Reading: Midterm ePortfolio Submission Guidelines
Reflective Context: The midterm portfolio is your chance as a student to write and reflect on
what you've done in WR39B so far in terms of your reading, research, and writing.
Assignment: Your midterm ePortfolio should be organized into the following sections:
Portfolio Introduction
This introductory essay makes an argument about your work in WR39B so far--especially
regarding the RA essay. The essay should include the following:
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Arguments about specific writing skills developed (or not) through class participation and
engagement, reading and writing homework, paper drafts and the revision process in all
its stages, including peer review.
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Supportive analysis of specific evidence taken from your own writing and the feedback
you have received. Evidence should include quotations, screenshots and other images of
your writing, and/or hyperlinks to your work presented elsewhere in the portfolio.
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Your reasons for making the choices you made, and what you may have done differently;
what you think you accomplished and what you're struggling with.
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Your responses to any class texts that informed your own work and ideas.
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Note: Your introduction does not need a thesis statement. However, each paragraph
should make a cohesive, specific claim-evidence-warrant argument about some aspect of
your reading, research, and composing processes in this class. You may break your essay
into subsections if that's helpful.
Remember that your arguments must be supported by specific evidence from your own
work.
Final Draft of Rhetorical Analysis
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Your portfolio will include your RA, as this is your most important assignment thus far
and shows a culmination of your work up to this point. You should reference and
comment upon this assignment in your portfolio introduction.
Supporting Evidence (a.k.a. Process Work)
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You should also include 3-5 pieces of supporting evidence of your own choosing that
show important elements of your writing process. Be selective—this isn’t about including
all of your process work, but drawing attention to a few key moments that indicate
significant changes in your habits, reading and writing process, and/or learning
moments.
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Each piece of evidence should be analyzed and connected to your arguments in the
portfolio introduction.
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Each piece of evidence must also be accompanied by a 1-2 sentence analytical caption,
in which you explain why you've selected the evidence, building on the arguments
you made in the portfolio introduction. Captions should be positioned at the top of the
page, and perhaps distinguished with a different font color.
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Eligible process work includes in-class writing, critical reading exercises and RIP
exercises, essay drafts, peer and instructor feedback, and/or other writing or notes
relevant to our class. Your selections should offer compelling supporting examples for
the points you make in your Portfolio Introduction.
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All process work should be consistently formatted and clearly organized and labeled.
Suggestions:
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Read through all of your previous work and look for places where you experienced
notable success, failure, or change--from short assignments to longer ones, or from early
drafts to later ones.
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Think carefully about how you can use concrete evidence to illustrate the claims you’re
making about your work.
Midterm Portfolio Additional Notes, Guiding Questions, and Grading Info
Additional notes on writing the Portfolio Introduction:
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Your arguments should focus on your writing skills in the context of academic
writing. Put another way, have you learned and adapted to the conventions of
academic discourse throughout your writing process in WR39B (and if so,
how)? You may choose to write about anything related to your learning in WR39B, so
long as you make arguable claims about your work in class so far, logically supported
by specific evidence.
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Your selection of process work functions as supporting evidence for your claims
in the essay--quote or integrate your writing directly using screenshots or photos so
that you can analyze it properly.
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Cultivate your personal voice. Feel free to write in the first person; use “we” when
referring to your group’s activities. However, a personal tone should not lead to
informality or vague ideas; remember to maintain conventions of good writing as
you describe your personal experiences and individual learning.
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The Portfolio Introduction is a formal essay and as such, you should revise carefully
and make sure to proofread for any lingering errors or typos.
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As much as possible, explain the relationships between the different assignments
you completed this quarter. For example, how did particular CR or RIP exercises
help you to develop and/or revise your essays? Your introductory essay should not be
a mere laundry list of things you did over the past five weeks—I already know what
you were assigned to do. What I want to know from this document is how you made
these tasks meaningful for yourself as a writer.
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Don’t be afraid to discuss the negative aspects of your learning process as well as
the positive. If you've experienced frustration, confusion, or failure, reflect on what
caused the trouble and explain how you learned from it. And after only five weeks in
this class, you probably still have some things to continue working on—be honest
about what skills you need to keep practicing.
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Be as specific as possible! Quote your own work directly and consider including
multi-modal elements—hyperlinks, screenshots, camera pics, and/or paper excerpts to
illustrate your writing process. Before-and-after images work particularly well.
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Below are some guiding questions you might use to jumpstart your self-assessment. I
recommend you use a few of these questions (around one per category) for focused free
writing before writing your first draft, so that you can plan what you want to say.
On your rhetorical awareness:
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How do you understand the significance of rhetorical situation to a writer's message?
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How do you meet the expectations of different, specific audiences (your instructor,
your peers, yourself, the larger academic community)?
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How do you craft different personas to achieve different rhetorical goals?
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How does context dictate your other rhetorical choices?
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How do different rhetorical strategies influence one another in your writing?
On your understanding of genre conventions, especially travel writing conventions:
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How has your understanding of travel writing changed since the beginning of the
class?
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How do you understand the rhetorical significance of travel writing conventions?
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How have you applied your newly-gained knowledge of travel writing to your life and
experience outside WR39B?
On your drafting process:
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How do you understand the importance of writing as a process?
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How has your drafting process changed since the beginning of this class?
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Have you changed the way you take notes on your reading, in order to better prepare
for later writing? How?
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What prewriting methods do you prefer, and why?
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What types of drafting techniques and writing habits work well for you, and why?
On your revision process:
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How do you understand the importance of revision?
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How has your revision process evolved since the beginning of this class?
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How do you attend to broad conceptual revisions dealing with argument and analysis-that is, refining your ideas?
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How do you attend to organizational issues, like paragraphs and transitions?
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How do you respond to feedback, both from me and your peers?
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What kind of advice do you tend to give to other writers during peer review?
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How does giving feedback shape your own revision process?
On your use of secondary sources:
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How do you understand the usefulness of popular and scholarly sources?
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How do you select sources to respond to in your writing? Describe your process.
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How do outside sources shape your ideas and writing process?
On your experience as a college-level academic writer (so far):
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Have you experienced moments when the light bulb suddenly illuminated? Can you
explain why and how this happened?
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Have you experienced moments of productive frustration or failure? Can you explain
why this happened and how you learned from it?
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What would you revise further in the RA, if you had the opportunity? Why aren't you
satisfied with that element of the project and what specific changes would you
make?
