In my senior year of high school, I spent as much time as I could with my friends. We had all been at that school together for at least 10 years and we were trying to make as many memories as we could before we …
“Losing a Loved One,” Jordan Klein (2017) — Inquiry 1
My brother and I have a very complex relationship. As twins, we have been with each other for our entire lives. Think about that. Throughout my entire existence, there was never a time when my brother, Jacob, wasn’t somewhere close around the corner. At times, …
“The Weigh We Live,” Maria Pappas (2016) — Inquiry 4
Dear Viewer, The idea of a remix on one of our inquiries filled me with excitement. I absolutely love scrapbooking, crafts, and overall employing creativity to convey a greater message. I chose to remix my third inquiry on veganism. I decided to focus on one …
“Children of the World,” Carter Jones (2016) — Inquiry 4
You can see the website here: http://carterajones21.wix.com/childrenoftheworld For inquiry four, I created a website that focused on one of the main aspects of my inquiry three essay, child trafficking and labor. The template for my site was for world hunger and poverty awareness, so the …
“Camp Christopher,” Brooke Anderson (2016) — Inquiry 4
You can see the website here: http://ander1584.wix.com/inquiry-4-brooke”> When introduced to the topic of inquiry four, I was a little unsure of how I was going to approach it and what kind of rhetorical appeal I was going to base it off of. I also wasn’t sure …
Untitled Poem, Nanci Hunter (2016) — Inquiry 4
This poem can be downloaded in PDF format here: Nanci Hunter.docx You can also listen to an audio recording of it here: Nanci Hunter Audio In my opinion, Inquiry 4 was by far the hardest to complete in comparison to the rest. I think I work …
“MiaME,” Maria Pappas (2016) — Inquiry 5
You can download a PDF here: 28084097_reflective_portfolio_maria_pappas Although this class was an English course, I also think this class served as a self reflection. This inquiry is an opportunity to convey the reflective nature of the course. In addition, writing, language, and literature all serve …
“Looking Back on English 111,” Collin Gurtner (2016) — Inquiry 5
Dear Collin, I am getting ready to start my first semester at Miami and am really anxious about my English class. I took English in high school, and while I got good grades, I feel like this will be completely different than high school. I’m …
“The Harmful Impacts of Heteronormativity,” Holly West (2016) — Inquiry 3
Reflection At the time I was writing this essay, same sex marriage in the United States had been legalized for a few months. I noticed that people were starting to lose their passion for advocating for gay rights because, to them, the fight had …
“America’s Oldest Tradition: How the Government and Culture of the United States Allows for the Systematic Rape of Native American Women,” Kristin Stratman (2016) — Inquiry 3
Inquiry 3 Process Memo: I decided to write my Inquiry 3 paper on the proliferation of sexual assaults against Native American women because it is such an important topic that, even though it is so common a practice in America, it receives very little coverage …
“High Hopes,” Tyler Sherma (2016) — Inquiry 3
High Hopes What do the world’s richest man, the most decorated Olympic athlete in history, and multiple U.S presidents have in common? Not only were they all very successful in their own respects, but they have also smoked marijuana before. Bill Gates, Michael Phelps, and …
“What a Slut!,” Emily Medosch (2016) — Inquiry 3
Writer’s memo In this assignment, we had to pick a public issue that interested us, and do some research to come up with argument on this topic, then defend it. I liked the assignment the best because I feel that this is more of what …
“An Open Letter to those Affected by Eating Disorders,” Amanda Burke (2016) — Inquiry 3
Writer’s Reflection: Eating disorders have become very prevalent on college campuses and they have not been given adequate attention. I chose this topic because I knew many people in high school that struggled and will continue to struggle with eating disorders and no one recognized …
“The Homepage of a Movement,” Anthony Young (2016) — Inquiry 2
Rhetorical Analysis Reflection I chose to analyze Witness Against Torture’s website because it was the group’s main resource for others to learn about them and their purpose. The website possessed many artifacts, such as images, videos, and text, that could be rhetorically analyzed individually, but …
“Lou Gehrig,” Emily Foley (2016) — Inquiry 2
Writer’s Reflection: I enjoyed writing this analysis of Lou Gehrig’s Farewell to Baseball. This paper allowed me to combine and apply what I have learned about rhetoric with two things I’m passionate about, history and baseball. Not only did I learn about strong writing, but …