The Struggle for Meaningful Education

Authors

Maura Cullen, University of DaytonFollow

Course

ENG100

Semester

Spring

Instructor's Name

PJ Carlisle

Year

2016

Writing Process

This assignment was to create an informational synthesis essay that compared two different sources that were discussed in class, and give an example on how the topic has affected my own life. I read Walker Percy's text, "The Loss of the Creature," and carefully analyzed the meanings behind the "preformed complexes" that society pushes on people. Then I looked into Paulo Freire and Donald Macedo's excerpt, Literacy: Reading the Word and the World. This reading emphasizes the implications of literacy, and I spent most of my time trying to figure out the complex ideas that these authors are portraying. This assignment illustrates the connections that are apparent in both readings, and then shares an example of these ideas through how my literacy has expanded in my own life.

Award Winner

Excellence in Synthesis Writing

Recommended Citation

Cullen, Maura (2016) "The Struggle for Meaningful Education," Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://ecommons.udayton.edu/lxl/vol3/iss1/2