Journal 7

The writer uses research questions that are help guide her work. She wants to know more about the editors process, how they do it, what they look for, or ignore. She wants to know if the editors different strategies work differently, what works what doesn't. She wants to compare the ideas, thoughts and actions of the editors.

Professional editing differs in several ways. One is that professional editing is a process unto itself that occurs

independently of writing, whereas self-revision is one of the three sub-

processes of writing, the other two being planning and drafting. Professional editors have there work revised by a client or someone else with a professional degree. Plus professional editors do not intervene with the authors idea, they are merely for grammar an structural support. Professional editors is given a mandate to revise by an editor. Where as students use peer review and get feed back on how to change the story and address the ideas of the paper.

Research Methodology is the processes used by editors

as they perform their work and to grasp the justifications underlying par-

ticular modifications made to texts, we conducted a case study in a real

work environment. This is a way to collect knowledge and get reseacrh, helps avoid biased information. They collect there info by retrospective verbalization which is getting all there ideas and info put together before talking about it. They analyze there info by videotaping, recording, they take text of the original and compare with the modified version. When reading they read the passage a few times, once to get the meaning and then again to modify the work try and make changes, see whats wrong.

Natalie dylan......Devin, Heather, Mark

Hello parents,

I have always believed that virginity is a sacred gift. However, at my stay at college, my views had changed. I have learned that virginity is just a tool to keep the status quo intact. I need money for my college education which I have always felt was very important. I do not feel this is degrading. This is a good way to pay for college without taking out loans and putting stress on you for paying for my tuition. This is also a project for my masters in marraige and family therapy, titled the Value of Virginity. I hope you support me in my decision and do not think of me any differently.

Love,
Natalie

Journal 6

Blitzer feels that Rhetorical Situations are different then other writing styles because the characteristics are different. He discusses how the word "situation" is not common in his style of writing. His type of writing involves people, audiences, speakers, conflicts. While the typical storybook writer talks about a situation. One might how sparky the dog crosses the street. There isn't any real argument here, its all about fixing something. While Blitzer believes that objects ideas should be based around persuasions, arguments, debates. His style involves getting people active, rather then listening, he makes them participate.

Blitzer describes Rhetorical situation as how things should be described, or what characteristics there are. He also says that many Rhetorical situations go unanswered. He wants to know what the nature of the situation is. I think what he means by Rhetorical Situation is the background information that sets the idea up. We have the characteristics, nature and information to allow the persuasion to take place, almost like the prelude.

Exigence is an imperfection and something that needs to be fixed. An example of exigence is bill that passes in the house but you do not agree on. You could write letters to your congress men and show that you disapprove of there new bill and try to change things. Another example is that if you do not like the security in the campus you could write a letter to the dean asking for tighter security and telling him the reason that security is not up to par if you will. The last exampel of exigence could be going on strike, the workers go on strike because there is something wrong and they strike until the issue gets fixed.

Journal Entry 5

In the book English studies, several disputes occur.  In the argument "THe Division, Integration, and Transfer of Knowledge," David Easton argues, "With increasing acceleration in the twentieth century, the social sciences and the humanities began to specialize with a vengeance so that today the basic disciplines have not only clearly identified themselves, but have subdivided internally into many subfields; often, even within these, specialization continues apace."  

I think what Easton argues is that with all the new technology, teaching styles and constantly updated information that appears in the twentieth century can not keep up with everything.  In the English department this could mean that with all the new information and techniques its hard to teach students exactly what is best for them.  So instead they suggest the "Coverage Model" which is dividing up literature into three periods, genres and authors.  This is a good and bad thing.  With the literature being covered, but not in any depth people believe that there is to much information, to broad.  In order to experience the full affect of all these historical literature events you need to break them down and have a class on each one.  Not compress all of these events into one class and just hit the basic topics.  

I think what the author wants is all these subcategories need to be taught in detail.  With the constant new knowledge and appreciation for literature.  We need to take the time and study what each of these ideas are.  We shouldn't just rush through everything, we need to take time and learn about authors, teaching styles and writings

Journal 3

When we are told to invest in the universe which to me means that we must be unique.  We need to search new ideas and theories on which to write about.  These days there is so much published information out there that in order for us to succeed we need to stand out.  When we write in college we need to expand our ideas.  We need to further our experience in all of our writings. 

When he suggest we become insiders, must be involved in our work.  We must have a connection with what we are writing about.  Once we do this we learn to enjoy our writings much better.  We connect on a more personal Level.

In the first paper we realize that the paper is not very alive.  In this sense I mean that the writer does not show compassion about his work.  He writes the paper with very little detail and information.  The writer needs to be affectionate and care about what he is writing.  The second paper is a well thought out and developed.  The writer shows that he cares about the paper and connects on that personal level.  The writer seems  to have taken time and shows compassion and taken the time to write a good paper.

Arguments

Debate over the drinking age

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20249460/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-20-drinkingage_N.htm

The usa today is a good site, this has blogs which aid in the argument

workshop 1 expertise

my expertise is
tennis
riding dirtbikes
being a pharmacy technition
boy scouts
surviving outdoors
being a leader
paintball
driving
rockets
-interested in
Guitar
oceans
boats
movies
pharmacutical drugs
blue whales
traveling
scuba diving
my future

Journal 2

"No Hunting"

The claim that is being made is that hunting is not allowed in this area.  The data is the sign on  the side of the road that states no hunting.  The warrant is assuming that since the sign was posted people would respect the authority and not hunt in this area.  The backing is showing the no hunting signs with bullet holes in it.  The bullets in the sign show that people are still hunting in a no hunting zone, and not following authority.  There do not seem to be any grounds.  The rebutted could be that since the sign looks old people may have changed there minds and stopped hunting in the designated area, since the sign is old we have no idea.  The qualifiers could be that hunting occurs everywhere and wherever there are animals people will hunt.  They could also say that they did not see the sign and thought the land was public land.    

journal entry 1

http://www.snapshots.net/cartoons/00573-funny-cartoons-no-hunting-sign.gif

The claim that is being made in this picture is that hunting is not allowed.  There are signs posted on a country road, however the old sign has bullet holes in it.  I believe this to be a claim of policy.  This is a sign that is strategically placed so that hunting would not occur, making sure that people are aware of the rules or policy.  The evidence that supports the claim is a country road with no buildings, just forest and fields, a prime place for hunting.  This seems like a very rustic area.  Although the sign does clearly depict the area is not designated for hunting, but people seem to break the rules and hunt in the no hunt zone.  The evidence for people hunting here is the sign has bullet holes going through it, kind of ironic!