Congratulations! You have made it to the end of the semester. For your final post/comment, I’d like you to reflect on the following quote: “Writing is really a way of thinking — not just feeling but thinking about things that…

Identify a scene where a character is “researching.” What kind of research is it? How does it help the character with his/her overall goal? How is this research related to a personal experience? personal goal? personal desire? What methods of…

By now, you should have a clear idea of the question you’ll be answering through personal experience and outside resources. I would like us to now experiment with style using strategies we’ve learned from Pelias. Please respond to one of the prompts…

Pick one personal experience that Ronald Pelias shares in his auto ethnography, “The Academic Tourist.” Reflect on the way the author describes this experience. What kind of language does he use? Then, consider the definition of an auto ethnography: Using…

Pende Sawadogo The function of the log book within security workplaces serves as a record of the people who have entered and exited a specific location. According to the security team, (n.d.), it is “used for keeping information about related…

Sometimes, the best way to generate a question that is related to the personal and the cultural is through reflecting on the “core components” of our identity. Core components include: 1. things you have (e.g., I am a mom –…

Autoethnography conventions: challenge traditional writing can be in first person/mostly is in first person addresses unanswered questions includes new and unique ideas from outside research shares personal knowledge relate it to a larger community/connected to a larger community challenge standard…

Should we have a Standard form of American English? Please post your belief as a comment.

Your research questions that will guide your auto ethnography can be deeply personal or cultural. For example: What does it mean to be a woman of color? Why am I so insecure about being a woman in academia? Let’s generate questions…

Joel Ortiz Medical records are frequently exchanged between all professions in order to provide the best possible care for the patients. Medical records are a history of a patient’s medical history including care, previous treatment, prescriptions, diagnoses or medications taken.…