, & Makris (2012), a criterion for conducting fair and robust evaluations of autoethnographic writing is its adherence to a logic of inquiry that allows the reader to trace the path charted, beginning with the initial statement of the problem issue to its conclusions and applications of data. Conducting impartial research requires ensuring that a comprehensible illustration of procedures employed is presented for evaluation. It also requires a blueprint for research design and development, analytic and construal of data collected, deductions, and inferences that substantiate or refute theories.
Another criterion for conducting fair and robust evaluations of autoethnographic writing requires transparency of the report submission. Hughes, Pennington, and Makris (2012) assert that researchers must be clear in the rationale driving the investigation as well as the actions taken beginning with the initial concern or interest. According to Adams et al. (2013), the researcher must present clear and coherent explanations regarding methods and systems employed throughout the research process. Transparency
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As an autoethnographic writer, substantive contribution to an understanding of social life contributes to a fair and objective evaluative process. Its narratives should induce rational and intellectual thought that provokes additional inquiry and review in its readers. According to Jensen-Hart & Williams (2017), engaging in reflexivity allows for a greater sense of awareness of how each of us is similar, yet distinctly different. By continuing to critically analyze the self in social and cultural contexts we develop the habit of reflexivity through critical reflection while strengthening professional skills and
My reflective thoughts on Donald Murray's "All writing is Autobiography", are easily aligned with this work as it continuously offered textual examples to the reader from fiction and non-fictional viewpoints, as to the fundamental notion that all writing is autobiography. Murray without a doubt creates an argument about the affect a person's experience shape the outcome of any work a writer may produce, in which I agree. For example, Donald Murray's poem "Black Ice" is written with an autobiographical voice, although most details did not take place-- he admits, but the poem continued to bring forth an organic rhythm of story telling without any hints of small truths while Murray injects the extra influencing details. Murray
The intended audience is the person, or group of people, to whom the author is writing. The intended audience is a key factor to the author’s essay, because it is to whom he wants his essay to be directed as a message towards. We placed a picture of those who were being discriminated against, because the message had not been received of the author writing the essay. Our most important slide was on the thesis. It was absolutely necessary to make this part of our presentation, because it controls the subject matter of the essay and states something significant to the reader. Slides nine had to do with objectivity. This is extremely important, because it proves if the author is credible for his work or not, based on him being biased or unbiased. Slides ten through fifteen were based upon the six elements in the implicit writing of a non-fiction essay. This was an essential part of our presentation, because these qualities are an outline of what readers look for, and what writers should strive to accomplish, in effective
The main different between the Meiji Constitution and the US constitution was that the Meiji Constitution limited the rights for citizen, such as women were barred from any political activity, this limited rights also applied to students, soldiers, policemen and teachers. However, the US Constitution did not limit any citizen, everyone had same rights and power on political and society. In addition, the Meiji Constitution handed down literally by the Emperor, but the US constitution did not have emperor. Furthermore, the Meiji Constitution blocked the channels of communication between the emperor and people, but the US Constitution provided open space to communicate with people.
Growing up in a generation with high expectations of identity that are constantly altering whether it’s the latest trends, styles and even mind-set principles, can be over whelming. When asked to describe one-self, we often are stuck thinking of what particular word could fully describe who we are as a person. We have such a hard time of coming with just one word because there is no form of describing one’s self. How we see ourselves, we may not want to be that the next day. “Looks can be deceiving” or “the first impressions are the most important” is commonly instilled in our mindset which it is true to some extent. Our work
Reflecting and comparing my past and present experiences with what I read in chapter one of Difference Matters by Brenda J. Allen was easy but difficult. I realized very quickly that a lot of the words they were describing I had experienced in my own life. In my reflection essay, I will be speaking on course concepts that caught my attention, social identity categories, and my experience talking about the opposite sex with my friends.
