Hello once again,
today I will be writing about not the graphic novel Freshman  but instead the some of the other reading materials I have had the pleasure of reading for class. Of the reading material I have read so far I believe my favorite topic was in Understanding Rhetoric(UR), specifically in Issue(chapter) 1. I liked talking about Ethos, Logos, Pathos, and Kairos. I liked learning about this subject because it was an expansion on something I was already familiar with, Ethos, Logos, and Pathos are all things I heard about in high school and had helped me a great deal in righting papers before but the introduction of Kairos was new and seemed simple enough to learn (additionally Kairos sounds a lot like Kronos in my mind so it was simple to remember Kairos is about time because Kronos held dominion over time in Greek myth and my love of Greek myth just enjoyed that a bit). It also helped that UR is written in a comic book style so it is so much easier to digest compared to the other books I have had to read for class. On the flip side a section i really did not enjoy learning about was well not a specific section but most anything in AW: A Guide to Academic Writing, there is nothing overtly wrong with the readings from it, I just find them very dull in comparison to other reading for class, I think they remind me to much of the science textbooks I had to read back in high school so maybe that is why, because for all intents and purposes they are very similar to the readings in They Say, I Say but I do not mind reading that book.

But honestly the reading I feel have helped me with my writing quite a bit. I am not a huge fan of writing, I don’t do it if I can help it, and to be fair I have never been a huge fan of my own writing. I mean I’ve never been disappointed in it I always have given good work when i need to, but it could definitely improve. I have always felt that given enough time I could wright about almost any subject for most any given length so writing papers for classes with a page minimum in a subject I am not particularly interested in is simple but on the downside of that I have always felt that my writing is unnecessarily wordee, additionally I would use words in my writing that I would never in my day to day life just to add length to my text. But I am working on it, I have slowed my self down given myself more time to think because my go to plan for writing is to just type what ever words pop into my head but as of late i’ve been thinking more about word choice and how to effectively use my words. All in all, I have much to imporve on and Im working to better myself in the way I wright.

Thanks for tunning in,
Logan Wooton

Through the semester of being in the class English 165 we have learned so many perspective, different styles of writing, and many more. much of this information is from many great books such as, Understanding Rhetoric and They Say, I Say. My favorite reading thus far is from chapter fourteen from They Say, I Say. In it we go over “What’s Motivating This Writer?” which goes over the topic of understanding what an author is really trying to say and impart upon their knowledge to the audience. In contrast, my least favorite reading would have to be anything from Academic Writing, I hate it. Unfortunately, the reason I dislike Academic Writing is not because of the content but rather much the content repeats itself. Though I understand that the author is  probably  so repetitive  because they’re trying to nail down the information, that doesn’t mean I have to like it.

Speaking of academic writing, my own writing is what I could compare to actual Hog Wash. I don’t think that it’s totally irredeemable, nothing really is.  It’s just that I don’t know if what I’m writing is comprehensible to my audience, and it makes me worried that my writing is even worth reading, but that is another topic entirely. I do see some strengths in my writing, such as my usage of words in writing. However, I struggle with expressing more complex ideas in a way that’s easy for my readers to understand. To tackle this issue, I think the best solution is to write more often and not let my anxiety about others’ opinions hold me back. By practicing regularly and allowing myself to experiment with my writing, I hope to become more confident and clearer in my expression. Writing is a skill that takes time to develop, and I’m determined to keep improving.

Dear Future Me,

It is I, Logan, though I am sure you knew that. I am sure you have forgotten all about this letter by now, but here it is all the same. As it stands today I am a student at longwood university, my major is business and economics with a concentration in Accounting. There are things i wonder about you, how you will fare in this class, English 165, is probably the most prevalent on my mind. I am sure you know I am no good at English but I am sure that we will prevail. I wonder how you are now, did you graduate in the school of business and economics or did you switch majors? Did you finally make a decision on taking a minor? if so is it the economics minor I am thinking about or something different? Did you get a good internship? How was the talk with the recruiter that Joe wanted you to talk too? I hear the CPA exam can be difficult, I hope that it was not to hard to do. But most of all I hope your enjoying your career I know that is my greatest fear is that i will hate it. On anther note, I wonder if you ended up joining anymore clubs, like chess(if there is one), I know that is something I am thinking about doing but am unsure if I want to do that, would be good for networking but at the same time I do not want to join something just to know people I wanna have fun, but i digress. I am sure you are out living your best life, a life I cannot wait to see. I am excited to get to your point in life, excited to see what career we end up going into and how we get there.

Through all the good times ahead,

Logan Wooton