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.

The work that best demonstrates this core value would be my Definition—yardie post. Being the first argument that I wrote, it was harder to get an idea of how to construct an argumentative paper. I had to learn how to grab a reader’s attention and keep them hooked on my thesis. After posting my first draft and getting feedback from both my professor and classmates, I realized how confusing and boring my first draft sounded. I had to become a more straightforward writer and not hinder the main idea from the readers just to fill up my essay. I was then able to write more effectively in the next few arguments, where I started paragraphs with more enticing headers that could be controversial and get a reader interested.

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. 

The work that best demonstrates this core value would be my Causal Argument – yardie post. In this argument, I created four causes of the obesity epidemic. These causes were awareness, understanding, belief, and action. These broad words allowed for plenty of conversation to be discussed in each cause. I included reasonings and research to support each word to get readers to understand the bigger issues of obesity. Bigger issues, like how the lack of belief is subtly created by society and how we secretly sabotage ourselves with misinformation. For example, I included scientific research done by the CDC, to explain and support the awareness part of my argument. “Science has found that several biological, environmental, and behavioral factors control obesitỵ Studies from Harvard Health shows that genes in a person can affect their appetite, sense of fullness, metabolic rate, and food cravings. Furthermore, the CDC reported that Americans now are consuming 300 more calories a day than the average person 60 years ago.” This explains what I mean by using awareness as a contributing cause of the obesity epidemic.

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.

The work that best demonstrates this core value would be my Research – yardie post. In my 3000-word research paper, I finalized each of my previous three argumentative essays into one. This writing piece shows the purpose of my hypothesis and how I choose to inform about and solve the issues of obesity. I was most confident in my idea of using relatable scenarios where the audience could agree or understand my hypothesis. “The truth is Americans don’t want to give up their Burger King’s Triple Whopper with Cheese, or the Ben and Jerry’s ice cream at 2 am, and the bottomless all-you-can-eat fries, wings, and sodas at their favorite restaurants.” “People are constantly exposed to the algorithms and expectations of having a healthy lifestyle, where social media displays the enticing lifestyles of thin, active, and healthy celebrities.” I choose to write these quotes to influence feelings and connections in the reader.

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.

This core value can be seen through my Purposeful Summary- yardie post. I believe this assignment was one of the best followed by myself. I met all the expectations and included evidence that supported my text. I was able to locate and evaluate the article used to write the research summary on the 14-year-old Fabienne Charisma. My writing flowed well together and expressed my ideas on the devasting story of the young girl. Based on the tone of my purposeful summary, a reader could tell where I stood or how I felt about the story. I included descriptive language that supported the illustrations of the story, allowing readers to better understand where and what happened. In conclusion, I was most proud of this work since it demonstrated all the met expectations. My grade was an A, and no revisions were suggested.

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. 

This core value can be seen in my Rebuttal Argument Rewrite – yardie post. In this assignment, we were to discuss other complex ideas that went against our argument. I embraced this challenge by fairly representing the counterarguments and addressing them respectfully, ensuring my analysis was both thoughtful and balanced. My primary argument focused on the idea that adopting a whole foods diet is a more effective and sustainable approach to weight management compared to quick fixes such as exercise or medical interventions like injections. I then researched the best articles of rebuttals that advocated for these. opposing viewpoints; I included their studies and data on how exercise and medical injections were the better solution to weight loss. I respectfully refuted both of these claims using factual evidence and statistics.