My theory for what makes good writing is when people are completely raw with their thoughts.

Works Cited 1.) Billy Collins Commencement Address; https://www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htm 2.) Dovovan Livingston’s Speech; https://youtu.be/9XGUpKITeJM 3.) Gloria Anzaldua “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”; https://www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/Anzaldua-Wild-Tongue.pdf

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e purposely makes his address short

The last source that I analyzed was the Commencement Address by Billy Collins.

he writes a letter

to change their mind about the civil rights movement.

He brings up Jesus, a man the audience themselves worships in order to grab their attention.

Both Gloria Anzaldua and Martin Luther King Jr wrote pieces that were aimed to make their audiences think.

may be ignorant to the injustice non-English speakers face or Spanish people who feel the same way she does.

you feel

like a Mexican.”

The first source that I looked at was How to Tame a Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzaldua

writing is a memoir,

I would define genre as being a specific type of an artistic composition.

The genre, audience, and purpose are all very important concepts to a piece of writing

Collins, Billy. Commencement Address at Colorado College, 2008, www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htm. Accessed 6 Feb. 2020   King, Martin Luther. Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963, https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/Letter_Birmingham_Jail.pdf. Accessed 6 Feb. 2020   Anzaldua, Gloria. How to Tame a Wild Tongue, 1987, https://www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/Anzaldua-Wild-Tongue.pdf. Accessed 6 Feb. 202

Do I need better transitions? Is my theory of writing clear?

Gloria Anzaldua keeps her audience of the Chicano population and those who do not support bilingual communication connected with her writing. She provides facts and personal experiences to keep the atte

With the comparison of Apostle Paul to himself his connection to the religious intended audience.

Eight important people of the clergy.

Billy Collins does

But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse, kick, brutalize, and even kill your black brothers and sisters with impunity; when you see the vast majority of your twenty million Negro brothers smothering in an airtight cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society; when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she cannot go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television and see tears welling up in her little eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see the depressing clouds of inferiority begin to form in her little mental sky and see her begin to distort her little personality by unconsciously developing a bitterness toward white people; when you have to concoct an answer for a five-year-old son asking in agonizing pathos, “Daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?”; when you take a cross-country drive and find it necessary to sleep night after night in the uncomfortable corners of your automobile because no motel will accept you; when you are humiliated day in and day out by nagging signs reading “white” and “colored”; when your first name becomes “nigger” and your middle name becomes “boy” (however old you are) and your last name becomes “John,” and when your wife and mother are never given the respected title “Mrs.”; when you are harried by day and haunted by night by the fact that you are a Negro, living constantly at tiptoe stance, never knowing what to expect next, and plagued with inner fears and outer resentments; when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of”nobodyness” — then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait. There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding(King 2

Kings writing

His purpose was to teach, inspire and maybe even provoke.

wether

ask yourself

An autobiography is a piece of writing that is written about yourself and your own person. For example, Gloria is speaking on her own experience a

Perhaps a letter in response to one that he has received

My first source Billy Collins Commencement address at Colorado College has quite an obvious genre.

Genre can be defined simply as the category of writing. The textbook states “Genre is a type of writing- from an informative report to a bog posting-and each type of writing requires particular rhetorical moves(

you just

Genre, purpose

Billy Collins Commencement Address

Questions such as Who is the writer targeting and trying to reach?

Blau, Susan, and Kathryn Burak. Writing in the Works. Houghton Mifflin, 2007. Print.

Gloria Anzaldua’s How to Tame a Wild Tongue  https://www.everettsd

King, Martin Luther, Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” 16 Apr. 1963. Web 06 Feb. 2020

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Which is basically the purpose of his speech.

She wrote this memoir because she wants to educate and show others how it’s not okay to put others down just for who they are, just like Martin Luther King Jr. did when he wrote his letter to the eight religious leaders of the south. Just like how Anzaldua understands the importance of knowing how to use genre,audience and purpose correctly so didn’t Collins.

audience was anyone who made her feel like an outsider.

Gloria Anzaldua genre was a bunch of different things but it was mostly a memoir to me.

ese men because they published an article in the newspaper stating that he should just wait and not proceed with the non-violent movement.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr wrote a letter

te to eight white religious leaders of the South.

and meaningful, he

assembled spectators or listeners

is a category of artistic composition,

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When they wrote these all three of them executed all three components of a Rhetorical Situation perfectly.

