Monthly Archives: February 2013

Writing Outside: Venturing Beyond the Classroom

From the scary moment in elementary school when we learn what an essay is to the late nights in college when we are finishing up our research papers, most students have been bombarded with different lessons and rules about the … Continue reading

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Understanding the Rhetoric of Data Display

Oratory, according by Quintilian, is an art form that requires an ethical code. Those who wish to master rhetoric and engage in oratory are expected to abide by a set of morals. This is to be expected within the rhetoric … Continue reading

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Rhetoric of Data Displays: A Designer’s Moral Responsibility

Since the rise of the Internet, information has increasingly been transferred in a visual and interactive way. With a new emphasis on visual communication, users are obtaining more control over data design, signaling a exchange of power from the designer … Continue reading

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Context is Everything

It is common knowledge that different authors have defining styles of writing. Hemingway was known for his use of simple and accessible language. Mark Twain was known for his social satire and his use of dialect to create memorable characters. … Continue reading

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A New Language

Anyone who has ever used a search engine, such as Google or Bing, to look up information knows that there is a vast amount of information circulating the Internet. Even when narrowing a topic down by typing in a keyword, … Continue reading

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