tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post7247551226590587643..comments2023-11-05T07:27:43.837-05:00Comments on Narrative and Technology: Formal Blog #6 (Option #1)Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-53714663910273484142008-02-21T17:38:00.000-05:002008-02-21T17:38:00.000-05:00Good job, I think you summed up everything I notic...Good job, I think you summed up everything I noticed about the book.<BR/><BR/>While the decisions in the book might be more realistic than Cup of Death (Since everyone goes on dates), I thought the hostage situation and aliens were kind of overkill and obviously unrealistic.seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719120933128829989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-52919545855161273502008-02-21T14:27:00.000-05:002008-02-21T14:27:00.000-05:00Here's the great advantage of requiring the blogs ...Here's the great advantage of requiring the blogs to be done before an evening class: it makes sure that everyone (almost) does the reading well in advance, and it gives us all something to talk about, as well as, presumably, some forewarning about what other people are thinking.<BR/><BR/>Of course, that can backfire, at least from my point of view. Why? Because I can end up with a student who says everything about a text _I_ was intending to say, and then I have a dilemma. Do I go ahead and say it all, and look like I'm cribbing from your blog entry? Or do I say something else.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I exaggerate. This was a very nice discussion, from beginning to end, of some of the standout ways in which form & content relate in Clarke's book. Your discussion was so thorough, in fact, I think you could have benefited mainly from trimming some topic in order to have a more developed introduction & conclusion.Adam Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588769281227456640noreply@blogger.com