In the beginning, I wasn't sure what to make of my critical theory group. We had such different tastes, and had trouble from the start. First, it was hard to pick out a critical theory we could all agree on. Then, after we had chosen the Marxist theory, we each took our own perspective on what it meant, focusing on aspects that didn't always align very well. It wasn't until Professor McDermott came in that we truly came together in our interpretations and made a thesis statement. We decided to look at power within King Lear, especially the process of gaining more. However, even though we now had a thesis statement, we still didn't totally agree on the content we would use for our paper. At one time, Marybeth and I flat out disagreed, to the point where it seemed more time efficient to take out that specific paragraph than rewrite it in the way that would please us both. Little conversations/arguments such as those truly made our paper, and even our presentation, great. We found new and interesting ways to combine all our ideas through the process of give and take. We also developed a greater appreciation of each team member's perspectives as we talked through our problems. Although there were tough and numerous bumps in the road, our group became better from them. Without those trials, we would have understood Marxism and King Lear nearly as well as we do now. http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidroth/2013/07/29/supporting-healthy-conflict-in-the-workplace/#c0613e8577ba
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On Thursday, we had a guest speaker, Dr. McDermott, come into the class to discuss Shakespeare with us and give us advice for our Shakespearean Drama Project. The discussion was very interesting and helped me understand how important Shakespeare was to England, as well as what elements make a culture. Overall, it gave me a good insight to how much we reley on Shakespeares's works today. After the discussion everyone broke into their groups while Dr. McDermott came around to talk with our presentations. She came to our group first, which meant we received ample time to talk about our project together. Dr. McDermott was extremely helpful to my group. She gave us more characters to consider, explained important parts of our play (King Lear) that we could use in our paper, and explained our critical theory (Marxism) in great detail. These elements gave us more information to put into our paper and gave us a clearer vision of our presentation. Before that conversation, our group wasn't quite together. We each were interpreting the purpose of our paper a little differently. With Dr. McDermott's help, we came together in our purpose, making our paper much look much less daunting to write. http://www.neindiaresearch.org/where-to-find-expert-help-with-your-paper-writing |
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