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The purpose of this blog is to explore the viewpoints and philosophical writings of John Dewey throughout the course of his life with a specific focus on his concept of open-mindedness and notable developments of this concept before and after he is influenced by Chinese style and culture during his visitation to the country from 1919-1921. It is to be compiled and considered for use within the broader concept of a dissertation concerning Dewey's pragmatic viewpoints and experiences to be important theoretical background for developing a practical approach to multicultural writing/rhetoric classroom settings in an open-minded fashion, and arguing an importance in teaching the differential rhetorical styles between cultures.

Monday, September 8, 2014

A Quick Introduction


We’re definitely off to an interesting start! I arrived to the writing lab this morning at 9:00, but unfortunately they don’t open until 10:00 :\. So I spent my first hour browsing around Karen’s proposal, searching URI’s online libraries for resources, etc…  Due to the writing center hours, I’ll probably be working from 10:00-2:00 instead of 9:00-1:00 from now on.

I got into the writing lab at 10:00 to figure out that the laptop that I need had been signed out to someone else. Fortunately, URI does have an extensive catalogue of works online, so I was able to do some meaningful work, but I’ll have to see next week if I’d be able to reserve that laptop for each Monday. Ironically, the person that signed out laptop #1 is a friend of mine, so I was able to contact her and I’ll be getting it from her later this week.

I’ll be experimenting with writing style of this blog within the next few weeks, and I welcome any feedback. As of now I’m simultaneously summarizing and reflecting on the pieces that I read to illustrate my thought process more effectively. However if the style is hard to follow, I have no problem with changing it. Looking forward to the semester! 
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  1. UnknownSeptember 9, 2014 at 5:59 PM

    Thank you for creating and already posting on this blog. I like how you are doing a combination of journaling your experience through the process, analyzing the philosophy of John Dewey at the sentence level (as you explained to me was so important to do when trying to understand philosophy), and relating your interpretation of Dewey's work to my dissertation idea. I also appreciate your flexibility regarding your hours on Monday according to the lab schedule!

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