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From Rhizome: "The multiple must be made. (...) Let us summarize the principle characteristics of a rhizome: unlike trees or their roots, the rhizome connects any point to any other point, and its traits are not neceesarily linked to traits of the same nature; it brings into play very different regimes of signs, and even nonsign states. The rhizome is reducible neither to One nor the multiple." (etc.)

Your task is to make a link or association from the quote to the course. There are four steps: 1) review, 2) re-state the quote, 3) find the critical principle, 4) and invent your theory.

First, read the quote in the context of the essay. Look over the essay and make sure you understand the context for the quote in the overall essay.

Second, write in the comment box below, re-stating what the quote means in your own words. Make sure that the subject of your comment is Re-Statement. When you are done, add the comment.

Third, write in the comment box below, stating the critical principle of the quote. The critical principle is the distinction or difference the quote is emphasizing. One way to approach is to ask what distinction it is making about books and writing. List contrasts you find in the quote (or that you are led to by the quoting), in the form: typical views of books/writing vs. "rhizome" views of books/writing. Make sure that the subject of your comment is Critical Principle. When you are done, add the comment.

Fourth, write the theory of multimedia writing and hypertext supplied by the quote. Make sure that the subject of your comment is Theory. When you are done, add the comment.

comments:

Re-Statement --jhabina, Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:53:27 -0500 reply
The main principle of a Rhizome is that it connects to anything and there are no rules governing its relationship to its connections.

Critical Principle --jhabina, Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:01:52 -0500 reply
The classical view of writing is that everything is structured and catergorized. For instance, a library is divided by subject and author. The Rhizome view isnt based on catergorizing but everything is linked. The Rhizome connection may not always be a direct connection but a connection can be found.

Theory --jhabina, Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:04:42 -0500 reply
In relation to the class, when we build websites they can be linked together but they do not have to be linked in any logical way. This is how a Rhizome works as well.