Question One- Yes, I do believe Said was responding to his critics, which believed he was defending the societies labeled by “Orientalism”.  Said explains that he was,                 Far from being a defense either of Arab or of Islam-as my book was taken by many to be-my     argument was that neither existed except as “communities... »

The Flower-Hayes article looked at how the brain begins the writing process.  Writers do not just write down what they say onto a piece of paper, but there is a complex process occurring as they write.  One of the main processes that occur is a central goal.  Depending on the writer, the main goal... »

Emig begins her essay by stressing the importance of verbal language on writing. Acquiring language without a doubt assists in the writing process because it enables one to generate ideas. These ideas then must be decoded into written characters. While talking creates ideas, acting as a sort of prewriting, it does not completely transfer... »

The cognitive process is quite the mysterious thing. Without any particular knowledge of the brain and it’s mode of operation, the cognitive process is a complex series of events that occur simultaneously and in such a rapid succession that they become difficult for most people to track. Fortunately Linda Flower and John... »

As soon as I read the title of this reading I became very curious.  I thought I had finally found proof of what my parents thought was a very poor way of studying when I was in high school.  I used to read my Social Study, Biology, or Literature books, synthesize, analyze, create diagrams,... »

Selber’s larger plan is clear. He argues that students need to be producers (not just users) of digital text and that these texts will largely be of a kind that “defy the established purview of English departments” and move instead “into the territory of writing and communication teachers” (122) It is evident that technology is... »