Brett Miller
11/26/18
Eng-110
Professor Jesse Miller
Learning Outcome Two
In the final draft of paper three “Reconsider the Lobster,” evidence from the texts were crucial to the success of the paper. Taking good quotes that helped support your thesis, your current idea, and helped explain why I felt a particular way was very important to help strengthen the text and engage the reader. In order to use a quote it has to make sense and help support whatever it is you are talking about. It should help connect back to your thesis, but this will only happen if you explain the quote and don’t leave it out to dry. For example in paper three I use Caitlin Doughty as a source and she provided some very unique perspective.
“An a interview with Caitlin Doughty, a present mortician. She talks about her job and what she does. An obviously hard thing to do is be around death every day as Doughty does, but she has a different view on death. She unlike other people have no problem speaking openly about death. For most people death is an awkward and uncomfortable conversation, however Doughty feels the opposite. As Doughty talks about it she says “my philosophy is honesty, it’s liberating to talk about death honestly and openly.” Facing death makes her feel better then hiding it from it. Would it make us feel better watching the lobster boil rather then covering it with a pot?”
I first tell you write away who I’m talking about, then I explain her idea which helps explain why my quote is in there. I then give the quote and right away ask a question to the reader that connects with the idea, and thesis, as well as show you a little bit of my thinking. This is how you engage with quotes and use them to their full potential in writing.
