Paper 3 Topic

For the last paper in persuasive writing class, which is a classical style argument, I choose the topic of mental health in the workplace. Specifically, the need to de-stigmatize mental health issues in the workplace. I will research statistics of general mental health problems that can affect work performance, that employers could perhaps be uneasy …

Writing an Abstract

For this post, I will analyze the abstract I wrote for the Rogerian Argument paper for Persuasive Writing class. My paper is titled "Can hunting be ethical?" Abstract In our modern world that is increasingly disconnected from nature, the practice of hunting has become fractured and debatable. Whether done for food or for sport, the …

Reverse Outlining

This post will be a reverse outline of a paper I recently wrote for Persuasive Writing class. My paper was a definitional argument about being an introvert. Paragraph 8 - Knowing yourself is important, and accepting yourself is a lifelong journey. (I propose being kind to yourself if you are an introvert is important because …

About Creating Visual Argument

The previous post has the video portion of the identity argument project for Persuasive Writing class. I had an initial idea of narrating a slide show of pictures, with possibly music and some text titles. I ended up searching out images to go along with my narration, but that was more time consuming than I …

I am an Introvert video

  I created this video as a visual argument for the second part of a project for English Persuasive Writing class Spring 2017 at UAA

Thoughts on Visual Argument

I am still working on the first draft of my identity argument paper for Persuasive Writing class. The paper is part one of the assignment, and part two is the creation of a visual argument about the same subject. This blog post is a response to another author's visual argument, and how I might use …

Working Introverted

I am developing a rough draft for the next paper in Persuasive Writing class - and it is meant to be a definition argument based of a facet of my identity. That is, a role I play - chosen or imposed. As I ran through a list of what I considered what made me "Me" …

Believing vs Doubting

Believing vs Doubting - Jurassic World Trailer Disappointing to Experts!? In an article from November of 2014, authors Linda Qiu and Dan Vergano of National Geographic discuss the concerns of experts over the depiction of extinct animals in then soon-to-be-released movie Jurassic World. (Qiu, Vergano, 2014) Based on the trailer of the movie, the criticism from …

Why am I here?

This is the excerpt for your very first post.