Author Archives: sophiegrace

In the last few weeks, I have looked at modern media and how it has changed the way that we interact and communicate. However, in the latest article that I read, I realized that I should have been looking at … Continue reading →

Video games aren’t often seen as tools for learning, since as Ian Bogost claims, are mainly associated with “leisure” and “playtime.” However, with the majority of communication occurring through the use of images and videos, it would be narrow minded not to … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

One of the biggest criticisms that America faces is the idea that our society is too materialistic. There is always a nicer car, a new phone, a bigger house etc. Wealth was and still is dependent on the amount of property a … Continue reading →

The power of words has not diminished over the centuries. Language remains a powerful weapon in today’s society. In a world obsessed with communication, the art of writing and oration are talents that the ambitious aim to perfect. So the … Continue reading →

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire Why does Aristotle still prove relevant? Aristotle’s definition of rhetoric has stood the test of time, still holding true to this … Continue reading →

Boyd’s article, “A Blogger’s Blog: Exploring the Definition of a Medium” attempts to answer a difficult question. What is a blog? Despite the enormous numbers of blogs that circulate the web, it becomes difficult to concretely define the term. Boyd argues … Continue reading →