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How Will I Be Graded?
The RA essay will set the "base" grade for your midterm ePortfolio. The quality of the
portfolio, especially the introductory essay, will either raise or lower that RA base grade.
Your work will be evaluated based on what you’ve written, not simply the time and effort
you’ve put into this class. I’ll be looking for quality of execution throughout: complex,
thoughtful ideas, detailed and careful analysis and interpretation, clear organization, and
overall polish.
A non-passing grade is automatic if you fail to submit your RA (including working drafts), or
regularly fail to complete and/or submit process work on time (including peer
review). Evidence of plagiarism is also grounds for failure.
Portfolio Scavenger Hunt
This is an optional, but strongly recommended, prewriting exercise for the Midterm
ePortfolio. You do not need to submit any work; rather, you should use this scavenger hunt to
gather relevant evidence you can use to write your portfolio introduction.
Look back through all the writing you’ve done in WR39B so far. For each item
below, choose a piece of writing that you can analyze as an example in your portfolio
introduction.
As you work your way through the list, you should find that you can use a few pieces of
writing to discuss multiple aspects of your writing process. These examples of your writing
will be most useful for your portfolio introduction.
Your understanding of rhetorical situation (choose at least one):
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A piece of writing that illustrates your understanding of how to write to achieve a specific
purpose
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A piece of writing that illustrates your understanding of how to address a specific
audience
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A piece of writing that illustrates your understanding of how to write to address a specific
cultural or social context
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A piece of writing that illustrates your understanding of how to construct a purposeful
and effective persona (ethos)
Your understanding of genre (choose at least one):
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A piece of writing that illustrates how you follow a specific convention of travel writing
to achieve a specific purpose
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A piece of writing that illustrates how you subvert a specific convention of travel writing
to achieve a specific purpose
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A piece of writing that illustrates how you adopt the conventions of any genre (not travel
writing) to achieve a specific purpose
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A piece of writing that illustrates your understanding of academic writing conventions
Your (ongoing) mastery of specific writing skills (choose at least one):
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A piece of writing that illustrates your ability to generate insightful claims
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A piece of writing that illustrates your ability to analyze a text
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A piece of writing that illustrates your ability to organize an argument effectively
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A piece of writing that illustrates your ability to introduce and integrate sources
effectively
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A piece of writing that illustrates your ability to develop a paragraph effectively, or
transition effectively between paragraphs
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A piece of writing that illustrates your ability to craft an effective sentence or choose
precise, appropriate words
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A piece of writing that illustrates your struggle with a specific writing skill
Your writing process (choose at least one):
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A piece of writing that illustrates your unique voice as a writer
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A piece of writing that illustrates your note-taking strategies
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A piece of writing that illustrates your prewriting strategies
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A piece of writing that illustrates your drafting strategies
Your revision process (choose at least one):
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Two pieces of writing that illustrate a specific aspect of your writing before and after
revision
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Feedback from a peer + a piece of writing that illustrates how you revised afterward
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Feedback from me (or Writing Center tutor) + a piece of writing that illustrates how you
revised afterward
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Feedback you have given to one of your peers + a piece of writing that shows how you
take your own advice
My Favorite Place to Visit
I want to tell you about a place that is visited by over 10 million people every
year. It has been one of the wonders of the world for a long time. Such a fantastic
place that the people believed it could be seen from space with naked eyes. Built as
early as 221-207BC, the area is now is threatened by erosion as well as human contact
that something needs to be done by the government to prevent it from disappearing
forever.
It is my favorite place which I visit whenever I go back to China; it is seasonal
scenery where you can visit almost throughout the year. The site offers magnificent
views and timeless charm to anyone who visits. During spring everything looks so
green while trees are flourishing. During autumn, it's the most beautiful time with the
clear blue sky, colorful leaves, and comfortable sunshine. The weather is gorgeous at
this time. The Forest Mountains are blanketed by red, yellow, brown and golden
leaves that create magnificent views.
At the top of this majestic structure, you can have the ultimate sights in the world.
You can enjoy the stunning night views too at a beautiful water town known as the
Simatai that is a section of the structure. This is a small town, but you can enjoy some
delicious Chinese cuisines here. Night accommodation can be done at Beijing a city
not very far from the destination, but for a more entertaining night, I would
recommend camping at the site for the night which would let you have more time and
fun.
The place I have been talking of is the Great Wall of China which is already a
UNESCO’s world heritage site. It's one of the most visited places in the world and my
favorite place to visit in China. I would urge anyone who visits my country to see this
place has it is a cultural as well as a historical site. It is the pride of the Chinese
people.
Why we Travel
Summary
Pico Iyer is talking of ways we experience traveling. We can be either be a
tourist or a traveler. A tourist will complain, and a traveler will grumble. They are
doing the same thing, visiting new places yet they will have different reactions. Pico
talks about traveling being like a dream, just like imagination, we tend to carry with
us the wonders. This makes traveling interesting for as we meet other people, they too
will wonder of the places we have come from. He also talks about the reason we
travel is to lose as much as we are to find ourselves. When we're traveling, it’s like
we're children again for we experience things differently from culture to the
languages spoken. And through asking questions, we’re like fools yet like children
who know nothing but to learn. Traveling is like falling in love for one is free, free
from all titles, identities and worry even if for a moment.
Answers to questions
The reason that Salon made this argument is that he wants people to go out
into the world and feel like children again. Through travel, they get to forget who we
were and discover a new us for we dare to try new adventurous things that we
wouldn’t when at home. For them to fall in love, to be teachers to others whom they
meet in their travels. To free their mind and learn to question rather than be closed
minded so that they can learn to live again.
Every one of us is an audience for we either travel or use our imaginations to
travel. Salon in his statements when talking about traveling says "we travel to open
our hearts and eyes," "we travel to bring what little we can.'. The main concern is that
we complain and grumble no matter the circumstances. When we should be opening
ourselves up, so we can learn, we tend always have to complain about something. The
audience beliefs and values are that what we perceive to be right based on their
environment is what they expect from other places, and that is why not matter where
people go, they will always complain. There is a feeling of freedom realized just for a
moment before all past worries fill us again for when we travel it is like we are born
again. The kind of response Salon is trying to evoke self-reflection where people have
to look within themselves and their past’s experiences and reflect on those
experiences so that they can begin to view the world differently.
