Chapter 3 from Service-Learning

The chapter of all chapters one could say.. whether it be ethos, pathos or logos all these things come together in order to form the continuity of modern rhetoric (as they did in the classical era). Quite possibly the most important thing in communication is the art of persuasion and most everything is directly connected with such. A high level of critical thinking id often required and every time you touch upon convincing another mind, these key concepts almost always show up. When this occurs it is certainly handy to be able to use such to your advantage.

In other words our class is fundamentally based in rhetoric from my perspective (projects where you are trying to get another party to agree). Other areas of study are of course present as well..

Chapter 2 from Service-Learning

After reading this chapter I felt as though time was reversing itself and the days of community college were on their way back. A year or so ago an ethics class was required in order to graduate SPC and one of the things held in high regard in the particular class was a service-learning project in the business world. Interestingly enough, The Arts Center downtown kindly welcomed me in order to volunteer, a means of exempting the exam if you had a decent grade. At first it some the comments in the chaper echoed the things going through my mind when I first arrived. Why am I here? This is using me for purposed beyond what a student should be... To be honest this line of thinking was both inaccurate and unfounded, because in the end the benefits were great.

Seeing things in a different perspective is the key to an open mind especially in these context and an ever changing business world. Nothing really confused me, most likely due to having previous experience, or my memory failing me so soon as to points that baffled me (highly unlikely). The entire theory and practice seem commonplace and straight forward these days.

Linking these points to our class is easy. We are studying technical writing tied with rhetoric and other foundations and service-learning is a hands on perspective and approach to this. By connecting with the community, ways of developing both sides are possible and the positive outcomes are numerable. One can only learn so much in theory and inside a classroom before experience and real world applications must be met to fulfill the larger goal.

Shift Happens.

Epic youtube video.

Well, after seeing the information contained within this video, it is definitely apparent to me that the world is heading in a direction that is positive but a perhaps a little too fast for its own good. Now of course that is my opinion alone, yet in the grand scheme of things, technology is progressing as speeds once thought to be unimaginable.

What does it all mean>?

- Simple, terminators are real. Arnold exists for a reason. John Connor is you..

All jokes aside though and what you have is a world that remained largely undeveloped from a technological standpoint post WWII. This was mainly due to oil companies and big business in combination with war efforts. However as we head into the future those things are becoming less prevalent, or at least now technology is once again moving at remarkable speeds as it once did.
Who knows what we will see in the short years to come.

Ch. 1 Service Learning

Well unlike like my previous post on rhetoric, the meaning of the service learning came easy to me and seemed near self explanatory. Though I am slightly arrogant at times, so that may not be the case for others. As I was scrolling and reading I did enjoy some of the history of todays mainstream service learning for that was mixed in the text. I would have never known that it basically rose out of higher ed. in the '60s and '70's when all those protests and human rights movements were going on, definitely a fun fact and makes sense. Moving on I came to the section that underlined this type of learning versus writing and as far as what it entailed I had no clue. In any case I at least see the different categories and reasoning behind each. Helping to establish ties between you, the college and the community and to provide a service to such while learning.

Any doubts I had were for the most part answered.

Rhetorial Analysis

I believe this particular text to be rather enlightening to say the least. There are often many readings I am forced or encouraged into that end up more boring than staring at a wall made of cinder blocks while listening to a monotone man talk politics. However as said, I took something away from this being that I had some doubts on my overall understanding of the rhetorical nature. The first step taken by most would be to research in an attempt to further ones understanding, of which I tried and failed. That is not to say I could not find anything, rather most of what I found and read did not give me the answers originally desired. The examples of ethos, pathos, logos and some of the others giving real world applications were able to finally shed light on said gray areas.

Simply put, rhetoric is all around us and in almost every other thing we say and do. Some may be inclined to call it a greater part of life in general.

The 1st Day Questions Were Asked...

What does the word technical mean? - perhaps technical is the detailed and indepth view of something such as an art or science.

What does the word communication mean? - well, when I think of communication I think of the relaying of information through different mediums to achieve understanding. (ie. speech and writing)

What is technical communication? - I would assume that is a combination of the two forementioned terms. So a particular form of written or verbal communication that is detailed and in depth.

How does this concept and/or this class relate to your education and life? - I use detailed versions of communication all the time and this is by far the most important aspect of my degree in order to relay information to others. Specifically those who speak another language other than my own.