Tuesday, November 3, 2009
in class freewrite (real)
no 8 oclock classes
golf cart
attendance policies
I think these should be different because most of them are just an inconviences for students, as we all know, 8 oclock classes are horrible. i believe most students miss these classes simply because it is way to early in the morning. i bet that most people fail classes that are early in the moring.
all the people that would disagree with me are the teachers, they probably do not want to change this because it is something that have been going in our lives ever since college was first introduced to our society. i also do not think the golf carts would work because students would abuse the idea and race, crash, and damage TCU if we had golfcarts. people would get hurt and want to sue TCU if they ever did. I do not think the attendence policy will fly because teachers have their own right to decide if they want to take attendence or not.
In Class Freewrite
Monday, November 2, 2009
Rhetorical Response 4
Although I do understand that this essay is totally different from the others in that it is an argument essay. So, it is required to give a lot of facts about the problem and situation that the essay has to offer. I really thought that the visual was perfect for the topic. I really liked how it was incorporated with the essay in saying that “The 1st amendment defines America, while the 2nd protects it.” I agree with this quote and I believe that it is well placed in the essay.
Although the 2nd amendment is a big issue to try to solve, I highly doubt it will ever be resolved because everyone has their own opinion and not everyone will be happy if they make a final decision about the 2nd amendment. Everyone’s views are different and there will be no way to come up with one solution that will keep everyone happy, there will always be a select few that do not get their way and will presume to argue about the situation until something changes. I believe people should have the right to own a gun but in order for that they need to go through special classes to ensure that they know what they are doing with the gun. For example, if you want to own a shotgun, then you need to take a special course in order to own that certain rifle. This is a problem because if people do not want to take the courses then they can get someone that has already taken the course to go out and buy then the gun. This is a problem because not everyone knows how to properly operate the firearm and that is when people get hurt. They take out the firearm to play with is and they end up accidently hurting someone.
This article clearly gives many facts about the argument that it is trying to make. This is a well written argument but once again it will never be defined because everyone single person has different arguments. This is a problem that will always be around and won’t be resolved. I feel the best solution is to just allow people to bear arms and make courses and such to help make sure that people know what they are doing when they deal with firearms. It is a huge responsibility to be able to own a gun and it risks your life when you own one. But people that are willing to take the responsibility are able to lessen their chances of injury or death when they know how to handle their weapons.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
In Class Freewrite
Thursday, October 15, 2009
In Class: freewrite
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
rhetorical blog 3
The author Hall made Babu play a role that was the same as Hall’s in real life. She was able to fully explain who she was all about instead of what most people know of her. Besides the fact that she was a singer, we were able to tell that she was a mother. This was explained in the very first paragraph. I really like how they put this near the start of the essay. Generally when people hear of she name they probably only think about the singer to it. They fail to realize that she was a loving mother that cared for there child.
I see very good detail when they began to talk about her assistants and what they do. The description was explained that she had "three other assistants, Denise, Sharlene, and Alfredo. They hustled around in their bare feet, cleaning, making phone calls, getting things ready for the afternoon. It was just after eleven on an October morning at Badu’s house on the shores of White Rock Lake, in East Dallas. I was there to spend a day with her, to find out just what a Dallas R&B star does with her time." This shows that she gives extremely good detail in describing her life other then just the basic singer life.
We get to see who she deals with everyday of her life like with her child or her assistants. We can tell by the details that there is much more to her life then just singing and dancing. There is the sewing, the drawing, the mothering, and the paintings. All of these details are written very well throughout the essay and it helps the reader understand the life of her other then a singer.
This essay has really helped me understand how I am going to write my essay. I learned that I need to interview the person more then once and that I need to asks basic general questions followed by more in depth questions so I can understand not only what on the surface of their life but what is underneath that really counts.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
In Class: brainstorming for essay 3
Hunting-uncles, dad, and cousin
Fishing- friend casey
Guns
Golf-cousins
Mowing the Lawn- me
NCAA Football 2010- me
Cooking Breakfast-mom
Building things-uncle, dad, and other uncle
Washing my Truck- my dad
Sleeping- me
My dad was born february 5, 1959. he grew up in new braunfels, tx were he lived most of his life. he grew up liking football just like me. i always knew he liked the sport but since i never really talked to him about his life of football, it always made me wonder. I just about know the basic of his football career like where he played for and how many years. but i never got the inside scoop on him and football. when i lived at home, i never really asked him about his football days. instead he had always talked to me about helping me in the game of football. So, i always wanted to know about his life with football.
In Class Freewrite: Essay 2
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
In Class Freewrite
Why is the Mexico-Texas border patril such a dangerous job? I think this is a dangerous job because people go and protect these borders and sometimes the immagrants try and come accross the border and might do anything to get accross.