I agree with Salon when he says that we carry values and beliefs, and news to
wherever we go. He gives the example of going to a place like North Korea where
every single day of their life, people are subjected to propaganda and the only way
they can get to learn the truth is through you. You can tell them that what they think of
the place you're from isn't true because then you would be taking away the only hope
they have. However, I disagree with him where he says people cannot put a tag or a
name to us. I find the statement incorrect for wherever you go people will always
brand you. You are either American or British or something else. For that, you cannot
escape.
In conclusion, I think we should follow Salon’s example and go out into the
world with an open mind and eyes. This will help us to be good students of the world.
To allow ourselves to live a meaningful life by being free of all our limitations,
therefore, unburdening ourselves of the things we don't need in life.
Traveler's Persona
For my trip, I decided to visit Rome, the capital city of Italy. I have always
wanted to visit the place due to its rich reputation, history wise as well as its beauty
and serenity. In this paper, I will discuss three different travel accounts for this
journey.
First Account:
I took a JFK flight from New York to Rome. On reaching Rome, I signed in
one of the budget hotels known as Hotel Parlamento and rested for the night. On the
next day, I visited two particular places: the Vatican City and the Roman Ruins. In
Vatican City, I witnessed the great artworks of Michelangelo, a world-famous artist. I
was explained to about his works and inspired them. I also saw a very beautiful
sculpture of the Pieta, which was kept in the Sistine Chapel and his architectural
expertise from the dome he had made in Saint Peter’s Basilica. All his works are
magnificent. My next destination was the Roman Ruins. I was informed by a resident
that Rome itself is considered a World Heritage site by UNESCO. The ruins were
symbols of the city’s rich history and great artistry of its predecessors. The Pantheon
was my most intriguing. It is just in the center of Rome, and 2000 years of age
(Bramblett & Kennedy, 2016). I was shocked at how intact it has remained over the
years, and just how much architectural talent the founders of Rome had. It was mindblowing.
Second Account:
On the next day, I woke up in a light mood and decided to do crazy stuff. I
thus visited three places: The Villa Farnesina and the Capitoline Museums. In the
Villa Farnesina, I was intrigued at the mythological history in the place. I thus spent
the whole time learning about the Roman gods, imagining and imitating how they
supposedly walked, talked and went about their day to day activities. I left the place
even having had a crush on one of the Roman goddesses. My next stop was the
Capitoline Museums. There, I decided not to listen to all the histories that the guides
were giving. I just stayed within the building, imagining that I was lost in a labyrinth.
My last destination was the Cinecitta. This is a large field television and film studio
the people still use. I went in there and pretended to be a huge film producer from
New York, who wanted to present to the producers at the place a multi-million-dollar
deal. When the conversation was catching up and plans being made, I excused myself
as if headed to the washroom and left the place for good.
Third Account:
My tour in Rome was coming to an end, and so I decided to spend this last day
having fun, without a care in the world. I had read from the internet that Rome had
amazing fountains. I thus decided to visit the Trevi Fountain, one of the most known
fountains in the world. I was dumbfounded by the beauty, cleanliness, and artistry
associated with the fountain. I thus took very many pictures of the fountain. I then
asked another tourist at the place to take pictures of me near the fountain. I decided to
loosen up a bit and therefore made all kinds of poses for the pictures. I then threw a
coin in the fountain and made a wish. On leaving the fountain, I decided to go and eat
myself silly with the Roman foods. Some family friends of ours who had visited
Rome earlier had sworn that there was no pizza more delicious than the Roman pizza.
I tried all sorts of food; pizza, Roman artichokes, and the most expertly cooked and
delicious spaghetti ever, the spaghetti alla carbonara. By the time I was getting back
to my hotel, I was one full and happy tourist.
In my essay, I chose to include the beautiful experiences I had in Rome and
not the bad ones. This is because I decided to focus on only the good memorable stuff
that happened to me in Rome. In the first account, I used a serious, focused tone as it
was the account where I did educative tours that enlightened me on Rome’s history. In
both the second and third narratives I used a light tone as in both accounts I was
having fun, nothing too serious. My language in every account is different as I
experienced different emotions and did different things in each account. In each step,
I appealed to logic, emotions and my credibility from the language and tone I used in
each account, as well as the specific experience given in each account.
How to Break Down a Scholarly Argument
Topic request
This week, our goals are to understand and analyze academic writing conventions,
and practice reading and note-taking for argument.
Cotten Seiler's essay "African-American Automobility and Cold War Liberalism"
is a real-world example of rhetorical analysis, and a useful model you can (ahem,
should) refer to as you work on the RA. As you read, notice how the emphasis of
Seiler's argument is not just on the meaning of the guidebooks, but how these
guidebooks help us understand something about America in the 1940s and 1950s.
Notice also how Seiler integrates different kinds of sources to serve different purposes
in his argument.
-----------------------This exercise will help you learn how to break down an academic article. Please
follow the directions carefully.
1) For each paragraph in the assigned portions of Seiler's essay--pp. 1091-1092
(stop at "Driving While Black"), 1099-1109--write a ONE-SENTENCE paraphrase
of the main idea. (Note: every paragraph in the essay except the first is demarcated
by an indention. If there is a line break to include evidence, but no indention, you're
still working with the same paragraph.)
Number your list—there should be 11 sentences total.
2) Below EACH main idea, briefly describe what kind (or kinds) of evidence the
paragraph includes. For example:
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Historical description
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Explanation/definition of key concept
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Quotation/summary from primary source
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Argument from a secondary source
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Visual evidence
3) Next, describe how EACH paragraph contributes to the essay as a whole. For
example:
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Introducing, defining, or explaining an important concept
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Providing background information (historical, cultural, intellectual context)
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Articulating a claim (thesis or supporting idea)
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Qualifying a claim (setting or conceding limits to the main idea)
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Analyzing or interpreting examples (from primary source or historical record)
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Citing an authority (argument from secondary source)
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Responding to an authority (counter-argument, rebuttal)
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Making a comparison (analysis)
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Making a generalization (analysis)
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Making an inference (X signals or implies Y--analysis)
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Establishing cause/effect (analysis)
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Transitioning to a new idea
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Explaining the argument’s significance ("the stakes" or "so what?")
4) Choose the passage that you think best expresses Seiler's main thesis
and summarize it in your own words here.
