Cooper Maskel’s Rhetoric Blog

Similarities 1) Both have a page number 2) Full name is included in the header 3) Both are double spaced 4) The heading is centered 5) 1" from the bottom/sides of page Differences 1) Headings are different(APA: title, name, school MLA: name, teacher, subject, date) 2) APA format has a title page 3) Abstract included in APA 4) Author's full name cited in MLA; author's last name in APA 5) APA includes the date of the citation in the source

        The Major Writing assignment essentially asks us to analyze papers and works from the world of our own majors and to compile all of our findings into one essay. We must look out for all of the key topics that we covered when discussing the definition of Rhetoric in order to convey to our unexperienced audience what would be consistently seen in any academic and nonacademic works in their intended majors. The assignment compares to prior English assignments where researching academic and nonacademic works in the databases of local libraries was the key idea.  1) Should we not follow the traditional 5 paragraph essay? 2) Where should our citations primarily come from? 3) Any recommendations as to where we could find academic/nonacademic papers?

        When it comes to analyzing my strongest attributes as a writer, I mainly think of my grammar and essay organization. I never seem to have issues with incorrect forms of certain words(there, your, too, etc.) or sentence problems(run-on, incomplete sentences, etc.). This is an area of my essays and writings that I focus on to make sure that there are very few errors in. On the flip side of things, an area of my essays that could definitely be better is strong analysis of what I'm writing about. I tend to recognize certain elements of works and symbols that are present, but I often fall short of fully explaining the deep importance of them and why they're in the work. In order to work on this, there are two skills that I would like to learn in this class; learning how to effectively analyze a work of literature(novel, short story, article, etc.) and knowing how to successfully stray away from the traditional five paragraph essay that is taught in grade school an...

      A piece of writing that has made a significant impact on my life is the story, The Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemingway. The story is fairly short and simple, but the message behind is it quite inspiring. I read it a few years ago in High School, and I really appreciated it a few pages in. Although it’s an older story, it still holds up in the modern day of the twenty first century. The story taught me to enjoy life for what it is, spend more time with the people around me, and be more patient. The old man and the young boy woke up almost every day very early to go fishing and discuss things together, enjoying each other’s company. They appreciated the nature, the water, and the fish that lived in the sea. While out fishing, they knew that patience was key since the fish took time to attract to their bait like magnets. When the old man valued his time out in the ocean, especially when he was out there for days on end trying to catch the “big fish” even though he ...

This is the first blog of the Rhetoric 1030 class, I guess. You’re welcome here.