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 …
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 …
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 …
It’s Difficult to Change Your Image by Leah Hastedt
Writer’s Reflection With this paper, I had an easier time writing it. I like being able to look at something like an advertisement and analyzing it, putting my own interpretation into it. The ethnography essay allowed me to do all this, but it’s hard to …
A Community in Trouble by Erin Cox
Tommy Marzella writes “Miami Community Must be More Inclusive, Respectful” to the Miami University and surrounding community, which have been known not to be diverse or accepting of the little diversity the campus has. He also writes to an audience of students that normally have …
The Cancer Envelops Us Whole, But We Don’t Die Alone by Christina Coba
The contemporary dance scene on the hit television show, “So You Think You Can Dance,” choreographed by Tyce Diorio and performed by professional dancers, Melissa and Ade, addresses the serious topic of breast cancer. The piece tells a story of a woman that has been …
My Journey of Literature Learning
[custom_field field=”author” this_post=”1″ limit=”1″ before=”By: ” after=”” between=”, ” /] Writer’s Reflection When I was asked to write about the influences of literacy, the first fragment of memory that came to my mind was my mom’s story about the Snow Queen at my bedtime. I …
Meaningless Can Be Meaningful by Hui Ying
Writer’s Reflection It took me a long time to think about my writing materials. There are too many experiences with respect to literature, and I could not find a clue of those relationships. It occurred to me that I should focus on the enormous change …
Polar Bear Persuasion by Gregory Larkin
Polar Bears can sustain temperatures as low as -51 degrees Fahrenheit. Yet this was the farthest thing from my mind with my toes curled around the edge of the Mon Wharf Dock for the Pittsburgh Polar Bear Plunge at 8 a.m. on New Years Day. …
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 …