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 …
“Listening Rhetoric A: The Death Penalty,” Katherine Killeen (2011) — Inquiry 1
Writer’s Reflection In my English 111 class we began by discussing rhetoric, the study of how people tell stories. For our first assignment, we were asked to think of a topic, or argument, that we feel strongly about and have difficulty listening to. We then …
“Skype,” Ashley Tway (2011) — Inquiry 1
My alarm starts to beep and I roll over to look at my clock. Five-thirty in the morning. I immediately jolt out of bed and a smile spreads across my face. I quickly glance out my window to notice the sun barely beginning to creep …
“Cyberbullying and How to Create a More Tolerant America,” Caitlan Ogle (2011) — Inquiry 3
Writer’s Reflection In light of the recent slew of suicides plaguing the LGBT community, especially Tyler Clementi’s, cyberbullying seemed to me like a topic that was current and, more importantly, for which debate was truly necessary. Tyler’s roommate filmed him having sex with another man …
“Laptops Hurt Rather Than Help,” Kelly Conroy (2011) — Inquiry 3
As you look into a classroom, the ideal sight one would want to find is one where students are at their desks, taking notes feverishly, eager to participate in class, and paying full attention to the lecture at hand. While this is the idea of …
“School Sport Standoff,” Katelynn Haack (2011) — Inquiry 3
Writer’s Reflection 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 …
“Say ‘No’ to ‘Don’t’: A Push to Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Ryan Boes (2011) — Inquiry 3
Writer’s Reflection The purpose for this sequence was to choose a national, global, or local issue and persuade an audience to view the issue the same as you do. I choose to write about an issue that has been brought up many times in last …
Public Service Announcements: Greek Life by Joy Belser
PSA 1- Positive (students) [audio:https://ccm.miamiu.haydenmcneil.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Belser.ProGreek.mp3] My audience already knows that sororities and fraternities on campus get a bad reputation, but are curious about rushing on campus and what it entails. My audience is interested in rushing, but is still unsure about what it is all …
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 …
My Grandma Superwoman by Shiyu Wu
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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 …
Food for Thought by Chace Turner
In past years, working in a food service business has had its perks. Most businesses would give employees a free or discounted meal after they worked or on their break. But with the economy on a downward slope, businesses are now trying to cut budgets …