profile essay
Tall Profile Process Piece: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation
Week 1 Assignment
Please answer the following questions in complete sentence and paragraph format. Although this is not a formal essay assignment, please note that proper spelling, grammar, and sentence structure are required. This week’s lecture and Chapters 2 and 3 in your text will help you work through some of the terms within the rhetorical situation.
Defining Topic, Angle, Purpose
1. What is your chosen topic? (For example: a profile of Barb Collins, a volunteer at the local homeless shelter; a profile of “Shipwreck Days,” a citywide flea market and festival; or a profile of Burdick’s Grocery, the oldest family-owned business in town.)
A profile of Donald Sterling; ex-owner of the LA clippers basketball team.
2. What unique angle can you present on this topic? (Consider what is new about the topic or what unique perspective can be shared about this topic.)
This is a very different situation, due to the fact that Sterling has not once denied that he had implied racist comments about the fan/supporters of his team; matter fact he actually says “I should have just agreed paid her off” which also means that he is not ashamed of using corruption to keep his status.
3. What is your purpose for writing? (What do you hope to accomplish? Why are you writing?)
The reason I have for writing about this, is that Sterling does not even deserve a chance to get out of this; people like him make a bad name for the sport. A person like him who makes insensitive racist remarks and is not ashamed of resorting to corruption in order to get out of it; In my opinion doesn’t deserve to have a team in the sport.
Analyzing your Readers
You will be writing your Profile essay to your local community. Imagine you might submit the Profile to your local newspaper or have it shared in a community newsletter; the readers of those publications make up your target audience. In two to three paragraphs, define your local
Week 1 Assignment
Please answer the following questions in complete sentence and paragraph format. Although this is not a formal essay assignment, please note that proper spelling, grammar, and sentence structure are required. This week’s lecture and Chapters 2 and 3 in your text will help you work through some of the terms within the rhetorical situation.
Defining Topic, Angle, Purpose
1. What is your chosen topic? (For example: a profile of Barb Collins, a volunteer at the local homeless shelter; a profile of “Shipwreck Days,” a citywide flea market and festival; or a profile of Burdick’s Grocery, the oldest family-owned business in town.)
A profile of Donald Sterling; ex-owner of the LA clippers basketball team.
2. What unique angle can you present on this topic? (Consider what is new about the topic or what unique perspective can be shared about this topic.)
This is a very different situation, due to the fact that Sterling has not once denied that he had implied racist comments about the fan/supporters of his team; matter fact he actually says “I should have just agreed paid her off” which also means that he is not ashamed of using corruption to keep his status.
3. What is your purpose for writing? (What do you hope to accomplish? Why are you writing?)
The reason I have for writing about this, is that Sterling does not even deserve a chance to get out of this; people like him make a bad name for the sport. A person like him who makes insensitive racist remarks and is not ashamed of resorting to corruption in order to get out of it; In my opinion doesn’t deserve to have a team in the sport.
Analyzing your Readers
You will be writing your Profile essay to your local community. Imagine you might submit the Profile to your local newspaper or have it shared in a community newsletter; the readers of those publications make up your target audience. In two to three paragraphs, define your local