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Ariel Shapiro commented on the post, Blog 28: Reflect on the semester as a whole–what we’ve done, what you’ve learned, what you still want to know, what you enjoyed most, what you enjoyed least, texts that stand out, suggestions for me next time I teach the course, etc., on the site dburke31 5 years, 6 months ago

I couldn’t agree with you more. The gamut of knowledge covered in this course both in formal and informal ways is astounding. The literature we read taught us just as much as the class discussions. The learning […]
Ariel Shapiro commented on the post, Words Guide Thoughts in “Sorrows of an American” and “The Yellow Wallpaper”, on the site Brain Waves 5 years, 6 months ago

Nice parallel. Until this class I never really gave much thought to the relationship between language and our thoughts. The first day of class brought the issue to the forefront of my mind and throughout the […]
Ariel Shapiro commented on the post, Letter to Editors of The New York Times in Response Article “Can ‘Neuro Lit Crit’ Save the Humanities?”, on the site Brain Waves 5 years, 6 months ago

Interesting point of view. I don’t think scientists would take to kindle to this perspective and I imagine some authors would also protest. The idea that it isn’t the words on the page that are fundamentally […]
Ariel Shapiro commented on the post, Character vs. Personality, on the site Brain Waves 5 years, 6 months ago

Haha love the comic! You make a great point about the flexibility of the two to changing. I tend to agree with what you are saying, but I think the inflexibility of personality to change may have been overstated. […]
Ariel Shapiro commented on the post, Analysis of a Passage from Aleksandra Rogowska’s “Categorization of Synesthesia” (Research Project), on the site Brain Waves 5 years, 6 months ago

Can you imagine if all of a sudden your brain started to process the world in a different way for instance by exhibiting synesthetic abilities? I literally can’t imagine it… Anyway I think it is awesome how you […]
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