INTRODUCTION I changed my introduction because I felt my original was not fully explaining what I was trying to explain. My original introduction did not mention Gee or Cuddy but rather talked about D...
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Month: September 2018
2 a. Gee suggests that joining a Discourse is difficult, but I don’t think that’s the case. I believe if someone is determined they can join a Discourse, regardless age and literacy regarding that...
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James Gee theorizes in his article that, “Discourses are ways of being in the world; they are forms of life which integrates words, acts, values, beliefs, attitudes, and social identities as well as...
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My biggest concern that I have after reviewing my first draft is that I don’t have enough evidence to support my claim. I know now that I am lacking quotes from Gee and Cuddy’s work that i...
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1. In academic writing, it is important to engage other’s views . If you do not, you risk having a piece that is perceived as dry or unengaging. When the author quotes other and those with oppos...
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Theorem 1: “Discourses are not like languages” I would say that Discourse are not like languages at all for one important reason. One can sign up and take a class to learn French or Spanis...
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Part 2 1.Gee is proposing that this “combination” is one of the keys fundamentals to language. For me an example I can think of is being an athlete. Athletes see things different especiall...
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