Category: Work over the class

I keep running into a kind of writer’s block. It’s hard for me to think of ideas for the paper. I can write but it’s difficult to do so.  My sources are a bit of a problem too. It’s is difficult to work them in without it sounding cringe.

Civilization is defined as an organization of Humans in complex social structures. That usually includes Agriculture, Urban Development, Language, Writing, and, Technological Development. The development of civilization is usually credited for the explosion of human populations and the rise of humanity is Earth’s dominant species. Under which human life expectancy has nearly doubled from a paleolithic figure of 33 to a modern figure of 70. That’s not even mentioning how our understanding of the universe has rapidly expanded allowing us to see the wonders of the universe at our doorstep but is this necessarily good. It back to the interesting is when you look over the data from Encyclopedia Britannica live in the Paleolithic and Neolithic human life expectancy tops off at around 33, but when the Bronze and Iron Age life expectancy drop to 26. It does not get higher than Neolithic era until the Islamic Golden Age.  So the question is did ancient humans before its civilization has it better than we do. That is the question that the New Yorker article “A Case Against Civilization” written by John Lancaster.

Now one of the main sources John Landchester uses within this paper is a man named James C. Scott. The comparative scholar in agrarian societies and anarchism. History of early societies puts him at a certain level of expertise that allows him to discuss this issue in great detail. And he brings up something that really makes me question his position. That writing is a tool of control. “War, slavery, rule by élites—all were made easier by another new technology of control: writing. “It is virtually impossible to conceive of even the earliest states without a systematic technology of numerical record keeping,” Scott maintains.” He claims this because it is an effective way of keeping track of people, keeping taxes, managing economies, and, slaving people.  and he claims that this is one of the most effective tools of control. What makes writing more effective than just the application of physical force on people. What does writing fundamentally let you control people were more than before it. Beforehand you couldn’t keep track of slaves but now you can which makes it somehow worse?

“It was the ability to tax and to extract a surplus from the produce of agriculture that, in Scott’s account, led to the birth of the state, and also to the creation of complex societies with hierarchies, division of labor, specialist jobs (soldier, priest, servant, administrator), and an élite presiding over them.”

 

I’m not that shoulder who would care about my essay. I think people who like early civilization may operate the discussion in the paper about if writing is a technology of control. Also a look into how ancient technology work.

When I watch this talk it was weird. Just as any conversation about the modern political situation it was fraught with peril and careful acrobatics to be as unbiased as possible. He’s talking about the current situation we find ourselves in politics-wise. Roger walk a very fine line when he talks about political discourse. I like what he says about how the discourses become very antagonistic and Lacks any real to debate. Especially the part where he starts talking about climate change. It really gets me to think about how to really convince these people that need to act, but you must change their minds on. If telling them to just believe it because it’s happening more and slapping down graphs and charts and data numbers in front of them and pictures of ice sheets melting has convinced them yet. You probably have to slowly sublimate their ideas and show them why this is just the way things are debate with them. It’s crazy how we flossed contact with the subject of just debating with. Then he starts talking about fake news and this is where it gets crazy because you know the fact that we can’t trust one of the most traditional sources of Information. Not to mention all the different types of agendas all those Russian hackers in brightbet types have. How they basically can control misinformation and how people think

I pretty sure that I have done creative reading many times. Probably most of it on Wikipedia.  It starts with reading one article on something I need to look up, but soon I 15 different tabs open to different Wikipedia articles and I’m reading about 15th-century metalworking.  Creative reading can give someone a deeper pool of knowledge to use within an endless conversation. This can add more weight to a discussion and make better points.

Doyle Proto

11/1/18

 

Conference Two Report & Reflection

Feedback Report

Report the goals for improvement you had set for yourself after Conference Two.

Summarize the feedback you received during your conference, paying attention both to feedback about new learning and improvement (or lack thereof) on habits, skills, and techniques you needed to work on after Conference One.

You received feedback on your writing process, your reading process, your current abilities to integrate your own ideas with those of others, and your engagement as a learner in the course so far. This section should report the most important pieces of feedback you received in all of these areas. Review your notes from the conference, the rubrics you received, any notes or comments on your paper and the conference recording you made to refresh your memory.

