I wrote this paper like I would have any other paper. I make a thesis to work on and continue on that path. I write out my thoughts first as they come, as I think of each point, until I stop. The organizing of these thoughts and ideas happen after its all written so i can structure the paper and essentially my argument. I prefer to really think out what happens from the quote rather than really drawing from the work. So in this particular assignment i wrote of McLuhan’s talk of discoveries. I likened it to evolution and the advancement that he saw stemming from the mixing of ideas like the basis of his book. It really intrigued me when you think about the grand sense of things. Thus i just really talked about grand ideas but spent most of my argument supporting my points with details rather than make a variety of claims i was thinking about. i really focused on proving my points rather than developing my argument. I guess overall it was pretty simple to write since it was mostly in my mind rather than other peoples ideas. I guess i see McLuhan more like how the professor described as a visionary. looking back i kind of overlooked the importance of digital tools and media. I focused on my own ideas rather then those two ideas.
Quote i worked on
Our time is a time for crossing barriers, for erasing
old categories—for probing around. When two
seemingly disparate elements are imaginatively
poised, put in apposition in new and unique ways,
startling discoveries often result.
