http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:11:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry for the late notice, but I'm bravely fighting off the plague and would rather not share said plague with you. So, class is cancelled today. We'll meet again on Tuesday. I've updated the Course Calendar to reflect this. You'll see that we'll continue our discussion of The ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107/?p=34 Today we're looking at the religious aspects of Howl and Phaedrus, and how those affect and are affected by the rhetorical goals and strategies in each piece. To kick us off, I bring you a passage or two from Andrew M. Greeley's 1986 novel: God Game: ... the little kid's plea, "Momma, ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107/?p=27 Check this out! BoingBoing is reporting that a group of sixth graders in Sweden have filed a complaint against Toys R Us alleging that the 2008 "Christmas catalogue featured "outdated gender roles because boys and girls were shown playing with different types of toys, whereby the boys were portrayed ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107/?p=25 New Scientist magazine is running a flash fiction contest -- and they want YOU to enter. The rules are simple: set your story 100 years in the future, and tell your story in no more than 350 words. Then send it to New Scientist and await your sure-to-arrive-soon fame and ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107/?p=22 There have been several questions now that the first assignment has come up, so here's the definitive answer: YES! You may e-mail your work to me. The Lorax (who speaks for the trees) loves this idea, and encourages you to e-mail everything you do for this class to ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107/?p=19 Here's another video clip about the health care reform debate, but this one is an example (as the post title indicates) of a skilled rhetor practicing his craft. In this instance, it's Senator Al Franken (D-MN), talking to people at the Minnesota State Fair. Watch how Franken takes note of ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107/?p=17 If you're having trouble getting a copy of Aristotle's Rhetoric and Poetics, here are links to two free online versions that use the same translations we'll be discussing in class. Rhetoric, translated by W. Rhys Roberts Poetics, translated by Ingram Bywater If you're going to use the online texts, be sure to take ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107/?p=10 Of course, mummies, zombies, and vampires are also alleged to do the same, so I'm not entirely sure this is a good thing anymore. In any case, welcome to the first day of Writing Bodies: Rhetorics of the Flesh! To kick our discussion off, I thought I'd pair some introductory info on ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107/?p=8 Welcome to the course blog for ENGS 107 -- Writing Bodies: Rhetorics of the Flesh, an English seminar at the University of Vermont to be held in the Fall of 2009.  I'll be adding the course syllabus, calendar, reources, and assignments to this blog, as well as posting items of ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/107/?p=1