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We did the engagement activity with Professor Lagman

Part 1: Proposal For my research question, I would like to find out what type of writing attorneys do the most in their job, as well as in what ways they need to write for their writing to be the most effective and persuasive. I would like to know what all goes into being anContinue reading “SWA–3/11”

My interest is to interview two attorney’s on their activities and effectiveness of their writing. Interview question: How much persuasive writing does your career require, if any? What do you find is the most effective way to persuade audiences with your writing?

Lisa Nakamura opens the article by bringing up a critical point in the class: the move from material to immaterial in today’s society and economy. She poses the question of how to measure such success under this immaterial system. Such things as “likes” are the new type of currency on platforms such as Facebook orContinue reading “RR 7–Nakamura”

I would like to begin by asking my interviewee what kind of writing he/she does. From there, I would like to know how greatly they feel their writing makes a difference. For example, if I were to interview a criminal lawyer, to what extent he/she believes that his/her writing affected the outcome of the case,Continue reading “Engagement: Research Brainstorm”

Option 2: After my undergraduate, I hope to continue on to law school. After that I hope to find a job as an attorney in a law firm. Brandt’s writing really resonated with me not only because of her talking about the lawyers she interviewed for her writing, but also the smaller details. There wasContinue reading “Engagement–Writing for a Living”

Deborah Brandt opens the reading by stating that knowledge is a new, upcoming, and important part of the economy. It has the possibility of being more important than any type of material good, possibly even money itself. She connects the ability to read and write effectively with knowledge, and recognizing that, while they are notContinue reading “RR6–Brandt”

“The Big Short” was the artifact of interest in this project. We aimed to analyze this film through a lense tinted with theory and thought. Our goal was to break down this film, clearly and concisely laying out the terms the theories used. The movie was directed towards the average American, aiming to educate andContinue reading “Project 1 Rationale”

The central point of our analysis is to bring to light the messages given in the movie the Big Short. The message in the movie is an informative breakdown of the 2007 housing market crash which ended up leading to the 2008 recession. The main problem was that corporations were using confusing language to marketContinue reading “Rationale Workshop”

Tolentino wrote in her article about the imbalance of power between men and women, and how the movement meant to bring attention to sexual victims has been twisted and received by powerful men. She uses Brett Kavanaugh as an example, highlighting his emotional outburst in contrast with Dr. Ford’s measured speech, even under questioning. TheContinue reading “Tolentino Article”