Melissa Gregg dives into the ideologies of how the workspace functions — in and out of the work place itself. She dives into how the work place is evolving and how social interactions take place. She does so by drawing comparisons and evidence from Six Feet Under and applying different theories. One theory in particular,Continue reading “Reading Response 5 – Friday Night Drinks”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Plan for Project 1
Exigence: The film makers wanted to address the ideology of gambling as a solution. Audience: The targeted audience was anyone, they simply wanted to get people to come and see their movie. In reality, it struck with people who have a gambling issue – and stats showed the audience was particularly younger. Genre: It isContinue reading “Plan for Project 1”
Project 1 – Rough Draft – Christian and Sam Keller
Intro: Sam and I decided to partner up and do our rhetorical analysis together. This should be interesting with him being an Econ major while I am an English major. I will see things different from him, and obviously vice versa. I believe this will allow a little more insight to what we will beContinue reading “Project 1 – Rough Draft – Christian and Sam Keller”
Free Write – Economic Questions
While I have quite a few economic questions, I feel as if I have some anecdotal economic answers that may steer me a certain way. My questions pertain around the morality of sales and economics. I have worked in sales for like the past three years, and I have come to the conclusion that youContinue reading “Free Write – Economic Questions”
‘Law Professor’s Response to Student offended by their shirt’ – Christian, Sam, Jake, Ian 2-5-2020
The genre of this writing would be considered informative and informal (in a style that is traditionally formal) through a debate of letters between a student and professor. It is fair to state that the professor is being rigorous in their work. They are ‘nit-picking’ and identifying premises from the student with the idea ofContinue reading “‘Law Professor’s Response to Student offended by their shirt’ – Christian, Sam, Jake, Ian 2-5-2020”
Reading Response #2 – Payments and Social Ties
I think viewing the world of currency through a social lens is very interesting. The fact that Zelizer boils it down to three types of monetary payments is quite simple, yet complex. Those being, payments in the form of gifts, entitlement, and compensation. I never really identified it beyond a transactional level — I alwaysContinue reading “Reading Response #2 – Payments and Social Ties”
Engagement 1-29. Rhetorical Analysis of Uncut Gems
If I were to look at the textual context of this movie I would aim to look at the world of sports betting. I would observe the Directors and see what their motivations are. Maybe look into their past and see why they chose the setting and casting of people they did. I have theContinue reading “Engagement 1-29. Rhetorical Analysis of Uncut Gems”
English 245 Blog
Hello! My name is Christian Borges!
Like the Title says, my name is Christian Borges! I am a senior here at UW-Madison. I am an English Literature major and plan on going to Grad School to get my masters in Education. I am from a small town called Lomira. It is basically the epicenter of the major cities in Wisconsin. OnceContinue reading “Hello! My name is Christian Borges!”