During my summer orientation, I attended the Expository Writing Academic Session. There I learned that Expository Writing would be a whole new level academically. In my high school’s English curriculum, students focused on analyzing classic literature and plays, whereas college-level Expository Writing is not limited to a specific genre of writing. Therefore, I need to take this class to broaden my horizons and experience all the facets writing has to offer, including politics, economics, nature, and so on. My best reason for not taking this course is that although I have AP credits for both English exams, the Pharmacy program does not allow me to waive Expository writing. Nevertheless, this class will prepare me for not just English, but also how to express my thoughts and research effectively in my field of study.
When The New Humanities Reader uses the phrase, “to use writing as a way of thinking new thoughts” (xviii), I believe this means a combination of both thinking creatively and also effectively communicating one’s ideas onto paper for others to understand. A “shared horizon” is one that encompasses a broad range of texts and establishes links between them all. Similarly, the authors heavily emphasize the everyday term “connecting.” Connecting is the practice of drawing inspiration from or developing bonds between separate divisions of learning. In my opinion, the rationale of The New Humanities Reader best describes its theme of connection with this quote: “In a certain sense, the current generation of college students and teachers needs to reinvent the university itself, not by replacing one department with another, but by forging broad connections across areas of knowledge that still remain in relative isolation” (xxii). As class begins, I look forward to developing my ability to think and write in this new way.
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