Be sure to include both positive feedback about what you’re doing well and constructive critical feedback indicating process or skills you’ll need to work on.

Feel free to use subheadings to organize this section of your reflection, but don’t feel obligated to. Please don’t write in bullet points.

Analyze/Reflect

For the things you’re doing well, explain what you’re doing well and why it’s working. For things, you need to work on, try to figure out and explain the obstacles to your growth and what you need to overcome them.

To help you figure out why things are going well or what’s limiting your growth, consider this: Learning to write well takes special knowledge about writing (for example, about process, techniques, goals) and about the topics you’re writing about, engaged persistent effort, frequent and varied practice, mentoring and feedback from someone who knows how to do it, learning from failure, and a commitment to learn anchored in an understanding of the value of writing in your own life.

To help you assess the value of what you’re learning in this class for your own life as a student, aspiring professional, citizen, and real human being, explain where else in your life you might be able to apply what you’re learning about reading, writing, and integrating your ideas with others, even if you have to adapt those skills to the different circumstances.

Action Plan/Adjustments

Feedback and reflection are only useful if you take actions based on them. What is your plan to act on the feedback you received in your conference? How can you build on your successes, learn from your failures, and make adjustments for the next arc of the course?

You’re free to explain your plan in any way you see fit. But your plan should be a SMART one and action-based. Proposed actions should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable in a reasonable amount of Time, and Relevant to the feedback you received.

This is not a SMART goal: I plan to do more margin notes when reading.

This is: I intend to make at least two annotations on every page of my reading starting with this week’s readings, with the further goals of making text-to-text connections and challenging the claims of other writers.

To get started thinking about your plan, you might consider asking yourself the following three questions:

1. What should you continue to do?

I should continue to improve on my learning skills and engagement in class. Also, continue giving directed and useful advice to people I work with. I still need to work on my annotation fundamentals and annotating in general. Revisions of the idea after first writing are something, I should keep doing along with integrating the idea of the writer of the source paper.

2. What should you stop doing?

I need to stop leaving out annotations for my papers because it does not allow for them to show their ideas connected to the source material. I need to stop making my essays just blocks of summaries with little bits of my opinions and idea.

3. What should you start doing?

Start writing paragraphs by starting in the middle with a quote. As to better construct a sentence and keep in contact with the initial idea. This will help me prevent my essay block summary. Also, I should try it Advanced Informal Writing in order to Give my assays a bit more depth and work off of the writers work by questioning it.

4. S.M.A.R.T.

I intend to at write least 3 annotations per page of assigned read and Start writing paragraphs for assignments from the middle outward. This is to help me keep track of meaning within the book I read.

The Owens are couple American zoologists. Who live in Africa to study and Helping the conservation of animals on. Odd things started to happen  motivations of the Owens in their conservationism can be questionable at best. They went to the Savanna to supposedly research the wildlife that live there. If they are not acting in interest of scientific conservation, what is the real motivation? Anyone who cares about conserving wildlife should what they are doing, because they are setting a presided for how conservationism should work. What’s at stake is the reputation of conservation movements and the animals themselves.

Both of our Owen have specialized degrees within zoology and spent several years studying the wildlife of Deception Valley for 7 year before getting kick out by the Botswana Government. This mean that they should product valued research. Deception Valley provided a unique opportunity for them to study the wildlife detail do to the animals in the area not having an instinctual fear of humans. This detail allows them together much more data than anyone else would have in a different region. This means overall, they’re able to contribute a lot more to the field of zoology than someone working with the same animals in captivity. By the time they finish their research in the area they learned a lot more about the social structure of the Brown Hyena and Desert Lion. Little was known about these animals until they perform their research in the region. These contributions should haven’t had starring you’re standing of the region a highly. Merit research can also be by what organizations have decided to give them grants. Both National Geographic and Frankfurt Zoological Society awarded them grants allow them to continue with their research.

