Sunday, January 10, 2010
intro to blogging
In order to create a blog, you must have a gmail account first! Do not forget about that!! Use this space to create ideas for writing, track your progress, thoughts about writing, etc. Remember that this is a public space...and once you say something on here, forever it shall remain for all posterity, stalkers, future employers, etc., to read...so, keep your academic ethos in check while posting. Sometimes I will give you a topic specificially to write about...sometimes I will let you choose...and sometimes, you can simply use this space to push yourself in your writing endeavors or respond/reflect on your learning and readings. Sooo...use this space wisely, and be creative. Don't forget, within the world of the internet, your audience varies greatly, so do not forget about having a good audience awareness before you hit "post"
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This week during English class was an interesting week. The week started off with everyone in the class introducing themselves and talking about what type of arguer that they are. For the most part of the second day of class we talked about the two main types of argument, Adversarial and Consensual. An adversarial arguer is one who wants to prove their point and prove that they are right about their argument. A consensual type of arguer is one who does not necessarily like to prove their point and always be right but a type of arguer who likes to find common ground with another person on a specific topic. Personally I think that I am a mix of the two types of arguers. Normally when people argue I tend to stay laid back to listen and learn from the argument. The only times I actually argue is when there is a topic that I absolutely know that I can prove a valuable point on and have people possibly learn from what I have to say. After the class discussed the different types of arguers, we also discussed why people become what type of arguer that they are. I heard many different reasons such as parents, race, and culture. I learned that many people in the class have gained an influence from their parents, and some have also gained influence from there culture. Personally I don’t know where I have gained my arguing influence from, but I like the way I argue because I feel as though I argue when I need to the most and not pointlessly.
ReplyDeleteAll in all this week in English class has been pretty fun and interesting. I have learned a lot about my classmates and I have to admit it was pretty funny to see Ms. Shaffer get angry with the projector. I feel as though this English class will fun and I am really looking forward to the rest of the semester in English.
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