My group:
Jordan McMichael
Spencer Salow
Erica Verkuilen
Deadlines:
Final Deadline: October 17
Deadline for 1st rough draft of body paragraphs: October 13th
Deadline for pictures for paragraphs: October 14th
Deadline for final draft of body paragraphs: October 16th
Why we are working together:
We have similar stances on the prompt, and found it easier and more effective to work as a group rather than as individuals.
What experience do I have with a website that makes me believe that we will be successful (500 words):
Through my past experiences, I am completely confident that my group will be successful, because of my experiences with writing essays in the past few years, and my inherent ability to analyze data and explain why some things are how they are, though they may seem contrary to what was expected.
In past years, I have been in higher level English courses, such as AP Language & comp last year. In that course, I had to produce a plethora of essays, ranging from argumentative and comparison essays about small prompts to a 5-page research essay about the effects on hallucinogens on an individual, and its effects on the people around him. On that specific essay, I scored 130/150. Though it was a little low, I quickly understood where I went wrong, which was because I did not provide an effective backstory, and I did not fully evaluate some examples and explanations, to Syd Barrett, a member of Pink Floyd once, whose life was ruined by the effects of the drugs he consumed often, marijuana and LSD. On the AP test for the class, I scored a 4, which was in the top 40% of scores.
Over the summer before Sophomore year, I was given an assignment, summer reading. I actually ended up enjoying the book, to my surprise. It was a journal written by a man who went out and tried to live life at an extreme: where his interaction with technology was close to nil. The most captivating part about it was his reactions to a lifestyle, which he found quite relaxing and fulfilling. Anyways, we were required to quote and make a response to 20 different lines from the book, which I did very well on and got 100%. Then, in the first couple of weeks into the year, we were asked to write an essay regarding if we defended, qualified, or challenged the topic. Looking back on my stance, it is hilariously hypocritical to how I am today, defending the idea that it is possible to live in this modern age whilst using minimal amounts of technology, and still thriving as an individual or group. Today, I spend most of my time on the computer, programming or listening to an ambient Pandora whilst doing my homework. Not what I defended before. That doesn't mean I didn't get anything out of the book, though. Through writing the essay, I learned two things: that in this modern era, technology rules our lives, and the only escape from any technology(read: anything that runs on electricity) is no technology at all. Secondly, it is absolutely true that the more we involve our lives with technology, the harder it is to remove ourselves from them. Quite literally, technology is as addicting as any hard drug, such as cocaine or LSD. And relative to life before technology, they have the same effects.
Jordan McMichael
Spencer Salow
Erica Verkuilen
Deadlines:
Final Deadline: October 17
Deadline for 1st rough draft of body paragraphs: October 13th
Deadline for pictures for paragraphs: October 14th
Deadline for final draft of body paragraphs: October 16th
Why we are working together:
We have similar stances on the prompt, and found it easier and more effective to work as a group rather than as individuals.
What experience do I have with a website that makes me believe that we will be successful (500 words):
Through my past experiences, I am completely confident that my group will be successful, because of my experiences with writing essays in the past few years, and my inherent ability to analyze data and explain why some things are how they are, though they may seem contrary to what was expected.
In past years, I have been in higher level English courses, such as AP Language & comp last year. In that course, I had to produce a plethora of essays, ranging from argumentative and comparison essays about small prompts to a 5-page research essay about the effects on hallucinogens on an individual, and its effects on the people around him. On that specific essay, I scored 130/150. Though it was a little low, I quickly understood where I went wrong, which was because I did not provide an effective backstory, and I did not fully evaluate some examples and explanations, to Syd Barrett, a member of Pink Floyd once, whose life was ruined by the effects of the drugs he consumed often, marijuana and LSD. On the AP test for the class, I scored a 4, which was in the top 40% of scores.
Over the summer before Sophomore year, I was given an assignment, summer reading. I actually ended up enjoying the book, to my surprise. It was a journal written by a man who went out and tried to live life at an extreme: where his interaction with technology was close to nil. The most captivating part about it was his reactions to a lifestyle, which he found quite relaxing and fulfilling. Anyways, we were required to quote and make a response to 20 different lines from the book, which I did very well on and got 100%. Then, in the first couple of weeks into the year, we were asked to write an essay regarding if we defended, qualified, or challenged the topic. Looking back on my stance, it is hilariously hypocritical to how I am today, defending the idea that it is possible to live in this modern age whilst using minimal amounts of technology, and still thriving as an individual or group. Today, I spend most of my time on the computer, programming or listening to an ambient Pandora whilst doing my homework. Not what I defended before. That doesn't mean I didn't get anything out of the book, though. Through writing the essay, I learned two things: that in this modern era, technology rules our lives, and the only escape from any technology(read: anything that runs on electricity) is no technology at all. Secondly, it is absolutely true that the more we involve our lives with technology, the harder it is to remove ourselves from them. Quite literally, technology is as addicting as any hard drug, such as cocaine or LSD. And relative to life before technology, they have the same effects.