I think finally I understand what the instructors were trying to teach us about the difference between analysis and our own opinion. Analysis is being able to write a piece of essay, take it apart and put it back together so that we can get to the main point. The piece I chose on critical thinking was called “Family Tradition” which I thought was my strongest essay for this class. However, the instructor indicated that it was an improvement over the other two essays I wrote, it still needed some improvement. The instructor also indicated that my thesis did not get at the issue and with that, I do agree with her. It did not point out the changing of the tradition. You can put your time and energy into the essay but if you do not argue your point for the readers, you can miss bringing out what you are trying to get across to them. If we were to read this essay we might ask what has disappeared from the tradition and what has taken its place.
The tradition of sitting around the dinner table for a meal is conveniently being substituted by the fast food industry. Families can sit anywhere they like during mealtimes; in the car, in front of the television or the computer, on a park bench watching a child’s sports game or whatever after school activity there might be.
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