Response to the in Class Question

Since I will be absent for class I am combining two responses into one post.
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I wish we would delve deeper into the text. I feel that there should be two components to our discussions the text and the issue at large. In my opinion there should be more emphasis on the text. We should use that as a map which can channel us through the larger scale of the topic. I would like to hear more direct quotation and more tie ins to the text. Also I would like to discuss the text on a different level as well. I think it would be interesting to analyse the text by looking at how it was written. We have read many different articles all with different authors and therefore with different stlyes and methods to approaching their topic. I think it would help us grow as writers to break down and pull apart how someone else writes.
The reading I found most interesting was Alain De Botton's "Workers of the World, Relax". I found it interesting because in the past several months I have thought more about jobs and career choices than anything else. This observation about american culture and work hit home, "We are unique...in allowing our choice of work define who we are..." When reading this I had one of those "lightbulb" moments and thought about how true this observation is. I find this especially true for college students who are in ann akward pre-work stage. We are very much defined by our majors ("work") within the campus life. I have lost count how many times I have introduced myself as , "Hello, I'm Emily and I'm a Crafts major." I do feel like my major defines me. Does that apply to anyone else?