Category Archives: Thesis work

intervening in the writing process (or how to stop procrastinating)

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Michael

A few weeks ago, I was having a lot of problems concentrating on my thesis and getting anywhere with my writing. I was getting really frustrated and would often drift away from my writing to read something online. So, after … Continue reading →

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new draft of chapter 2

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Michael

So today I finished revising Chapter 2. There’s a whole lot left to do (2 more chapters which have been barely started, and then a conclusion), but I feel good about how Chapter 2 looks. action agents allows assumption audience … Continue reading →

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new draft of chapter 1

Posted on June 16, 2007 by Michael

I just emailed Lisa my new draft of Chapter 1. I’ll be honest — I’m not the biggest fan of revision. The major revisions I do when writing are as I write, and often my writing is done in quick … Continue reading →

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blog as palimpsest

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Michael

Note for Chapter 3: Following Geoffrey Sirc in English Composition as a Happening, can we view blogs as palimpsests, the constant putting new ideas or artifacts on top of old ones, a constant revisioning of ideas, a collage? Blogs, even … Continue reading →

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tag cloud of new chapter 1

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Michael

Here is a tag cloud of the draft of Chapter 1 I am turning into Lisa this morning: academic argue baoill become being believes bloggers blogosphere blogs boards brooke chapter claims class classroom comments community composition considered content conversation course … Continue reading →

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