How do I transition, also how do I write conclusions I’m not good at those so I usually leave them out

https://www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htm https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/Letter_Birmingham_Jail.pdf https://www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/Anzaldua-Wild-Tongue.pdf

This is going for the same thing in King’s letter from Birmingham Jail he wants to change the unjust laws against the colored and have the ones that are breaking the laws to be put in jail instead of the ones who are doing nothing wrong at

The audience in Anzaldua’s piece are directed at two people the Americans, and the foreigner

genre is a motivational speech

In Anzaldua’s piece, her genre is her genre a persuasive essay to try and get the people to accept their accents and that they speak differently “

what is it going to be used for, to tell a story, to motivate people, to change someone’s mind of something,

too,

ne of the three concepts of writing that a writer has to perfect. Genre tells you where the story is taking place and how real or fake the piece is.

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gonna b

too,

thing whos

In conclusion, writers have a lot to connect and think of when writing they have to have a genre but the two bigger points are the audience and purpose when you know both of those the genre falls into place

the bold purpose of chastising religious

rhetorical purpose is the message

dditional evidence of Kings primary audience is his religious references and arguments he makes like the someone with a PHD in theology would to fellow religious influences would.

letter meant for a small audience w

Livingston chooses to write to larger audience of youth minorities

intended for the audience the moment he begins his speech by reference the time it will take him to deliver a meaningless statement to those reading his text years latter except for English papers

there where

readers awareness

of genre, audience,

satires case

authors intended

your audience

they are writing too,

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eight racist religious leaders

speaking to multiple audiences at the same time.

His genre of a graduation speech is a great and suiting platform

is to tell the audience her defining qualities, to stand out, to be her genuine self and to want the same for others.

tame a wild tongue

Anzaldua’s choice of the genre as a memoir makes a personal connection to the audience.

I felt Anzaldua was trying to reach to certain people of her culture that can relate to speaking a particular dialectical language of Spanish.

To start with Billy Collins, Collins delivered a  13-minute Commence Address speech to an audience of graduates at Colorado College and has made similar speeches, with slight variation, many times at different schools.

Collins acknowledges the cliches that are associated with graduation speeches that the students may have presumed of him at the beginning of the address. He shows self-awareness, making fun of these stereotypes with a purpose to be genuine in efforts to be heard

The purpose of an author makes their choices on genre and audience come full circle

who the audiences are and what they perceive is not entirely in the control of the author as each member of the audience can have a potentially different interpretation

categories

-Gloria Anzaldua’s Memoir “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” https://www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/Anzaldua-Wild-Tongue.pdf -Billy Collins’ Commencement Address to Colorado College https://www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htm -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/Letter_Birmingham_Jail.pdf -Donovan Livingston’s Harvard Graduation Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XGUpKITeJM&t=112s

A good piece of writing is able to use their audience to help shape their genre, as well as their method of delivering their purpose

he uses figurative language to keep their attention more than a long-winded speech would. His figurative language is present when he is speaking about his students, “I look each of my students in the eyes, and see the same light that aligned Orion’s Belt and the pyramids of Giza. I see the same twinkle that guided Harriet to freedom.”

his piece is a spoken word poem as well as a speech.

“I was in the 7th grade, when Ms. Parker told me, “Donovan, we can put your excess energy to good use!” Towards the end of his speech, he switches to “you” when he says; “Injustice is telling them education is the key while you continue to change the locks.” This helps his main idea, as well as criticizes educators, by implying that the education system only gives opportunity to a limited amount of people instead of everyone.

he graduating class

writing this piece as a personal narrative

with the purpose to educate her readers as

Anzaldúa describes her experience with being discriminated against for her native language, something she takes personally offensive

Just like Dr. King, Gloria Anzaldúa knows her audience exceptionally well.

A letter is something that is distinctive and personal, because it addressed to one person. In this case, its addressed to eight people which is still a small group of people. So, because this is a letter, he is able to voice his opinions and they will definitely be heard.

As the letter goes on, Dr. King then criticizes the church, which is almost like a personal blow to the religious leaders he is writing to. He shares his disappointment with how the leaders have preached to follow desegregation because it’s the law, but not because it is immoral. (5) “I have heard numerous religious leaders of the South call upon their worshipers to comply with a desegregation decision because it is the law, but I have longed to hear white ministers say, follow this decree because integration is morally right and the Negro is your brother.” (5

Another example of something very sacred to the religious leaders is Jesus Christ. Dr. King uses Jesus as an example and comparison of someone who’s peaceful actions warranted a violent consequence. “Isn’t this like condemning Jesus because His unique God-consciousness and never-ceasing devotion to His will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion?

goal was to educate the religious leaders,

In Dr. King’s letter, his purpose

With his rather small audience in mind, he does not write his letter in a disrespectful tone nor does he initially criticize them. “But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.” (1) If he was to criticize them from the start, then he would have lost their attention.

In Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr “Letter from Birmingham”, his knowingness o

Who is going to be your audience? If a writer is able to answer this question, it allows them to shape their writing in a way that appeals to the specific audience, allowing it to be the most effective it can be.

eaders expectations.

your

piece of writing needs to follow specific rules and guidelines.

Blau and Burak, authors of “Writing in the Works”, define genre as a “…type of writing that requires particular rhetorical moves.” (3)

In this essay I will be analyzing the works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Gloria Anzaldua, and Donovan Livingston.

Have my transitions improved? Please read my paragraph about purpose in regards to Anzaldua’s piece and tell me if it’s good or if I need improvements. How does my paragraph about genre in regards to Livingston’s piece sound? Do I need to make improvements on it? Does my closing paragraph need work is it fine the way it is?

Gloria Anzaldua and Martin Luther King Jr. have similar pieces but they also have differences. The pieces of these two are similar because they deal with being bullied for being them and being punished for it on top of tha

Donovan Livingston and Billy Collins, both wrote commencement addresses to a graduating class, but they were both so different. I felt Donovan Livingston’s commencement address was more motivational and inspiring

who aren’t native to the american culture and language, to just be themselves

Every rhetorical situation has a purpose

Genre can really help your audience with understanding how an essay will be composed and the flow of the rhetorical situation, if i

Genre is a word we all know and use quite often as a community to describe categories of music, television, books, movies, etc.

I will start off my essay by defining these three key terms.

you t

They also go over the future, but one motivates while the other tells us to capture every moment and keep it special.

This is what the rhetorical situation shows us to understand its elements in order to have a successful writing piece with a genre, purpose and audience.

In quote King explains how this nonviolent movement is filling everyone’s rage because they are sick of being treated like there worthless just because of their skin color, humans should be treated as equals no matter the culture or skin color. King uses the the theme of disappointment because this is how he truly feels since he’s stuck in jail but also feels that no one is standing up for their rights. I believe that King conveyed a message that explained that segregation and oppression needed to come to an end. 

had the time to write a letter because he knew that people would take it to heart.

there story

how to connect with her audience

ree licks on the knuckles with a sharp ruler”.

Which is mainly towards her targeted audience who are people that are  just like her or can relate in some way.

purpose for her writing is about her difficulties

ame a Wild Tongue”’, she know

My suggestion is that  Billy Collins speech wasn’t really inspiring as the other speech I read, again that’s just my own opinion.

t how we should live in the moment and not live life at such a fast pace, as mentioned we should change our perspectives. As I quote “ He (or she) said that the past was behind us and the future lay ahead’. He talks about how we should value the moment meaning now,and enjoy the little things in life.

The genre of Collins piece is a graduation speech, he understands that it requires him to be clear and straight to the point when trying to spread the message. I’ve

was to inspire graduates to motivate others

In Billy Collins Commencement Address, he

Especially because the audience is another important element that’s part of the rhetorical situation.

that in every writing piece has a purpose

Lets not

for your

equires particular rhetorical moves

To be able to write successfully, we must understand our genre,purpose and most importantly the audience for every piece of writing

Anzaldua , Gloria. How To Tame A Wild Tongue . www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/Anzaldua-Wild-Tongue.pdf. King Jr., Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr. Birmingham Jail Letter . web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/Letter_Birmingham_Jail.pdf.

Poet Laureate Billy Collins Gives Brilliand and Witty Commencement Address at Colorado College, 2008, www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htm.

“Is the piece clear and to the point” , “Does my writing have a voice?”, “ Is there any suggestions you want to make” , Did I well define the three key terms”. That’s all. 

r her belief that a language and it’s people shouldn’t be oppressed and in doing so she actually helped make some new languages and helped evolve some, and even helped her fellow chicanos and chicanas realize that there really was nothing to hide from and to fight in their own way.

Marc Schiller, Pain and Gain – The Untold True Story.

From kids and people my own age I picked up Pachuco. Pachuco (the language of the zoot suiters) is a language of rebellion, both against Standard Spanish and Standard English. It is a secret language. Adults of the culture and outsiders cannot understand it. It is made up of slang words from both English and Spanish.”

