Blog 1

The introduction on page two was very interesting. The whole idea of people writing as a way to understand the various things around them is something to ponder. It's almost like you teach yourself as you take ideas out of your head and write them down. I really liked the billboard on page seven, where it gives statistics about the Oscars and it's winners. The billboard was a clever way to present the thoughts of the Guerrilla Girls. The creators of this billboard used aspects of design. It is important to find your abilities as an communicator as stated on page twelve. You have to know your strengths as a communicator so you can use those things in your writing. The main purpose of writing is to communicate your views and ideas to an audience. I personally love writing persuasive papers. Trying to convince the audience that the views you hold on a specific issue are right, so I found the reading on page eighteen to be very interesting. I learned the difference between formal and informal arguments. I think informal arguments are more enlightening because they direct attention to a new idea or a different direction. Informal arguments make you think! No matter how I feel about an issue, I always leave some room for persuasion by the other side. I am not right 100% of the time! I found the chart on page twenty to be very interesting. The top ten reasons for people frequently give for plugging their ears when those with whom they disagree talk. I love talking politics and I love debating on the main issues that come up. The list on page twenty made me laugh because I am guilty of a few of those things! But I'm going to try harder to listen to the other side.