During the course of the quarter, I feel that I have progressed somewhat. I've gained a lot of knowledge on rhetorical strategies and how to present arguments effectively. In the writings I have written, I feel that each writing works towards meeting the course goals. Logos, ethos, and pathos were strategies and ideas we were introduced to (if not already in the past) and were built upon throughout the quarter. The knowledge gained over the course of the quarter weren't only those three types of appeals. Rhetorical strategies like proposals helped reinforce the course and using rhetorical analysis in different situations have become easier throughout the quarter. I believe that I have made sufficient progress towards becoming a better writer this way. My first major writing in the quarter was shaky and quite uncertain in some areas. The autobiographical paper addressed my life and how certain items would represent parts of me or who I am in general. With this being the first major assignment, my usage of rhetorical strategies was vague and unsure. This most likely was because logos, ethos, and pathos weren't addressed very clearly and rhetorical analysis was pathetic at most for my first attempt. “It would have items inside that represent me in their own unique ways. Ranging from small to large, simple to complex, literal to abstract. This Cornell box would represent who I am as a person, who I see myself as, and who I am in the world” (Ngo Autobio 1). I would attempt to rhetorically analyze myself using the box in the manner quoted above and although I made a good start, the rest of the writing failed to address a major part of the course goal. As the quarter went by, I learned a lot more about strategies and simpler things li... ... middle of paper ... ...Ngo, Jullie U. “Autobiographical Cornell Box Paper” 09 March 2011 Ngo, Jullie U. “Cornell-styled Box Project” 09 March 2011 Ngo, Jullie U. “Cornell-styled Box Project Proposal #1 ” 09 March 2011 Ngo, Jullie U. “Cornell-styled Box Project Proposal #2” 09 March 2011 Ngo, Jullie U. “In Class Writing – Chuck Close” 09 February 2011 Ngo, Jullie U. “Little Red Riding Hood Cornell Box” 10 January 2011 Krumboltz, Mike. "The Man Who Isn’t There | The Upshot Yahoo! News." Yahoo! News. 03 Feb. 2011. Web. 06 Feb. 2011.. "Part Pepsi, Part Coca-Cola, and Part Cement Floor - Yahoo! News Photos." The Top News Headlines on Current Events from Yahoo! News. 03 Feb. 2011. Web. 09 Mar. 2011. .
I am always a little nervous and hesitant when I begin writing an essay. Ever since I was little I was an honor roll student, passed all my tests, was placed in honors and AP classes, and eventually graduated a year early from high school. I used to be so confident when I would begin writing a paper, I could finish it within a couple minutes. During junior year of high school, I began taking duel credit classes. I was passing all the classes so far until I reached English 111. It was an 8-week course and I started to get overwhelmed. All throughout the course I was having a little bit of trouble on the essays. I would still receive a passing grade, but it wasn’t an A. I began becoming a little discouraged and didn’t understand what was going
The first four weeks of CR510 have prompted this student to reflect on her years of teaching in the public school setting. Having experienced many similar complexities to the ones in the text, this student is sympathetic to the challenges facing those in the education system and is eager to find opportunities to offer a better solution for all involved. CR510 has strengthened this student's belief that a third party neutral can provide valuable benefits to educational systems at all levels.
helps us to behave within society rules. With that being said I believe it encourages people to have a sense of moral beliefs along with guidance. Which leads me to have faith that people are capable of separating there right from wrongs. Making themselves aware and in control of their own futures. For instants when I am faced with a difficult situation I know that it is up to me to make the choice not only to benefit myself, but to be concerned of those around me as well. It also ties in with the way we act, this is known as behaviorism the claim on minds and/or mental events in which they can be expressed in terms of behaviors (“Ontology”) studied by
Up until this year, before taking the class intermediate composition, I thought I was a terrible writer. I was right. Writing isn’t something that I enjoy doing, nor am I good at. Writing is difficult for me because I’m not very good at explaining things in a professional manner, that can be easily well written. While writing you are expected to make little to no mistakes, which is not something I’m great at. I am so much better at explaining things with verbal words rather than written words. I had not taken any extra writing classes before this year rather than the mandatory ones. Like I had stated before, I hate writing, with a passion. I dread writing anything, especially an essay for school, like this one. I’m
In my first paper titled, “My Own Graduation”, I was no well-versed with the idea of framing quotes. Analyzing them was the easy part, when trying to frame a quote by Maya Angelou I stated “Another quote that resonated with me personally is when Maya Angelou quotes a line from “Invictus “and says…” (Angelou qtd. in Alvarez). This framing was problematic because I did not explain what the quote was. In later works, I made sure to have top-notch framing, so I never had this problem again. In my final paper, titled, “Chasing Imperfect Perfection”, I feel that my framing was much better. For instance,
Multiple essays have been formulated during the duration of Composition 1. These essays have taught me an important lesson about my writing, failure is acceptable in order to grow. On the other hand, I made an important discovery last year that I want to study journalism and advance further in that field after college. From taking journalism classes, to blogging in my spare time, to always getting an A on my papers, I thought I had no room to improve. I was mistaken. Therefore, because of the rigorous essay work each essay brought, I learned more about how to write different pieces and grow from my “failure”.
