Course Calendar

Calendar of readings and assignments for Dr. Andy Ross’s Spring 2018 E110 Courses at…

Rhetorical Analysis Assignment Description

Due by midnight (submitted to Canvas for grading), Tuesday, February 20

Assignment Justification

As an exercise in demonstrating your critical thinking and writing skills this assignment…

Social Media’s Effect on Political and Social Activism

The first article written by Gladwell discussed how activism through social media is based off of weak ties whereas changes that are brought about without social media are much more personal making them more powerful. The author admits…

Social Media and it’s Impact on Social Movements

Social media is rampant in today’s society. It is used for entertainment, news, spreading ideas and many other things. Nowadays, instead of getting a newspaper, most people just refresh their Twitter feeds. Social media can prove to be extremely…

Source Paper Description

The premise of this course is that the best academic writing participates in a larger conversation — that your own research offers a contribution to an on-going debate, dialogue, or discussion of a question/issue. This assignment asks you to practice making such a contribution on a…

Course Syllabus

Goals, Practices, and Policies for Andy Ross’s Spring 2018 E110

Online Activism

In the works of Gladwell, Stephen, and Walton each author offered ideas of how they believed social media was impacting social activism and politics. Malcolm Gladwell’s article, “Small Change” incorporated his ideas and beliefs that social media was weakening social activism. Throughout the article…

Technology: Curse or Blessing?

Technology has been an up and coming breakthrough in our world since the mid 1900s. Every day, we are progressing and creating new ways to make our lives simpler and more efficient. However, with this constant advancement, comes constant speculation. The debate of whether or…

“Countering,” Confidence, and Civility: Blog Post 3

Find (and link to) an example of what Joe Harris calls “countering” and offer an explanation of how one author is countering or “suggesting a different way of thinking.” Do they uncover values at play in the discussion of their topic? Do…