 

So why did the Owens love the Savannah so much. It’s very clear that they do. They spent 7 years drinking a Metallica tee then bathing in it then pouring it into their car’s radiator, so clearly, they like something about the time we spent there. Well it could be a combination of things. Their romance was formed when they were working at the nature reserve, just like we’re any couple first meet it could be a special place for them. And this is probably one of the major factors as they described spending a lot of time together in the beautiful reserve. Another reason could be the sheer appreciation of the local environment gained through study of it. As a lot of the time in science, those who studies in certain fields tend to gain an appreciation for the subject of the field. It’s a natural outcome of the factors which drive science what time you spend doing something or being somewhere the more likely you are to like it. Another reason why they could like this park is the level of isolation. Kind of like how trying a brand of objectively better food conventions you never did a thing for more brand that you used to eat.  the isolation present Within the natural reserve could be so great that try and find it in any level in civilization is impossible hence their adoration for the natural reserve. Desire to be isolated may come from the fact that liberating to be alone sometimes and in fact healthy especially when you’re with someone who you share an intimate relationship with. One of my last poets on why they might love the park so much is what it represents. The park is a highly isolated part of the world almost untouched by humans except for the “a few of Stone Age Bushman in an area larger than Ireland”. An untouched wilderness in a world dominated by man is a powerful thing.

 

The Owens deep and emotional relationship with the reserve Is important factor in their decision to combat the poachers who threaten the wildlife such a manner as they did. Information deep and intimate connection is a big contributor to this but also the escalation should be noted.  they didn’t just show up in the park and start kicking ass and taking field notes. It started with dive-bombing poachers with their Cessna Plane and when it crews ineffective of scaring off poachers. Mark Owen and started to use a shotgun loaded with cherry bomb rounds that would not harm them but simply provide a hazardous explosion firing them from his plane. When that started to prove dangerous they began to help arm the scouts who patrol the reserve and join them on them.

 

 

In the end I don’t really know what Owens motivation was for doing what they did. It seems like it all was situation that gets out of hand do to slight escalations in force used by both sides. Now to be fair this was violent poachers shooting animals that they shouldn’t be shooting in the 1st place and they started off by just flying above them and trying to scare them, but you can’t deny that It definitely got away from them. It’s also not to say that what they did is bad they had to rise to the intensity of the situation and ordered to do what they set out to do. if they had just kept shooting cherry bombs out of planes and hoping that the poachers would just stop. don’t like it do that but they have to be proactive in stopping the poachers.

The Owens are coupled American zoologists. Who live in Africa to study and Helping the conservation of animals on. Odd things started to happen motivations of the Owens in their conservationism can be questionable at best. They went to the Savanna to supposedly research the wildlife that lives there. If they are not acting in the interest of scientific conservation, what is the real motivation? Anyone who cares about conserving wildlife should what they are doing because they are setting a presided for how conservationism should work. What’s at stake is the reputation of conservation movements and the animals themselves.

Both of our Owen have specialized degrees within zoology and spent several years studying the wildlife of Deception Valley for 7 years before getting a kick out by the Botswana Government. Deception Valley provided a unique opportunity for them to study the wildlife detail do to the animals in the area not having an instinctual fear of humans. This detail allows them together much more data than anyone else would have in a different region. This means overall, they’re able to contribute a lot more to the field of zoology than someone working with the same animals in captivity. By the time they finish their research in the area they learned a lot more about the social structure of the Brown Hyena and Desert Lion. Little was known about these animals until they perform their research in the region. These contributions should haven’t had starring you’re standing of the region a highly. Merit research can also be by what organizations have decided to give them grants. Both National Geographic and Frankfurt Zoological Society awarded them grants allow them to continue with their research.

 

So why did the Owens love the Savannah so much? It’s very clear that they do. They spent 7 years drinking a Metallica tee then bathing in it then pouring it into their car’s radiator, so clearly, they like something about the time we spent there. Well,d it could be a combination of things. Their romance was formed when they were working at the nature reserve, just like we’re any couple first meet it could be a special place for them. And this is probably one of the major factors as they described spending a lot of time together in the beautiful reserve. Another reason could be the sheer appreciation of the local environment gained throughthe study of it. As a lot of the time in science, those who studies in certain fields tend to gain an appreciation for the the subject of the field. It’s a natural outcome of the factors which drive science what time you spend doing something or being somewhere the more likely you are to like it. Another reason why they could like this park is the level of isolation. Kind of like how trying a brand of objectively better food conventions you never did a thing for more brand that you used to eat.  the isolation present Within the natural reserve could be so great that try and find it in any level in civilization is impossible hence their adoration for the natural reserve. Desire to be isolated may come from the fact that liberating to be alone sometimes and in fact healthy especially when you’re with someone who you share an intimate relationship with. One of my last poets on why they might love the park so much is what it represents. The park is a highly isolated part of the world almost untouched by humans except for the “a few of Stone Age Bushman in an area larger than Ireland”. An untouched wilderness in a world dominated by man is a powerful thing.

