E15- Fundamentals of Academic Writing Prof. Matthew Davis SRR – Bitzer’s “The Rhetorical Situation” Summary – What is Bitzer saying in “The Rhetorical Situation?” What is his argument? Response – What do you think of Bitzer’s argument in “The Rhetorical Situation?” What parts make sense? What do you agree with? What parts don’t make sense? […]
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What do you think of his views? to develop your own position,
The importance of societal forgetting The prompt is ” according to rosen, why is “societal forgetting valuable?” what do you think of his views? to develop your own position, be sure to discuss specific examples; those examples can be drawn from anything you’ve read, as well from your own observation and experience.
Where do you see similarities and contradictions in how our readings define and discuss computers?
What are computers? Your original forum post should have three parts: 1) rhetorical summaries for each reading; 2) a response that encompasses all readings; and 3) a reflection that uses textual references from all course readings to answer the question below: Where do you see similarities and contradictions in how our readings define and discuss […]
What are the effects of the problem-Who is being harmed and how?
Topic: increasing physical activity in our youth Introduction and Outline Assignment Task: Complete the Exploratory Section Planning Exercise below Write a draft of the introduction for your paper Complete the Topic Sentence Outline for the Exploratory Section Do these things by typing into this document Submit the assignment using the link in the Course Resources […]
How do they contrast with other examples that are less effective?
Choose two or three examples of “good” academic writing from “Hooks and Sinkers” and “Show and Tell.” Here, “good” can mean stylish, engaging, thought-provoking, creative, effective, or otherwise impressive according to Sword’s criteria–and your own. You might even examine a passage of Sword’s own writing here. No matter which examples you examine, consider the following […]
what does the novel tell you about war?
The “Yellow Birds” is a work of fiction. That is, all the characters are made up in the imagination of the author as well as the story and the things that happen in the novel. However, as the great writer Tim O’Brien states in The Things They Carried, “A thing may happen and be a […]
Create details representing the image of Jim’s character and of the point of view of the artist revealed by the illustration.
Focus on the last image of Jim in Representing Jim, 1885-1985 along with two others of your choice, including one that contrasts sharply with the last image. Assess the parallels and contradictions between the portrayal of Jim in the novel and in the illustrations you chose for discussion. Create details representing the image of Jim’s […]
Write an opinion article addressed to your local publication (The Atlanta voice).
Topic: Mental health and poverty Write an opinion article addressed to your local publication (The Atlanta voice). Begin the article with the heading written toward The Atlanta voice. The opinion article must be between 700-1000 words.
Evaluate how poetry by women changes throughout the period.
Critical Paper Consider the female poets from the start to the finish of the course (Bradstreet, Wheatley, and Dickinson, specifically). Evaluate how poetry by women changes throughout the period. Show the change in poetry by analyzing one or two poems from each writer in comparison/contrast to one another BASED ON THE CHANGES you identify.
Rowlandson’s narrative was very popular with white readers-to what would you attribute its popularity?
Topic: A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson After reading from A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, post a discussion of at least 150 words in which you address one of the following items: Does Rowlandson view her male and female captors similarly? If she differentiates […]
