Maybe I Do Get It

It is a few hours before the 2nd class, and I'm not sure what I should be doing on this blog. I'm happy to report that I've had a sort of epiphany after reading some of They Say . . . I Say. I didn't realize that the purpose of academic writing was to enter into conversations that have been going on and on (some for more than a thousand years!). Now that I know that, I see the necessity of knowing what has been said and is being said. I never gave much thought to the "they say" part of writing. I was interested in the "I say" part. Now I must admit that I have been doing some pretty deadly boring writing.
Eager to find out what Dr. Donna has for us this evening . . .