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Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006) My target audience likes Hypotheticals and exploring what could have been. Alternative history is a genre that attracts an older audience as well so I should avoid slang and proclivities (Like “lit” and that sort of nonsense) that are associated with my generation to appeal my audience. My purposeContinue reading “Building block 3.2”

Genre Proposal Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006) I have a few ideas for what genre I could use for my project are, Dystopian Alternative history, or thriller horror. My audience strategy is to exemplify the comedic idea that marketing is trying to influence people through sneaky underhanded tactics. I would like to explore theContinue reading “Potential Genres”

Discusion post Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006) The history is effective because it helps the reader understand the context and point of view that Yancey is coming from. The technology is part of the history and is what the curriculum is needing to keep pace with. The reason for this is remain relevant andContinue reading “Yancey Returns”

Blog post #9 Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006) Genre is the aspect of writing that defines what content is appropriate for what you’re trying to accomplish. Genre is nothing more than the boundary around writing. Discourse communities use genre to focus their effort onto what they’re trying to accomplish. The two genres I planContinue reading “Genre Defined”

Discussion post #14 Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006) Before reading the summary of Hyland’s book I thought that summaries would be more informative and useful. After reading the summary I now believe that you lose a lot of information that is useful or important to the text. I believe that the reason for thisContinue reading “Hyland post”

ENG 1001, Dr Murdock Research Proposal Assignment: What Is Your Focus? Your research question How does music affect people A working title for your project Musically Inclined A summary of your project. Identify your topic and describe what you will be looking at in terms of the topic. Include some key terms and additional questionsContinue reading “Research Proposal”

Discussion Post #13 Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006) While reading the summery of of Hyland’s Book I felt less engaged with the text than I would be with the book itself. I think the reason for this is that a summery is a gathering of what the interpreter thinks is important and worth whileContinue reading “Hyland Discussion”

Discussion post #12 Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006) After the assimilation of Johnson and Grant-Davie’s ideas I see that not much change has accrued in my classmates or my self. The best that can be said of the information given by these two speakers is that it helps us put in perspective the positionContinue reading “Johnson and Grant-Davie Post Discussion”

Blog post #8 Joshua C. Cook English 1001(006) Grant-Davie defines purpose in relationship to writing as the exigence. The exigence of writing is the why or the what that spurred the writer to action. This is a pretty common point of view to have, so it hasn’t change how I see purpose in relationship toContinue reading “Purpose and Research”

Blog post #7 Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006) Knowledge to me is how someone applies information or the understanding of the information. learning to me is the acquiring of information that is relevant to ones knowledge. Ken Hyland defines knowledge as constructed information used in the academic fields to further their goals. Knowledge isContinue reading “Knowledge of Knowledge”