The Dating Game Gets Partisan, With Politics a Deal Breaker

Picking a perfect mate is never easy, but it seems that these days it is becoming downright impossible.  The Dating Game Gets Partisan, With Politics a Deal Breaker by Elizabeth Williamson shows just how divided America currently is regarding politics.  By using the mode of discourse comparison/contrast, two singles from opposite sides of the political spectrum … Continue reading →

Giant Steps for Dance in Los Angeles

New York times writer Brooks Barnes explores the opposite coast of the country in Giant Steps for Dance in Los Angeles.  Being a dancer, I already knew that L.A. is not the hot spot for ballet.  Miami, Toronto, Chicago, and of course New York are the big players in this field.  Nevertheless, I was surprised … Continue reading →

The Girl Who Wanted to Go to School

As I began reading Basharat Peer’s The Girl Who Wanted to Go to School, I originally started forming ideas in my head of how I could annotate for modes of discourse.  Peer uses narration as the main mode of discourse because he gives factual evidence of Malala Yousafzai’s life and how the Taliban came to … Continue reading →

Prescription for Addiction

Thomas Catan, Devlin Barret, and Timothy W. Martin pulled their efforts together to write a compelling article about the rise of abuse of pain killers in the article Prescription for Addiction.  Not only did they explore the shocking facts about addiction to prescription pills in America, but they also utilized emotional appeal by including a … Continue reading →