Visual Analysis Reflection

The first writing piece i choose from my portfolio was visual analysis. The visual analysis personal was one of the hardest paper I had to write for this semester. It was so challenging because I could not follow the process which I was adjusted to writing to which is, collecting data about a subject and writing about the research I found . With the Visual analysis we were instructed to choose a piece of public visual rhetoric and analysis it using rhetorical terms such as pathos, logos, and ethos. I needed to express my freshly learned rhetoric terms towards a image, than transform what i was seeing into an 4-6 page essay. After revising my paper I was able to see my growth as a writer. It was actually amazing it see the two papers side by side. At first I was

Unfortunately the trophy was not descriptive enough for a complete essay. Once I had my meeting with Professor Young she guided me in another direction. The direction see guided me into was the centenary wrestling room. I began to restart my essay this time i was writing about the wrestling room here at Centenary. By writing about the Centenary wrestling room I was able to use all my senses which lead to more Rhetoric. I was able to focus on the physical traits as well as the logos of the room and being apart of the room. One example of the physical traits, is the navy blue walls was and the inspiring writing one those walls. An example of the logos,I was able to express the sweat and blood i saw from my teammates and I, and the awful smells that perfume of the room. One of my favorite parts of the paper was writing about the feeling of achievement and amazement of many recruits feel walking into the wrestling room for the first time. Also I was able to express my personal feeling when i was introduced to the room the first time. Professor Young left