5) Seiler's article belongs to the genre of academic essay, which is written by a
scholar for an audience of fellow scholars (in this case, American Studies). List at
least five rhetorical strategies (or conventions of academic writing) that Seiler uses
to establish his credibility/authority as an expert and persuade his audience of fellow
experts.
*Hint: Scholars not only care about the quality of a writer's ideas, but also the
quality of the evidence supporting those ideas, and how that evidence is gathered,
presented, and treated.
My Answer
Question One, Two and Three
Paragraph One:
Main Idea:
Coalhouse Walker would become involved in a long, deadly battle with the state after
being racially profiled for driving an expensive vehicle.
Evidence:
Historical Description: The paragraphs serves to provide some background about the
issue that will be covered by the essay.
Contributions:
Providing Background Information: This paragraph serves to indirectly introduce the
problem. It offers a drastic, yet not unusual example, about what it is like to be black
Paragraph Two:
Main Idea:
For the Black community, access to automobiles and roads often present a potential
safety-hazard, due to the institutionalization of racism.
Evidence:
Explanation of Key Concept: Though it does not actively mention a specific concept,
this paragraph serves to explain the key ideas that are the motivating factor for the
writing of this essay.
Contributions:
Articulating a Claim: This paragraph makes explicit the purpose of the essay, which is
to cover the issues of racism, as it is manifested in the interactions of Black people with
travel and movement.
Paragraph Three:
Main Idea:
Despite the increased access to automobiles that became available for Black people,
following World War II, this did not thwart the effects of racism on Black individuals.
Evidence:
Articulating a Claim: This article introduces the idea of racism extending into all
interactions of all Black people, including driving. Despite the sight of progress, the
undeniable reality of racism cannot be hidden.
Contributions:
Paragraph Four:
Main Idea:The mediatic narrative that was presented about access to automobiles and
movement was divided into two camps: those who presented this new possibility as a
bright future for the Black community and those who presented the problems that came
with this access.
Evidence:
Quotation Summary from a Primary Source: The essay will evoke the messages that
were present in magazines, books and travel guidebooks at the time to illustrate the
dichotomous nature of the reporting.
Contributions:
Provides historical background: This paragraph provides more information about the
way in which Black inclusion in automobile travel would drastically differ.
Articulating a claim: It provides an interpretation about the main claim.
Paragraph Five:
Main Idea:
Travel guidebooks, which appealed to consumerism, would try to portray the
immersion into automobiles as a positive thing.
Evidence:
Argument from a Primary Source: It takes data from the guidebooks to build its analysis.
Contributions:
Qualifying the claim: It provides more information to support the previous main idea.
Establishing Cause/Effect: It explains the take that was taken by these magazines, by
presenting the factors that would have led to this approach.
Paragraph Six:
Main Idea:
Guidebooks and travel guides that would cater to Black Americans and encourage their
participation in the automobile industry would cater to the “black bourgeoisie” that had
begun to form, in some areas of the United States.
Evidence
Argument from a Primary Source: It provides more data about the magazines and the
ideasz they were promoting directly.
Contributions
Establishing Cause and Effect: It again draws on the relationship between wealth and
the content of the magazines, as well as the underlying culture that would come with
wealth.
Qualifying the Claim: It provides more information about the claim made in the
previous character.
Making an Inference: The relationship between the wealthy black class and the travel
books is inferred.
Paragraph Seven:
Main Idea
Magazines would often depict imagery of wealth in their pages so as to symbolize the
climb of the Black community into the middle class.
Evidence
Argument from a Primary Source: It analyzes the images and text that was present in
primary sources.
Contributions
Making an Inference: It makes a relationship between the imagery in the magazines
with a social reality.
Paragraph Eight:
Main Idea
Other publications would challenge the idea that through the liberal ideas of achieving
equality, through the accumulation of wealth, for example, would not be enough to
thwart the effects of systemic racism.
Evidence
Argument from a primary source: As other paragraphs in the essay, this paragraph relies
on the most
Contributions
Question Four
Personally, I think that the paragraph that best exemplifies the author’s point is the third
paragraph from the selection – the first one in page 1109. In this paragraph, the author
contrasts the difference in perception that some individuals would foster towards the
growth of the middle class. While some believe that access to automobiles – and the
free movement that was associated with it – was a sign of racism ending, this access
would serve to prove that racism was still alive and prospering, despite the financial
improvements of the black middle class.
Question Five
The author uses the appeal to emotion on various occasions, for example:
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When he introduces the story of the pianist, in the first paragraph, and how
quickly his life was destroyed by the interference of representatives of a racist
institution.
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When he mentions the story of another man who was beaten to death in
Georgia for appearing to be of an upper class.
The author uses the appeal to logic on other occasions, for example:
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When he speaks about the specific ways in which the transition of the black
community towards the Middle Class would be represented through the
imagery of magazines.
The author uses the appeal to credibility, too, for example:
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Through using sources that were published at that time, so as to show the most
accurate depiction of the social perspectives that were held towards the issue.
Regarding other conventions, the author will use:
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Narration, as he describes some of the stories that are included within it.
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Description, as he describes the imagery that was included in these magazines.
Travel Ad
Venice
I have decided on Venice as the target location for the travel ad considering that it is
one of the most appealing cities to US citizens. In this sense, Venice, together with
Pompeii, Rome, and Florence is probably the most visited cities in Italy by US
tourists. Among these cities, I decided for Venice since I believe it is the fascinating
one. Often regarded as the "City of Love," Venice represents a must for many new
couples, who perceive a ride in the gondola to be amongst the most romantic things
they will ever manage to do. As such, the proposed travel ad focuses on new couples
as its primary intended audience.
Some of the genre conventions used in the designed travel ad refer to both the
juxtaposition of objects and the symbolism. In this sense, the slogan appears
juxtaposed on the sea. The city skyline with San Marco’s Basilica is one of the most
known images of Venice. Moreover, as stated previously, Venice itself has a strong
symbolism, as most American citizens perceive the city as the City of Love. The
rhetorical strategy used in the advertisement, on the other hand, refers to the idea of
Pathos. In this sense, the ad appeals to the audience's emotions by profiting from the
potent symbolism of the city of Venice.
Additionally, the fact of using a photograph of the city's skyline as seen from the sea
highlights the close relationship existing between the sea and the city of Venice. As in
the city of Venice, the sea is thus an essential part of the image. The use of nature in
the picture also poses a highly compelling character in the advertisement.
