This year Barbie, known as the number one doll brand in the world, has dramatically reconstructed its image as a company through the production of a diverse line of more realistic dolls. The new line of dolls includes a curvy, tall, and petite Barbie, …
“Malaysian for a Week,” Sara Tyson (2016) — Inquiry 1
Writer’s Letter. Dear Reader, This essay was about my experience in using rhetoric as a way to convince my Malaysian family that I could adopt and perform their culture as well. Being noticeably American, my Malaysian family always excused me for not being able …
“For Ladies Only,” Caroline Pepping (2015) — Inquiry 4
Check out Pepping’s website here: http://peppinca.wix.com/forladiesonly In converting my argument concerning feminism from Inquiry 3 to a media form, I decided to use a different rhetorical perspective by creating a satirical website that would mock the way society deals with the oppression of women. By doing …
“Finding My Voice in English 111,” Lauren Murray (2014) — Inquiry 5
Check out Murray’s web portfolio at: http://murrayln.wix.com/eng111 I started out with a working understanding of rhetoric. Intuitively, I knew how to recognize logical, emotional, and credibility claims, and how to apply them to my life. I’d taken a formal logic class which helped my critical …
“Build-A-Baby: A Website Parody of Genetic Engineering,” Morgan Amigo (2014) — Inquiry 4
Check out Morgan’s website parody of genetic engineering at: http://amigoma.wix.com/build-a-baby When I began brainstorming ideas and the means of production for Inquiry 4, I immediately knew that I wanted to remix my Inquiry 3 topic on the dangers of genomic patenting. A video probably would …
“Battle of the Rhetorics,” Kendall Schwille (2013) — Inquiry 4
Battle of the Rhetorics
“Gaokao Testing System is in Need of Reform,” Qianyu Wang (2013) — Inquiry 3
Writer’s Reflection Before I started my argumentative essay, I read many articles about China’s education and Chinese students who studied in America. Those articles gave me inspiration of writing something about China as well. As a Chinese student, I am familiar with China’s culture and …
“Losing my Leadership,” Gregory Larkin (2012) — Inquiry 3
Persuasive, Research-Based Argument Award 2012 Writer’s Reflection This persuasive essay was written at the end of a semester that focused heavily on utilizing rhetoric. This invaluable skill will be beat to death in nearly all of your intro-level classes for good reason. It’s easy to …
Health by Rebecca Craft
Rhetorical, Literary, or Cultural Analysis Award 2011 Writer’s Reflection When the assignment for this paper was given, I found myself struggling to narrow the topic. Almost out of desperation, I blindly picked up Health magazine. I thought about some of my favorite writers whose editorials …
Without Rhetoric I wouldn’t be Here by Erin Collin
Reflective Narrative Award 2011 Writer’s Reflection For the most part, I think I accomplished what I set out to accomplish in this paper, to examine how the development of my rhetoric helped me accomplish a goal. I realized in the story that I couldn’t just …
“What Does Tourism Bring to China?,” Huiran Luo (2012) — Inquiry 3
ESL Composition Award 2011 Writer’s Reflection The main idea of this essay is based on my traveling experiences in China. Every year, I travel to different scenic spots in China, and I have kept the habit up till now. As a participant, I deepened my …
Bible Pushers by Emma Foltz
Bedford St. Martin’s Digital/Multimedia Writing Award 2011 [custom_field field=”author” this_post=”1″ limit=”1″ between=”, ” /] [prezi id=”http://prezi.com/zyzs8qx_cduq/bible-pushers/”] Writer’s Reflection Bible Pushers, the Prezi presentation I completed for English 111, was a visual adaptation of a persuasive essay I wrote on a local issue. Because of my …
Globalization: Bringing People Together or Widening the Gap? by Katie Knable
Former president Jimmy Carter once said, “Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing . . . you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn’t affect two-thirds of the …
Adidas: Support Your Country, Buy Our Clothes by Adam Ellis
Writer’s Reflection Advertisements are cross-cultural artifacts that we take for granted in society and never usually spend time to understand. Everywhere we look and everywhere we go there are always ads. Companies spend millions of dollars each year on advertisements, hoping that consumers will purchase …
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