Reflections...

So I like the Rhetorical Analysis better than the Opinion Editorial paper... I'm okay with not being as creative. I really liked looking at others blogs and seeing what they do. I really liked the blog I chose to analyze. The writing center wasn't as helpful this time but it was still good. The peer review was also really helpful.

My roommate took this in Salt Lake.

Peer Review vs Peer Review

I liked the second review for our RA better than the first. I liked how there was more than one view point when we were reviewing our paper. I also liked how we had more time to actually read and think about what we are going to say. I really liked all the comments written down on the paper. The extra time to look at the other papers was definitely the thing I appreciated the most.

One thing I liked better about the Opinion Editorial review was that it was one on one and we could go into more detail. I don't know if I feel that way because I was the last one to go for the RA but I felt like I talked more about my questions about what the other person was saying with the first.

Now I'm off to do a paper for math....

Worries about Bread... Part 2

Funny story- Last time we had a free blog post I talked about how we just got a bread machine and how it never works out for us. 

This is our attempt number... I've lost count actually. My roommate forgot the yeast.

We have problems. 

The sad thing is that one of my roommates ate most of it anyway. 

Figurative Language

Tone: She uses quotes and words to make the end of the blog post uplifting and inspiring. It makes the reader want to do something to change. 

"You hear that Gandhi quote thrown around all of the time: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." So, it starts with me."

Pictures: She uses the pictures that she is arguing against to prove her point that we really shouldn't care about being "perfect." It creates a negative feeling towards them

Rhetorical questions: She asks why does our weight matter so much to the world, and what can we do to change it. 

She describes her awkward years so that we can picture it and we know what she was going through. 

Inner Beauty

“Food For Thought” is an effective argument to persuade women to see their bodies as beautiful how they are and not try to make their bodies something that they cant be. It uses pictures to draw emotions, personal stories, and strong words to create a feeling that what we see in the mirror is not what matters most.

Link. Link. And another link

So these are my three ideas for my Rhetorical Analysis.


The first one is about how we should be proud of our body and that it doesn't matter what our weight is. She is talking to all girls, not just the ones who have trouble with their weight.  

Link

This one the writer is a Member of the Church. He is writing to other members of the church saying that we should be kinder and less judgmental. It is a really good paper.

Link

This third one is a girl who is trying to prove that she isn't a hipster. It is kinda hilarious. She is mainly talking to her friends who have been giving her a hard time lately.

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Reflections

I liked my topic for my Opinion Editorial but I had so many ideas for it that it was hard to connect them sometimes. The Writing Center really helped me, and I kind of wish that I had gone earlier because it would have saved me from some frustration. Having other look at my work was also very helpful. The peer review went well. I don't like expressing my opinions on things so this paper was a challenge for me at times. But most of the time I really enjoyed writing it and the blog part of it made it so much better. I  have decided that like blog posts a lot better than writing a paper.

Here is one more Marching Band video. Hope you enjoy!