This
year has been one heck of a roller coaster. Taking this class gave me an
opportunity to talk about that ride I had. This course gave me an opportunity
to introspect and learn something that isn’t science and maths but much more
than that.
Starting
from the memoir I was able to talk about my immigration to the United States
and how challenging it was. It wasn’t until I started writing that I realized
the extent of the experience I had. I had a lot to talk about but very limited
space. I learnt to express my feelings in
a way that the reader can go through what I was going to as he/she is reading.
Next
came the Ad analysis and this is where I got really deep into Penn State and
Penn State football and how it ad campaign is run by the Penn State football
marketing. I did the who/how/why research on Penn State footballs slogan “The
Greatest Show in College Football”. I found the 2008 Nittany lion football
poster and talked about how just using the poster they are able to send a message
to all the football fans that not only want to see a great football game but
also great group of fans cheering in the second largest stadium in the United
States. I talk about how the motto is not “the greatest games” but “the
greatest Show….”
Exploring
an Issue was the next topic and I talked about my favorite band U2 and about its
relevance in today’s world. I talked about their message in their songs and
their involvement outside the music world. While writing I realized even though
they are superstars and they have always been down to earth and involved in the
community. They are always there to help in case of a natural disaster and their
fundraising efforts have helped people in Africa get proper medications, food
and shelter.
The
revision of my memoir really helped me understand the flaws in my writing and I
tried to improve upon them and made a lot of changes to make my memoir a lot more
emotional. I tried to make it so that the reader gets a mental picture of what
is going on.
The
blog posts helped my brain relax for sometime from formal writing. It also gave
me an opportunity to explore some of the issues that we couldn’t cover in form
of papers. I was able to go to the Palmer Museum of Art and talk about one of
my favorite poets of all time H W Longfellow. I was able to explore and define
the term ‘art’ and what it means to me. I was able to address the issue of Penn
State being a party school. This was my second time writing a blog and I had blast
writing and I definitely hope to continue writing it.
I
attended Aron Ralston’s lecture and dayglow as part of my two art events.
DayGlow was the first concert I attended in my entire life. It was definitely one
of the best events that I have attended here at Penn State. It really helped me
immerse into the American Culture. Aron Ralston’s lecture was extremely
emotional and motivational. There were times when it was nauseating but the
fact that he had gone through it and was still able to talk about it really
inspired me.
Over the past semester, my writing
has definitely improved. I could tell the difference in my revision and my
original memoir. Even though English is my second language, this class has really
helped me in my writing. Exploring the paper using the ethos, pathos and logos
scheme was something new that I learnt this year and has helped me a lot in
writing papers.
I completed my SRTEs!!
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