Blog 12

Writing weekly blogs have given me more personal narrative practice. These have further allowed me to express what I am feeling and being able to put it down in words. I've been able to stay with writing my on my blog every week so that repetition could help in any future job that requires tasks turned in weekly. Throughout my academic career I know i will be required to write many essays in all types of classes, so the three research based papers have only positively helped me. The emphasis that you put on your teaching when going over rhetorical analysis and its entirety seems very beneficial for my education, as well. Though, the most beneficial thing that i found in class was when every week we would go over the readings in such depth that we'd bring up interesting discussion almost every time. Looking back, I would have to say that my best writing was my rhetorical essay. I felt as if i gained a lot by writing that specific piece, even though i was graded lowly because my lack of turning it in on time. This was my best writing because there were so many different details that i had to write about over one advertisement.

Blog 11..

My junior year English CB would be ranked #1 for the most demanding class. We were assigned many of papers throughout the year, but there was one project thats very memorable. There was just about 9-weeks left in the year and we were separated into groups of four. From then on, once a week our group would have to present a 20 minute presentation on given reading. This forced everyone to meet amongst themselves and develop solid presentation. The material would usually be divided into a section for the author, plot, setting, and the characters. Each individual person in the group would then go over their specific part in depth. At first, these presentations seemed like they were going to be a negative, but actually positively helped my public speaking skills. A few of my concerns when working with others are there almost always is one person that doesn't contribute what they were expected. This can hurt not only their grade, but the groups as well. The benefits include; being able to have more than your own opinion on the project, and less personal work to be done.

Blog 10

When I went about writing the beginning to our Inventing Arguments Essay, I started from scratch. Technically, I researched my topic a little bit to get a grasp on what i needed to write about. This technique seemed to work well for me, so far. I was able to get the first three pages done easily and without any trouble. My only hope is that I will be able to finish the last two pages as easily and effective. After looking into my topic more and more I became aware of a lot of facts I didn't know about steroids and its use in sports. My biggest concern would have to be making my argument powerful enough for my side. I want readers to be able to understand where I'm coming from and why I am doing so. To address this, I'm going to make sure I have enough interesting information to keep the readers engaged and for my side of the argument.

Cited Material

    In 1994, recreational bodybuilders attending a Welsh needle-exchange clinic completed a survey on feelings of hostility/aggression. Subjects reported significantly higher feelings of aggression towards objects, verbal aggression and aggression during training.  During the 6 to 14 week AAS period, other changes included significantly higher feelings of alienation, irritability, anxiety, suspiciousness, and negativism.