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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Alumni Spotlight: Chelsea Vollrath, On PWR Preparing Her for Law School
Guest Blogger Rachel Fishman, ENG-PWR ’15, interviewed Chelsea Vollrath, Class of 2013, about how her Chelsea’s PWR major prepared her for her time at Wake Forest University of Law. What types of courses are you taking & what type of law do you want to go into? Chelsea is currently taking a variety of law courses, including a writing class on business … Continue Reading
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Alumni Week: The Advice You’ve Wanted but Never Asked for
Beckah Porter: PWR,’16 We’ve all been there; we become a little hesitant when someone asks what our major is. What is professional writing and rhetoric? Or the question that makes me cringe, what kind of job can you even get with that degree? Yet, even after we describe all the possibilities that professional writing and rhetoric brings, the same people … Continue Reading
Life After Elon: Alumni Week
Beckah Porter: ENG-PWR,’16 Homecoming week has officially arrived! Which means for some of us that our old friends we said goodbye to at graduation are now knocking on our doors, but for others, it makes us think: what are we going to do after we graduate? Are we even prepared? (Cue the freak out) This week I am going to … Continue Reading
Make a Logo on Your Lunch Hour!
Alexa Dysch: ENG- PWR, ’15 Hi everyone! A couple of weeks ago, the CUPID Associates and I had a workshop about creating your own personal logo, which would be both professional and visually appealing! For those of you who couldn’t make it, we have a post today dedicated to creating or updating logos on your lunch hour! Whether you’re sitting … Continue Reading
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Hanging Indents: The Unsung Hero of Bibliographies, Proximity, and Alignment
Bridget Hurley ’15 Hanging indents may not be the most captivating subject to blog about. But understanding how, why and when to use hanging indents is an important part of being a successful writer, especially when creating bibliographies. Check out these three sample bibliographies. They are written in APA, MLA, and Turabian style: You can see that every reference style … Continue Reading
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Visual Rhetoric at the Movies
Sarah Paterson – ENG PWR ‘15 Welcome to Wednesday of visual rhetoric week! Today’s topic: movies. Unless you’re a cinema major or a photographer, cinematography isn’t likely something you think much about. You might watch a movie and think that it looks pretty, or that something about it looked interesting, but didn’t know enough to put a finger on it. … Continue Reading
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Let’s Talk About Type
Sarah Paterson ENG – PWR ‘15 Welcome to Visual Rhetoric week on the CUPID blog! I’m going to kick it off by talking about typography, one of my favorite subjects. For a casual document designer, font is typically something chosen by instinct. Certain typefaces seem to say certain things, and while one might suit your situation perfectly, another may be … Continue Reading
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Matching the Purpose to the Social Media Platform
Emilia Azar ENG-PWR ’15 When you hear the term “social media” what associated word pops into your head? For many of us 20-something year old college students, Facebook is first. Then online applications such as Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, and blogsites like Blogger often follow (on that note- check out CUPID’s blogpost The Power of the #Hashtag to learn how to … Continue Reading
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Tech Tip: Google+
Emilia Azar ENG-PWR ‘15 We’ve all heard of Google+ by now… but until about a week ago, I was unfamiliar with how the application could help me both in my personal and professional life. Now I recognize Google Plus as a useful tool that every college student should learn how to utilize. In essence, Google+ (or Google Plus) is “a … Continue Reading
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