Audience she is trying to reach is her following generations to tell her story about how using her native tongue in public was a punishable offense and “wrong.”

Ms Gloria Anzaldua wrote a memoir.

inspire the graduates as

Collins’ chose a different genre in that of a commencement speech to the graduating class of Dartmouth College 2008

pose of the letter was to try and tell

He chose a letter because he had received one from said clergymen asking him to withhold any form of protes

was attending Birmingham Jail

used them in their writing and why their pieces are  extraordinary and how they influenced their later generations with their words and feelings.

hese aren’t examples of good writing because of who these people are/were, they are examples because of how the authors chose to define the terms and shape them into something that would make them great writers and remembered.

And she uses monolog

Martin Luther King’s Letter’s purpose was to communicate urgency and to justify the

wanted to inspire them and motivate them.

ose to write a story

Gloria

meaning this writing matches the genre/ format of a letter.

Martin

herefore, Collins must choose his words carefully to match the guidelines of a commencement address meaning it generally goes over experiences, values, and advice.

across to everyone who may just speak English or multi-language speakers,

minorities identities

Gloria’s audience

bible quotes and talked about Jesus.

his attended audience was a group of 8 white religious leaders

communicate, unlike

“President Celeste, Distinguished Faculty, Staff, Parents, Relatives, Friends and, most importantly, the 2008 graduating class of Colorado College.

Audience

There are 3 main elements that need to be met and are crucial in what makes or breaks a successful paper

type of writing– from an informative report to a blog posting- and each type of writing requires particular rhetorical moves// type or category”.

your audience.

What is the story

This will also influence the way you speak, for instance, you don’t talk the way you talk to your boss the same way you talk to your sibling.

The audience for “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” would be people from different nationality, people reading the article because she wanted to target specific people that would catch there attention and see the different perspective Gloria Anzaldua had with the none Spanish speaker or vice versa.

The genre for “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” would be a memoir,

“I spoke English like a Mexican.” “Their purpose: to get rid of our accents.” “Wild tongues can’t be tamed, they can only be cut out.” ( Gloria Anzaldua) these are a few quotes that I chose that really go hand in hand with the racial oppression similarities because they don’t agree with the different Wild Tongues that people have in other words there language is not being  accepted.  

he purpose of her memoir is

Gloria Anzaldua in “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” goes hand in hand in the similarity

he genre of the Billy Collins Commencement Address would be satire a

Which one of his touching purpose that was an “in” for me was when he stated “So much attention to time, very odd, especially for people freshly graduated from college who justifiably feel they have all the time in the world. Maybe today we should take another look at the subject. From my experience, there are two basic ways to regard time, or anything else: The Pragmatic and the Poetic.” (Billy Collins). I really liked how Collins was unique with using Pragmatic and Poetic as a way to describe the future and the past which I really thought was something different and never seen anyone describe it that way. I liked how he described Pragmatic as being the past and/reservoir of errors and something that people should learn and apply to the future as receiving different opportunity and not committing the same mistake over and over again. Poetic he described it as not regretting anything  you do in the present and tend to do in the future because life is based on trying new things and believing in yourself. 

I precisely use this quote because I felt that Billy Collins displays a great understanding of his audience during his speech.

by him having a connection he was able to give the class a little of advice

o encourage the graduating class and to change students

Collins purpose

In the Billy Collins Commencement Address the audience would be the graduating class because

“Then came the opportunity last September to talk with some of the leaders of the economic community. In these negotiating sessions certain promises were made by the merchants, such as the promise to remove the humiliating racial signs from the stores. On the basis of these promises, Reverend Shuttlesworth and the leaders of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights agreed to call a moratorium on any type of demonstration. A

you say

he intended purpose for the Martin Luther King Jr. article is to educate/teach reflect

Which the only voices that were being heard were the “white privilege’’ because the whites had more of a voice then the blacks, anything the whites would say whether it was good or bad that’s what they would all agreed it should happen and that’s one of the things King Jr. had a disagreement with and wanted to state that in his letter especially when him and the audience share something in common in that’s for black people to have rights. Where they don’t want to wait for time they want some action to get done because that’s all they get told “wait for time and something will get done” they felt that with time given they still weren’t doing anything.   

would be the white moderate clergymen,

his is also considered a letter because while King Jr. was in Birmingham Jail he had more then enough time to write and express himself.

In the article by Martin Luther King Jr. who was born in 1929, it had some really interesting things to read about and to also learn for instance the genre; of this article would be letter/speech.

there story.