we learned Obama isn't Muslim

Our founding fathers deemed this country a place of freedom. Freedom of speech, assembly, petition, press, and religion. Religion because our country is founded on principles that should guarantee any individual a right to praise any god they choose to. The imperfection by urgency is that we as a nation need to constantly remember what our rights are and how those rights apply to everyone not just a select few. In class we discussed a speech made by Obama about the mosque being built a mere 11 blocks from the site where one of the most tragic events in my lifetime occurred, 9/11. Irony has always been America's piece de resistance.

The rhetorical situation in Obama's speech relies heavily on his word choice. His constant discussion of the American constitution with elements of pathos sprinkled in. His constraints being exactly what that constitution says about our nation and his audience being the American people. What better situation can there be? Who can argue against him in this respect? The real question is: Are you a true American?

Persuasive arguments are very tricky and though implemented by many a politician in his days of "keeping promises", it is highly successful in everyday life. Point out a few American values and ideals and there you have a completely submissive audience. Now of course a mosque should be allowed, but imagine a bigger picture where Obama is instead trying to convince us all that women are to be housewives and nothing more.. And that as an American we should know this is true because in the constitution it says "all men are created equally", not women. Plus historically the female counterpart is and has been a housewife. Maybe this wouldn't work but one could see how the constraints can sometimes be a fault in successful arguments. It's the setting, it's the "American loyalty", and the wish to be what we all want to be.

Of course Obama has already defied many a stereotype and prejudice so I don't we have to break out the second women's suffrage movement...

Not yet at least.

i created a blog

Blogging isn't the same as writing. Whether it be technical writing or Twilight. Blogging is about opinions, thoughts, ideas, pictures, interests, and people. It can be in any form, from any standpoint, about anything.

With that premise aside, this blog will be about my thoughts on this crazy interesting class called Technical Writing (notice my adjective usage). I'm a pretty good writer.

I've written some really great stuff, however, my writing experience is limited to fiction, groundbreaking novel analyses, and very opinionated work to say the least. I work best when I can use lots of adjectives and pretty words and really talk about my views. Technical writing may be a struggle for me, because short concise emails to the supervisor have never been my forte.

Wish me luck,

Kendra A.