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Jelani Barro
ENG 1121 – E-115
Instructor: Sarah Schmerler
5/21/2019

Writing in constrain with this logography was the first for me. I didn’t even know what a logography was until this class. I must day that out of all the assignments and units we did, this stood out to me the most. Certainly, I felt like I was using parts of my brain I never used before. I felt as if I was painting with words in my mind and painting them with the physical words on the paper. I found a new appreciation for English and I will continue to practice examples such as this to sharpen my writing skills.
Lipography
In this essay, I was tasked with a bid to write a “lipography” about something that I am afraid of, omitting all descending letters of the alphabet, such as: g, j, p, q and y.
You know what scares me the most? DEATH!!! Oh, not that I will die sometime, I’ll be dead, what would I care about death when I’m onboard the death train? No, I’m not at all a-scared of death for me. What scares me the most is losing a loved one; that’s the hardest element to deal with in this world, to me at least.
all other circumstance in this world, while we are still alive; time heals. Time heals all wounds, the loss of a loved one; I wish was just a wound, but time cannot heal this absolute loss. With this one, time allows us to relive our lives without them. It allows us the room to learn how to live with the loss, but it will never make them visible in our world, it just makes it a little easier to not think about the loss, but to think about their lives which remains stand fast in our memories.
It wasn’t until last summer – I wish I can write the name of the month, but It ends with a letter I cannot use; It wasn’t until then, when I received an answer to better receives and handle this unavoidable transition, we call death! The voice within the universe said to me: “Do not hold death so close to you, it is the natural occurrence of all creatures of this world. Mom and Dad are to board the death train in advance! What’s worse? Mom and Dad to be a witness at their child’s wake, or a child being a witness at Mom and Dad’s wake? It would be so much easier to use one word which starts with a letter I cannot use, instead of Mom and Dad. No Mom and Dad should ever live to see that death has taken their child, but its an ordination that the child must witness such a loss.
It was on that date sometime back in the summer, when I received the sanction to conceded to the inevitable loss that I must and should be a witness to. It was then that the scariness of death to Mom and Dad diminished for me.

Jelani Barro
ENG 1121 – E-115
Instructor: Sarah Schmerler
5/21/2019
This genre was fun to do. I thought of it as a piece of art. Turning one form of writing into another form was thoughtful and showed the necessity of learning how to become a good writer and the importance of knowing your audience and how to write effectively to connect with them in such a way that the message is received and processed. After all, that the whole purpose of communication. I really did feel like I was forcing my brain to rewire itself as I had to crosswire norms, genres in this case, in order to achieve the desired new genre.

Brief Summary on Executive Summary
A short but clear analysis of this genre that includes at minimum, the following information: who wrote it/the speaker; the audience; the kind of community that is invested in or impacted by this writing; the purpose of this writing; some key vocabulary or language terms you might find (if any) that are common in this form of writing; the sorts of ways that people try to write effectively in this genre (feel free to go into logos, pathos, ethos here if you can or wish).

This executive summary was written by Day Spa, as part of their Business plan. The audience is for any stakeholders in the company. Stakeholders, are anyone that might have any interest in the company for whatever reason. The type of community that might be interested in this could consists of: investors, potential clients, community boards or board members of the company.

Some key words used might be: summary, forecast, stakeholders, comprehensive analysis, market, uptick, financial plan, statistics, baseline, profits, investment and census.

This executive summary on the Day Spa is summarizing what the spa industry is like and how this spa will be beneficial to the community in what it is seeking to operate in.

I have also included my example of an executive summary about my skill, bowling, which you will find documented in this report.

Genre – Executive Summary
An executive summary, or management summary, is a short document or section of a document, produced for business purposes, that summarizes a longer report or proposal or a group of related reports in such a way that readers can rapidly become acquainted with a large body of material without having to read it all. It usually contains a brief statement of the problem or proposal covered in the major document(s), background information, concise analysis and main conclusions. It is intended as an aid to decision-making by managers and has been described as the most important part of a business plan.
For my genre, I will be presenting my steps on how to bowl in an executive summary:

