reflection 1/12

 Class went by slow today. We started out taking notes on rhetorical analysis. The rest of the class period was spent listening and annotating Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech. There was many rhetorical devices, figurative language, and rhetorical appeals. I found today to be a successful and effective day. The rhetorical analysis essays is one of the most difficult essays to write. I am not too excited about these next couple of writing assignments.

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