More Research

My paper is going alright. I'm trying to keep up with everything, and I get the citations. I may have a few questions here and there, but I have a book and the internet to help. My topic covers prescription drugs popularity among teens. Prescription drugs are getting to be an intense part of the party scene in high school, and they are just as dangerous as other typical drugs such as pot and coke. This should be an interesting paper; I just hope I can make it good, and keep it relevant and interesting.

RESEARCH

My research thus far has been limited for the upcoming paper. However, I did a good bit of research on my previous visual rhetoric assignment. The prewriting differs for the research paper already because we participated in the twenty minute silent free-write. I think this step has already helped me in the progression of my paper. This silent, reflective free-write also gives this paper better potential than my rhetorical analysis. I really enjoyed having the twenty minutes of thinking in class. It helped clear my mind of everything else going on in this hectic week. Twenty minutes of free-writing in class was much better than twenty minutes of free-writing outside of class. Hopefully my paper will be a good one!

The Draft

The Revising Process is an experience in itself.  In my previous English classes, I have written many drafts (rough draft, 1st draft, 2nd draft, 3rd draft, and final) and never really understood the importance of writing so many revised papers. I see that revision is a definite necessary step in the writing process, but numerous drafts are just busy work. It was helpful in this class to write a rough draft, have notes from the teacher and other classmates, and have a final due. Working in class with a partner was helpful, as well. It helped me to hear the flow of my paper as it would be read by someone else. I personally did an outline/cluster before writing my rough draft, but going over it and making one again from the rough draft was indeed a good idea to make sure the entire paper stays on topic.

THANK YOU FOR SMOKING

I really liked the movie we watched in class. I had never seen it before, so I was watching for context and rhetorical usage in the film. I found his argumentative skills very intriguing, as well. Nick Naylor could take on any argument by arguing with random bits of information.  He used a lot of pathos to attract his opponents as he used their backgrounds to manipulate conversations and appeal to their emotions. He was only deceived once when given a taste of his own medicine by the reporter, but he was able to make a comeback in order to overcome the irony.  He showed the audience that he could promote smoking, and also be a good father. I would want him on my team in any debate.