Nonetheless, what impact would such an option bring about? Impact turns out the inquisitive quality considered in judging writing. Based on the tenure perspective, academics value “impact factor”, which is the measure of the citations that one’s work receives. It is utilized as the proxy for assigning the value of relative essence of an article. Every proxy is problematic, and making an attempt to examines a historical research’s value by counting the number of people who end up citing the specialized journal cannot bring out the true picture on how one’s work has various meanings.
On the contrary, by teaming up with Parks, as well as, operating with the TWP team, the essay’s global print circulation reached almost 20,000 copies. Besides,
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They had come across the article within various journals and were moved to action. That was exactly the nature of reaction, which I had been anticipating to inspire while I was putting together the content of the ‘Collective Forgetting’ article. The resulting impact on various individuals within the scholarly would can actually be considered as the power of coming up with passionate narratives. This is due to the fact that Parks and I succeeded in reaching people who were not only simply searching for an entertaining story but also managed to connect with individuals who had the capacity of making a real …show more content…
In addition, I am not in any way involved in gift agreements negotiations. Besides, I cannot in any way accept to take donations on the behalf of Smithsonian. Each of the aforementioned issues remains to be the responsibility of the said institutions. The only thing that as at present, I am in the position of doing in accordance to the set rules, as well as, regulations, is to come up with articles that have undergone a comprehensive research, take the risk, cross my fingers and have the hope that things work out well upon publishing the works and releasing them to the general
Audience (Who was the audience for this work? What evidence from the author’s writing leads you to this conclusion?)
The Onion's "Girl Moved to Tears by Of Mice and Men Cliffs Notes" is an article with satirical and critical tone about a young communication major, Grace Weaver, who is emotional moved by reading the synopsis of the American classic Of Mice and Men over the original novel. In this article, the author describes Weaver's process and reaction to the assigned reading that aims to entertain an audience who has read the book. By using subtle satire and descriptions that let the reader understand the dangers of Weaver's shortcomings, the author is able to emphasize the importance of doing your own good work in a humorous and interesting manner.
In “The Plague”, by Albert Camus, Joseph Grand experiences a creative stagnation. He cannot get past his opening sentence: “One fine morning in the month of May an elegant young horsewoman might have been seen riding a handsome sorrel mare along the flowery avenue of the Bois de Boulogne.” Having revised it and rearranged it for years, he cannot make sense of it and fails to generate a story. His idea of perfection ruins his creative side. He frantically wants the precise words and thinks that learning Latin will make him a better writer. He uses all of his time and energy creating a first perfect sentence, something that he never achieves. Every time he finishes the sentence, he is unsatisfied and writes it again. He does not allow himself to create his masterpiece since he is so preoccupied with the degree of correctness and clarity.
In an interview with the Paris Review, Amy Hempel compares writing short fiction with journalism, stating that, “you have to grab readers instantly and keep them.” She refers to “In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried,” remarking “The opener contains the whole story: ‘Tell me things I won’t mind forgetting’” (Hempel, 39).
In this excerpt from Moonwalking With Einstein, Foer uses relatable examples and contrasting diction to persuade the audience of the natural brilliance of the human mind without the complexities of modern day lifestyles. Foer addresses the common business man/woman who is required to recall “word-for-word instructions from their bosses” as well as the average high school student who has been enrolled in “the Advanced Placement U.S. history curriculum” in order to provide an example that resonates with the general population. Foer’s specific examples aids the reader in remembering the struggles that modern humans deal with. This effective targeting has an impactful appeal on the audience by forcing them to recall emotions related to the stated
What do events like the assassination of John F. Kennedy, The Challenger space shuttle disaster, and hurricane Andrew that shook Miami have in common? All these events can be remembered by the people who experienced it due to flashbulb memory. Flashbulb memories were defined by R. Brown and J. Kulik (1977) as vivid, detailed, and long-lasting memories for attributes of the reception context of public news (Curci, A., & Lanciano, T., 2009). The people who experience such huge events are certain that their flashbulb memories are very accurate and can give in detail what occurred to them in those events (Schwartz, 2013). Furthermore events that generate flashbulb memories are usually very surprising and emotionally arousing and are perceived by the subject as personally consequential (Emotion & Memory 1993). But not all memories need to be negative and tragic. Events like the first day of first grade, your first romantic kiss, your first day at a new job, or recital of your wedding vows can also be described as flashbulb memories (Schwartz, 2013).
