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One thing I have enjoyed about this course is the layout in which it was taught. It was really easy to understand the content because it flowed in order of which needs to be done first. Being able to understand how to make an outline helped when it came to learning about drafts, which then helped when learning about revision. The main thing I think that could help with improving this course would be doing more activities similar to the email chain. This was a very engaging and creative activity that helped me understand the format of an email. Overall I think this was a very well taught course, one that I gained a lot of knowledge from!

The writing process is not restrictive to just an English course. It can be adapted to fit whatever style/structure you are working with. By using the components of the process such as, an outline, multiple drafts, and revision you can apply it to other courses. Personally, I have used the writing process for a PowerPoint presentation in UNI and for a current event presentation in literature

This semester I have definitely improved in my writing skills. When it comes to finding evidence and being able to compile a variety of facts and put them into a cohesive argument, I think my skills are up to par.

It is important to evaluate a source before you use it to make sure that the source is reliable. Without checking the credentials of your selected source, you open yourself up to the possibility os false information. When thinking about an article, you have to examine the author, publication, website presentation, everything that aids in your articles effectiveness needed to be fact checked. So when looking for a reliable source stay away from the articles on webpages with ads, or with no information about the author or publication, and always find more than one source so that way you can prove the information on display to be accurate.

The main counter argument to the authors claim that all men and women should be held to the same standards within the military is, women hold the potential to get pregnant which in a structure such as the armed forces the loss of a member throws off the whole group dynamic.

This image came from the article “Combating Sexism: women and the military draft”, this is the article that I had previously done a rhetorical analysis on. The audience for the article was any armed forces enthusiasts and mainly the female population. The purpose of this image was to connect something with such high a stature as Rosie the riveter with the concept of requiring women to register in the draft. This image is the use of pathos and ethos. With the use of pathos, the audience sees army Rosie as a figure of empowerment that engulfs very deep emotional feeling. Ethos is the credibility behind the image of Rosie, because it has been used many times before in other feministic movements.

“The idea that we would draft our daughters to forcibly bring them into the military and put them in close combat, I think, is wrong. It is immoral.” This quote was stated by Ted Cruz a state senator. The author of the article introduced this quote of a position of the opposite claim. She argued that it is realistic to expect the same out of women as is expected out of men especially in the military. Cruz’s claim is the opposite, stating that he doesn’t see to equality in sending women into the military at all. The quote was very successful in fulfilling its purpose, as providing more evidence for the authors claim. This specific quote is an example of pathos because of the emotional appeal it carries for the audience.

When receiving a peer review the comments that I find most helpful are the ones that are brutally honest. If you are asked to peer review someone's writing, it is because they want your opinion NOT because they want a bunch of superficial compliments. It always helps to have another set of eyes read over your writing, however the sole purpose of a peer review is to receive feedback, without it your work will never reach its full potential.

The use of these tactics made this article very successful in conveying their point that women should not be kept from the military or any other opportunity that may be presented through the armed forces.

Rhetoric, is the art of persuasion that is used in writing and speaking. There are 3 types of rhetoric called logos, ethos, and pathos. When it comes to rhetoric, a negative or a positive connotation can be connected. Normally, confrontation is present when someone is trying to use persuasion in an argument. However there are civil disagreements that end in very positive outcomes. Rhetorical analysis is good when it comes to argumenative pieces. Being able to break apart and decipher the meaning of a rhetorical text could allow you to become better informed of the purpose of the text. 

Looking back on our first project, “letter to your younger self” there was definitely a process that I went through in order to achieve a final drafted letter. The first thing I did before writing anything was create a timeline of main events that I felt impacted my reading/writing career. After creating the timeline, I chose the 3 main events that I felt held the biggest impacts and elaborated on those events within my letter. After writing my letter I read it out loud to myself to make sure it made sense, and then I also asked my roommate to read it to make sure she could understand it as well. The most useful part of this process was the outlining by the use of the timeline that I did before I had wrote anything. This allowed me to know what I was writing about and how I wanted to present it. The main thing I think I need to work on with my writing process is the revisions. I appreciated the input of my roommate, however next time I will be asking several people to peer edit my work so that I can have diverse, unbiased feedback.

The purpose and reading and writing is to expand your thinking in a creative and intellectual manor. This enables you to observe the details in everyday tasks and situations, as if you were reading a story.