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Monthly Archives: October 2012
TED talks
I had never heard about TED talks before this class. Actually, when Professor Haspel first mentioned the assignment, I pictured giving a speech along side a giant teddy bear. So during the rainy day we had on Monday, I took … Continue reading
Research Paper
Hello Everyone! So I am sorry this is a little late. I actually have a legitimate excuse. I had emergency surgery and got my appendix late last night/early this morning and just got released from the hospital. So, if anyone … Continue reading
Penn State Apparel
Another Rhetoric and Civic Life blog already? This week, I was at the hub sitting on one of the many comfy chairs while I was trying to decided what to write about for my next RCL post. My mind began … Continue reading
No. 1 Among College Recruiters
This next blog post is something that all of us as Penn State students should get really excited about! Penn State was ranked the No. 1 school in the country among recruiters from leading companies, nonprofits, and government agencies. The … Continue reading
THON 5K
(By the way, I apologize for dedicating two of my blogs this week to THON related activities. With the start of committee meetings, I just can’t seem to keep THON off my mind. What can I say? I’m obsessed!) As … Continue reading
Canning Weekend!!!!
With the second canning trip approaching this weekend, I thought it would be fitting to focus on canning for my Penn State blog this week. As a child, I remember seeing students with cans on street corners during random weekends … Continue reading
Assignment 3 Visual Map
flow chart for research paper (PDF) I promise you all that I made my best attempt to create a visual map. Of course because I am technologically impaired, I am having all sorts of difficulties. I could not successfully upload … Continue reading
The Willard Preacher
Last Thursday, I was walking to my class in the Hammond Building when something caught my attention. On the steps of the Willard Building, a man was pacing back and forth and apparently talking to himself. When I stopped and … Continue reading
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Find Your Fall Rhythm
Advertisements must take a rhetorical approach to persuade their audience. Whether it is an appeal to ethos, pathos, or logos, it is the advertisers’ job to reach the customers or viewers. We live in a consumeristic society, constantly being bombarded … Continue reading
Paradigm Shift Assignment
My paradigm shift paper is definitely still a work in progress! Unlike the rhetorical analysis, a topic did not immediately come to my mind. I spent some time researching major paradigm shifts in the past decade or so on the … Continue reading