Taking these ideas in mind, the selected images and slogan build on the previously
described genre conventions and rhetorical strategies . In this regard, the selected
image represents a skyline of the San Marco's Basilica as seen by somebody that
arrives at the city in the dawn. This image is characteristic, as it resembles the first
sight that any tourist has of the city as he reaches it. On the other hand, the selected
slogan "Passionate for you!" highlights the symbolic relationship between the city and
love, hence appealing to the audience's emotions.
Lastly, it is important to note how the image respects the genre conventions applicable
to images. For example, the color selected to present the slogan combines with the
lights on the street and the yellowish color of the sky in the dawn. Moreover, placing
the motto in the bottom of the image captures the attention of the audience and
ensures that they will remind the slogan, and hence, the advertisement, for a longer
time.
Mini RA
In "Born to Travel," Freda Moon narrates about her passion and purpose for
travel. Having been born to parents who love to travel and explore new places, she
had become accustomed to the lifestyle that she travels even when pregnant as her
mother did. Moon travels to Panama to reconnect with her parents, at the same time
she uses her travel as an escape from the restrictions of motherhood. The narrator
confirms that the society holds that having children translates to mothers putting aside
their need for travel and settled own to look after their children and families (Moon,
2015). The author, Freda Moon manipulates her language, style, tone and other
literary devices to challenge the restriction against traveling after children by
portraying her reasons and need to travel.
Moon's main idea revolves around travel to reconnect with oneself and family.
When Moon is traveling, she recalls her mother's love for travel. When her mother got
pregnant with her and her father had not yet come to terms with the idea, her mother
traveled around Central and South American as a way to reconnect with herself and
prepare for single motherhood. Now pregnant and traveling to the same location as
her mother, Moon feels their mother-daughter bond growing even stronger despite her
absence. Most described her relationship with her mother as "one of her challenges of
her life," but the travel makes her find a common bond as "mother who loves to
travel" which reconnects and makes her appreciate her mother more.
Moreover, Moon’s tone in the narration is a blend of rebellious and contented
tone. She indicates that pregnant mother like her who may go into labor at any
moment is not advised to travel. However, she narrates about the thrill of traveling
despite this knowledge. Again, when the security personnel checks her before
boarding a plane, she feels irritated by the “female assist” random questions about her
pregnancy wardrobe. She intentionally stops mid-sentence explaining to the reader
that she should not justify her wardrobe to strangers. The incidence reflects an
empowered woman who does not feel the urge to conform to the societal expectations
about personal issues like dress codes when pregnant. More so, Moon uses a
contented tone to portray how she is enjoying her travel despite her glaring risks. For
example, she comments humorously about her pregnancy makes her body buoyous on
water, she enjoys swimming and basking.
Furthermore, Moon is keen on commenting on gender issues to portray a
strong and independent woman and pick on the existing male chauvinism. For
instance, she explains that when her father could not come to terms with her mother's
unexpected pregnancy, her mother bought plane tickets to New York, Panama, and
Ecuador to travel. Moon indicates that the trips helped her escape her worries,
reconnect and prepare for single motherhood as well as show her father that she did
not need him. These perspectives portray a strong woman in the society who can face
life challenges and bounce back from difficulties on their own.
Moreover, Moon makes a statement that indicates her contempt for male
chauvinistic societal predispositions "men should not receive special praise for being
parents to their children." Moon compares how women are told that having children
means the end of their love for travel while father do not have similar restrictions, yet
they receive special credit for being good parents. Moon insinuates that if mothers are
cut off certain privileges like traveling, in the name of looking after children, they
ought to be compensated with higher respect and more accreditation as better parents
than the men. However, Moon cites her father as an extraordinary parent for taking
her for travels as a child and making time to indulge in their passion, like old times
establishing a reconnection between the two
Conclusively, Moon's argument suggests that travel is a needed activity for all
despite their circumstances. She cites travel as a mean for reconnection with oneself,
exploring different adventures as well as a family reconnecting activity. Moon strives
to point out that having children should not be a restriction for any woman to enjoy
traveling.
References
Moon, F. (2015, October 14). Do You Really Have to Stop Travelling When You Have
Kids. Retrieved from www.afar.com: https://www.afar.com
Audience and Genre
Topic Request
This week’s readings explore two contrasting experiences of travelers going to places
that creep them out. David Foster Wallace in "Shipping Out"
contemplates the
deadening pleasures of a luxury cruise, while Tim Neville in "The Great Pleasure
Project" (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. finds unexpected fun in a
place haunted by suffering.
My Paper
This paper explores two contrasting experiences of travelers that went to
places that creped them out. It begins by assessing the accounts of David Foster
Wallace in "Shipping Out" where he contemplates the deadening pleasures of a luxury
cruise and Tim Neville's account in "The Great Pleasure Project" where he finds
unpredicted amusement in a place troubled by suffering. The main reason for
assessment is to know the impact both experiences had on the audiences. For that
reason, the paper is going to give an in-depth understanding of the two accounts.
Originally, Wallace’s essay “Shipping Out” was published by Harper’s
Magazine, a monthly magazine that publishes literature, finance, arts, culture, and
politics (harpers.org, 2018). I believe that Harper's intended audiences are liberals
since the magazine upheld a largely liberal radical philosophy. Moreover, the readers
of the magazine are a highly educated affluent group. With this regard, most of them
have graduate degrees, are managers and professionals, and are financially established
individuals. Notably, most of them are civically and politically engaged audience,
who are interested in what is happening to the world both politically and
economically. However, the audiences also have concerns on whether or not the
magazine publishes genuine material that tries to sway the viewers by using
emotional or conventional appeals to favor liberal foundations.
In 1995 March, Wallace David boarded a cruise ship for a one week’s vacation
and did not have a good time (Garber, 2018). Wallace’s ‘Shipping Out’, begins with
listing which goes on throughout the essay. One, he begins by saying that he had now
grasped sucrose shores and a very bright blue sea.
The author mentions the now
suggesting that a week in a Caribbean voyage emanate responsibilities. He continues
by saying that he has seen an “all-red relaxation outfit with wide collars, smelled
sunburn creams applied over warm skin” (Garber, 2018). Also, he explains that he
had eaten elegant dishes than he has ever bothered to and did this in a span of seven
days. Moreover, sailing in cruise ship made him learn the differences between
pitching and rolling in heavy seas. He also uses nouns without verbs approach which
is often wrong which in other words means a narrative without a narrative.