While reading “The Writer’s Way”, I began to realize several aspects associated with the context of the material and my own experiences in the academic world (Rawlins and Metzger). The first connection I discovered came when I read section “two Learning Equals Changing” (Rawlins and Metzger 3). I am no stranger to “experiencing and reflecting” in any part of my life (Rawlins and Metzger 3). When I take part in conversations, I analyze the content for long periods of time. Contemplating what happened, the conversation, what I could have done differently and many other questions occur in the process. In an academic setting, sometimes I process the information the same, however, I am not consistent with such a pattern. Academically I have found
Often the most important trait a person can posses is to be aware of their surroundings. If someone is aware of their surroundings on a physical, mental and emotional level, they have the power to fully immerse themselves in their experience, without hesitation or limitation. In Saidiya Hartman’s memoir Lose Your Mother, the reader is presented with an orator who lacks complete awareness of their surroundings, which later translates to a lack of self-awareness, while in both Jamaica Kincaid’s and Caryl Phillips respective memoirs the reader is presented with authors who are fully aware of their surroundings and thus self aware as well.
Who am I? How do I identify myself? These two questions were the constant questions running through my mind as I envisioned writing a paper about cultural humility. First step, define cultural humility. Cultural humility, as I understand, is the ability for an individual to open their mind and be willing to learn about and find acceptance in differences between cultural identities. Answering the questions above and understanding the definition brought about some realizations within myself that were never really addressed; some of the issues didn’t really become clear until well into adulthood.
As I reflect on the last WebEx meeting, I am very glad to have gotten to know the people taking this course. We have struggled together and helped each other become better writers. The WebEx meeting began with some information about the feedback from our IRP-2 research paper. Dr. Chuang went through some of the vast amount of resources that she provided us with. She explained the timeline and told us how we could use it (and the other resources) for the required graphics needed in the paper. She explained that in the introduction and historical part of our research writing, we need to use formal writing and not inject our opinions. Then in the teaching strategies and conclusion part we can
The theory being tested in the article is called symbolic interactionist, where role identities are definitions of the self in terms of the social roles that one holds. The roles being discussed are positions in social structure such as behavioral expectations, including reciprocal rights. “According to theory, individuals obtain classifications of themselves as social objects and evaluations of themselves as worthy and competent social actors through taking the role of the other and accepting others categorizations and appraisals of them as self-descriptive”(p. 361).
While reading the article, “The Complexity of Identity: “Who Am I?” the text provoked a lot of thought provoking questions and dialogue. The text itself stated how the “looking glass self” is not a flat one – dimensional reflection, but multidimensional.” (page 9) I thought it was really vital to keep this in mind, while looking at my own identity and others. I think it is important to understand this when stereotypes come into a situation; because not everyone has a story and a reason for being and behaving in a way.
This essay is a reflective essay on my learning development from a young age through to my current position as a University Student. I will be relating my learning development back to two theories of human development, Vygotstsky’s socio-cultural theory and Marcia’s version of Erikson’s theory of identity development. I will identify and discuss the challenge I have faced with my identity and how this has impacted on my development.
The “Arts of the Contact Zone”, an article written by Stanford professor Mary Louise Pratt, discusses many different ideas about culture and communication by utilizing what she calls the literate arts. Pratt explains many terms that she believes are beneficial in gaining a further understanding of a literary piece. Key terms such as, contact zone, autoethnography and transculturation are introduced in her essay. She describes contact zones as “social spaces where cultures meet, clash, and grapple with each other, often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power”(Pratt 487). The contact zone can be summarized as a space where two groups with different beliefs or ideas intermingle. In the essay, Pratt also describes the literate arts that come out of the contact zone. Literary arts are ways of addressing problems in the contact zone and sometimes make an attempt to resolve the issue that is happening or has happened. Two terms heavily discussed in the essay are autoethnography and transculturation. These are only two of the many literate arts that precipitate out of the contact zone. Pratt defines autoethnography as a “text in which people undertake to describe themselves in ways that engage with representations others have made of them”(Pratt 487). The culture often takes on those stereotypes in some form of literary work and presents it to the dominant culture often trying to change their views or perspectives. Autoethnography is often used as an effective method
Writing varies from a text message to a novel. Writers often have a difficult task in creating a piece of work that truly identifies the meaning of good writing. Every good writer usually starts with the basics such as genre, audience, rhetorical situation, and reflection of the piece. Throughout this semester, we have gone through all of these key terms in great detail with each new assignment that has come our way. In doing this, not only as students but also as writers, we have come to create our own theory of writing. Every writer has a different theory of writing though most are very similar. Now, at this point in the semester after doing countless journals, in-class exercises, and final assignments, I think I have figured out my own
Explore the methods by which writers develop the theme of identity in the light of this statement.