Bohannon response, question 1 By Anthony Walker - Sunday, 25 August 2013, 2:42 PM

My interest shape the way I write by influencing how much effort I put into the work. My main interests are sports, so writing about sports will make it easier for me to write about it. If I was to write about politics for example I would be less thrilled about it and wouldn't put the full effort into the paper as I would if it was something I liked. Based off of my interests I think I would assume I was writing to a audience that are particularly interested in sports of some sort. The way I would engage them would be no different as I would if I was talking to a sports fan face to face. On the other hand, writing to an audience about something I don't like would be difficult. My interests have a great deal to do with the level of writing I submit.

Chpt 10. Organization By Anthony Walker - Sunday, 15 September 2013, 6:58 PM

1. The main point of my paper is how the Sports World has affected my reading, writing, and verbal communications. 2. I feel like I made the main idea clear in the introduction paragraph 3. I dont think I wandered off topic at all. I simply gave my statement on how each thing has affected me, but packed each statement up with an example. 4. Each paragraph in my paper is strictly bound to one topic. I chose to add sub-categories to each paragraph but they are aligned with its original topic paragraph. 5. I really dont think there is a logical progression. The statements only order is according to paragraphs. 6. The flow of my paper may have to be changed a little. It may be easier to shift from topic to topic if the preceding paragraph ties in with the new one. 7. My conclusion isnt really there. I wrap up my paper but not in a traditional conclusion form.

Response to Lamott and King By Anthony Walker - Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 4:38 PM

Stephan King's story interested me the most. I believe he made valid points about the writer and his/her work. He provided good reasons to why the writer should support their own works, before expecting others to accept it, and like it. I believe what he was saying was that the central idea of being a good writer comes not only from the style you write, or what you write, but from how much you believe in your work. I did like the other story as well. She kind of summed up writing a first draft the same way I do. I believe the first draft is a way to just write what's on your mind while leaving room for error. It makes it a lot easier when you can write without so much caution. I also believe first drafts allow you to elaborate or go into details more. Me personally I feel like I details start to make your story wander off, but with a first draft you can put them down, and if u later see you have to many eliminate them. Being bold on your writing is what I got from her readings. Both writers contrast while also being similar. I got the feel that King was writing about writing in general and Lamott was writing about first drafts. Both authors seemed to have a handle on how to do things but they didnt come off as, its one way to do it and no other way to do it. They both give the writer ideas of what to think about for a structure for their works.

How to tame a wild tongue By Anthony Walker - Sunday, 13 October 2013, 6:42 PM

1) i found that the piece had four different genres; autobiography, Nonfiction, informative, and persuasive. It is an autobiography because she tells about her life from a different perspective. Nonfiction because the events talked about are true. The piece is informative because it informs you of different languages and their origins, and finally persuasive because she tries to validate why "Spanglish" is not wrong. The piece also seemed opinionated because of the fact she voices her own opinions opposed to others beliefs.

2) I believe she probably chose to switch it up to show you how a genre may be broken throughout a story, for good reason. If a piece of a story will flow better with a particular genre, it is okay to make that change, I think that's the message reflected from the essay. Far as the reader, the switch between genres makes it more understandable. It is easier to read when u know what is being talked about rather than reading an autobiography with no information regarding topics many people may not have had any prior knowledge on.

3) She says she heard the word "Nosotras" instead of the word "Nosotros", but then goes on to say "Chicanas use nosotros weather we're male or female". she continues by saying, "we are rubbed of our female being by the masculine plural", for someone with no prior knowledge of the two differences between female words and male words in the Spanish language, that line would have made no since at all.

4) I hated the piece. I hated it because it constantly switched between Spanish and English, making it harder to read. I feel like I was skipping portions of the reading because of Spanish words I couldnt read nor understand.

Fight club pt. 2 By Anthony Walker - Sunday, 27 October 2013, 5:44 PM

In the movie fight club there was many genres. The main one I noticed was psychological thriller. The movie was mentally stimulating throughout, constantly confusing the audience. I feel as though the narrator had mental problems, and low self-esteem. His way of dealing with his mental problems was to create an alter ego that was actually a fictional character throughout the movie. The mental condition was so bad that he not only created the alter ego but the fictional character, became his own identity, to the point he was not his self anymore. The movie was also a psychological thriller in the sense that it would lead your mind to think one way, totally confuse you, then jumps to a whole other plot. It allowed the audience to constantly be confused by telling segments of a story, then summing them all up at the end. I personally did not like this particular genre. The genre was too confusing to me, and it left me with too many unanswered questions. To really understand this movie you cannot miss any details.