Wallace is appealing and plunging the audience convincingly into the domain of
the Nadir. The way Wallace uses nouns without verbs approach and a narrative
without a narrative create confusion to the readers since they cannot piece together the
pieces of the information. Moreover, people assume that a trip or a vacation on a
luxury cruise ship to be fun, however, Wallace tends to give the audience the idea that
it is not fun at all. He explains that the cruise brochure is not an invitation rather it is
an exhortation since one is relieved off the effort of creating imaginations since the ad
has it all planned out for the sailors (Garber, 2018). This, in other words, means that
the people in the ship have no choice in making any decision for their enjoyment
eliciting a response from the audience that a vacation in a cruise ship is not that fun
and should not be overrated.
I believe that Wallace's message is that cruise ship is
not that fun. Moreover, his sole purpose for writing is to know more about the said
maritime holiday on a cruise ship. Moreover, the intended response from the audience
aligns with his purpose since he aims at showing that a holiday on a cruise ship is
overrated.
Ski magazine is the most acknowledged magazine in the world that is ardently
devoted to assisting readers to choose on what to ski, where to ski and how to ski. I
believe that ski magazines intended audience is the active families with children and
single ladies and gentlemen between ages 8 to 64.
Moreover, the number of tourists
continues to grow yearly due to the enormous growth of snow sports. The audience
concerns are related to the weather and the periods of skating. Moreover, the interest
of the audience is the safety of trying new things. Besides, the people skiing need to
be financially well-off.
It is important to note the eventful experiences of Tim Neville in North Korea. He
gives us the audience an emotional rollercoaster on the fun he experienced and the
misery the people of North Korea experience under the reign of Kim and his family
(Neville, 2017). He explains that, when riding a rollercoaster, one must come down
when he or she is up. Successfully, he manages to pull the emotions of the readers
low when he induces the creepiness and grief within the culture of North Korea.
However, he also brings the emotions of the readers up when he shows carefree and
fun emotions when describing skiing on the top of the mountain. Tim Neville creates
the tides and ebbs by interlocking his pleasurable skiing tour in North Korea contrast
the dreadful political setting conferred on the people for years by Kim and his family.
He speaks descriptively about, the winter wonderland ski resort in North Korea that
nestles with Taedong River, views of the brown valleys below (Neville, 2017). The
conventions elicit sadness from the audience towards the people of North Korea.
Neville's message about skiing in North Korea is that visitors who go skiing there are
treated well as compared to the citizens and that the whole situation is disgusting. The
purpose for Neville’s writing is so that people familiarize with the horrific and
unacceptable North Korean politics and the human rights abuse that occur in the
country.
References
Garber, M., (2018). “Why’s this so good?” No.16: David Foster Wallace on The
Vagaries of
Cruising. Retrieved From: https://niemanstoryboard.org/stories/whys-this-sogood-no-16-david-foster-wallace-megan-garber-shipping-out/
harper’s.org, (2018). About Harper’s Magazine. Retrieved From:
https://harpers.org/history/
Neville, T., (2017). The Great Pleasure Project. Retrieved From:
https://www.skimag.com/ski-resort-life/great-pleasure-project
RA short draft
(I chose the commented one, because it was easier for you to find improvements
you’ve made. )
Rhetorical Analysis Short Draft
Pregnant in Panama is an article written by a traveler, Freda Moon who follows
the footsteps of her parents in exploring the world. Moon utilizes rhetoric and literary
devices to tell about her experience of the journey that would be probably her last as a
loner for a very long time. She writes about her anxieties as a pregnant traveler, her
challenges and achievements. Some masterful utilization of rhetoric and literally
devices include the purposeful visual and logistic description of the places she visited
as well as her feelings towards the places. The author also describes the history of her
parents, which makes the reader understand her love for travel. Travelogues are usually
written in the perceived consciousness of the traveler (Thompson 63). Moon
specifically writes her travelogue from the angle of a pregnant traveler seeking a one
last time experience as a lonely traveler.
Freda Moon explores traveling while pregnant just like her mother did when
she was pregnant with her (Moon) ‘…and imagine my mother here, in this water, on
this island, 35 years ago," writes moon. This shows that the author takes her traveling
habit from her mother. She tries to understand her mother's experience when she was
in her belly. Moon is expecting a daughter as well. This makes it even more possible to
what her mother felt traveling while pregnant with her. By letting the audience know
that she is doing what her mother had done so many years ago, the writer creates
confidence in the rest of the story. After all, her mother kept talking about the greatness
of the experience. Traveling the last time as a loner is a special experience for both
mother and daughter. Moon is obviously someone who attaches a lot of importance to
family. Through the quote that informs the audience about the repetition of family
history, Moon shows the importance of parenting and its effects on children. From the
way she portrays her close ties to her parents, the audience gets to understand the
impacts her parents made on her life.
At the San Francisco airport, Moon met a female assist who had much to
question about her pregnancy and how she was handling it. "How did I end up here, I
thought, justifying my wardrobe to a stranger as she gropes my crotch?" is a quote that
shows the treatment she was receiving while she was pregnant away from home. The
psassistant began by suggesting that she must have been expecting a boy, she then went
on to scrutinize her dressing. Moon is tolerating at this point. She patiently replies to
all of the assistant's questions and comments. Through that, the audience understands
how one's social interactions changes during pregnancy. People around including
strangers often ask questions, present suggestions and even assistance to pregnant
women. The message that Moon passed through this quote is that pregnancy easily
attracts attention that other people will not. Through her patience and toleration towards
the assistant at the airport, Moon gets the audience to understand people's behavior
toward pregnant women. She also paints a picture of how pregnant women have to
adjust their interactions because of the particular behaviors of people towards them.
"Taboga's only town San Pedro, is patterned with a web of paved footpaths, and
only a few are wide enough for these comically compact vehicles," explains Moon.
From this quote, the audience gets a picture of the place the writer is visiting. Moons
use details to enhance her audience's understanding of the place she is visiting. This is
obviously a place with many differences compared to where the writer comes from. She
later explains how she strolls through the footpaths and registers the details of the place.
Through providing the visual analysis, the writer gets the audience to have a better
following as she narrates the rest of her stay and activities in the town she is visiting.
