Writing 150 Overview

This was an enjoyable class for me because of the environment that I was in. All of my classes this semester have more than 70 people in them and this was the only one that only had about 20 or so. It felt good because I did not feel like an idiot when I would talk (which usually happens in my other classes) and the people were more familiar with eachother. Sister Elliott did an excellent job at keeping the class entertained and was always excited for a new subject that came along which made it a whole lot easier to focus and stay involved. The papers were a little difficult for me because I would usually get bored by the second page and not want to do it anymore. But by the way that Sister Elliott had us peer review and send us to the writing center really saved my butt when it came to the final paper. I learned a lot about peer editing and self-editing in this class because of the involvement. This course is structured well and I don’t think it was that overwhelming other than the online assignments. These really ticked me off because when I was about to finish my computer would flip out on me and I would have to do it all over again. This was really the only frustration that I really had in this class because of the technical problems. Other than that I think that it is a solid course and that Sister Elliott is an awesome teacher. 

Diane Rehm Podcast

The interview that listened to was the interview with John Hurt, an actor who is known for his deep voice and facial structure. He has acted in 100 movies in the last 5 decades and is a very interesting actor. In the show there are cuts of movies that he has performed in that show his talent in acting and shows why his voice is so legendary. The movie that he is most well-known for is in Harry Potter. He is the man who gives Harry his wand and gives Harry advice on how to use it. This shows that John plays fatherly roles in a lot of his movies because his voice is so comforting. The questions that Diane Rehm asks are ones that are very intriguing and helps the audience connect with the person who Is being interviewed. There are pictures on her website that show her and you would never think that she would look like that by the way that she sounds. I would probably make the interview a little shorter because I kept zoning out and then I would have no idea what they were talking about. When I clicked on the interview I had not heard of John Hurt at all before but then I realized he was in a lot of big movies such as Harry Potter. Another big movie that he appeared in was the movie about the Elephant Man which was a very interesting movie and has John’s legendary voice in it. 

My Favorite Movie

My favorite movie of all time would have to be Dodgeball. It is the funniest movie of all time for me and i always quote it with my buddies. It has a funny plot and has a twisty ending. Its a really good combination of humor as well as more humor. It is my favorite movie so far.

My good ol' Issues Paper

Well i will have to say that i have a really interesting topic and it is really funny how i am reading about obesity and gaining a ton of weight as i write it. Irony you could say but i thought that it was really funny. The paper is coming along and i am doing very well with my research. This is going to be a good paper and i feel like i am going to knock it out of the park.

Why Write Response to Arguments

This reading was very interesting in how it put many things into an analogy. The first read was about how you are to separate your paper and compares it to a sandwich that you put in your lunch pale. This was a unique way to put your paper even though this analogy has been used by teachers nation wide. One thing that stood out to me in the next section was when it was talking about emotion and it said that it was hard to control emotion. This is so true because so many writers put very intense words into a sentence that could go without any intense words and vise versa. This is very good advice when writing a paper because we try to use really big words and it could be so much better if we were to use simple words. Then at the end it says we have to find a balance and it just says that a balance of ethos, pathos, and logos can really transform a paper and make it even better. In the argument section it talks about choosing a good argument and know both sides of it. You really need to focus on this in an argument because if you are completely biased on one side, you will not know what the other side is going to throw at you. The rest of the reading focused a lot on arguing and bringing up a good point and in my paper about obesity it is going to be difficult in knowing what both sides present. 

My research topic: Pros and Cons

What i am going to write about for my arguments paper is about obesity. I find this a very interesting topic because it is talked about so much in our society. There are two sides to this topic and one of those sides is the side of that obesity is a disease that a lot of people struggle with. This side talks more about how obesity affects the brain as well as the body and people cannot help it. Research says that people who seem to be obese have certain tissue that produces certain molecules and increases the percentage of fat in the body. The other side of this topic is the side of obesity not being a disease to people and that is the side that i am supporting. This side seems to make so much more sense because it shows that obesity mainly comes from dietary decisions and shows that it can be controlled. I grew up in a house of big eaters and i was a very chunky kid when i was little. My mom seemed to let me eat whatever i want because according to my two older brothers i would grow up and be fit. But the problem to this was that i was A LOT bigger than my brothers were and so my mother changed the way i eat and i slimmed down and began to grow. This is just one example supporting that obesity mainly comes from the way we eat and our decisions. Obesity CAN be controlled and is not a disease.

Analysis of Rhetorical Paper

I feel like this assignment went really well for me. The fact is that i went to the writing center and that helped me a lot as well as the people who revised it. I also felt like i could relate to Martin Luther King. He is my homie and i have mad respect for the guy. He stood up for what he believed in and if i were black i would be right behind him.. word