First Blog Post, models for the first paper

In the assigned readings, there were many good examples of personal and education goals being met. One example that was quite striking, was in the first reading “how I learned to program computers” While encouraging his readers to use his method as a microcosm for their own methods, he shows his success. With his very apparent success he utilizes the readers attention from that to finalize his point, which is mostly “do side projects. ” The very point is stressed through reputation as well. He repeats that phrase so often that it is almost impossible to read this without taking that lesson away from it. This is a great model for the assigned paper because it was interesting, informational and clearly explained his rise to success through his educational goals and achievements outside of school. While reading his narrative of success, a person can’t help but be inspired. Any person would agree that in the case of education goals he has been more than successful. With all the achievements of the first paper, the second paper disappointed on several levels. The second reading was not an ideal model for a few very good reasons. The first achieving his goal of engaging the readers attention. The main reason for this paper was to convince the readers to do the same thing as he did and rid themselves of Google; it is not at all effective. His lack of a back story or reason as to why he is trying to do this, did not achieve his papers goal. It only adds to the reason readers will be uninterested inbeing his lengthy way of describing a very monotonous occurrence in his life. He doesn’t not require the readers attention for any reason. There is no goal presented that the reader can follow other than to not use Google for unknown reasons. While attempting to remove himself from the Google radar, so to say, what could have been an interesting narrative, turned into a sleep inducing “report” of his shallow attempt. The man did address feelings at one point but it was shallow and uninviting. He was not  his paper.

With each of the readings, there is a goal being met. The assigned paper is about an educational achievement and therefore each can be used as a model. With the first narrative the reader is more hooked and impressed with the achievements of the writer. With the second assigned reading the reader is presented with many facts and information. A good combination of the two papers would indeed result in a very great first paper for the class. One more so than the other. Overall, a suggestion may be made to aim towards the first style rather than the second.