We do it all the time, but why?

Social media footprint can describe many aspects of a customer.

Information is collected about you whether you know it or not.

This analysis is likely deemed less important, and focuses more on the psychology of the consumer than debating whether their choice is valid or not.

This study has analyzed other scholarly works of literature to find the commonalities between them and get the bigger picture.

It seems as though it all comes down to experience. If you have experience writing for a particular genre in order to create a specific outcome or purpose, then you will have a better understanding of the genre.

Could this be considered an interacting genre-set?

Genre sets are a way to categorize genres based on a common situation or use-case.

Genres exist in many cases because of necessity, and they are necessary because of their effect. Therefore, you will get the best understanding of genre by understanding the intended effect.

This is something that is fueled by high schools who often guide their students to follow a strict format for each type, or genre, of writing. For example, there is a format and structure that must be followed for an argumentative essay, which differs completely from that of an analytical short-response.

In the world of genres, there seems to be a recurring theme of, well, recurrence.

This common thread of narrative strategy is interesting to consider in this context.

Genre is defined as recurring, and so exists because people continue to repeatedly use it.

If a genre categorizes any use of language, then this can be exemplified by the different things that one would say around different people. You might use your language differently in front of your parents, versus when you are speaking with your friends.

An example genre might be a professional email. You use a completely different vocabulary and structure when emailing your superiors or co-workers, than you do when emailing your friends and family.

A common genre does not necessarily exist because it is something that has recurred by choice; it could be something that has recurred by necessity in a more procedural fashion.

Recurrent situations = routines?

So, genre is used to classify an act of language that is used commonly in the same themes or situations?

Genre is about the text, rather than the formatting?

This goes along with the idea that all different types of writing tasks that people do, are different genres. If genre is a way to classify things, then a college application would surely be classified differently than a Facebook post.

The idea that writing for different applications and in different styles, could be considered different genres, is very interesting!

I appreciate this sentiment as we are in unprecedented times. However, it does sadden me a bit to think that the reason for giving grace is because of COVID-19, not solely because it is the right thing to do. In other words, we should all be graceful and empathetic, even when there is not the threat of a global pandemic.

Growth only comes with growing pains, and intellectual growth is no different. This is especially true when it comes to the things that need to be discussed.

Asking for an extension, before the assignment's deadline, demonstrates that you at least are attempting to find time to do the assignment. If you ask for more time after you've missed it, that simply demonstrates poor planning at best, and at worst, a lack of responsibility and indifference to the class.

I appreciate that there are accommodations made for those who are uncomfortable or unable to share their video, to still remain actively engaged with the class.

This is extremely important in a class like this, and in general. Everyone has experiences that they can share, and everyone deserves to be heard. Often, the ones most afraid to share, are the ones that we would benefit and learn from the most.

Asking questions is something that I used to find very difficult, and I know that it is hard for a lot of people. I hope now that by asking questions, I am able to help others who might also be confused.

This responsibility is upheld much more easily when we meet in-person, than when we meet virtually. There are fewer distractions in-person.

Expectations appear to increase as the course progresses.

When I am annotating a text, I feel like there are two annotating "modes" that I can be in. Either analyzing the text for important ideas, or analyzing the text for the authorship. I hope to be able to combine these better.

This is the portion of WRT 109 that makes me most excited. I love the idea of learning from real-world scenarios, and becoming invested in education through interactions with the community.

I really appreciate this concept of teaching skills that will be useful in multiple different scenarios, rather than in a singular, usually academic, context.

Communication is key in all relationships, especially those that we hold most dear. The best relationships occur when all parties involved are able to communicate freely and effectively with each other.

WRT 109 is not only an academically useful course, but directly relates to many other aspects of life.

This automatic attempt to predict the future may be a product of our natural survival instincts. How better to ensure that you remain safe and sound, than to be able to accurately predict the outcome of situations that have not yet happened?

It seems to me that a strong personal narrative in which you perceive yourself as the main character, could possibly verge on psychopathy if there is an extreme lack of regard for others (empathy).

Personally, writing things down in the form of a narrative can be beneficial to making sense of life experiences and coming to logical conclusions. It also can truly make you feel better.

The use of a personal narrative is not necessarily only beneficial or only detrimental. It is the way in which one processes and internalizes their story that determines whether is is helpful or not.

This is something that seems to be thought of as a negative approach, at least in the view of the public. You are always told to talk about what is bothering you, and that bottling it up can be dangerous and harmful.

It becomes difficult to accept and relate to stories that do not have any sense of redemption, in my opinion, this is sometimes because people do not want to believe that bad things happen for no reason at all.

This seems to relate very well to the individualistic values that are sometimes instilled in people under the guise of American patriotism.

The way that you construct your own narrative, can demonstrate a lot about your mental state and overall well-being. Your story is shaped by your outlook on life, and so your story's theme may become one of contamination if you are not having a good day.

This is an idea that can be difficult to deal with, especially for those who ascribe to do those very things. It's a slippery slope because when you really consider why you should do each thing that you have been told you must do, the sound reasons are few and far between.

This sounds as if it is what is at the root of the philosophy that talking about things will make you feel better in the end. Talking helps to give the narrator perspective that they lose when considering themselves at the center of their own story.

This seems to make sense scientifically as well as philosophically. When memories are thought of repeatedly, especially in an active way, it strengthens connections between neurons in the brain.

This relates to the idea that one's story is shaped by their own outlook on life.

I wonder if this has anything to do with the general fact that the majority of children especially enjoy hearing stories. Whether that be orally or not, children seem to crave stories.

This is interesting, because in Spanish, the word for history, is the same as the word for story. They are both "historia".

This is another way that someone might analyze their own life through a personal narrative - by using that narrative to divide their life into easy-to-process sections.

It can be difficult to make sense of things that happen in real life, especially when they involve complex interactions and events that occurred in an extremely unexpected timing or manner. When translating real-life into one's personal narrative, it is imperative to organize events into some sort of chronological order. This in and of itself could be an aspect that would help someone to better extract meaning from the world around them.

Relationships are built upon mutual trust and understanding, and so it makes sense that one might offer up parts of their own life story in order to connect with others.

In contrast to other forms of a story, the tale of a person's life focuses much more on meaning and each event's impact on that person, than it does on anything else. Rather than describing vivid setting and fantastical events, a person's own life story is built around that person, and that person alone.

From an external point of view, it is very easy to understand the facts about someone's life - where they went to school, where they worked, what they were recognized for. However, it is often the motivations behind those facts and their undocumented struggles, that really define who they are. A person's life is a story that only they can share, it is not simply a history of facts and figures.

This is a remarkable statement, because I think that this is a struggle that almost every human being goes through at some point in their lifetime. The idea that your time here is finite and that we have to work hard every day to shape our lives into what we want them to be, can be very disconcerting.