8/26: Analysis of Word/Image Combo

The picture that I chose for my Word/Image Combo speaks volumes to me, except I don't get A's and B's. As another school year starts, the more easily stressed and frustrated I become.

My target audience is anyone in college, or has ever been to college...we've all buried our heads in our hands at some point. This image could appear in classrooms, study halls, libraries, anywhere that students and teachers might gather.

The use of conventions basically came in a package. The layout, colors, and style of the picture were already provided. I chose the font to closely match that of a frazzled writer scribbling the reason for the frustration and stress.

I guess I wouldn't say that there was a message I was trying to convey. As I was thinking of things to do this assignment on, I began to drift off into my thoughts of what else I needed to do after this project was finished. Laundry, walk the dog, fix dinner, work on some math homework, were just a few of the tasks that crossed my mind, so I typed "stressed" into the Google toolbar and then clicked "images." I believe this image could easily be used in other scenarios such as office spaces where instead of graded papers and a text book, the figure could be placed between two tall stacks of papers, labeled "in box and out box", and a messy desk. Even a setting of an early morning, the figure in a bathrobe with a coffe cup and newspaper. I chose something I knew related to everyone in some way.

The biggest assumption I made was that everyone has stress, not matter how large or small an amount.

8/26: Letter to Sarah

Well, my name is Betsy and I hope to gain more confidance in my writing. Before I took English 131 in the Winter Semester, I hadn't taken an English class since high school...and that was roughly eight years ago, needless to say, I was rusty. Writing to me is like running your nails across a chalk board, it is the last thing in the world I like to do...I do it because I have to. For as long as I can remember, I haven't been a writing fan...or a reading fan for that matter. In the course of all my schooling, I have written two papers I can say I am proud of, and read one book that I couldn't put down. Give me an Algebra problem that you need solved and I am all over it!

I think my major problem with writing is getting what is in my head on paper. I will write something, erase it, rewrite it, erase that, try something else, then give up. I get so frustrated when it doesn't turn out the way I want it to, not to mention I can't spell and have terrible grammer. If I never had to write anything above and beyone a memo, I would be the happiest person alive.

I will admit, I may not be bubbly like my introduction to class states, it was the first word that came to my head. I am shy and I don't care to have attention drawn to me, makes me really nervous. I promise to try my best, to be a part of the class, and turn everything in on time.