 

The Owens deep and emotional relationship with the reserve Is important factor in their decision to combat the poachers who threaten the wildlife such a manner as they did. Information deep and intimate connection is a big contributor to this but also the escalation should be noted.  they didn’t just show up in the park and start kicking ass and taking field notes. It started with dive-bombing poachers with their Cessna Plane and when it crews ineffective of scaring off poachers. Mark Owen and started to use a shotgun loaded with cherry bomb rounds that would not harm them but simply provide a hazardous explosion firing them from his monoprop plane. When that started to prove dangerous they began to help arm the scouts who patrol the reserve and join them on them.

Motivations of the Owen In their conservationism can be questionable at best. They went to the Savanna to supposedly research the wildlife that lives there. The first when they’re 24 and out of graduate school. The Deception Valley, Botswana is the point where they build a small research outpost. Around this time they started developing feelings for each other and soon after they fell in love. The problems begin to start when they say are happiest when they were to you like they’re alone in the world, just them in the wildlife. The research they did Contribute to several different types of books and their story was interesting enough to be picked up by a TV station ABC for a documentary.

 

Both of our Owen have specialized degrees within zoology and spent several years studying the wildlife of Deception Valley for 7 years before getting kick out by the Botswana Government. Deception Valley provided a unique opportunity for them to study the wildlife detail do to the animals in the area not having an instinctual fear of humans. This detail allows them together much more data than anyone else would have in a different region. This means overall they’re able to contribute a lot more to the field of zoology than someone working with the same animals in captivity. By the time they finish their research in the area they learned a lot more about the social structure of the Brown Hyena and Desert Lion. Little was known about these animals until they perform their research in the region. These contributions should haven’t had starring you’re standing of the region a highly. Merit research can also be by what organizations have decided to give them grants. Both National Geographic and Frankfurt Zoological Society awarded them grants allow them to continue with their research.

 

So why did the Owens love the Savannah so much? It’s very clear that they do. They spent 7 years drinking a Metallic tee then bathing in it then pouring it into their car’s radiator, so clearly, they like something about the time we spent there. Well, it could be a combination of things. Their romance was formed when they were working at the nature reserve,  just like we’re any couple first meet it could be a special place for them. And this is probably one of the major factors as they described spending a lot of time together in the beautiful reserve. Another reason could be the sheer appreciation of the local environment gained through the study of it. Like a lot of the time in science, those who study in certain fields tend to gain an appreciation for the subject of the field. It’s a natural outcome of the factors which drive science what time you spend doing something or being somewhere the more likely you are to like it. Another reason why they would like this park is the level of isolation. Kind of like how trying a brand of objectively better food conventions you never did a thing for more brand that you used to eat.  the isolation present Within the natural reserve could be so great that try and find it in any level in civilization is impossible hence their adoration for the natural reserve. The desire to be isolated may come from the fact that liberating to be alone sometimes and in fact healthy especially when you’re with someone who you share an intimate relationship with. One of my last poets on why they might love the park so much is what it represents. The park is a highly isolated part of the world almost untouched by humans except for the “a few of Stone Age Bushman in an area larger than Ireland”. An untouched wilderness in a world dominated by man is a powerful thing.

 

The Owens deep and emotional relationship with the reserve Is important factor in their decision to combat the poachers who threaten the wildlife such a manner as they did. Information deep and intimate connection is a big contributor to this but also the escalation should be noted.  they didn’t just show up in the park and start kicking ass and taking field notes. It started with dive-bombing poachers with their Cessna Plane and when it crew ineffective of scaring off poachers. Mark Owen and started to use a shotgun loaded with cherry bomb rounds that would not harm them but simply provide a hazardous explosion firing them from his monoprop plane. When that started to prove dangerous they began to help arm the scouts who patrol the reserve and join them on them.