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3. Two different ideas for genre are “a typified response to recurrent rhetorical situations,” and “Genre occupies a middle position between microlevel and macrolevel forms of analysis, providing a link between particular linguistic processes and particular cultures that both constitute and are constituted by these processes” 2. The problem Carter is addressing is the lack of a relationship between writing and knowledge in their disciplines. “One way of helping faculty understand the integral role of writing in their various disciplines…

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3. The central tension Boyer discusses is the tension between the liberal arts idea of college, and more technical idea. Both professors and students have been at a divide. “There really is the two cultures phenomenon on this campus. The two sides have a hard time talking to each other. Today there is some superiority emanating from the technical side.” These two sides are finding it more difficult to balance their curriculum in a way where they’re both satisfied. His…

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Task 1 Coordination: The University of New England (UNE) is an American institution of higher education that deeply regards the liberal arts, and incorporates them into their core beliefs and values. This conception of the liberal arts proposes that all academic disciplines have their own individual values and focuses, but are all connected through universal approaches, investigation, and especially critical thinking. Becoming a contributing member of the community is frequently mentioned in the UNE handbook, and is well established within…

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With the rising costs of college tuition many skeptics of whether the liberal arts are relevant say that liberal arts have no value and are an extreme waste of time, resources, and most importantly, money. Psychologist Steve Mason argues in his article “What’s a Liberal Arts Education really Worth?” that students would be far better off ignoring the liberal arts altogether. Mason suggests, “unless your parents have rock star fortunes, [the liberal arts] may be nothing more than an obscene…

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The biggest concerns I have about my draft are making a solid conclusion. I submitted my draft without a conclusion because I wasn’t sure how I was going to make changes or if I would add more. My peers liked my introduction and said I had a clear thesis/idea for my paper. Kayla Midolo said, “you have a strong thesis and you paragraphs are set up well.” I think I’m working the best with Scheuer in my second paragraph, where…

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This paragraph is meant to give background information about what the liberal arts are, and introduce Scheuer. It also was meant to show how UNE incorporates liberal arts in their core. The liberal arts historically date back to the Ancient Romans and Greeks, based on the artes liberales. Originally composed of the seven liberal arts made up by the trivium which includes grammar, logic and rhetoric, and the other category is the quadrivium, which includes arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music….

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INTRODUCTION: I didn’t make too many changes to my intro, mostly because I liked the way I worded it for the most part. The only important change I made was I rewrote a new thesis. In my original thesis I had a quote from Dweck, and I felt that I should make it more my own. So, I made a clear and simple thesis that described my argument/ POV. EVIDENCE & EXPLANATION: I added a lot of new evidence in…

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The liberal arts have a long history in education, but currently many Americans think of the liberal arts as a hindrance and want them removed from education altogether. As the job demand in STEM fields increases, more people are reluctant to pursue a liberal arts degree because of the assumption that STEM dsisciplines are wholly excluded. Liberal arts “embraces the ideal of the integrated curriculum, encompassing virtually all nonprofessional higher learning, from the natural and social sciences to the humanities…

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I am currently taking statistics, which is apart of mathematics. Mathematics in general doesn’t meet the citizenship goals described by Scheuer. Scheuer states that a reason for taking liberal arts is to develop the three forms of citizenship and critical thinking skills. Although, I don’t think mathematics does a good job developing citizenship in students. As the handbook states, ‘the three primary themes of a mathematics course in the core are problem solving, decision-making, and mathematical communication.” These themes do…

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2. UNE tries to incorporate liberal arts into their core curriculum. UNE’s four core values were “created to provide a foundation in the liberal arts, . . . and is designed to prepare students for living informed, thoughtful, and active lives in a complex and changing society.” UNE seems to believe that liberal arts will offer students a better way to strengthen their thinking. The handbook also specifically states that undergraduates “will develop foundational knowledge and critical thinking skills that…

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