Answering this question will be benefical to me and the people who read it because we can understand the danger border patrol members put themselves into. We can better understand the seriousness of this situation so that we may help support the border patrol so that we can stop illegal immagration.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Rhetorical Response 2
I think the reason this essay is appealing to me is not by the facts and research of the two concepts tattoos and coffee, but the stories that went along with it. The fact that it gives us this narrative story makes the paper more interesting to read. It isn’t all that boring like normal research papers are. Instead, it keeps us awake and eager to read the next page. I personally think that if the essay gave no input on the authors’ personal experience, then I wouldn’t enjoy reading the material as much as I did.
One of the points the author makes in the story “Tattoo Crazy” that I agree with is the fact that so many people from the ages of 18-29 have so many tattoos. This is very shocking to me but then again once I think all the people I know who have tattoos, the number it very big. Coming from the TCU football team I see so many different types and styles of tattoos that some of the players have. I would probably estimate that half of the football team has tattoos and that is very accurate to the forty nine percent the author gives us. The one thing I do not agree with the statement the author makes is the one where he talks about people who don’t have tattoos view others who have them in a negative way. I was able to talk to a few of my teammates about their tattoos and all of them said their tattoos have a meaning to them. Whether it be the name of one of their family members tattooed on their back or a cross that symbolizes God or Jesus, most people have tattoos for family or religious issues.
The essay “We Proudly Brew Starbucks Coffee” has a lot of facts and style points that I truly like. The fact that the author starts off with her own personal experience is phenomenal. I really got a sense that I was in Starbucks with them during the Saturday morning. I really liked how she explained how she would first find the perfect spot for her and her dad to sit and drink their coffee. I especially like how she explained through each sip; they would discuss the issues in their own life. I felt like this was a great attention getter at the start of the essay and it especially made me want to keep reading with interest rather than keep reading because I had too.
After the attention getter that the author gave us, she started to list the facts about the industry of Starbucks. I thought that this was really interesting and it helped give me some more feedback on what Starbucks does behind the scenes. I was really fascinated by all the facts about Starbucks and it allowed me to keep reading. Although the facts about Starbucks were interesting, I believe that the overall attention getter at the beginning of the essay did a great job on setting the tone for the essay. This style helps readings keep focused during the essay and doesn’t allow for them to get off track during the reading.
In conclusion, both essays were written extremely well. After reading this style of essay I can know understand the importance of a person research paper. These essays can and will help me write my essay to where I can keep the reading at the edge of their chairs and eager to turn the next page and read the rest of the story. I also have found out that in this type of essay, a great attention getter is key in setting the tone to the paper. If I can write a great attention getter at the start then I will have no problem writing a well written essay.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
In Class: free write
Thursday, September 3, 2009
In Class: Questions on Essay 1
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
In Class
Monday, August 31, 2009
The Biography of Blake Stone (rhetorical response 1)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
List of Authorities
- Football
- Hunting
- Fishing
- Guns
- Golf
- Mowing the Lawn
- NCAA Football 2010
- Cooking Breakfast
- Building things
- Washing my Truck
- Sleeping
I became an authority on hunting because I was taught at a very young age. Hunting on my family ranch in New Braunfels has been a family tradition since 1884. My dad is the main person that helped me become an authority at hunting. He took my on my first hunting trip when I was 5 years old. I had the best time of my life and I still remember that expierence to this day. Ever since then I have gone hunting at our family ranch every year and I plan on hunting for the rest of my life. The reason I love hunting so much is not so much of harvesting the deer but just getting away from all the worries in life. When I am in the deer stand I forgot about all my problems at home and in school. I can just relax and have the most peaceful time of my life. Something about waking up in the morning and watching the sun rise over the hill country tree line just makes me feel like there is not one worry in my life. Another reason it is my authority is because of the people I am around when I am at the ranch. My aunts, uncles, cousin, brother, and parents all gather at the camp house to relax and hunt. Those times of my life are something that I will remember forever.
In Class: Free Write about Writing as Inquiry
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Letter of Introduction
If I were to become the Chancellor at TCU some of the things I would change about TCU would be to renovate some of the dorms on campus. A good teacher is someone that makes learning fun. Teachers who are good tend to care about students and their success in the classroom. On the other hand, a good student is someone that comes to class everyday ready to learn. If I could have dinner with any three people they would be my Opie (grandfather), Opie Pape (great grandfather), and John Wayne.
Three things I want you all to know about me is that I have one older brother who is the kicker for Notre Dame. I have one dog which is a golden retriever and his name is Cody. My family background is 1/2 german and 1/2 polish. Some things I want to know about you all is maybe where you are from, what are your hobbies, and whats your goals for college.
I am simply in this class because it is required. I would like to be able to write flawless papers when I am finished with this coarse. Some of the other types of writing that I do is facebook, email, texting, and note taking. I feel that these are other ways of writing other then the traditional essay. Sometimes the way we write on facebook and when texting may harm the way we write papers because we tend to use impromer grammer.
I have read, understood, and agreed to the terms of the course syllabus.