Blog #5: Peer review

Ideas- Overall I would say that the paper has a lot of information that is needed for the paper to flow and make sense but the transitions between the broad ideas are a little bit abrupt. Maybe to improve this you could expand on some of your ideas and bridge gaps together with connections between … [Read more…]

Blog #6

Here is my strategy of how I am going to tackle this paper. After the peer review session I have a few goals regarding what I plan to do with this paper. First off I need more material in my paper. I barely touched up on Southan’s writing in my paper. I want to have … [Read more…]

Blog #3

Southan wrote about how Art is an attempt at helping others. He said that there are many artists and we could do without a vast majority of them because the world doesn’t need more art. According to Southan the best way to really make a difference is to go do something about it instead of … [Read more…]

Blog #2

Through the second reading of Southans writing I feel like I had more of an understanding of the points he was trying to make. Re-reading also improved my understanding of the philosophical part of what he was saying. The first time through I had completely missed what he was saying about the child drowning in … [Read more…]

Blog #1

“I want to thank anyone who spends a part of their day creating. I don’t care if it’s a book, a film, painting, a dance, a piece of theater, a piece of music. Anybody who spends part of their day sharing their experience with us. I think this world would be unfortunate without art.” Pg. … [Read more…]

About me

Hi my name is John “Jack” Mckechnie and here is some information about me. I am currently on the Med. Biology track at UNE. My interests are very adventure driven. I love to surf, which usually involves driving up and down the coast chasing swell. I’m excited for the opportunity to spend a semester in … [Read more…]