Reflection of my fellow Students blogs

I began the semester not really knowing what a blog was. Now after a few months of blogging and reading my peers blogs in my English 225 class, I have become more familiar with the idea and have really come to enjoy reading the other students blogs. A would like to bring attention to a few that I feel are particularly interesting to read because of the rhetorical techniques they employ.

The first is Amanda's blog, "Amanda's take on Argumentative Writing." I enjoy reading her blog for several reasons. For one her format is always organized which makes it easy to follow. She successfully divides up her arguments into short paragraphs which allow the reader to easily follow her thought process. She also writes in a way that you can hear her voice and understand her opinions and where she is coming from. With each entry she clearly makes her point and provides reasoning and evidence for it. One of her blogs, "Persuade. Yes We Can.", effectively argues for the persuasive elements in one of the campaign's for President Obama, she even inserts the link so everyone can watch and follow along with her blog, very effective. I also find that she effectively incorporates class material and theorists into general everyday ideas, which are both entertaining and insightful. For instance in "The Opposite Claim." Amanda disproves Foucault by discussing the unique history in Catalonia. I find her blogs to be worthwhile to read. Take a look: http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/~apdonnel/

Another blog that I enjoy reading is Heather's. The colors of Heather's blog alone draw the reader's attention. The vivid green is fun and makes you want to read her blog. Heather's blog's are also well organized into small paragraphs that are easy to read and easy to follow with her thought process. She effectively incorporates ideas discussed in class to everyday situations that she encounters when she is not in English class. These blogs show us how the knowledge we are gaining in class can be applied to our everyday lives, which is nice to see. For instance, Heather uses personal experience to write about conflicting identities in her blog "Conflicting Identities," "Identity of a Soldier," and "Connections." She also uses identity theories to explore Alzheimer's patients. These blogs are very interesting and worth reading as well. Her blog can be found at : http://hpat225.blogspot.com/.