Tater Tot ~ Writing in the Disciplines

1. Was there a specific scene that got to you?  I would say that the entire documentary is very moving and overall filled with sadness and pain because I hurt for these young women. However, a scene that greatly impacted myself would have to be when the numbers of how many colleges report sexual assault appeared. In 2012, 45% of colleges do not report a single one sexual assault occurred. 88% of women sexually assaulted on campus do not report. Think about those statistics... pretty sad isn't it? The best years of your life can quickly turn into your worst nightmare with no support or concern from anyone. Claire Bond Potter, a former associate professor at Wesleyan University admits that it is not that an administrator wants a student to be harmed but their priority is to protect the university from being harmed. Melinda Manning, a former assistant dean of students from UNC- chapel hill, also admits that an administrator has to make it difficult for students to report so that t...

1. Claims require evidence This concept is best described in my own words as any idea that needs factual evidence too support that it is true. Making a claim without any factual evidence to support it makes the claim unreliable and "too" extraordinary. An example of how I needed to require evidence to support my claims is through my analysis papers. In college writing 2 I wrote a paper on the quality of food on college campuses, and in this paper I gave my input on the struggles of being a resident student when it comes to health and how so many other students at various of universities struggle with the same issue. I had to give evidence to support my claims which I did through a scholarly article that included charts and recorded studies on this issue.  2. Meaning has context This concept explains how meaning represents more than just what is being said, it provides an underline or "hidden" message that requires deeper thinking to it. I executed this conc...