Jamie Thornal
This, Too, Is Research
Melissa talks about research for enriching memories and for details. In the section “Research for Details”, Melissa talks about a time...
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Jamie Thornal
Assembling a Multi Genre
One of the genres that I will be working with is social media. I have made a Twitter account to tweet out facts about student athletes...
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Choosing a Genre to Compose in
The purpose of my research is to examine the relationship between academics and sport for student athletes. Genres that I think would...
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Structural Integrity
The Citicorp center is a well known building in New York City. It is known for the slanted top and the fact that the building is standing...
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Response to Time and Place
Today in class I reviewed Lyric and Prescot's papers. Lyric wrote in vignettes about her high school senior parking lot. What worked in...
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Fermi's Paradox
The prologue of “Fermi’s Paradox” is about how we are alone in this life. The question asked was where are they, they being aliens. If...
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Consider The Lobster
Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace has a few different genres. It ranges between being informational, story-telling and giving...
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S-Town and Ysreal
Brian Reed is the narrator of the Podcast S-Town and is also a senior producer of This American Life. John McLemore is the resident of...
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Heyoon and Mother Tongue
Heyoon was a pavilion out in the middle of nowhere that was surrounded by “do not enter signs”. It was described as being a mushroom...
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Second Rough Draft
A fundamental of attending a large university, such as Florida State, is attending sporting events and watching your peers perform on the...
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First Draft
A fundamental of attending a large university, such as Florida State, is attending sporting events and watching your peers perform on the...
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Introduction Paragraph
A fundamental of attending a large university, such as Florida State, is attending sporting events and watching your peers perform on the...
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Peer Review-Annotated Bib
In class, when reviewing Kirliffa and Kassandra's annotated bibliographies I noticed similarities. Both of them did very well when...
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Annoying Ways People Use Sources
In his writing, Kyle Stedman list different ways that people use sources incorrectly and that are pet peeves for him. To explain these...
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The Freedom of Real Apologies
In this podcast, we hear the conversation between the host, Krista Tippet, and her guest Layli Long Soldier. Layli,being a citizen of the...
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Interview Plans
Because my research paper is about student athletes and their education, I plan on interviewing a student athlete from FSU. I am thinking...
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Annotated Bib
Scott, Ian DeVol. “Factors Influencing the Academic Performance of African American Student-Athletes in Historically Black Colleges and...
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"Fear and Loathing in Homer"
The podcast “Fear and Loathing in Homer and Rockville” centers around the controversial topic of immigration. What’s strange about this...
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Choosing a Topic
The section I chose was section three "Commit to a Single Viable Topic". This section is dedicated to helping you determine if your topic...
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