Before I started this class I never knew what sociology was. I thought I knew, but I actually didn’t. I thought it was some boring study about the society that we live in, but I was proven wrong by this course. Through many different concepts taught I have been able to understand what sociology really is, and how to apply it to my daily life. There were many topics that we talked about in class that I can apply to my life be it school, work, home. Some of the many topics we talked about that really spoke to me were sexuality, race, and gender.
Initial Reflective Essay When I first thought of what I wanted to do with my life after college, the first thing I thought of was helping people. The next step in deciding what I wanted to do with my life was to examine how I could accomplish this goal. I started pondering and I was thinking about how much I love to take care of my body. Health care and personal hygiene has always been an important factor in my life. So I decided to major in Health Sciences.
Amy was a recently graduated psychologist who had just opened up a new practice. John, her friend since grade school, calls her up in the middle of the night. It was immediately apparent that he was in distress and he tells her that he needs someone to talk to. He begins to confide in her about how his life has gone downhill lately, at first losing his employment and then his house. This increase in stress has also led to marital problems because he has been taking it out on his wife and it has turned into physical fights. His wife has now left him and he has become really depressed even having thoughts of hurting himself sometimes.
I have never thought that essay writing could be so hard and stressful. However, when I started my first ESL course, which was ESL 263, I was proven wrong. First of all, I didn’t know anything about essay writing. That class was my first experience in English writing. I wanted to drop the class so many times. Essay writing was just so stressful. I remember our instructor telling us that ESL 263 is an easy class compared to ESL 273. Of course that freaked me out. I started questioning myself if I really want to continue studying. Obviously, I kept studying. Nonetheless, I wanted to drop ESL 273 also. I’m glad I stayed in this class because I learned a lot and I can see improvements in my writing. I can say I am ready for ESL 5. As I reflect
Thinking that I was strong minded and never looking at the negatives, ones suspicions changed my whole mind setting. After an endless wait in the mournful waiting room of the hospital, my name was called. The nurse brought us to Dr. Yazay's office where he confirmed his suspicions, and so began my life with scoliosis. Since the age of eight I have been swimming. I was a competitive swimmer for nine years, and now had to deal with a life without the activities I felt defined my identity. The treatment for my scoliosis involved wearing the most uncomfortable thing in the world which was a brace. With several restrictions on my physical activity, I had an abundance of free time on my hands.
One major skill that I have learned and improved on this quarter is analysis of the rhetorical situation. From the small exercises to the RA, I have gained a better understanding of rhetoric in text. But, a substantial
Over the course of my life in the real world and the academic classroom, language has played a significant role. Attending Spanish classes throughout high school into my first semester at Quinnipiac University has enabled me to expand and develop my communication and reasoning skills in the Spanish language. With this genuine self-reflection, I will discuss my capabilities and experiences regarding language learning, in this Spanish language course.
Although, the business model is not the same that strategy, it refers the system it operates and how it produces value for its investors, therefore, the strategy is the plan of action designed to develop the business model, and the tactics is an action plan , in short term. (Casadesus-Masanell, R., and Ricart, J.E., 2010)
Throughout the semester, I have learned verity of new things from this management class. Additionally, this class helped me to think critically and intellectually about decision making and time management. Since I believe these two things are very important in our everyday lives. At the beginning of the semester it was really hard for me to manage time schedules with my four classes. But I did progress a lot as to how I can manage time management. After taking ten different self-assessment exercises, I learned about myself better than before. I will consider two self-assessment exercises to reflect my strengths and weaknesses on this paper.