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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Update

Ive been working diligently the last couple of weeks. My classes have been getting harder. This post serves a few purposes- namely, to give you a sense of how my english class has contributed to my changing self-narrative, perceptions and assertions.
In the beginning of the year, I wrote an informal introductury essay which made me reflect upon my own evoloving view of the self over the expance of my life. How I never realized my potential until I turned 16.
Now when I think over the course of even the last few months, my trials have turned my perceptions into something very different. I have generated a new paradigm, a schema of reality which has shifted very far from what it was only a few short months ago. Every detail of our lives changes who we are. Every whim and fleeting thought changes our cognitive physiology. And thus, I will begin by recounting a little about what we are doing in english class right now.
We were assigned an essay project where we assume the role of writer for the discourse community of our majors, mine being that of mechanical engineering. I initially thought this would be a cakewalk, but to my surprise I found hours of countless hours spent in the library pondering and reflecting topics to write about. My personal writers voice is largely literary, and I have little experience in scientific writing outside of lab-repots for chemistry and material science. Writing on thermodynamics, motion, and aerodynamics... even manufacturing processes is a monumental task and very draining. This has given me knew appreciation for the works of the millions of engineers before me, the volumes of books in the library which individuals have dwelled upon to produce knowledge out of their grappling and inquisitive minds. I was non-the-less intrigued, and very dreadful for the task and future which I know awaits me in this field. If I could only force my neurons to swallow a fraction of the lore in these books I would be very pleased. Alas, we are limited as nature had not- or had intended.
The paper which I must complete for this assigment will span 8-10 pages and I must argue some controversy in my field. This ofcourse is difficult as I must re-affirm. I have pondered many hours and am looking to some escape before I loose my sanity, if it has not already fled.
Thus ends my update, and there are more to come in the near future.