My thoughts and desires...

thug life

...or just thoughts.

I'm not a big fan of the Rhetorical Analysis.  It's really formulaic.

That's beside the point.

The process went well.  I learned a lot from the class lectures, the supplemental guide, and my peers.  Peer reviews went way better than the OpEd reviews because there was more time devoted to them.  Not being able to talk for five minutes straight was arguably the hardest thing I've ever done, but my paper was efficiently critiqued.  From the mouth of two classmates came direct direction, astute analysis, and careful critique.  I enjoyed looking at different forms of rhetoric, and writing this paper during all of the Republican debates really worked well.

 This has helped me to analyze rhetoric in the world around me and to analyze what people are actually trying to say.
I think I've become a better person because of it.  It's been fun.

Compare and Contrast

Happy Pancake

I know it's late... I just jumped out of bed.

I think the peer review we had for the RA was more efficient and better than the analysis for the OpEd.
In the OpEd analysis, we read each other's articles in class and hurriedly tried to come up with improvements and criticisms.  Although helpful, the RA peer review was more in depth.  We analyzed the papers the weekend before and read the rubric in order to fully aide our peers' writing.  We were able to come up with more improvements and suggestions.

The peer review for the RA was better because we were able to take more time to analyze each other's articles.

The things we do for love.

(The title is a lie.  I just thought it would be more interesting than "Valentine's day".  Plus it's a cool song.)

Most people in the world have one of two opinions about Valentine's day-they hate it or they love it.  For those that love valentine's day, good for you.  For those that hate valentine's day, continue reading.  Valentine's day began to be about love in the 15th century, specifically courtly love.  It has slowly become a holiday in which romantics show their gratitude towards each other.  It is characterized in American society by big balloons, expensive dinners, and awful candy.  People in relationships love it;  people not in relationships like it less.

I've never had an awesome valentine's day, but I would never hate on a day which brings people joy.  I've had friends who have had their share of awesome valentine's days and I think that's just swell.  The most famous thing Marie Antoinette never said, "Let them eat cake."  I think it's a fine holiday that makes some people happy.

Basically this is the outline-ish of an Opinion Editorial that I'm too lazy to right right now.  But if I did write it it would be awesome because of the skills I've learned in my writing 150 class.

Unrelated-check out "Five Years Time" by Noah and the Whale.
Good Song.  Stuck in my head. FTW

edit-towards---no apostrophe

Figurative Language in Mitt Romney's Blog

Mitt Romney uses Figurative Language to relate his blog post about religion to the American people.

Overstatement
"But, now, more than two centuries after the drafting of the Bill of Rights, religious liberty is facing the most serious assault in generations."
By saying it's "the most serious assault in generations" Romney is able to convince the casual reader that the problem of a contraception mandate is horrible.

Imagery

"And accompanying the moral principle came the social principle that only religious liberty could ensure tranquility in a new land composed of men and women of differing faiths."
(One is given an image of an American Dreamland)

Romney uses images about America and it's founding.  This helps the reader understand more about why he should vote for Romney.

This is Romney's American Flag
(This is for you, Owen)

Le Sample Thesis for a Rhetorical Analysis

"President Obama versus Religious Liberty" effectively convinces religious American voters to vote for Mitt Romney because of the references to America's founding, the strong diction, and the appeal to liberty in order to create powerful feelings.

The Real American President

Exciting Blogs I Found... and other cool stuff

true christianity
author: brother d
subject: Talks about how christ will come and how the things that happen today signify his arrival.
audience: Christian believers and any non-christian that stumbles across this blog.
http://christianitynotchurchianity.blogspot.com/2012/02/incoming-destroyer.html

mitt romney
author: presidential candidate mitt romney
subject:  Why defending religious freedom is important
audience:  Those with religious beliefs in America.  (Possibly those that are religious that would otherwise vote for someone else.)

mormons
author: michael otterson
subject: Why mormons are awesome people.  Or the extent that LDS members devote their lives to church.
audience:  Those who associate themselves with Mormons.  Those who don't know the work that mormons go through.

the best part of a missionary's day-the knock

Reflections...

The writing of my Opinion Editorial went well.  I spent a large amount of time on it, and it paid off.  I wish that I had grabbed more statistics, but other than that I felt my paper was coherent, cohesive, and grammatically sound.  I rewrote a few of the paragraphs enough to organize my paper well, and I was able to focus on a specific enough topic to make the paper strong.

Writing Lab-

I received a lot of help from the writing lab.  The girl I worked with (Heather) was a senior with a lot of experience and a big brain.  She helped me to organize my paper better as well as help the sentences flow better.  Although I spent time trying to find it/printing out a paper/waiting in line, it was definitely worth my time.

Peer Review-

This went well.  I was able to have Tanner look over my paper and critique it so that I understood I needed to clarify my points and organize the entire paper better.  It was good to have a second opinion (other than my own) about the paper and get different viewpoints. It also gave me opportunity to read my paper out loud and understand the wording I needed to change.  

Understanding of the topic-

To research the topic, I spent a lot of time online this week and last.  This unintentionally built up my anger, which was the topic of my paper.  I was able to gather information from outside sources as well as from my own experience...  I learned a lot in the process.

This is me and a mirror.