What kind of alcoholic beverage container does your writing resemble?
From the desk of Regan Hedges
with field research by Jim Harris and Theresa Vinic
While sitting in Baldwin discussing Theresa’s Honors paper, the writing process and how it differs from person to person came up. Theresa has to plan everything out, write an outline, write an introduction, and then write the rest of the paper. Jim, on the other hand, just sits down and writes, which may or may not include starting with an introduction. Then Jim went on to say that he always ends up with an introduction and thesis statement. The culmination of his writing resembles a martini glass-he starts with a broad statement, then narrows down his topic into a thesis statement. The body of the paper is narrow and straight to the point, and the conclusion spreads out again. I objected to this statement, because I feel that a martini glass is disproportionate to my writing. From there, Theresa, Jim, and I came up with a list of alcoholic beverage containers that could resemble how Albion Honors students write papers. The list is as follows:
