This essay was written to summarize my first semester in college as a writer. It talks about topics from the first paper I wrote to the papers I will write in the future. The essay also addresses things I have improved on and also things that I still need to work on.
Category Archives: ERH 101-04
Family of Rats
Description – Discourse communities are everywhere throughout the world. VMI has a distinct discourse community of the Bravo company rats. The essay reviews the criteria that makes it qualified to be a discourse community and points from John Swales to support the findings.
Writing a Rhetorical Analysis: Gerald Graff
Description – This essay is a rhetorical analysis of Gerald Graff’s writing. It tells about his background and how he became to be the writer he is today. Throughout the essay his ethos and pathos are discussed by telling how those two aspects effected him as a renowned author.
History of Myself as a Writer
Description – This essay describes my feelings about writing before I got to VMI. I felt like it was bad to be a novice writer and that I would never be good enough to write in college. I addressed my thoughts about the future, my plans for my career, and how writing will effect that.