Re-cast Reflection

I decided to use "A Poem to the Man Who Shot My Father" by Patricia Smith again for the re-cast. I originally was going to somehow turn the poem into a newspaper article describing the event that is discussed in the poem, as well as describe her feelings. However, my thought process went something like this: "Newspaper article authors get their information sometimes through what? Interviewing." Thus, I decided to turn the poem into an interview.

During this interview, the interviewer (whom I imagined to most likely be me) is interviewing Patricia Smith. She replies to my questions about the murder of her father in a manner similar that of the poem. I wrote her as replying to my questions in a fairly strong and emotional manner, as I imagined any person would under similar circumstances.

I enjoyed this assignment almost as much as the parody assignment. When I'm bored, I'm guilty of thinking of silly parodies to song lyrics, movie titles and/or scenes. I'm adept at creating parodies during times of boredom, and I felt these two were the perfect assignments for me.

Re-cast

Link:

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhcrxj5x_19c6x58zfh

Link to the Parody:

Here is the link to the Parody:

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhcrxj5x_18cjdcjbfh

Google Docs: 0, Me: 1

Poem Parody Reflection

The poem I chose to parody was Patrica Smith's "A Poem to the Man Who Shot My Father." I decided to take it in a slightly different direction. The parody takes a halfway serious and halfway humorous tone. In it, a person is writing a poem to the woman who used his money. It strongly implies that a woman lived with him and used him for his money. Then discusses how the tables have turned, and she now has a user living with her. Rather than anger and vengeance being the main tone like the original, this poem takes pleasure in his former spouse being used, and ends with what a sigh of relief, of sorts.

I found this assignment interesting. I generally enjoy reading, and in some instances, making parodies of things. I drew somewhat on past experience, but also on experience of family and friends I have known who have gotten used by a so-called "loved one." This is one that many people (not just men, women as well) can relate to.

I will post the link to the document later, as Google Docs is being a pain right now. It states it is converting my document, but I have been waiting ten minutes.

Reflection

This assignment was an unusual one. I can't honestly say I enjoyed it as much as the others, as it took a lot of time and work to find all my sources. I had a difficult time thinking of a topic which would have many available information that I could use. I finally came upon the topic of the General Motors crisis, due to the fact it is all over the news and information regarding it is abundant. Once I chose this topic, everything seemed to fall into place. I already have my own strong personal views on the debate regarding the corporation, so choosing a stance was easy enough. I didn't support the initial bailout because I knew it would most likely make very little difference in the end, and the taxpayers would wind up paying for it in the long run. However, I would like to see the company bounce back. Thus, I chose the stance that I would like the company to recover, but a bailout would not be a solution.

I searched the web for pictures and "art" regarding the company. Google Images was an abundant source, and I probably could have used hundreds of others, if I needed to. As one would imagine, there were many articles regarding the crisis on Academic Search Complete, so finding sources was not an issue.

As I stated earlier, I initially didn't enjoy the assignment, but everything fell into place once I chose my topic. I am happy with the end result, and feel my abstract and bibliography are well-done and thoroughly complete and concise, as they should be.

Abstract & Bibliography Link

Abstract:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhcrxj5x_8cbw6n2dz

Bibliography:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhcrxj5x_9qb96grg4

How-To Guide: Reflection

This was an interesting assignment which I enjoyed. It dealt with creating a how-to guide for a person who is new to Cincinnati. We were given flexibility in the assignment, seeing as we could collaborate and write a guide on just about anything that would help someone new to the city. We decided to split the guide up into categories: Geography, food, entertainment, transportation and history. I quickly chose transportation, because I have practically lived here all my life and know the strengths and weaknesses of getting around the city. Several years ago, I went a while without a car, having to commute to school and work by bus, and now cars to get around.

I basically used all my group members' guides to complete a final copy. I had to add transitions between sections so it would flow smoothly. I chose to order the guide in this fashion: history, transportation, food and entertainment. This makes sense to me, because one should learn a bit about the history of a city when they live there. After the reader gains this knowledge, they need to know how to get around the city in order to do anything. Following this, they are most likely interested in knowing where to eat. Nobody enjoys doing something fun on an empty stomach. Finally, entertainment. After the reader gets something to eat, they certainly will want to know where they can relax and have a good time.

My guide is complete, save for the "Geography" section. One group member did not get back with me via e-mail. However, he has not been attending class, so something may have come up. Otherwise, I am satisfied with the final copy.

How-To Guide -- Final

Here is the link to my completed how-to guide:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhcrxj5x_68z2cks63

Original document:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhcrxj5x_7hqv2vzhc