Author Archives: alyssamaiolo

When producing my first draft of project one, I was working in the student center. It was around 5:00 pm so there were a few people there but it wasn’t too loud. It took me about an hour-an hour an a half to think of all eleven elements of what goes into being a “womenContinue reading “P1 Writing Process and “Shitty First Drafts””

My ideal writing process would be to first have some kind of interesting topic to think about. I enjoy to write about things I care about, or have experience with because I can then reflect on my thoughts and personal relations, whether its a person, place, or idea. The idea process would be to automaticallyContinue reading “My Ideal Writing Process”

Who is talking/writing? The authors of this text are Carl G. Herndl and Stuart C. Brown. Herndl is a current professor in the English department of the University of South Florida, and at the time it was published he was working as an Associate Professor at the New Mexico State University where he taught andContinue reading “Green Culture”

The author of the text, “The Rhetorical Situation”, is Lloyd Bitzer. He studied rhetoric at Edgewood College in 1962, and later earned his doctorate degree at the University of Iowa. He went on to profess Speech at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This journal article comes from “Philosophy and Rhetoric”, and was established in 1968. ItContinue reading “Bitzer”

The author of the text, “Rhetoric is Synonymous with Empty Speech”, is Patricia Roberts-Miller. She is a professor of rhetoric and writing who teaches at the University of Texas at Austin. The primary audience of this text are the students that are studying rhetoric and writing. She wrote this article for her students, and othersContinue reading “Roberts-Miller”

The author of this text is Jenny Edbauer. She is currently working in the English department of the University of Kentucky. The text is a scholarly journal article taken from “Rhetoric Society Quarterly” also known as “RSQ”, which is a well known official academic journal comprised of articles of rhetorical studies. It was published inContinue reading “Edbauer”

— Oscar Wilde. Rhetoric is a concept that varies on its definition depending on the situation. Vaguely, it is how people communicate and the deeper levels of what communication is through language. To understand rhetoric, you should know the context of the speaker, which means the background of the author, the point he/she is tryingContinue reading “What is Rhetoric?”