Neuroscience and behavioral biology and scientific writing in general have a very unique writing style when compared to English writing. Unlike the writing that we encounter in this class, scientific writing generally involves the use of the scientific method. In order for experiments to be considered valid, an experiment must clearly follow this method. Researchers must develop a hypothesis, devise an experiment, and conclude whether the evidence gathered supports or oppose the hypothesis. English writing, on the other hand, tends to be very descriptive. Unlike English writing, a neuroscience paper must incorporate numerous pieces of evidence to support the assertion being made. Using one piece of evidence such as a case study in scientific writing will be criticized. In English writing, the author may utilize anecdotes or even just one line of evidence. Further, in English writing, the use of one line of evidence is have to criticized. Additionally, if a scientific paper provides evidence and the methods used to gather the evidence, the paper will be very difficult to dispute. An example of this would be published research articles in journals that clearly provide the conclusion. Such conclusions are very hard to dispute. In English writing, papers can be very opinionated. Common rules regarding scientific writing include being objective and concise. In scientific writing, the usage of the word “I” is not preferred. An example of a type of communication that neuroscientists’ use is the lab report/manual, which is not commonly observed in English writing. Methods of research in neuroscience generally use functional brain imaging and various other scientific devices. On the other hand, methods of research in English tend to involve interviews and reading. Lastly, in scientific writing timeliness is very important as new discoveries are constantly being made and thus the field is changing.
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Through our class discussions and the book "Matzoh Ball Gumbo" by Marcie Cohen Ferris, I have learned that the Jewish religion has certain foods associated with it. These foods include bagels, Matzo, Matzoh ball, and Challah. Further, Marcie Cohen Ferris claimed that the food was part of the Jewish identity. To me this is an interesting finding because I never thought a religion could foods associated with it. Born to Muslim parents, I could not think of any particular food that all Muslims ate. As a Pakistani-American, however, there are many foods that are directly related to this cultural identity. This food includes biryani, chicken tikka, naan, and many other foods. I did not seem to cherish the home-cooked meals my mom would cook until it was gone. When I started my freshman year at Oxford College, I began to realize how much I missed the environment. The numerous trips to Lils' (Oxford dining hall) constantly made me crave a hot, home-cooked dinner. In a sense, college made me develop a taste for the cultural foods that Pakistanis eat. Additionally, in our class discussion we also discussed the traditional role of Jewish woman, which included the task of cooking meals for the family. Similar to that role, traditional Muslim woman are also heavily involved in the cooking aspect in addition to taking care of the children. In addition, my mom, like many Jewish mothers, would also force everyone to have dinner together at the table as opposed to whenever I got hungry. In conclusion, much like the foods that many Jewish people eat, many cultures including mine have a variety of foods that are crucial to ones identity.
A very stark contrast appears to be made between Stella Suberman’s The Jew Store regarding the relationship between African Americans and Jews after the Civil War, and how Rosen describes the same relationship in Jewish Confederates prior to the Civil War. In Jewish Confederates, Rosen asserts that Jews looked down upon African Americans and that many Jews also owned slaves. For example, Rosen claims that German Jewish immigrants favored slavery simply because many non-Jewish German immigrants opposed it. From this observation, it can be concluded that southern Jews saw slavery as a way to integrate into southern culture. Further, many Jews also supported the confederacy because it was a way to integrate into southern society. Additionally, Jewish tradition also influenced the Jewish support of slavery. Jewish tradition mandates loyalty to the lawful government, thus many Jews supported not only slavery but also the Confederacy. Further, Rosen states that there is no evidence for Jews supporting slavery out of intimidation. Rather, Jewish support was a result of freewill. However, in the “The Jew Store”, Stella Suberman discusses the relationship that her family (in particular, her father) had with African Americans in Concordia. The relationship described by Suberman is extremely different than the Jewish ideology described by Rosen. For example, during the time period discussed by Suberman, it was not very common for African Americans to be salesman and directly sell to Caucasian people. However, Suberman’s father hired an African American and allowed him to sell goods to Caucasians in his store in Concordia. Based on the relationship that Rosen describes prior to the Civil War, it would seem highly unlikely for African American and Jews to work collectively or interact. It would be interesting to further research this relationship after the Civil War.
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