Critical essay - draft 1
Stage 1
Topic
Is there ever a time when remixing or reusing someone else's work is actually a better response to the rhetorical situation or a better use of creative energy than starting over from scratch and creating something totally new and original?
Thesis –
Reusing or remixing someone else’s work may prove to be a much more productive and efficient use of creative energy than producing the entire work from scratch in most but not all cases.
Argument(s)
If man were to start everything from scratch, life would have been very different. If we were to start rediscovering the wheel every time, it would be very difficult if not impossible to make any sort of technological advancements. Einstein, one of the, if not the greatest of scientists to have graced the world and the postulator of the general and special theory of relativity said that “ If I can further than anyone else, it is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants.” , thereby acknowledging the past work of other scientist that enabled him to envision further and greater than anyone else. If he were to start of inventing, observing and discovering from ground zero, the prospect of furthering science the way in which he did would be absolutely impossible.
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Your thesis effectivley conveys your argument, and you have a clear position on the issue. The body paragraphs you have provided are very good, and bring up interesting points, but one thing you might need to add when can an original piece fo work be a good thing. Otherwise you are only arguing half of your thesis.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that you used outside sources other than the one's we have been talking about in class, but it would also be wise to include an argument that compares the Canterbury Tales to your thesis statement. I don't know if this was a rough draft or just some brainstorming ideas, but try and separate your paragraphs to provide a more visual structure. So we, as an audience, know where the introduction and conclusion is and the material in between. But, I like how you have good foundation for you final draft and it seems you are a bit ahead of the rest of the field. Keep up the work.
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