Executive Summary for S. Schmerler Bowling Inc.
S. Schmerler Bowling Inc. is a NYC-based company that specializes in bowling and delivery for a frequent strike NYC based companies. For the 2018 fiscal year, the company enjoyed a modest 8.9% uptick in total bowling lane requests (to 90 % 0f the time), and an operating margin of 22.4%. This was based on regional benchmarking reporting. Local Law 84-09 Bowling and Strike Benchmarking requires annual benchmarking data to be submitted by owners of buildings with more than 50,000 square feet for public disclosure by May 1st of every year.
For 2019, we expect a 15% increase in overall business. This is based on two factors: First, increase in bowling lanes will force building owners into renovations and retrofitting. Second, communications between the company and local business owners indicate that 2018 – 2019 will be a busier year for new bowling customers, which will increase the demand for bowling balls and shoe rentals and deliveries. Please note that, in 2018 and for the rest of this year, the company is forced to turn down new lane requests, until the completion of the renovations. This was due to a lack of lanes, prompting this capital expense request for 2019, we are forecasting a 26.8% operating margin with about $1.84 million in total revenue. This represents an increase from a margin of 22.7% in 2018, which also includes our inclusion of costs relating to a requested capital expenditure of bowling balls and shoes, and the cost savings of $65,000 for 2018 and an accumulative 2% savings each following year; which will come from not hiring a new employee as we had a promotion in our department and whom the new automated dispensary system for shoes will replace. However, this is only for 2019. In future years the cost savings will increase along with revenue. The replaced direct labor salary will more than offset the costs of the new equipment.
The reasoning for this capital expenditure involves increasing work capacity. First, we know that the labor cost savings of $65,000 will more than cover the expenditure with a net cash flow of $15,000. The new system will replace the employee, and we can increase our capability to handle the increased operations capacity demand.
As seen in the budget, the savings from the direct labor in the department, even with the 2% increase in wages, and the switch to the automated rentals due to an increase in storage materials and delivery demand of bowling shoes. The wage increase continues a trend that the company has followed for the past several years. For 2018, the increase is 2%, which is down from 5%, but still significantly higher than the national cost of living increase. As for the automated upgrade, the company has decided to offer more delivery capacity to our customers. The cost will increase to $14 per rental, up from $10. The cost increase, I believe, will turn out to be a good decision, considering the boost in shoe rentals the company will experience. It will also allow us to charge a higher premium for our services. Please find a copy of our current steps for achieving a strike, below this summary for your reference.
Request for Approval:
I hereby request the approval of the 2019 operating budget, as well as approval of a $50,000 capital expenditure to purchase one additional automated shoe dispensary system. This system will help facilitate an expected 15% increase in business and will accommodate the increased operations capacity in the coming year.

Jelani Barro
Facility Manager
S. Schmerler Bowling Inc.

Steps:
1. Get bowling shoes
2. Pick out bowling ball – The ball shoed fit comfortably in the palm of your hands. Your fingers should fit comfortably in the holes on the ball, which allows your to cup the ball with your palms, and your fingers should have room at the tips.
3. When it’s your turn to bowl – pick up your ball with both hands.
4. Position the ball by your chest
5. As you step onto the floor with your left foot (switch foot position if your left handed), use both hands to lift the ball up and away from your chest.
6. As you step again, start off with your right foot this time. Then separate your left hand from the ball as you start to swing the ball out and down in from of you with your right hand.
7. As you step out again, with your left foot, your left hand should swing out in front of you as you swing the ball behind you with your right hand.
8. Then, as you bring your right foot out in front of you, swing the ball to the front of you as you aim towards the 6 pins – using the arrows in the alley to help guide you and release the ball in the direction of you estimated, with your right foot in front of you at this time.

Jelani Barro
ENG 1121 – E-115
Instructor: Sarah Schmerler
5/21/2019

This genre was fun to do. I thought of it as a piece of art. Turning one form of writing into another form was thoughtful and showed the necessity of learning how to become a good writer and the importance of knowing your audience and how to write effectively to connect with them in such a way that the message is received and processed. After all, that the whole purpose of communication. I really did feel like I was forcing my brain to rewire itself as I had to crosswire norms, genres in this case, in order to achieve the desired new genre.

Brief Summary on Medical Coding

A short but clear analysis of this genre that includes at minimum, the following information: who wrote it/the speaker; the audience; the kind of community that is invested in or impacted by this writing; the purpose of this writing; some key vocabulary or language terms you might find (if any) that are common in this form of writing; the sorts of ways that people try to write effectively in this genre (feel free to go into logos, pathos, ethos here if you can or wish).

This article on medical coding is from Medical Billing and Coding Education organization, that trains and certifies students in becoming medical coders in the medical industry.

The purpose of this writing is to make billing ion the medical field much easier to process bills and other charting categories used in the industry.

Some key vocabularies are: numeric, alphabetical, medical diagnosis, procedures, equipment, and health care services.

People use codes to represent different diagnoses or procedures that needs to be billed or reviewed by the medical industry.

This example from the web site that I am presenting, explains the background of medical coding and also has some examples of what coding is.

