This is the paper I have the most trouble with. I wasn't able to organize it in a fluent manner. Defining a term is hard because other sources already have a definition which is hard to put into other words; it might loose the correct meaning. I was able to compare two sources that define the term autoethnography and argue the difference between them. The term autoethnography requires more explanation than just looking at the roots of the word.
The two outcomes that mostly outstand in this paper are:
Outcome 2: Analyze and uderstand course texts to support an argument.
Outcome 4: Responding to comments made by the teacher and correcting grammatical errors.
Outcome #2
The idea of this essay was based on the writings of Mary Louise Pratt and Nicholas L. Holt, therefore it was necessary to be able to analyze, synthesize complex texts to support the ideas that I developed in the essay. There is a clear understanding of citing of both Holt's and Pratt's ideas, which can be demonstrated through the following example: "Nicholas L. Holt‚" This sentence is quoted to support the idea of auto-ethnography in the Spanish culture. It is cited correctly and with a valid purpose. Through the text we can see several quoting examples of the same sort that make a stronger point like "auto-ethnography is a description of one's past experiences and as a result the revelation of a personal and cultural background‚" which lead to the result of better paper. The quotes are explained in a proficient manner which demonstrates that I am capable if analyzing complex text to support my own ideas.
Outcome #4
This paper required a structural change, since it had a weak introduction and a second paragraph that acted as a second introduction to the rest of the paper. The second paragraph was moved to the introduction section and modified to serve this purpose. This created a more elegant introduction and made the paper more appealing to read. The sentence "In the article "Arts of the Contact Zone," Mary Louise Pratt argues that in a place where there are great differences in race, class status, and literacy; language variations are always found" made a very appealing start for the beginning of the paper. There was not a lot of grammatical or punctuation errors, but the ones that did exist were corrected. Also transitional sentences were added to make the paper flow more smoothly. It was very important to revise the structure of this paper since it had repeated ideas on the first 2 paragraphs and the ideal thing to do was to merge them together to create a stronger introduction and a better paper.
