The professor and the madman!

It is very interesting to read how a dictionary is made. It has to be very hard to decide which words to even use! I found it very interesting when Murray went to visit Minor and found that he was an insane murderer. I keep getting the message that though someone is a murderer or homeless or anything less than a scholar, they are still capable of producing effective writing. I am not sure if this is the point that is supposed to come across.

I also think that this book relates greatly to our assignment on making a dictionary of slang! After reading this story, I am actually looking forward to making the dictionary! I remember Dr. Kist saying to write down the words that we hear being used as slang nover the next few weeks. This makes the assignment even more closely related to this book. Allowing others to contribute to our assignment will help to get the perspective of so many people!

Hungry Minds

I know that the point of this article is to get us thinking about how writing can effect the lives of all people, even the homeless, but I found myself sympathizing with the fact that these people are homeless and cannot eat when they want to. In the beginning of the article when it talks about the men who go through the line three or four times, I felt myself wanting to help these people find ways to take care of themselves, not to want to write.

I did, however, enjoy the part when the author named some of the people who have participated in the writing workshop, and what they wrote about. It is interesting to see the points of view of people who are in these types of situations. I think that having someone who has had success with one of these workshops would be a great speaker for students! Looking at how going from almost nothing to having great success would be a good motivator for students.