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Hey guys! So... this is my extension english assessment question... wondering if any of you had any thoughts or ideas on it?

"Writers are at the forefront of change. They cannot help themselves but to challenge accepted ways of thinking." How has this been seen in the texts you have studied for this elective?
Discuss in relation to any of the following concepts/paradigms:
- political
- economic
- scientific
- religious
- philosophical

It would be great if you could help :rofl:

 

[glitterfairy]

Calm down Break the question down. NB I'm feeling really braindead after uni so this is really an idiot's guide to answering the essay question, apologies to anyone who's wanting a more "academic" response

Something I've learnt since my HSC is that taking the time to form your own theories rather than jumping into the "OMG what techniques should I bring up/how many quotes per paragraph" bandwagon. Let's all figure out how we're going to answer the question before diving for a pen, yes?

"Writers are at the forefront of change. They cannot help themselves but to challenge accepted ways of thinking." How has this been seen in the texts you have studied for this elective?"

Can I say firstly I'm pissed that they're not really allowing an alternate opinion (eg I disagree with the "they cannoy help themselves" part) but that aside, it's really easy. Firstly, define "ways of thinking". Depending on your module, this could mean a number of things - for RFTG it might be "globalisation is set to take over the world so let's not bother fighting them".

Then, we do as the question assumes and challenge this way of thinking - eg "globalisation is NOT going to 'take over the world' and we should show that it CAN be fought through literature".

You may also wish to discuss the term "cannot help themselves" - does it mean "cannot mentally/physically help themselves", "have no other option", "feel morally compelled to ___", or something else? All of them could be correct. There's no right or wrong - it's really just how YOU interpret the question.

The point of the exercise is to a) get a grip on what the question is asking, then b) get a grip on how you're going to answer the question.

Once you know how you're going to answer, it's just a matter of deciding on the best pieces of "evidence" (ie techniques, concepts etc) to justify your argument. You will find that the stronger understanding you have of the question and YOUR 'theory response' to it, the less thinking you will have to do later on because the foundations are all there.

PS: You may find that people are able to help you out more specifically if you tell us what texts you are studying

 

[Oddy Nocki]

Hey guys! So... this is my extension english assessment question... wondering if any of you had any thoughts or ideas on it?

"Writers are at the forefront of change. They cannot help themselves but to challenge accepted ways of thinking." How has this been seen in the texts you have studied for this elective?
Discuss in relation to any of the following concepts/paradigms:
- political
- economic
- scientific
- religious
- philosophical

It would be great if you could help :rofl:

Please tell you did your assignment in purple pen.


Okay do what the last post told you.

The only other thing I have to add is. Throw in something about the economic and social status of the write effect his want to push bourndries. If they made money they wouldn't change anything. This is why artist tend to find a fomular and run it to the ground. And by being rejected by society (writern tend to suck at life) that set out to create a new group (be this the avant garde or whatever) this group allow them to pretend they rejected society and not vice verser( i'm not even sure if that's a word) and to mantain this new group's elite skills they must push bourdries or face the prospect of becoming like everyone else except no social skills.