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In addition to the aside about kind words of the post it notes in the girls bathroom, I have found some other little pieces of non- academic writing and rhetoric in my dorm building again.  These notes left behind weren’t … Continue reading →

I’ve been assigned with a research project but before I can actually research anything, I need to find a question.  Unfortunately, I got stuck up on asking “what should my question be?!” I needed a question to ask to “enter … Continue reading →

Where my last post I established why it is important to have a survey free of errors, this post will discuss the content that each well crafted question is able to get; but no conclusions.   I begin again with … Continue reading →

As a part of an upcoming research paper for my english class, I sent out my first survey and found some interesting data. My first order of business was creating “good” survey questions. This means that questions had to fit … Continue reading →

In a place that is maybe not so glamorous to talk about there has been traces of writing and rhetoric passing on kind messages to young women who frequent that restroom. The notes left stuck to the mirror are a … Continue reading →

My archival research began by looking at newspaper articles from 1960. I found that there was a surprising amount of advertisements for cigarettes and I thought that was very interesting. As I was looking at this I considered the outrage … Continue reading →

In my critical thinking and writing class, we are working towards producing a research paper at the end of the term. To add on to my last post about what I thought the archives were compared to what I learned … Continue reading →

Prior to my CTW class, I had never really thought about what an archive actually is. I simply imagined that an archive was a room like a basement that stored old dusty books that some people used occasionally– I was … Continue reading →

Spring term is filled with laying by the pool, spending time outside, and getting some fresh air after California’s uncharacteristically wet winter. I was more than eager to switch my winter wardrobe with my shorts and sandals. Don’t get me … Continue reading →

Or rather– “A Research Process in the Works” Like many students, I struggle with organization. Not only in my disheveled dorm room but also in writing. Prior to reading, “BEAM: A Rhetorical Vocabulary for Teaching Research-Based Writing”, I wasn’t exposed to … Continue reading →