journal time

In this course, and many other English courses I have taken I have learned many different writing processes.  Luckily, my writing is not limited to just this course.  I can use these processes that I have learned when writing papers for other classes, when I have a job some day that requires me to write anything formal or even just a letter that I have to write.

I do feel that my writing has improved this semester. I believe my Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs have become better and I believe that I have figured out how to dissolve irrelevant information out of my papers. Sometimes I feel some information that I add is unnessecary and I have picked up on it a lot this sememter.

In the article, “To Save The Climate, Look To The Oceans,” the author does not use ethos enough. By using ethos more she can develop her ideas more and make her information and article more credible. I will be using this as my counter argument in my infographic. Ironically she also didn’t involve a counter argument in her article, being that incorporating some of her ideas and solutions may affect the environment even more depending on locations as they can get in the way of migratory patterns. I also am considering including that.

Evaluating sources before researching, or taking in new knowledge, is very important because the internet is filled with incredible sources, that are edited, opinion-based, bias, etc,. Wikipedia is a great example, It is very easy to edit and distort the truth. Throughout my education, we were told to use websites ending in .edu, or, gov, and use scholarly websites such as google scholar (authority). Things such as looking at when the article was written (currency), the reliability and trustworthiness ( accuracy) the importance of the information you are reading ( relevance ) are key septs in determining if a source is credible or not,

I found this article called, “Here are 5 reasons why the ocean is so important”. This article is written by Sean Fleming who reaches out to his audience about the five main reasons why the ocean is crucial to life on earth. This article would appeal to anybody who is interested in protecting our oceans and to the age group of older teens and up. He goes through each topic in order 1-5 and provides multiple statistics for each one. He even provides a graph for the reader under the topic, “it helps regulate the climate”. This article definitely supports the argument of my original article. They both connect ways how the oceans are so important to our climate and ways we use the ocean in a positive way. 

I found this infographic on easel.ly and the intended audience are people who don’t know how to detect fake news. The purpose of this image is to educate the reader on the consequences of trusting fake news as a credible source. This infographic uses rhetorical appeals such as ethos when talking about what ACC Professors require. This also uses pathos when stating, “trusting these false stories could lead you to make decisions that may be harmful to your health”. The author uses repitition to make their argument by continuously stating that fake news is harmful. The author also uses proximity when grouping his explanations into three separate categories; many believe fake news articles, fake news can affect your grades and fake news can be harmful to your health. Personally, this image enhances my knowledge on the many ways fake news can be harmful to individuals.

A piece of advice that stuck out to me in this article is that a "a memorable sentence makes immediate sense but sounds just slighty odd." This stuck out to me because as I began to think about that statement it became true. Things that stick out to us, or me at least, are things that aren't usually or aren't heard everyday. For instance the article quoted Kate Moss, "Nothing taste as good as skinny feels." I learned that using this type of sentence a good way to put a lasting impression on the reader and to also keep them involved with your reading.

What I found very interesting in the article was the stats they give you about the reader’s interests in this exploding digital universe. What I also found interesting was all the different ways to help make your writing better. I’ve heard some of them before, but one I never heard before was the incorporate multimedia. I wouldn’t think to put any pictures or videos in my writing. I think these techniques are very important because when following these rules, you come out with better writing that people can understand. Following the inverted pyramid and having short and simple sentences and leaving the reader wanting more can really help your audience understand the point you were trying to make without the audience having to reread or really try to think about what you were trying to say.

I think Johnson did an amazing job in the article,“To svae the climate look to the Oceans.” I think she provided great statistics and facts that backed up every claim she made. I also think she did a great job using pathos ethos and logos by the way she has facts but also tried to connect to us with personal stories. I completley agree with her article and i think she has some valid points.