The traveler, despite being pregnant, is exploring her destination and not letting her
situation stop her. From this, she passes the message that pregnancy did not obscure her
from doing what she feels she was born to do. While pregnant, Moon explores her
destination even with more passion. This is because this time she does not think of just
how she will write about it, but also about how she might pass it down to her unborn
daughter just like her mother passed it to her.
"I felt vulnerable, what if I go into early labor?" worried Moon. The writer got
to a Villa with not communication means and no one to answer her call for help in case
she experienced early labor. From this quote, the writer explains the challenges that a
pregnant woman can come across while traveling by herself. It can be scary for any
pregnant woman to find herself in a situation whereby she has access to no help in case
of an emergency. This quote gets the reader to understand more details about the
pregnant traveler's experience. Although she chooses a path not many pregnant women
would, her motherly instincts are still present. She worries about her child's safety but
she does not let that prevent her from touring the world and bearing her child in the
same, just as she was born. The message the write sends through this quote how the
situation of the traveler affects the rhetoric. She, however, survives the risky situation
and achieves her goal. It would be unrealistic if the travel did not pose any challenge to
the pregnant traveler. Moon, therefore, talks about the challenges but also about
overcoming them.
"Bocas Marina is separated from the town by mangroves and saltwater channels
and accessible only by boat" explain Moon in another quote. In this quote, the writer
explains a visual as well as a logistical understanding how far she was able to go. From
the vivid description, the reader gets to understand the kind of environment the pregnant
traveler was able to visit. The way she describes the highland and the means of its access
is obvious that it was not easy for her to get there. She further explains how the visit
was made more difficult by the timing of the journey, which was during Good Friday,
as well as the people and numerous activities around the island. Despite all that, Moon
manages to achieve her goal of spending more time with her father and probably the
last travel for just the two of them. The vivid description of the Island she goes to visit
her father also emphasizes the love for nature that she mentions makes her father travel
through difficult journeys even in his old age.
This draft reads clearly and begins to offer claims and evidence in support of your
reading of Moon’s narrative. You’re much more on-task here than in the previous
draft—good work! That said, there is still much to do as you revise. First, go back to
the prompt and think some more about your research question. What are the aspects of
the rhetorical situation mentioned there? Make sure your thesis statement discusses
those aspects and their relationship to one another as specifically as possible (What’s
Moon’s message, exactly? Which early women’s travel writing conventions does she
fulfill, alter, reject? How does her use or rejection of those conventions help shape or
deliver the message to her audience?) Then, do your best to ensure each body paragraph
begins with a claim (statement of opinion) that relates to and helps support your thesis.
Also be sure to gather more evidence—at least a couple quotes from Moon in each
paragraph (each followed up with a warrant), and secondary source evidence when it’s
helpful. Thompson should be particularly useful here, and you can find more sources
on women’s travel writing in the Travel Writing Bibliography on our Canvas site. Good
luck with your revisions!
Works Cited
Moon, Freda. Do You Really Have to Stop Traveling When You Have Kids? 2015.
https://www.afar.com/magazine/pregnant-in-panama
Thompson, Carl. Travel Writing. 2011. Abingdon: Routledge.
RA Final Draft
Pregnant in Panama: A Rhetorical Analysis
“Pregnant in Panama” is an article written by a traveler, Freda Moon who
follows the footsteps of her parents in exploring the world. Moon utilizes rhetoric and
literary devices to tell about her experience of the journey that would be probably her
last as a loner for a very long time. She writes about her anxieties as a pregnant traveler,
her reunion with her father, her challenges and achievements as she manages to visit
even places that are difficult to access. Some masterful utilization of rhetoric devices
includes the purposeful visual and logistic description of the places she visited as well
as her feelings towards the places. She uses ethos, logos, pathos, irony, story-withinstory, and metaphors as tools to make her message well passed. The author also
describes the history of her parents, which makes the reader understand her love for
travel.
Travelogues are usually written in the perceived consciousness of the traveler
(Thompson 63). Moon specifically writes her travelogue from the angle of a pregnant
traveler seeking a one last time experience as a lonely traveler. She, however, discovers
that traveling pregnant does not feel as alone as it felt when she traveled before her
pregnancy. She understands why her mother used to include her in the stories of her
travels when she was pregnant with her. Moon attaches a lot of significance to her
traveling pregnant. First, she attaches it to her history because she was traveling when
she was in her mother's belly as well. She also takes the time to experience her last time
as the traveler she has been before. Moon also takes the time to prepare for motherhood
as she goes to bond with her father and to close the gap that has been created by the
distance between her and the traveling grandfather-to-be.
Moon's travel writing rejects the traditional view of women travelers.
Traditionally, women's proper and preferred location was home (Thompson 169).
Women on travel were normally associated with undesirable characters and aims such
as prostitution or witchcraft. Moon, however, writes in a new and civilized world
whereby women have the freedom to travel and explore the world even during
pregnancy; a time when they are considered most vulnerable. Women travelogues
commonly handle topics that are sensitive to the female gender. Moon does not go far
away from this because she chooses to write about the traveling experience of pregnant
women in which she talks about herself and her mother.
Freda Moon explores traveling while pregnant. She does what her mother did
when she was pregnant with her (Moon) ‘…and imagine my mother here, in this water,
on this island, 35 years ago," writes moon. In this quote, Moon uses repetition to
emphasize the word "this." The emphasis is used to make sure that the audience
understands that history is repeating itself. Moon is at the same place her mother was
when she was pregnant with her. This shows that the author takes her traveling habit
from her mother. She tries to understand her mother's experience when she was in her
belly.
Moon is expecting a daughter as well. This makes it even more possible for her
to relate to what her mother felt traveling while pregnant with her. By letting the
audience know that she is doing what her mother had done so many years ago, the
writer creates confidence in the rest of the story. After all, her mother kept talking about
the greatness of the experience. Traveling the last time as a loner is an exceptional
experience for both mother and daughter. Moon is without a doubt someone who
attaches a lot of importance to family. Through the quote that informs the audience
about the repetition of family history, Moon shows the importance of parenting and its
effects on children. From the way she portrays her close ties to her parents, the audience
gets to understand the impacts her parents made on her life. Her tone also shows that
she is happy to be able to travel during her pregnancy. Although she has some anxiety,
Moon is with no doubts enjoying her travel.
