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Basically, I thought I was going to get away with an easy final project which I could finish without much thought. In short, I was wrong. Really wrong. Our prompt was to convert a research-type essay into a more casual blog, which meant\u00a0I had to change my voice to become more casual. This was by far one of the biggest hurdles, and I’m still struggling to adapt. I have never had to support a thesis using a casual voice, so I felt like everything either came out too robotic or too try-hard.<\/p>\n
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What I did<\/strong><\/p>\n With that aside though, I feel like I didn’t do as bad on other elements of blogging or the assignment. I narrowed my targeted audience to college students who share similar political beliefs with me. In turn, I had to make more stylistic changes to my writing. But to a certain extent, my ideas became more genuine. What I said was more politically oriented and very biased, since I was trying to appeal more to leftist minds. Additionally, I focused my whole argument on how our economy is affecting students the worst, even though students are the backbone of any thriving economy. In other words, I made my arguments directly relatable and personal to my audience.<\/p>\n And since I would be included with you in my targeted audience, I felt like it was actually me talking about what I strongly believed in. I was able to hear my thoughts and actually know that they were something I would say outside of an assignment. I felt invested in what I was saying, it was nothing like talking to a void. It was fun to see my vision grow, but it was also an issue, since I could only write so much.<\/p>\n Source: Pixabay (Geralt)<\/p><\/div>\n I had to cut out a lot of what I initially intended to put in, alongside the new ideas that popped up as I went into details. Since my argument was more focused around the economy and not social circumstances, I had to completely get rid of my arguments on how minority groups are unfairly tied to their economic status, and how that affects minority students and minority communities. Being a minority, this could have only added to the personal connection I felt with what I was writing. But for all I know, that argument can be another story for another time.<\/p>\n Where am I now<\/strong><\/p>\n Obviously, I’m still not an expert at this, not even close, but I feel like this isn’t a golden standard for being an “expert” at either. Sure, there are ways to improve your voice, or tools to make sure you can find\u00a0good<\/strong> pictures which are licensed for reuse, but blogging is about speaking from the self. I feel like I did that well.<\/p>\n I definitely have to practice compressing my ideas, using transitions in such short paragraphs, and finding my casual voice, but I feel like I learned a lot about both the blogging community and myself. I see now just how sloppy blogging can be, but how effective it can be to brainstorm new ideas. I can see myself doing a blog-esque routine in the future to help think about and solidify ideas\/arguments.<\/p>\n I’m still new to this, and probably not the best, but I look forward to using this blog more to learn about myself as a person, as a student, and as a writer.<\/p>\n Source: Pixabay (Tumisu)<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photo Sources:<\/p>\n https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Canada’s_fireworks_at_the_2013_Celebration_of_Light_in_Vancouver,_BC.jpg<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.publicdomainpictures.net\/hledej.php?hleda=stress<\/p>\n https:\/\/pixabay.com\/p-741507\/?no_redirect<\/p>\n https:\/\/pixabay.com\/p-494153\/?no_redirect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When I first checked the syllabus for my composition course, I was beyond happy to see that there was no final. I was happier to see that there wasn\u2019t even an essay due for the final, only a blog. … Continue reading ![\"Source:](\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/mcen1a\/files\/2016\/12\/blog-pic-5-300x212.jpg\")
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