You will also find my example I used for bowling to illustrate the genre of medical coding to simplify the billing process of a bowling alley.

Second Genre – Medical Coding

MEANING: THIS DIAGNOSIS: CODE FOR THIS DIAGNOSIS:
Start Get shoes 0
Ball selection Choose correct bowling ball H
Choose lane Enter game info B.
Game result Strike C
Game result Spares X
End game Total score of game Z
Finish Return items Z

Example #1: 0HBCZZ
In this example, we have a strike in the first game. The bowler then decided to leave for whatever reason and so the code shows them leaving.
Example #2: 0HBX
In this example, the bowler played their first game and got a spare.
Example #3: X
In this example, the bowler played their second game and got the spare (all the remaining pins).
Example #4: ZZ
In this example, using the same bowler as in example #4, the bowler decided to leave and end game after their spare.

This format, although highly unlikely to be used in a bowling alley, we can see where this coding could be very useful for a busy bowling alley to code their players for faster billing purposes.

Student Name: Muaz Alkabass, Jelani Barro, Bilal Javed
Course and Section Number: ENG 1121 E115
Date: 5/21/2019

This unit was fun to do. As we were given the opportunity to work in a team. We are able to coordinate out time together to get out work done, and especially with making the video we did was even more fun to do. I think this was very befitting as our skill were sports, and in sports we do work as a team. I think for future classes our group can be used an example as we were the only group in our class to complete this exercise as a team/group.

UNIT 3 Worksheet 2 brainstorming your Research Proposal
Write a short draft (at barest minimum, 4 paragraphs) in which you present a proposal for research. In this proposal you will state your problem and tell the reader how your inquiry will potentially shed new light on this problem. Whom (what individuals or groups) will your inquiry benefit? How might your inquiry be of benefit to them (socially, economically, etc etc)? Show us how you are bringing some new perspective to an understudied area of this problem.
(To put this another way, this paper is where you tell us, enthusiastically, why you care about your issue, and why we should care as well.)
At the end of your Proposal. create a List of Relevant Sources in proper citation format and a short explanation of why each is helpful/relevant/has bearing on this topic.

We feel that it is important to open up further discussion and analysis of taking precautions while participating in any sports, whether it’s bowling, hiking, or wrestling. These three activities, were our skills we chose to write about during our genre exercises throughout the course. We were given the opportunity to participate in this research exercise as a team. We feel that this is a very fitting opportunity, as our skills were all related to sports, and most sports require participating with team members.

It is important to us, because such discussion would bring the following potential benefits to anyone who is willing to participate in any extraneous activities. Here are some examples for each of our skills:
Bowling:
• Selecting the correct ball
• Using good form while bowling.
• Correct shoes for the alley
Hiking:
• Packing emergency equipment
• Proper disposal of waste
• Good navigation skills
Wrestling:
• Proper safety gear
• Proper form
• Good health condition

This discussion would foster awareness of the importance of being safe, and practicing good habits for anyone who wishes to participate in of these sports. These habits will foster positive experiences for all participants and team members if applied.

This awareness is important because following the proper rules and guidelines will harness safety, not only for themselves, but also for all other participants or perhaps other team members. For example: proper form in bowling can prevent wrist injuries as this is most common occurring injury in this sport, for hiking proper disposal of litter can prevent fire hazards, and in wrestling proper head gears can protect against brain injuries.

List of Relevant Sources:
“Bowling Injury Risk Factors.” Twin Boro Physical Therapy, twinboro.com/sport/bowling/bowling-injury-risk-factors-nj.html.
This source was very helpful because the information gathered from this, was from actual injuries that were being treated by physical therapists.
“The Hazards of Bowling | e-LawLines.” e, 18 Apr. 2018, elawlines.com/2005/01/16/bowling-hazards.
This source was very helpful because the information gathered from this, were injuries that actually occurred and were seeking some sort of compensation from this law firm.

“Fire Safety.” American Hiking Society, 9 Aug. 2018, americanhiking.org/resources/fire-safety/
This source was very helpful because it provided information about causes and prevention of fire.
Kevin’s Hiking Page, www.kevingong.com/Hiking/index.html.
This source was very helpful because it provided information about injuries from hiking and tips for prevention.
Advanced Solutions International, Inc. “Preventing Wrestling Injuries.” Wrestling Injury Prevention, www.stopsportsinjuries.org/STOP/STOP/Prevent_Injuries/Wrestling_Injury_Prevention.aspx.
This source was very helpful because it provided information about injuries from wrestling and tips on how to prevent them.

Link to video: https://youtu.be/mziphbbCzEY