Moon uses the story-within-a-story device to inform her audience about her
mother's life. She explains how her mother and father did not get along during the time
they were pregnant with her. She writes about how her mother traveled to escape the
reality of her life. Moon uses the story of her mother to explain to the audience the
different reasons for the traveling pregnant women. Her mother traveled alone during
pregnancy as a way of preparing herself for single motherhood. "…to show my dad that
she did not need him," (Pregnant in Panama) writes moon. From her mother's story, the
reader is able to tell that women use travel as a source of power. Women travelers prove
to the world that they are able to survive on themselves and not just through the support
of men. For Moon, however, she travels to recreate her mother's experience as well as
to be with her father who is also usually on travels. Her father's reason for traveling she
says is to enjoy nature. Moon uses the stories of her parents to explain to the audience
about their different reasons for travel.
Moon writes about how people handle a traveling pregnant woman. At the San
Francisco airport, Moon met a female assist who had much to question about her
pregnancy and how she was handling it. "How did I end up here, I thought, justifying
my wardrobe to a stranger as she gropes my crotch?" (Pregnant in Panama) is a quote
that shows the treatment she was receiving while she was pregnant away from home.
The assistant began by suggesting that she must have been expecting a boy because her
belly was too big. she then went on to scrutinize her dressing. Moon is tolerating at this
point. She patiently replies to all of the assistant's questions and comments. Through
that, the audience understands how one's social interactions changes during pregnancy.
People around including strangers often ask questions, present suggestions and even
assistance to pregnant women. The message that Moon passed through this quote is that
pregnant women easily attracts attention that other people will not. Through her
patience and toleration towards the assistant at the airport, Moon gets the audience to
understand people's behavior toward pregnant women. She also paints a picture of how
pregnant women have to adjust their interactions because of the particular views of
people towards them.
Moon paints a picture of the place she is visiting. She uses vivid descriptions
to do so. "Taboga's only town San Pedro is patterned with a web of paved footpaths,
and only a few are wide enough for these comically compact vehicles,"( Pregnant in
Panama) explains Moon. From this quote, the audience gets a picture of the place the
writer is visiting. Moon uses details to enhance her audience's understanding of the
place she is visiting. This is a place with many differences compared to where the writer
comes from. She later explains how she strolls through the footpaths and registers the
details of the place. Through providing the visual analysis, the writer gets the audience
to have a better following as she narrates the rest of her stay and activities in the town
she is visiting. The traveler, despite being pregnant is exploring her destination and not
letting her situation stop her. From this, she passes the message that pregnancy did not
obscure her from doing what she feels she was born to do. While pregnant, Moon
explores her destination even with more passion. This is because this time she does not
think of just how she will write about it, but also about how she might pass it down to
her unborn daughter just like her mother passed it to her.
The author also writes about the worries of traveling pregnant. "I felt vulnerable,
what if I go into early labor?"( Pregnant in Panama) worried Moon. The writer got to a
Villa with not communication means and no one to answer her call for help in case she
experienced early labor. From this quote, the writer explains the challenges that a
pregnant woman can come across while traveling by herself. It can be scary for any
pregnant woman to find herself in a situation whereby she has access to no help in case
of an emergency. This quote gets the reader to understand more details about the
pregnant traveler's experience. Although she chooses a path not many pregnant women
would, her motherly instincts are still present. She worries about her child's safety but
she does not let that prevent her from touring the world and bearing her child in the
same, just as she was born. The message the write sends through this quote how the
situation of the traveler affects the rhetoric. She, however, survives the risky situation
and achieves her goal. It would be unrealistic if the travel did not pose any challenge to
the pregnant traveler. Moon, therefore, talks about the challenges but also about
overcoming them.
Moon visits quite difficult places considering her situation of being pregnant.
"Bocas Marina is separated from the town by mangroves and saltwater channels and
accessible only by boat,"(Pregnant in Panama) explains Moon in another quote.
Through her descriptions of the places she and her father visited, one can easily come
up with reasons why a pregnant woman or just any other person would be scared to go
there. The seasickness, the congestion, the drinking sailor among other factors are just
unfavorable, especially for a pregnant woman. Ironically, Moon seems to be enjoying
it all. She describes her time with her father in Bocas as sweet and memorable.
In this
quote, the writer explains a visual as well as a logistical understanding how far she was
able to go. From the vivid description, the reader gets to understand the kind of
environment the pregnant traveler was able to visit. The way she describes the highland
and the means of its access is obvious that it was not easy for her to get there. She
further explains how the visit was made more difficult by the timing of the journey,
which was during Good Friday, as well as the people and numerous activities around
the island. Despite all that, Moon manages to achieve her goal of spending more time
with her father and probably the last travel for just the two of them. The vivid
description of the Island she goes to visit her father also emphasizes the love for nature
that she mentions makes her father travel through difficult journeys even in his old age.
Moon evokes the emotions of the audience through explaining her time with her
father and his view of grandfatherhood. Although he and her mother were never a
couple, Moon terms her father as being special. She explains how he took single
fatherhood in the 70's "…during a time that it was not cool…"( Pregnant in Panama)
She also mentioned of times that he used to take care of her single-handedly when she
was still a toddler. This makes the audience understand why Moon needed to reunite
with her father as she prepared to be a parent. Her father was clearly an exemplary
parent. She also talks about his view of grandparenthood. "He's not a religious man,
and when he talks about having a grandchild, he seems more at ease with aging…,"
(Pregnant in Panama) writes Moon. This shows that the man values grandparenthood
and takes it as a fulfillment of his life's purpose.
Moon successfully communicates her experience of traveling while pregnant
with a rhetoric tool. With the use of ethos, logos, pathos, vivid description, repetition
among others, the reader is able to understand that Moon writes during a time women
are freer than before to travel around the world on their own, despite being pregnant.
Her travelogue reflects the advantages of modernization to the women travelers.
Advances healthcare and technology can enable pregnant women to travel without
worries. Moon mentions that her midwife had approved that she was healthy enough to
travel in spite of being pregnant. Besides that, she also talks of using an application in
her smartphone to keep track of her pregnancy. She received warm welcoming at the
places she visits and is able to enjoy her time even in the most difficult destinations.
With the rhetoric tools, Moon successfully paints a picture of the places she visits as
well as her purpose and experience of traveling pregnant in Panama.
Works Cited
Moon, Freda. Do You Really Have to Stop Traveling When You Have Kids? 2015.
https://www.afar.com/magazine/pregnant-in-panama
Thompson, Carl. Travel Writing. 2011. Abingdon: Routledge.
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