Core Value 1. My work demonstrates that I used a variety of social and interactive practices that involve recursive stages of exploration, discovery, conceptualization, and development.

I used a variety of social and interactive practices by meeting my professor and attending the in class workshop. My professor and I met a few times towards the end of the semester to fine tune my work. The class before Thanksgiving we did an in class workshop. My peers agreed to show their work and receive criticism in front of the class. This was extremely helpful and allowed me to see other examples of things I was doing wrong. It also provided an example of good student work. Which is inspiring, you can always find good professor work but seeing another student succeed evokes a different feeling.

Rebuttal Rewrite—PlaneFan

Core Value 2. My work demonstrates that I read critically, and that I placed texts into conversation with one another to create meaning by synthesizing ideas from various discourse communities. 

While writing my rebuttal I found an article that originally thought was going to support my argument but ended up being the exact opposite. Instead of omitting it from my research I used it to provide the points I would argue against. The article had some good points from a certain perspective but it lacked depth. From only the perspective of a venture capitalist, yes my argument prevents them from making money. But I also incorporated viewpoints from multiple sources. 

Rebuttal Rewrite—PlaneFan

Core Value 3. My work demonstrates that I rhetorically analyzed the purpose, audience, and contexts of my own writing and other texts and visual arguments.

My audience is generally uniformed on my topic. This caused issues because I would have to explain feats of aviation to an audience that has most likely never put thought into it. Like the Angle of Attack sensors, while I have known this information I have never had to explain it to people who have no history with aviation. To do this successfully I had to do a lot of research but then think about how I would have thought when I didn’t know anything about aviation. This helped me provide myself perspective on my argument from someone who has never thought about these things like I have. 

Causal Rewrite—PlaneFan25

Core Value 4: My work demonstrates that I have met the expectations of academic writing by locating, evaluating, and incorporating illustrations and evidence to support my own ideas and interpretations.

My final research paper demonstrates how I have met the expectations of academic writing. I took a lot of time to ensure my paper was well thought through. My knowledge of aviation before getting into this project definitely helped when understanding the topic as a whole and how it fits into the world. While I consulted other academic papers it was to provide perspective on the mechanical failures of the Boeing 737 MAX. My main interest in aviation is safety and efficiency so when confronted with the fact I had to delve into the mechanics I needed someone who specialized in the topic.  

Research PlaneFan25

Core Value 5. My work demonstrates that I respect my ethical responsibility to represent complex ideas fairly and to the sources of my information with appropriate citation. 

The mechanics of aviation are highly confusing. When I started this I was unaware of how complicated they could get. Research papers from mechanical engineers were extremely helpful when I was learning how the AOA sensors failed. Every paper I used is cited, I took careful time to make sure a publication date and an author name in the citations EasyBib could not provide enough information on.

Annotated Bibliography -Planefan25