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Editors' Introduction to Issue 2 of Artifacts
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The second issue of Artifacts features articles on a range of topics, from an historical narrative of Mizzou's medical school to a critical analysis of engineering failure during Hurricane Katrina. These texts reflect sophisticated research skills...
Book review: Everything Bad for you is good For you
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2009)
Instead of the typical argument against a two-sided issue (such as whether moral ambiguity is justified), Steven Johnson changes the roles of the main separation of agreement between the evolution of popular culture and its effects on the mental...
Whitepaper on design and collaborative practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2009)
Coming to a large state university, many students have not yet mastered how to effectively learn and study. Creating a freshman learning strategy website would be a step in the right direction to guide and inform students ...
Hip Hop 1000
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Writing happens in a number of different forms. Student Kendall Dumas composed this original hip hop piece in order to reflect on his experiences in English 1000. This composition is a multimodal performance that builds ...
Identification with the need to achieve
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
How an ad featured in Seventeen magazine appeals to the need to achieve.
A History of the Maneater
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
In 1955 when Joel J. Gold, better known at the time as Joe Gold, was approached with the opportunity to become editor of The Maneater, he was unaware of the change he was about to make. He was also unaware of the impact ...
Critics of America's engineers form bashing squad Following Katrina
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This article examines public opinion and criticism of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that occurred after the levees collapsed in Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina.
Editor's Introduction : Environmental issue
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This issue of Artifacts, which we hope will be but the first of its kind, was opened to writing that explores any aspect of environmental studies, although we especially sought work with an interest on issues that touch our local campus, community...
Editor's Introduction : questions of policy
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
Many of the pieces published in this issue invite readers to think deeply about questions of policy--which course of action should be pursued in a given set of circumstances?...
A Tradition of greatness : the stories of three men at MU's School of Medicine
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The medical school at the University of Missouri has undergone many changes and has resisted even more. This article covers some of the history of MU's School of Medicine by examining the lives and careers of three figures ...
Rap, dogs, and human nature
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
A performative, visual narrative layered on top of a traditional narrative about the author's memory of his experience with rap.
The birth of a union : an archival history of Missouri's Memorial Union
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
In the early 20th century, the University of Missouri made the decision to create a memorable Student Union. However, it was not until sometime in 1919, after the end of the World War it was suggested there should be a ...
An unspoken tool : review of John Schilb's Rhetorical Refusals
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The refusal to engage in a topic of discussion, thus breaking away from an expected flow of dialogue, is considered an example of rhetorical refusal. Author John Schilb explores this matter in his book, Rhetorical Refusals: ...
Editor's Introduction : The importance of art in our life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
Managing Editor's comment: Art provides us with knowledge about our ancestors' strategies in tackling the challenges they encountered; hence, we improve these strategies to tackle the challenges we encounter in our daily ...
A Power figure's power over history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
The "Nail Fetish" Power Figure (referred to as nkisi or nkonde), found in the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri, offers much insight into the Iron Age history of Central Africa. This piece comes ...
The Legend behind Zongzi
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food, is made of sticky rice stuffed with special fillings and wrapped up in Argy-wormwood leaves. Chinese people eat Zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival to memorialize Qu Yuan, a famous ...
The Price paid for building anew
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Currently, the University of Missouri-Columbia has seven construction projects being worked on throughout campus according to the campus facilities department. With the increasingly important goal of providing a top-notch ...
Texting : the new form of communication ; actually, the new form of everything
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Instant messaging and text messaging have become vastly popular in recent years as a way for members of the younger generation to communicate with each other while avoiding actually opening their mouths. There has been ...
Twins in West African culture and society of the Iron Age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
In modern times, twins are known to originate from the same zygote and form into two embryos. To some families, having twins is a blessing, while to others it can be a very stressful burden. Twins had unique roles in many ...
Elijah's Inferno
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2014)
Elijah Solidum chose to write "Elija's Inferno" because he had read Dante's Inferno in class that semester, and he wanted to put a personal and more modern spin on Dante's masterpiece. He tried to keep Dante's general ...