Monthly Archives: May 2009

Janet Emig, Final Commentary :)

In “Writing as a Mode of Learning,” Janet Emig takes a rather unique stand both in how she views writing and in how she defines it as a learning process. She describes writing as heuristic, and by that, it seems…

Janet Emig

Janet Emig Writing is an integral part of the learning process. Emig states that writing represents a unique mode of learning – not merely valuable, not merely special, but unique (122). According to Emig, Writing is originating and creating a…

Advertising Awareness

Tina Bell English 5001 28 May 2009 Advertising Awareness One lazy Saturday afternoon, I sat relaxing in my living room watching a favorite television program. I soon became irritated by the consistent interruption of the commercials. Approximately fifteen commercials appeared…

Gayatri Spivak

Spivak In an interview by Philip Sipiora and Janet Atwill, Spivak gives some insights to the aspect of Rhetoric and writing. She has also given some hints on Women’s writing and women’s teaching. When asked to define rhetoric , Spivak…

Why Murder?

        Why Murder? A Rhetorical Analysis of P.D. James’ An Unsuitable Job For A Woman By Nicole G. Brown English 5001 Term Paper Dr. Kim Devries   Introduction      Rhetoric is revealing of truth; it is this…

Final Research Paper – SMS

Can We Do It?: SMS in EDU   Dawn Hamilton – English 5001 May 28, 2009   Rhetoricians and educators have been trying for centuries to develop learning methods that encourage dialogic and participatory classroom settings. The struggle to create…