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World War II, millions of people, ranging from doctors and lawyers to peasants were transported to prison camps spread through-out Europe. The Soviet Gulag was a massive network of prison camps stretching from the west side of the Soviet Union all the way to the east side. The most notorious camp in the Gulag was known Kolyma. Kolyma was in the far northeastern corner of the Soviet Union, only a couple hundred miles away from the United States (www.gulaghistory.org). The prisoners of the gulag were a wide variety of people. There were Soviet officers, soviet citizens, and people of many other races and religions. The Nazis had their own version of the Gulag. They were known as concentration camps. In these camps, most infamously, were millions of Jewish families from many countries who had been captured by the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police. However, there were also a slew of other people brought to the concentration camps like, Gypsies, Social Democrats, Communists, and homosexuals. About 20,000 of these camps were created in countries like Austria, France, annexed Poland, Belgium, and Germany. In 1945, when the Allies liberated the concentration camp networks, experts estimate that around three-quarters of a million people had died as a result of inhumane conditions of the camps (www.ushmm.org).
...These specifics recalled consist of things which, under normal conditions, we probably would not have ever remembered. The number of detailed facts retained about a particular situation is usually commensurate to the intensity of involvement or proximity to the action in question; therefore, it can be reasonably concluded that while these memories are not always perfectly engrained into our minds, interesting arguments exist which support the possibility of substantial and long-term recall of these matters.
Collective memory is commonly defined as “shared individual memories” but in the source Collective Memory from a Psychological Perspective, it is better defined as “publicly available symbols maintained by society” (Coman et al.). The article went on to explain how collective memory differs from an individual memory in the sense that “an individual restructures the world” so that one can better remember, whereas in collective memory, the memory is restructured by society. In this case, the photograph from atop Mount Suribachi is most definitely a symbol that has been passed on from person to person, family to family, newspaper to newspaper since the day it was taken. It was printed in papers all over country, used as a means of gathering funds
Depending on what you are reading you will notice that the audience that an author writes for varies from genre to genre. The scholarly article had aimed for an audience that was studying the same thing as they were writing about; while, the mass media article had got an audience that was very general. It was easy to point out the differences between the two articles because in the mass media the speak broadly about the topic, in a language that everyone will know instead of only words psychology doctors would know. The article “Do Att...
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Memory is such a powerful tool that provides intellectual strength and serves as a guidance to make wise decision. This can become a reference when facing an adversity. Just like the shield and armor, memory can be used as defense against ignorance and weapon to defeat mistakes of the past. In the book entitled “Machiavelli: Selected Political Writings,” edited and translated by David Wooton, Machiavelli placed a high value on the usage of memory. His works himself were all based from a memory, which can be defined as the remarks of the past, accumulation of experiences, and illustration of told and histories. I strongly believe that Machiavelli treated memory as the most important source of political education which can be acquired through lengthy experience of contemporary politics and through uninterrupted study of the classics. Indeed, he valued memory more than anything due to the fact that by understanding the deeds or the memories of the great men, Machiavelli found justified answers how to become a magnificent ruler. In this paper, I believe that Machiavelli defined memory as a form of intellectual advice, based on the existence of past leaders, which may impact the efficacy of current and future rulers of society.
...ing an exceptional paper and I am proud of my finish product. Upon completing this assignment, I must admit I was a bit apprehensive about informing my readers of a topic that I knew very little about. After retrieving credible information, the apprehensive that I first experience has completely transformed into utter fulfillment.
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