by Danielle Kotrla, Philosophy I was recently grading a stack of papers from an introduction to cognitive science course where students were tasked with explaining one of the arguments from the readings we’d done in the course. This is a relatively straightforward assignment: tell me a claim that is being made, what support the author…
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by Seth McWhorter There exists a schism in my thoughts on the focus of writing in Biology. Scientific writing squeezes creativity out of a writer, creating a robotic writing style that echoes every thought of a researcher’s predecessors. Creativity is still a necessary trait in a scientist, but a scientist’s focus is on creating unique…
by Sandra Mcgury While almost all undergraduate students take composition courses during their first year in college, native speakers (L1ers) enter WIP classes with a more valuable advantage than just these classes: they have been practicing writing ever since they entered elementary school. However, in order to produce a great writing, even native speakers need to…