Final Papers

I plan to use my TU PRWR Blog to post final papers that I've written for the program. Hopefully this routine will set in, help me document my work, and get organized for the PRWR portfolio, which is due in about a year. These two submissions are long over due, but heeeeeerrre they are!

Using Creative Commons as a Web Designer

Basics for Handling Creative Property

ART 610 Research Paper
Spring 2012

This assignment was not hard on me at all. First off, I loved ART 610. It was awesome getting back into Web design related stuff. The research paper actually felt like a break from all the CS5 activities. I was happy to see copyright law in digital media as one of the available research topics. I assign a similar paper to my students in Multimedia Authoring 109 at CCBC. Together we have a lecture, discussion, and final paper on copyright. So I was already well rehearsed in the subject. Writing a paper while having a topic so fresh in you mind is a great feeling. ART 610's instructor Bridgett Sullivan commented, "You write like a blogger." Indeed, that was the tone I was going for. I wanted the paper to be enjoyable for her, and she appreciated my efforts. I got an A on the paper.

Afloat, the Colorful, Biblical Allegory of Billy Budd, Sailor

A Rhetorical Analysis of Herman Melville’s Swaying Sea-story

PRWR 611: Rhetoric: The Pursuit of Eloquence
Summer 2012

The Pursuit of Eloquence (PRWR 611) was one of the toughest classes I've ever taken. The instructor, George Hahn, called on us to dive in and really learn the elements of rhetoric. At times I felt as if my dive attempt came from too high of a cliff. I had a hard time wrapping my head around the idea for this paper. I wanted to be as original as possible. My rhetorical analysis of Billy Budd is an example of doing things the hard way, but nonetheless it's complete. There is concrete proof in this piece that I learned a lot while in the midst of writing it; however, it goes in many directions and it's very long. I believe it shows my strong work ethic and dedication to writing. If it were revised, it might be suitable for being published in an academic journal, but I don't have the steam for that just yet.