Mary- Rose Dunaway Ms. Lehmann English 2-2A 4 December 2019 Real Life Human Connections
Elizabeth Berg once said, “We are readers probably more than anything else.” Since time is a limited resource, we should carefully choose the articles that we give that time to. Frans de Waal’s article about human connections, titled “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect,” is certainly worth your time. The author’s background contributes to the quality of this article.
Frans de Waal’s qualifications include training in biology, serving as director of the Living Links Center which researches primates, and being a published author. He writes articles to inform readers about homo sapiens’ social behavior. His writing uses humor for entertainment, is informal by speaking directly to the readers, anduses vocabulary appropriate for everyday people. Though he refers to professional sources such as Kohler’s studies, we don’t have access to his sources.
De Waal’s format of writing is lacking subheadings for clarity. His introduction is indirect since his main claim comes late. His format lacks formality since his writing is more about entertaining the reader.
When looking at the article’s content, the introduction hooks the reader, but the main claim, that primates are impacted by other primates on many levels, is revealed in a clear and concise way in the conclusion. He uses examples of laughter, yawn contagion and imitation to show how humans and chimps learn through connection. This article is solid for educational purposes, butis not enough for research.
Frans de Waal’s background in biology, research in primate's social behavior, and published works makes this article appropriate for everyday readers. His writing style is entertaining and informal. Since his format is about entertaining the reader, the article lacks subheadings and section titles. The content is written in a way that hooks the reader, uses good examples to show connection, and concludes in a clear and concise manner. The content is not enough to be used for research purposes. De Waal’s article about human connection is worth reading if you want to learn about human connections in a concise, interesting article that’s written for normal readers.
Article Review Reflection
1. Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific. I had to read the article first. Then I had to go threw and look at all the main points in the article. After that I had to write the review on the Article.
2. What qualifies this paper as an informative essay? What are the requirements for a review and how did you meet them? My paper is qualified as a informative essay because it is informing you if the article I read would be worth your time or not. The requirements of a informative essay is you have to have a article you read then you need to look for the main mistakes or the things they did good and there article. After that you need write about the article. What you need to write about it is if they gave you the main point right away or if they made you wait a little while to find what the main point is. I meet these requirements by spending my time looking through the article and seeing if they made me wait for the main point or not. I made sure that the article would not waste your time or not or if it will be a big waste of your time.
3. What one piece of advice would you give someone writing a review for the first time? Why? I would tell them to read the article first then they needed to make sure that it gave the main point of the article to you right away or of it was later in the article. I would ask them if the Arthur gave you enough detail or if they had sections. I would tell/ ask them this because these are some of the main points of writing a article review