What have I learned this semester ? That’s not an easy question to answer, because what I ended up learning was the opposite from what I actually wanted to learn. In my first blog post I talked about what I wanted to learn, which included time management with my school and social life. I wanted …
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Why do we still read Shakespeare ?
Throughout my English 1302 class this semester, I have become quite familiar with Shakespeare and his depraved way of displaying human emotion. Shakespeare has reminded that everyone has greed, love, hatred, and jealousy. He has taught me about how the ambition of power overrules a humans emotion for love. In an unusually cruel way, his …
Why Do We Study Shakespeare ?
William Shakespeare was an English poet and actor who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Shakespeare wrote many plays which included, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. Many of Shakespeare’s plays are known for their tragic death scenes. He is also known for his exaggerations on basic fairy tales, like his famous ‘love story’ Romeo …
Plagiarism & Academic Honesty
Plagiarism occurs when someone steals another author’s publication, without giving credit to the author and appropriately citing the publication. Plagiarism can be as simple as taking another authors idea and rephrasing it without giving credit to the original author. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty is when any type of cheating occurs …
Visual Rhetoric
The way we look at an image can help us comprehend the story that it is trying to portray. Visual Rhetoric is a way for us to communicate and persuade our point to others, without using verbal communication. A good way to depict an image using its colors, layout, shaped, background features, and architecture is …
Style An Argument
The way we style an argument determines weather or not our point gets across. For example with a diverse group of people we might argue with our brain instead of our beliefs. However with a smaller group of people who share a similar interest, we might argue with your heart. Styling an argument can include …
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are all techniques authors use to persuade their message to their audience. The writer uses credibility or Ethos, to back up the claim they try to portray in their writing. Another technique they use is Pathos or the emotional appeal authors use to connect with their audience, which helps persuades people …
This Is What I Want To Learn This Semester
As a junior in high school I want to learn time management and how to efficiently juggle my work load and social life. I want to be able to take time efficiency into consideration when working on my papers. Instead of staying up late at night to finish up assignments, I want to space them …
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