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Analyzing Everyday Rhetoric: The language of reduce, reuse, recycle

The boyfriend pointed out something the other day which really stuck with me. He observed that although the standard line is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, of late the slogan seems to have evolved and dropped the first two parts. These days, you hear a lot about recycling. Manufacturers are coming out with new items which are “environmentally friendly.” …

Forms of Rhetoric: Journaling (Part Two)

Check out Part One: Introduction to Journaling if you missed it on Tuesday! Nature Writing This form of journaling often involves going out into nature, rather than sitting in the comfort of our homes. Although experiencing nature is essential to nature writing, it is not necessary to do all of your writing outside: even taking …

Forms of Rhetoric: Writing on the Environment

One of my classes this year is entitled Studies in the Rhetorics of Non Fiction. Specifically, the focus is Writing on the Environment. Writing on the Environment, or Nature Writing, as it is also called, often brings to mind two styles of writing: first, the intensity of, for example, a Greenpeace report; and second, the …