Analysis is the breakdown of something into parts or ideas and a discussion of description of those parts using a point of view. The writer collects information that is central to the argument he or she is examining and interprets the strengths and weaknesses of all sides of the debates.
I read the essay “High Schools Secret Life”, by Emily White. In this essay, White describes peer groups (cliques), and how they differ. Kids are tormented if they do not fit into these groups. White tells us that the cafeteria is the main meting place for these groups. The cafeteria is a place that will let you know if you have friends, and it is a place where kids are tormented and feel lonely.
Synthesis involves bringing together all of your opinions and research in support of your thesis. Get all of the facts, and whatever can directly be observed with your own opinion and conclusions to persuade your audience that your thesis is correct.
Bringing together my own opinions for this piece was not hard at all. Before I posted my response to the essay "High Schools Secret Life", I wrote; attending school is the hardest thing a child will have to endure. Kids will do anything to be accepted by their peers. They will lie, cheat, steal, tease, and torment others. Why do kids do this? Is it so others will accept them and think they are cool? Peer pressure will get them every time. There are leaders, and those that follow. Most of the kids that tease and torment others have problems of their own. Many of these problems start in the home and stem from the way they are raised. They torment others because they feel tormented inside. They are so miserable with their lives so they think it is ok to make themselves feel better.
The Discussion Board assignments definately helped me become more of a critical thinker.
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