Cassie Lagner- Project 3 and Shipka

After watching the video and reading the guidelines on project 3, I am interested. I like the sound of this project because it sounds fun and open ended, meaning you can basically do whatever you want. I like this because it is easier to create something about yourself than to do a research project in my opinion. I think this assignment should be fun and and stress free. I am excited to see what I come up with in order to fulfill the requirements for project 3. I felt the examples that Tiffany provided us was very helpful, like showing us how she created her portrait to describe her and explain her. Project 2 was a little stressful for me in that research papers are intimidating for me, but it did help that it was on something I find interesting but I’m excited for project 3 because it allows you to be a little more creative. Shipka shows her true feelings about how she feels words are not used correctly in certain situations. She brings up how technology has had an impact on the way we use words and how we shorten them up. The line that really stood out to me in this reading was “The growth of technologies requires us to rethink what we mean by composition”. I think that line is a big argument of Shipka and how technology has changed the meaning of rhetoric. She explains that composition can be exposed through any kind of media whether it be the internet, online messaging, or the news, composition always finds its way of shining through. She stresses that all the little parts of composition is what makes up the whole. There are many different pieces to the puzzle that make up this heavy word of composition. I enjoyed reading Shipka’s views and I am looking forward to creating prject 3!