Writer’s Reflection I enjoyed this inquiry assignment. I haven’t looked at a book from different background approaches before and found the variety within The Human Stain to be surprising. I enjoyed the group panels and this paper because they all helped my understanding of the …
What’s Real vs. What’s Unreal by Madison Reger
Writer’s Reflection Inquiry 1 was a learning experience, and I feel like it taught me a valuable skill, close reading. I had never really “close read” before this assignment, but I feel like it is a good technique to know and although it felt rushed, …
Helpless and Innocent No More by Kelsey Freson
Picture a girl with a head bigger than the circumference of her waist and curves leading to her chest and hips that mimic a replica of the Grand Canyon. The hair atop her head never strays out of place and there is nothing but the …
The Search for a Bicultural Identity by Alysse Illigh
Writer’s Reflection I really enjoyed writing this essay. Because the prompt was open ended, it gave me the opportunity to be creative in my writing. I think I did a good job of supporting my main claim, that the differences between Chinese and American life …
Peace, Love and Spray Paint by Peggy Bullerjahn
Picture this: You’re walking down the street on a beautiful San Francisco day. You just took your mother, who is in town visiting, to the very popular China Town. On your way back, you two are laughing about your uncle’s dumb decision to spontaneously shave …
My Reflective Narrative by Chelsea Frank
Writer’s Reflection The idea my paper would have to focus on was fairly obvious to me once I thought it over for a bit; the narrative about how I spoke differently than your average high school graduate due to my upbringing was really the only …
A Different Medal of Honor by Megan Schaefer
It was the summer of 2008. School was right around the corner, and fall sports were in action. It was the last day of volleyball tryouts, and everyone was exhausted, due to the long week of strenuous conditioning and intensive drills. I had been playing …
A Year of Lying by Samantha Thurman
When people think of Smoothie King they think of nutrition, health, and losing weight. It’s not exactly the same for the people who work there. My coworkers and I used to joke about how our job is not to sell smoothies or get people to …
“So Much Has Changed in a Year,” Sarah Marie Noonan (2011) — Inquiry 5
Reflecting on something is not always the easiest thing to do. It is hard to remember what all happened over the course of a semester or a year and therefore your reflection may be a little off. However, reflecting on written works allows for a …
“Baking and Writing,” Kaitlin Pizzimenti (2011) — Inquiry 5
Two things I enjoy doing are writing and baking. I think, that writing is a lot like baking. And to write a good piece of literature, whatever it may be, is like baking a delicious cake. Marble cake is one of my favorites. I have …
“Air Pollution” Carlos Suarez (2011) — Inquiry 4
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“The Road to Success,” Sam Illig (2011) — Inquiry 5
Throughout the academic year I feel that my writing skills have improved a tremendous amount. I feel that due to my college writing experience, my approach to beginning a paper has changed for the better. I have acquired new tools to help me convey my …
“My Life As a Writer,” Tessa Newland (2011) — Inquiry 5
Going into high school, I did not understand how some people are ‘good’ writers while others are not. I could not grasp the concept of working on a paper as much as I would study for a test. I wrote essays, revised them for grammatical …
“Merit Pay,” Taylor Wucinich (2011) — Inquiry 4
For this fourth inquiry, I composed two public service announcement (PSA) scripts, concerning teacher merit pay. In my first PSA a woman, playing the role of a mother, was speaking to an audience of parents about the risks and potential harm of merit pay for …
“The Pepsi Generation,” Nikki Resor (2011) — Inquiry 2
Writer’s Reflection The advertisement I chose to rhetorically analyze was a Pepsi commercial that was aired in 2006 during the Super Bowl. This commercial features Britney Spears as an icon in past generations; each scene involves the refreshing goodness of Pepsi and how young people …