Comic books

So i read all of the comics about comics. ive always known what comics are and what they consist of, but i never really sat down and broke down what a comic really was and what went into making them. the comics by mcloud actually kept me interested in reading more. they seemed comical in a way, and kept my attention. i think this was to show what comics in general had to offer as opposed to other types of media such as literature and movies. literature isnt usually as aesthetically pleasing as comics, and movies leave alot less to the intellect and imagination. after reading these writings im kinda excited to start working on our graphic novels in class...and watch movies.

4.m

1. Now that Im at college I just do all of my writing in my dorm. I always have music playin, just because i cant stand silence. back home i lived on the delaware river, and it was always nice to drive there and write in my car, just a nice setting.
2. i prefer to write using a pencil and paper. thats how i write the fastest, and i try to get everything on paper as fast i can before my thoughts slip away.
3. As i already said im good with just a pencil, paper, and preferably some music. and preferably bob marley.
4. My "invention strategies" pretty much involve a cluster of ideas. i write down what comes to mind, and worry about making it formal later.
5. my drafting processes consist of, well nothing. Whatever comes to mind goes onto the paper.
6. revisions play a huge role in my writing process. my first drafts usually are in dire need of revising. and thats when i go to some of my peers such as my good freind trevor who is reading this right now. hes a pretty good writer, and always points out my mistakes no matter how small.
7. i prefer to be alone when i write. my music doesnt bother me, but when other people are in the room its a real distraction for me. this is mostly because i have NO attention span. that attributes to my papers taking so long to write.
8. as of right now, i dont have any experiences with "workshopping". but as i stated earlier, i have a few close peers who i trust enough to fix up my papers.

finished/draft

1. I believe a workshop draft is pretty much just a collection of ideas. But i also think everyones style of writing can alter that. i personally like to make my first draft very neat and formal, as to not have much to change when it comes to the final draft. i know people who like to just throw down all their ideas in a very sparatic manner, then change the sentances and ideas alllllll around when they come up to their final draft. if someone looked at my drafts and final copies, they probably wouldnt see much difference, becauase thats the way i like to write.
2. If i read essay R and was asked to give feedback to the author, i would say it was an okay starting point. there are alot of good topics in this essay to expand upon and research further. obviously the writer would have to focus more on certain points, such as the differences in time periods of wrestling, and not playmate female wrestlers. i would tell him that he would need to reorder alot of his ideas to both make the essay sound better, and be more effective.

Essay R Grade: C-

I gave this peice of writing a C-. I feel that the purpose of it was to be informative about a topic, and it did do that, but it could have been better written and better structured. The author showed a good amount of prior knowledge to the subject as well as some aquired knowledge. I thought alot of his rhetorical devices lost some effectiveness with some spelling and grammatical errors, and also his elementary sentance structure and vocabulary. All in all, if this paper was directed towards a highly educated group of people it wouldnt seem to be too effective. But if it was directed towards a high school student who wanted some insight into the world of wrestling over the past two decades, then itd be just fine.

2.h Rhetorical Analysis

1. In Bryan West's response to Mcvey's "bash" on the Clinton couple, there seems to be very little agreement with not the information in the editorial, but the manner in which it was presented. He says that the author does a good job of rhetoric in that he used a good amount of logos and pathos to get his point across. It is obvious was side Mcvey is on and its noticable how passionate he is about his dislike towards the Clintons. Although as West says, politics is a hard subject to persuade people in, and thinks as well as i do that he was very unnsuccesful if that is what he was trying to do.
2. The genre convention of this writing is in an editorial format. It was written in a formal and proffesional manner in order to show former knowledge on the subject. I've written persuasive essays in this type of genre convention and it seems to be able to get the point across.
3. I believe another good genre for this type of persuasion would have been the use of a commercial. It is seen alot on TV around election times. It easily reaches its intended audiences because TV is such a widely spread type of media now a days, probably moreso than anything written. Unfortunately it is more expensive and more work to get it out to the public.
4. I believe that the use of commercials would not only get its message out to its intended audience but also its unintended audience. TV is watched on such a large scale in our society that it would get out to anyone or anywhere.
5. The type of writting that was seen from Mcvey can be used in many, if not all lines of work. A teacher may use this type of writting to get a point across to people on a higher position in the educational hierarchy in regards to salary or facilities. A scientist could use it to get support for a certain project from investors or people of that sort. The use of logos and pathos can be used by any of these people to get their way, or their message across to another group of people.