Climax?

The climax was not what I had originally expected. I previously thought that the climax would consist of a war between the remaining humans and the Andys. The actual climax did not disappoint me, but based on the twists and turns of the book, it was not what I expected. Overall, I really enjoy the book thus far. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? started off as a slow read, but picked up quickly once pieces started to fall together. The book tended to build on previous concepts and really make you think about a possible Apocalypse.  For a majority of the reading, I wondered why animals were so important to human life. Once Rick tested Rachael Rosen using empathy questions that involved animals, I began to understand why they were so important to the story. Humans really love animals and feel empathy for the ones who are harmed or die. The Androids however, do not feel empathy towards the animals. Once it became more clear why the story was so fixed around animals, I began to understand the author's thinking behind using animals as a sort of indirect focus point.

Ch. 11 Writing as a Problem Solving Process. A&B

      I found the idea of revising your paper globally as well as locally to be interesting. Making changes locally to a rough draft is a concept I studied in high school. We did not touch on the concept of global revision. In high school English, we never revised our ideas or the structure of our papers. We simply would change local aspects of our paper to allow our papers to flow more clearly. Globally revising a paper can change the structure of your paper so that the local points of your paper better emphasize the main concept of your work. If I had studied global revision in high school, I would most likely be a better writer now.

Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep?

        In the book Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep I found it very strange that animals seem to be the most important possession to the people. Apparently owning an animal is a symbol of wealth and success. I do not understand why they would be so focused on owning an animal, that they would spend a ridiculous amount of money just to have one. They are living in a time full of nuclear fall out. It would make more sense if they used that money for food or something. After all, there was a nuclear war so one would imagine that goods are very expensive due to how rare the good might be. I am curious to read on and try to figure out why any type of animal is such a coveted possession.

Concepts of A&B

Allyn and Bacon's Guide to Writing has many useful concepts. Although, I did not find the concepts to be interesting. The concepts themselves were described in greater detail than I have seen in my high school classes. I also found the strategies tables throughout the chapters to be the most helpful. A&B set the tables up in a way that will be very useful when writing a thesis, and trying to grab the reader's attention. My general ideas about writing did not change. However, the depth that I understand these concepts is much greater than before.

Eng-151 First Post

English 151's purpose, is to help it's students become much better writers. The reading I am most exposed to comes from online articles and text book readings. Most writing I am exposed to comes from assignments for my classes. My exposure to technology is mostly computers and cell phones.