Author: Zainab (Page 6 of 9)

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Quotes: 

1. “I will admit that the word genre used to have a bad reputation and may still make some people cringe.” (Page 251)
2. “The definition of genre has changed even more since Bitzer’s article was written; genres are now viewed as even more than repeating rhetorical situations.” (Page 252)
3. “In other words, knowing what a genre is used for can help people to accomplish goals, whether that goal be getting a job by knowing how to write a stellar resume, winning a person’s heart by writing a roman- tic love letter, or getting into college by writing an effective personal statement.” (Page 253)
4. “Different law courts make for different legal briefs. And different college classes make for different research papers.” (Page 255)

Responses: 

1. This quote is important because a long time ago the word “genre” in itself was bad and that people wouldn’t find a right way to use until modern times. I have chosen it because it’s interesting to see that the word “genre” which is vital to writing and reading made people cringe. I want my reader to notice that the word “genre” isn’t cringe.
2. This quote is important because it’s taking a step in the right direction and the definition of genre is changing for the better. I have chosen it because it was like a turning point for the article. I want my reader to notice that genres are more than repetition of rhetorical scenarios but can be applied to figurative scenarios as well.
3. This quote is important to me because it made me realize that genre can apply to so many general scenarios. I have chosen it because it’s my favorite quote, but it spoke to me the most in understanding the importance of genre. I want my writer to understand that genre is very vital in writing because of the applications it goes to.
4. This quote is important to me because it relates to the career I want to pursue. I have chosen it because this is what lawyers do. I want my reader to know that even if you don’t pursue law as a career, any other career has a genre too.

• What is a genre you feel you know well?

A genre I feel I know well is romance. As cliche as romance is in films, television shows, anime, and books it depends on how the character’s are written to feel such things about each other.

• What are the rhetorical features of that genre?

Some rhetorical features of romance are allusion, analogy, metaphors, smilie, parallelism, and understatement.

• How did you learn the rules of that genre (did you teach yourself? how? did someone else teach you?)

I learned the rules of romance based on what I watched and read. It was a mix of teaching myself and someone else teaching me.

I was interested in makeup when I was a kid. I am still interested in this topic. Asking questions help me learn more about this topic because I started wearing makeup at a young age, but I wanted to learn more on why people wear that young, what goes in the products, and why is there many competition with makeup brands. My curiosity has changed and grown over the years when I started doing makeup at 16 years old. I really wanted to continue piquing my interest and keep on going forward with it. The education system didn’t play a good or bad role because makeup is something I like to do in my downtime. However a quote from the article, “Teachers who concentrate on developing focus and good behaviour because of the links to good academic performance, now need to take on board that developing curiosity could be even more important.” I couldn’t agree more with this statement because it’ true. When I go to school all that’s in my head is what I’m going to do that day in that environment learning about something that has nothing to do with my career but that aside I need education to keep moving forward with my life. As far as curiosity goes, I can always use Google and YouTube to help keep my curiosity going about makeup.

First of all, what do you think of what James Baldwin was saying (not just in this quote, but in his entire speech?) What do you think he means when he says “the world is larger?”

I think that James Baldwin was saying in his entire speech about his self-image and how he was perceived by the world. This quote in particular, “It would seem to me that when a child is born, if I’m the child’s parent, it is my obligation and my high duty to civilize that child. Man is a social animal. He cannot exist without a society. A society, in turn, depends on certain things which everyone within that society takes for granted.” I feel like he’s saying that keeping a child civilized in their own home is one way a child can maintain themselves by having manners, but once you put them out in society all the things a parent taught to a child may not be the same way because society is cruel and menacing. I think he means when he says “the world is larger” that there is so much out there that people don’t know or understand the concept of. When stepping out of your home, you have entered in a society with people who are just like you that have inferior complexity or folks who have superior complexity.

Secondly, what do you think you have the “necessity” to examine, or the obligation to learn more about? To put it another way: what do you wish had been taught to you in school that wasn’t? Why do you want to know about these topics?

I think it’s a “necessity” to examine not an obligation to learn about global warming. It’s a broad topic, it’s controversial, can stir a debate, but outdated information in science textbooks are not doing enough justice to the climate right now. The ice caps are melting, the greenhouse gases are burning, and air pollution intoxicating planet Earth. I wish global warming was taught to me in school instead of sizing it as a small discussion/problem in Earth Science class. I want to know more about this topic because the future for planet Earth isn’t looking so great if we are not being the change right now.