Parenting

I decided to write my expanded definition around the idea of parenting. This term to me is not universal because not everyone let alone every country have the same ideas on what it means to parent children. The term varies from person to person, family to family and culture to culture. Parenting is one of the most important jobs in the world and therefore i think it is worth defining.

My Editorial

For my editorial I decided to write about the experience students have with advisers at Oakland. I choose this topic because many students are feeling as if the academic advisers here at Oakland are not as helpful as they should be. The advisers can help students decide on anything from a concentration to a major with the information that they communicate to the students. However, the advisers just doesn't seem that enthusiastic about helping the students therefore students are going without valuable information. I don't know if this is because the advisers are overwhelmed or what but going off of my experience along with the students i have encountered just feel as the advisers here at Oakland University are not fulfilling there responsibilities to the students.

Strategies for persuasive arguments

After the recent presidential election i have come to realize what types of techniques that writers can use to catch my attention. The factor of the emotional approach really helps me to make a decision. When the candidates talked about things that hit close to home emotionally i was immediately connected. If the candidate use the topic to show how it affected their own lives i really felt sorry for them and believed the idea that they were trying to get out to readers. That's another reason why i know that examples are key to a well written argument. When the writer gives examples that back up their theory a lot of times it can convince me as a reader. Yes statistics are important also, however sometimes they can be overwhelming. In most cases a theory can be proved off of stats but the emotional aspects along with examples always makes the argument more persuasive. Lastly, one thing i usually look for in an argument is for the writer to talk about the opposing view. If the writer can address the opinion of the opposing view and tell why it is wrong or not as good as the chosen argument it helps to prove their point.

My Memoir Revision

I decided to do my blog on my revision i think i need to make on my memoir. After reading the comments made by two other students and my professor i think i need to change a few things. I talk to much about the actions rather than showing my readers through details what happnens. I will take out some information to make the document shorter and more concise. Also i will add more memories about my mom to try to help show the audience what kind of person my mom was before she went into the hospital. The last thing i will probably do is change the introduction. Im going to leave the ending the way it is because i rather have the memoir end at the end of the memory rather than tie it all up nice and neat. I hope this revision will help me get my vision off to my reader in a more accurate way.