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    This document reflects on the writing process for two assignments in an English class. For an issue summary paper on fundamentalism and the media, the writer began with general ideas and found research logs helpful for structuring the paper, though found limited new insights from studies. Revisions were minor. For a blog post, the writer took the perspective of an annoyed secular media user but later toned down controversial content and researched blog layouts. The paper sought to inform and inspire reflection through an academic tone, while the blog post aimed to catch readers' attention and inform through agreeable content and appeals to emotion and reason. The writer feels the class helped expand their writing horizons.

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    This document reflects on the writing process for two assignments in an English class. For an issue summary paper on fundamentalism and the media, the writer began with general ideas and found research logs helpful for structuring the paper, though found limited new insights from studies. Revisions were minor. For a blog post, the writer took the perspective of an annoyed secular media user but later toned down controversial content and researched blog layouts. The paper sought to inform and inspire reflection through an academic tone, while the blog post aimed to catch readers' attention and inform through agreeable content and appeals to emotion and reason. The writer feels the class helped expand their writing horizons.

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    This document reflects on the writing process for two assignments in an English class. For an issue summary paper on fundamentalism and the media, the writer began with general ideas and found research logs helpful for structuring the paper, though found limited new insights from studies. Revisions were minor. For a blog post, the writer took the perspective of an annoyed secular media user but later toned down controversial content and researched blog layouts. The paper sought to inform and inspire reflection through an academic tone, while the blog post aimed to catch readers' attention and inform through agreeable content and appeals to emotion and reason. The writer feels the class helped expand their writing horizons.

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    Brooke Gomes

    English 1010
    Rebecca Miner
    May 4, 2015

    Reflecting on the Writing Process and Rhetorical Methods

    As a writer, I have always relied heavily upon intuition. Even though


    we covered different styles of the writing process in English 1010, I found it
    to be challenging to compartmentalize the writing process. I am more of an
    abstract thinker and that does make writing a bit chaotic and unorganized
    for me, but as the process unfolds, I find that I am able to make adjustments
    as I go along.
    For my issue summary paper, Fundamentalism and the Media, I
    began with some general ideas and directions based on my previous
    knowledge of the issue. The research logs were very beneficial in helping to
    structure my ideas and returned to them often as I created my first draft. I
    chose this issue because I personally find it to be very interesting and have
    spent many hours researching it on my own time. This is what made the
    research aspect of this paper difficult for me; not only is there not a lot of
    academic studies based on the subject of fundamentalism in the media, I

    also feel that the studies I was able to find didnt offer me any new insight.
    Perhaps that is the fault in choosing a subject of which I had already
    scratched the surface. The revisions I made for the final draft were
    minimal. I included subject headings and edited the paragraph on social
    media users to be more on point. I can honestly say that I am pleased with
    the final draft of my issue summary and consider it to be a solid example of
    my writing capabilities.
    The writing process for the blog post was drastically different from
    the issue summary. I was wrapped up in finals for other classes and did not
    focus on the piece as much as I should have. Following the assignment
    guidelines, I wrote from the point of view of an annoyed secular media user.
    I later went back and revised some of the content that I felt was a little too
    inflammatory and controversial and scaled the tone way back. Because I
    wrote this piece rather quickly under the impression of a social media user,
    I did not use any citations. Viewing a couple of blog posts from my peers
    inspired me to really consider the layout of my final draft. I researched
    some blog layouts on Google images and created a mock page that would be
    found on a blog site.
    The rhetorical goal of the issue summary was to inform and inspire
    reflection on the powerful role of the media in shaping our worldview. The
    paper did not seek to persuade the opinion of the reader about
    fundamentalism as a stand-alone concept. It was written in an academic
    tone for an academic audience and focused on an appeal to ethos.

    My intention for the blog post was to reach secular social media users
    by catching their attention with agreeable content and an appeal to pathos.
    Next, I went about informing my readers about the anthropological,
    psychological, and sociological implications of rigid belief with appeals to
    logos and ethos. At the end, I returned to the pathos appeal and their sense
    of humanity with a plea for tolerance and leading by example.
    In all, this class helped to expand my horizons as a writer. The
    research assignments, especially, helped me to organize my ideas and make
    my paper more streamlined. All of the peer reviews and revisions taught
    me how to scrutinize my work, what to look for, and how to improve my final
    draft. I am usually uncomfortable sharing my work with others, but I will
    use this strategy in my personal writings so I can continue to grow as a
    writer.

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