Wednesday, July 20, 2011

"Ain't So/Is Not"

At the beginning of the 4th paragraph, starting with "I offer my own adolescent experience..." the author effectively adds his voice to prove his point that intellectualism can be found outside of an academic setting.
Later Graff does this again, but better when he demonstrates how academic language can isolate your work and personal voice can reach out to more people by saying: "When you entered sports debates, you became part of a community that was not limited to your family and friends, but was national and public. Whereas schoolwork isolated you from others..."

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