Writer’s Reflection I really enjoyed doing this inquiry overall. I think that by having so much freedom with how we were able to present the project, not only made the project more interesting, but also more challenging as well. Not having strict guidelines gave me …
Porn, News, and Anchorman: the Ascent of Women in Media by Andrew Mortensen
Writer’s Reflection After the work I put into this project, I feel confident submitting this essay. Peer reviewing, meeting with you, and finalizing my draft helped out a lot and I’m pretty confident this is some of my better work. I’m most proud of the …
Gender Roles in Television: A Correspondence to Context by Benjamin Mates
Writer’s Reflection I thought that this assignment was a manageable challenge. The prompt wasn’t too broad or too specific, so I was able to easily answer the prompt while, at the same time, exploring more specific ideas related to gender and texts. I enjoyed close …
Analysis on Foucault by James Harrison
Michel Foucault creates a depiction regarding what it means to be an author in his essay, “What is an Author?” The depictions range from the attitude and format of the writing to the social construction of an ideal author. While the composition acts as a …
Writing and My Future by Lauren Schmidberger
As I move forward through my college career and professional life thereafter, I will constantly be using the lessons I have learned throughout this semester in English 112. One day, I hope to be an influential high school English teacher, so to say the least, …
A Semester Over; A Writer Changed By Jacqueline Black
The purpose for writing has a different meaning to everyone, yet it cannot be denied that it has an incredibly powerful purpose, even if we cannot decide on a universal definition. However, I believe writing is a way to convey the ideas that can be …
The Old Spice Man by Kathleen Antonelli
We all know those guys, the ones at the gym with the barbells, the sweaty tank tops and the spandex shorts. Unless my nose has been misleading me all of this time, I would say those guys need a shower. Next time I run into …
No Escaping Diversity By Katherine Killeen
Writer’s Reflection For my rhetorical analysis, I selected an article from the Miami Student and identified the various persuasive moves that a rhetor makes when appealing to an audience. In this assignment, I identified what the author is trying to argue, but more closely, how …
School Sport Standoff by Katelynn Haack
Writer’s Memo I decided to discuss this topic because it is a major concern for my hometown. Throughout high school, eliminating sports was always threatened as a way to save money, but the plan never carried through. Because of the economic situation of the school …
America’s Idol Weebly Website by Molly Babbington
http://americasidol.weebly.com/index.html I plan to create a satire based off of the TV series, American Idol. Specifically, I am going to base it off of their website. American Idol is one of the more popular TV series of the Era. With over 3 million viewers per …
To Gain Another Is To Lose Yourself by Miranda Lazar
“To Gain Another Is To Lose Yourself”: Gender Construction of Marriage Displayed in Bewitched and Charmed Through cultural text, the changes in gender roles and expectations can be visible. The expectations for both men and women can be distinguished through the previous decades and the …